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Electric skirting board heating?

  • 11-08-2007 11:19am
    #1
    luckat
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    Is electric skirting board heating a good idea? I'm told that it doesn't heat the air, but the house (not sure how this works), which is supposed to be healthier. Is it economical? Is it well tested? Where's the best place to find out about it? Where's the best place to get it?


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  • #2
    muffler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46,607 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    luckat wrote:
    Is it economical? Is it well tested? Where's the best place to find out about it? Where's the best place to get it?
    Google


  • #3
    luckat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,366 ✭✭✭luckat


    Have googled. I'm looking for personal experience.


  • #4
    ircoha
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,290 ✭✭✭ircoha


    luckat wrote:
    Is electric skirting board heating a good idea? I'm told that it doesn't heat the air, but the house (not sure how this works), which is supposed to be healthier. Is it economical? Is it well tested? Where's the best place to find out about it? Where's the best place to get it?

    Heat is transferred by either
    conduction
    convection
    radiation

    One of the products on Goolge, Climaboard, claims the system works by radiation from the walls, which is health, not neecessarily healthier as in ur post.
    Heat radiating from the walls will heat the air and cause convection currents in the room like other forms of heating so for me it is not the way to go as it offers no obvious benefits.

    It would be useful to know why u are thinking of it and what the application is.
    IMO, elec heat is the most expensive


  • #5
    ibh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,722 ✭✭✭ibh


    I looked into these a little bit for work a while back and as i type i have just spotted the sample board in the corner of the office. The name of the company is heatprofile and it is in Guildford in UK. By the way i am not trying to advertise this company. I didn't ever go ahead with using them as i just dont like them. Do you have the option of underfloor heating??? As it provides instant heat maybe it's useful for a conservatory or an extension as it will save putting in rads.
    I think the price for about 15m was in and around £500 stg + vat and there was also a delivery charge but i can't remember how much. So they are not cheap!!!!


  • #6
    luckat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,366 ✭✭✭luckat


    It's not myself but a friend who's thinking of them. Underfloor heating is good - but costs a fortune to mend if anything goes wrong, with the whole floor having to be ripped up.


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  • #7
    foamcutter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 324 ✭✭foamcutter


    dryzone
    Do a similar product, I believe it is cheaper than UFH but it is still more expensive than a conventional rad system. It would be useful, say in a kitchen or a conservatory where you dont have much wall space. Saw it Plan Expo last year and you can use either electric or a central heating boiler, but I agree with irocha that electric heating is an expensive option.
    If you were looking at electric UFH you could look at devi mats, but they are usually put under tiles in small areas like bathrooms etc


  • #8
    GG66
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 712 ✭✭✭GG66


    luckat wrote:
    It's not myself but a friend who's thinking of them. Underfloor heating is good - but costs a fortune to mend if anything goes wrong, with the whole floor having to be ripped up.

    I've never heard of this happening. Most companies will give 25-30 year guarantee on piping. Go with a reputable company.

    Electric heating is expensive even if nothing goes wrong


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