buster mammy
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I am building a log cabin 9m by 13m, in the main living area im putting wood burning stove, the builder has suggested putting thermostat controlled electric radiators in as well as additional means of heating especially when wont have time to light stove and just need to flick switch ie when i come home late from work 11pm etc am i mad? i have been reading old post and it says its the most expensive form of heating, would i be better to go with oil/gas or with all the hikes does it make a difference now, i have the night saver electricity and when off will just use stove, any advice appreciated before plans go ahead , they are doing the wiring for free and im just paying for rads which will cost 2200 for 7 which will come from latavia thanks in advance
It really depends on what type of heaters you install. Storage heaters are a disaster. We recently installed Farho heaters in a whole house and they worked out brilliantly. Very cheap to run, heat up in minutes and are thermostatically controlled. The 500w one would cost 10cents to run for 1 hour if the thermostat never kicked in.
To put in a wet system as an occasional back up would be a very expensive option and over-kill if the stove is going to be the main heating.
would i be better to go with oil/gas
thanks shane007 for replying how do these farho rads work? the rads im getting from latvia works on spirals are the farho more advanced again
thanks shane007 for replying how do these farho rads work? the rads im getting from latvia works on spirals are the farho more advanced again
thanks shane007 for replying how do these farho rads work? the rads im getting from latvia works on spirals are the farho more advanced again
Do the farho heaters have to be installed or are they plug in?
They should be installed with a switched fused spur for each one with each fuse sized to suit the output of the unit.
Depending on where the supply is taken from, this must be taken into account.
Just a word of warning here.........
Remember, in domestic installations, a fuse is NOT there to protect the electrical device but rather to protect the cable.
To bring this down to an idiots guide then, is it ok to say that on all
2.5mm cable runs, always use a 13amp fuse.
And on 1.5mm cable runs, use ....... 5amp fuse??
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