Heater for conservatory

[steveb1964]

Hi,

Now it's getting cooler I'm looking to get a free standing heater for our new conservatory. it's an edwardian type with roughly 3.8x3.5m floor space

Unsure what is the best type to get, Oil Filled, Electric etc

Looking for a fairly efficient heater so that might rule out electric??

Any advice or recommendations much appreciated

Thanks

 

[D_Hailsham]

Unsure what is the best type to get, Oil Filled, Electric etc

Unless you are thinking of a paraffin heater you are stuck with electric, even if it is oil filled.

Looking for a fairly efficient heater so that might rule out electric??

What makes you think electric heaters are not efficient? The real inefficiency of electric heating occurs at the power station, which is why electricity costs so much more per kWH than gas.

Any advice or recommendations much appreciated

Thermostatic, oil-filled electric convector.

 

[steveb1964]

cheers, any makes better than others or any makes to avoid?

thanks

 

[libby lou lou]

Whats wrong with a gas heater?

 

[steveb1964]

Whats wrong with a gas heater?

i have no idea

are they not a bit old fashioned

 

[Watchmaker]

For a conservatory, a portable Calor type gas heater can be quite economical when compared to "fixed" heater types and, when used carefully. You pay for your gas up front so no nasty surprises over bills, there is no flue, allowing heat to escape and ,most of these heaters have a wide range of output settings.
A electric storage heater, on low tariff overnight charging, could be an acceptable system for a conservatory but, of course, not as controllable as other "instant" heat devices.

 

[Corgigrouch]

An air to air heat pump.... electrically operated, as cheap to run as gas but blows the heat around so it doesn't just rise to the roof and out like a radiator does. Can mount a low wall unit on your dwarf wall or a high wall on your adjoining wall... Not portable though....And air conditioning comes free

 

[Richard C]

Or one of these; more expensive but supposedly more efficient in a cons than convector heaters

http://www.conservatoryheating.com/