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Heater for a shed

  • 11-06-2019 1:47pm
    #1
    PCros
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    Hi all,

    Recently got our shed done up (new roof, new floors, doors, window, insulated and slabbed) but I was just wondering for the winter months does any one have a good recommendation for a economical heater just to go on a timer maybe for a couple of hours over day?

    I was looking at this but seems to have mixed reviews - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ecoheater-1000mm-Slimline-Greenhouse-HHT310/dp/B00DVJVDH6

    The shed is approximately 8ft x 12ft.

    I was contemplating plumbing it for a radiator but that just might break the bank.


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  • #2
    Ubbquittious
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,292 ✭✭✭Ubbquittious


    PCros wrote: »
    Hi all,

    Recently got our shed done up (new roof, new floors, doors, window, insulated and slabbed) but I was just wondering for the winter months does any one have a good recommendation for a economical heater just to go on a timer maybe for a couple of hours over day?

    I was looking at this but seems to have mixed reviews - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ecoheater-1000mm-Slimline-Greenhouse-HHT310/dp/B00DVJVDH6

    The shed is approximately 8ft x 12ft.

    I was contemplating plumbing it for a radiator but that just might break the bank.

    It wouldnt break the bank if you used rads from a skip or free ones from adverts. just make sure they don't leak before you hang them. The rest of the stuff shouldn't cost more than 100 quid motorised valve and ordinary plug in timer, few lenghts of qual pex, lagging


  • #3
    PCros
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    Ubbquittious wrote: »
    It wouldnt break the bank if you used rads from a skip or free ones from adverts. just make sure they don't leak before you hang them. The rest of the stuff shouldn't cost more than 100 quid motorised valve and ordinary plug in timer, few lenghts of qual pex, lagging

    But wouldn't it cost a few bob to dig a trench from the house to the shed? The shed is about 20ft away from the back door.


  • #4
    banie01
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    I have a similar shed ;)
    I use an oil filled radiator on a sonoff WiFi smart switch.
    I can set it to specific temp and it will keep it, I can set it to a timer or I can just remotely switch on and off.

    That switch set up will work with any electricallly controlled heating source.


  • #5
    Ubbquittious
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,292 ✭✭✭Ubbquittious


    PCros wrote: »
    But wouldn't it cost a few bob to dig a trench from the house to the shed? The shed is about 20ft away from the back door.

    Not really. We have one going a similar distance. The only time it costs is when it's in use because any time it snows you can see exactly where the pipe runs. Probably still cheaper to run than electric or a super ser. The pipes are lagged and shoved into white drain pipe but I wonder if back in the day we should have chose something else because if the pipe gets saturated with water then it becomes even costlier to run


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