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    radiator advice please!!!

    We have a tiny ensuite loo and sink off our bedroom- tucked into the eves - and we are ripping out the old stuff out and starting anew.

    It's only about 5 metres cubed but could do with a bit of heat in there over the winter.
    I'm sure up to 500w would do it.( 250w probably)
    I know you can get those tube radiators you can use in greenhouses- but there isn't electricity on that side of the room- but there is a central heating radiator on the other side of one of the plasterboard walls.
    I've had a google but to no avail....has anyone ever seen a very small central heating radiator maybe 6/8" high by 2 ft long???..or something else that might do( preferably with a choice of settings)????

    Fingers crossed someone can come to my rescue!!!!
    Last edited by Nicos; 14-01-2011, 03:04 PM.
    "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

    Location....Normandy France
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    I have seen one, as I was after one like that to put half way up a wall when we were planning our bathroom.. Doesn't help you much that it was in a local store in Cardiff.. It was a chrome rad though - classed as 'Designer'. We didn't buy it in the end though - just went with a normal towel warmer.

    coincidently, I'm after one, the other way around for my hall as that's bloomin freezing! I've only 8" wide, and need one about 2-3' tall Just to take the chill off.. if I find one on my travels in a larger/national store I'll report back.

    Edit: actually the shop wasn;'t a local branch, I remember now - it was a RIP OFF branch, called Porcelanosa.

    Really nice stuff, but so so so expensive.
    Last edited by chris; 14-01-2011, 03:15 PM.

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    • #3
      something like this? At least you can use the manufacturers name to help? You'd be able to run a small rad off an existing inlet/outlet pipe - we have done, but get professional advice as there's somethng to do with the distance etc from the flow/return pipes.
      Last edited by chris; 14-01-2011, 03:21 PM.

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      • #4
        Oh gosh- I LOVE that shop..I've nicked ideas from them...and have bought a few tiles from them in the past...but I can only imagine the cost of a towel heater from them!!!!

        I'm still looking...tis only a cubby hole, so I wn't pay much for extra heating- when could in effect leave the door openas an alternative.
        I just don't like looking straight at a loo from my cosy bed.

        We've not got enough upright wall to fit a vertical one...but I'll certainly keep my eyes peeled for you during my hunt CM
        "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

        Location....Normandy France

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        • #5
          Hmm...I've only got about 10cm depth to play with for the radiator- plus a few cm behind that for the fixings.

          but- yep- basically that sort of height and length!
          "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

          Location....Normandy France

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          • #6
            Presuming you have a ceiling light fitting,look at tlc direct,they supply a light and circular heating element which work independently or together.I fitted one in inlaws bathroom some years ago,this done the job. Heater is 750w.ok for lighting circuit.
            Last edited by scarletrunner; 14-01-2011, 03:42 PM.

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            • #7
              Have you considered an improvised 'radiator' consisting of a sort of long S shape in copper pipe?
              Flowers come in too many colours to see the world in black-and-white.

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              • #8
                SR- there is only a wall light over the sink.
                I'll certainly investigate them- thanks!
                Think of a wider 'under the stairs 'sized cubby hole( in the eves)!

                Hilary...hmm..that's exactly what we had in a cupboard at our last house and it worked a treat- but it couldn't be regulated...do you know of any way that can be done???
                Maybe a simple S might end up being the cheapest option...but it's only 14mm( I think) pipe.

                Hmm...thinking cap time....
                "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

                Location....Normandy France

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                • #9
                  How about this sort of radiator, like a skirting board?

                  Where is says FORMAT, click on Plinthe

                  http://www.leroymerlin.fr/mpng2-fron...renderall=on#0
                  Last edited by Patchninja; 14-01-2011, 05:13 PM.

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                  • #10
                    Hmm....that'd certainly be worth going to look at.
                    Probably a bit more that I wanted to pay- but it's pretty close to what I'm looking for ..Thanks!
                    ...would still prefer one attatched to the central heating though-cos we are already on 12Kw and the house STILL keeps tripping
                    ( ...for those who aren't aware- in France you have to choose your top Kw demand- and if you go over it- the house trips. Usually when it's already pitch black)...the higher you choose- the more the basic charge!
                    "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

                    Location....Normandy France

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                    • #11
                      how about under floor heating
                      http://u1.ipernity.com/15/79/39/7907...1a6d6b.560.jpg

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                      • #12
                        Ah...solid floor
                        (Sounds weird for upstairs I know- but there's a 15cm layer of solid fireproof/soundproof insulation on the floor which would need digging out.)

                        ...BUT..certainly worth considering...thanks
                        "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

                        Location....Normandy France

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                        • #13
                          if it is only for a small toilet there is no point in heating it when not in use (presumably there is no window so the light will always be on when in use) so i would suggest an old fashioned radiant heat lamp, the big spotlight type Infrared Heat Lamps - Osram - Sylvania - Philips - GE
                          May the road rise to meet you,
                          May the wind be always at your back,
                          May the sun shine warm upon your face,
                          The rains fall soft upon your fields and,
                          Until we meet again, May God hold you in the palm of His hand                          .

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                          • #14
                            OH suggests a greenhouse heater......
                            Flowers come in too many colours to see the world in black-and-white.

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                            • #15
                              Bigt..hmm- 250 w???that would be easier...but maybe not as pretty- but certainly a workable solution!
                              (..yup- no window!)

                              Hilary....greenhouse heater..electric?? hmm - but not very pretty..but certainly my back up choice..

                              keep em coming folks...this is a fantastic eye opener as to my choices!!
                              Last edited by Nicos; 14-01-2011, 10:30 PM.
                              "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

                              Location....Normandy France

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