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Joule Therm Electric RADS

  • 28-04-2017 9:28am
    #1
    Duffy99
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29 ✭


    I have a cold area in my house Hall stairs and Landing. I only really put on heating to heat this area as other rooms are heated by multi fuel stoves. I was wondering about getting an electric heater Joule Therm I was quoted around €400 for one and 8.5 cent an hour to run, It seems a cheap option to have it running for maybe 3 hours in the evening to boost the heat in the hall the rad they recommended was the Joule Therm JT12r. My wife thinks a cheap oil filled rad will do the same job???


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  • #2
    Stoner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,952 ✭✭✭✭Stoner


    There is a stat that you can get that you could use to control the oil rad.

    Oil rads are a bit better than standard electrical element ones. If you have one you could just get the controller, about 125 euro

    The unit is a thermostat with a frost, set back and boost setting.

    You wire it inline with the rad. It needs a 13amp spur before it, rated at 13amp

    This will give you far better Control.

    The boost time is adjustable 10 min to 2 or 3 hours
    The boost temp range is about 19 to 24 degrees

    The set by back temp range is about 6 to 16 degrees I think.

    The frost setting is zero degrees

    So set this up. Have the set back at about 15 or 16 degrees

    It will keep the room slightly warm and hold off the dampness

    The boost could be set to say 22 degrees for and hour.

    Switched fused spur to turn it off


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