I recently got some advanced electric rads installed in a small extension we built. These guys:
http://www.haverland.co.uk/
They're pretty sophisticated re. programming, and can be centrally controlled with a WIFI unit, which you can control with your phone.
The rest of my house is heated with rads backed by a wood pellet burner. The system is about 10 years old, and will need replacing soon.
I live in an old cottage in a rural area. We have 3 bedrooms and a 3 other rooms, so we're not too big. Some parts of the house are damp, and could do with having a low level of heat year round, which isn't practical with a central system. Also, oil theft is a big issue around us. Lots of people have had thousands of euros drained from their tanks.
I was thinking of scrapping the central system and investing in the electric rads for every room. The practicality of the solution is really appealing to me. No more pellets, hoppers, oil tanks, servicing etc etc, and full control of the heating system year round.
Just wondering if I am missing anything.
I figure it could be more expensive in terms of heat generation, but that I will save by being able to programme different rads to be on at different times (and use thermostatic controls), rather than the current set up, where the heating in the entire house is just either on or off.
Would I need my power supply checked out? I guess I'd probably need to look at the fuse on the socket network? What about voltage into the house? Would 7 or 8 electric rads impact on the voltage available to other appliances?
http://www.haverland.co.uk/
They're pretty sophisticated re. programming, and can be centrally controlled with a WIFI unit, which you can control with your phone.
The rest of my house is heated with rads backed by a wood pellet burner. The system is about 10 years old, and will need replacing soon.
I live in an old cottage in a rural area. We have 3 bedrooms and a 3 other rooms, so we're not too big. Some parts of the house are damp, and could do with having a low level of heat year round, which isn't practical with a central system. Also, oil theft is a big issue around us. Lots of people have had thousands of euros drained from their tanks.
I was thinking of scrapping the central system and investing in the electric rads for every room. The practicality of the solution is really appealing to me. No more pellets, hoppers, oil tanks, servicing etc etc, and full control of the heating system year round.
Just wondering if I am missing anything.
I figure it could be more expensive in terms of heat generation, but that I will save by being able to programme different rads to be on at different times (and use thermostatic controls), rather than the current set up, where the heating in the entire house is just either on or off.
Would I need my power supply checked out? I guess I'd probably need to look at the fuse on the socket network? What about voltage into the house? Would 7 or 8 electric rads impact on the voltage available to other appliances?