Heating
I have been thinking about different things to do in my conservatory over the last year with regards to heating it. It’s quite a big conservatory too, so I put a 1600mm by 600mm rad in.
I have looked at gas and electricity and gas wins every time it’s just cheaper, so with that in mind I would go for gas heating radiators, the only issue is you have the house heating too. So what I do is switch all the house radiators off (apart from the bathroom) via the stats on the radiators and tell my wife she can switch any radiator on to control the room temperature when a room is cold. My radiator is massive in the conservatory too.
I also have an oil radiator which I use if it’s really cold.
I did put under floor heating when I build the conservatory and did put the special pads you put down to reflect the heat up. It’s very expensive to install and run, it’s like having the kettle on when the heating is on. Things to consider if you do this are how to control the heating. I installed a temperature probe and control the heating from the floor and not room temperature which is cheaper. I only ever switch this on when I have guests staying.
One thing I wish I had looked into was under floor heating of the central heating?
Hope this helps
Tony
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