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Heating an extension

  • 27-08-2024 7:29pm
    #1
    JohnR95
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2 ✭


    Hi

    Looking to get a kitchen extension at the rear of the house, will be the full width of the house (20sqm or so). Will be open plan with the current dining/kitchen area.


    Builder has suggested getting an electric heater as opposed to plumbing another radiator. The room currently has one radiator but will need a second as it will be a larger room now.


    Anyone any experience with this? Would you recommend or not? Are they more expensive to run than traditional heaters? Do they actually heat the room well?


    I don’t have solar panels (although imagine in the future I would). Currently have a back boiler but looking to upgrade to a combi boiler. Unsure if relevant or not.


    I imagine I won’t regret plumbing one, but there’s the chance I would regret not plumbing one and obviously it’s not as easily done in retrospect of the build.


    is it really that expensive to plumb one that he’s suggesting an electric one?


    Thanks



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  • #2
    Heroditas
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    What is the heating source for the house? Oil or gas? If it's gas, gas is less than half the price of electricity so an electric heater will always be more expensive.

    Seems strange the builder won't just run some extra pipework for another radiator. It also depends on the size of your current boiler, you may need a new larger one to heat that extra space.



  • #3
    JohnR95
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2 ✭JohnR95


    the house is heated by an old gas back boiler but will be upgrading to a new gas combi boiler before the extension goes ahead.

    I’m sure he would if that’s what we decide to do, he just suggested an electric one and said that’s very common these days and cheaper than plumbing one. Suppose he was probably trying to save us money on the build.



  • #4
    Lenar3556
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,711 ✭✭✭Lenar3556


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122552336#Comment_122552336

    They are very popular, and often much less work to install. If you look at ATC lifestyle, that would be an example of one of the common brands.

    Yes they are more expensive to run than a water filled radiator run from oil or gas. At present prices it would be in the region of double.

    But - it’s just one radiator, it comes with its own thermostat so is very controllable (time & temperature). It is also an alternative heat source if your gas boiler went down.

    Personally I don’t think it’s a bad idea.



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