I agree with you, as we have used these radiators and find that the heat just rises to the ceiling and sits there until it cools enough to fall back to the floor! I find a fan heater of the same power circulates warm air so at least we get the benefit of it, before it heads to the highest point in the room. I am tempted to invest in a portable gas heater for the winters from now on.

If you have a ceiling fan switch it to the slowest setting with the air being circulated upwards, this recirculates the warmer air that has gathered there. It is a method used in many of the old factories in the UK.


Graham

I can picture it now, the family all huddled around an oil filled rad trying to keep warm! You folks know how to live!

I wouldn't be without ours.

I've been in a couple of Spanish homes recently where they had just that - a small heater under the dining table to keep everyone warm whilst they eat (and these are fairly well-off people).

We use wall mounted electric fan heaters, with variable heat and fan speeds,(they come with a remote) in our bathrooms. They look like mini A/C units.

They are, as far as I know purpose made for bathrooms, and are safe and efficient. They heat up the bathroom very quickly and as they are only on for a short while, whilst we shower, they are cheap to run.

Certainly do a better job than the old element type (ie the old Dimplex type we had in the UK years ago) that we had before these new ones.

All electric shops sell them.

This sounds like a good solution! Will look into it.

We are having our wood burning stove fitted today and I am SO excited After ten years of being miserably cold at times in the winter I just can't wait to try it out!

Throughout one winter I was attending a craft group in a large freezing cold room. We had two of these heaters under a long table and I was amazed that I was so warm. I thought that it would warm the front of our bodies and that our backs would be cold but I was warm all the way through. Amazing for such small devices.

Rosemary

Someone told me that these can cause awful condensation, is that true?

Rosemary

That depends on many factors such as ventilation.

What you cannot avoid is the fact that burning a 12.5kg bombona produces nearly 20 litres of water which has to go somewhere.

Anyone know what bottle gas heating costs as an equivalent to say a 1KWH heater?
I just bought one too and haven't had to change the bottle yet but it seems cheaper than either electricity or lena.

Sure do. Went up to the roof terrace at 4.30 yesterday afternoon to tend my plants, the sun was wonderful so I decided to fetch my book and enjoyed an hours read in the sun.

Rosemary

According to my calculations gas is about half the price of electricity in terms of cost per kw.

That only applies to the 12.5kg bottles as they are heavily subsidised compared to the very large bottles.

I read somewhere that the 12.5 Kg bottle is supposed to last about 56 hours in a normal gas heater on medium.

That is really useful information. It sounds great value for money.

Rosemary