ᐅ Supplementary Heating for Our Bathroom – Which Type? Any Experiences?

Hello everyone,

I’m looking for advice or would like to hear more opinions.

We built a new house a few years ago—an energy-efficient KfW Efficiency House 55 with a heat pump. Everything works great, and the energy demand is really manageable.

Now that we have a child, we need to increase the temperature in the bathroom (we previously kept it around 22°C (72°F), which was easily achievable with the heat pump). One option would be to raise the heating curve for the entire system, of course—but that doesn’t seem practical for just one room. The higher temperature is only needed occasionally (when our little one is taking a bath, etc.).

The bathroom is about 20 m² (215 sq ft).
Even when the thermostat is set to 25°C (77°F), the temperature only reaches around 22°C (72°F).

Currently, we are using a portable electric heater to supplement the heating, but we would prefer not to continue with that...

Do you have any suggestions for an additional heating solution? It should look good and make economic sense.

Have you had any experience with infrared heaters? Any opinions would be appreciated. Are they suitable for our needs (as described above)?

Thanks and good luck,
Christian

An infrared radiator could be an option (the 5-word rule is really annoying).

If your little one is very young and it’s mainly about changing diapers or dressing, get an electric heating lamp from Reer or a similar brand. You can also find good used ones on classified ads.

You won’t need it for very long. Eventually, a towel or bathrobe after the bath will be enough.

A quartz heater. These are the devices that glow red when they are on. Why? Because they generate heat the fastest and turn off immediately when switched off, as they do not store heat. They may not be the most attractive to look at, but they work best. When the children are older, you can take it down again.

Klappradl schrieb:

It's a quartz heater. These are the devices that glow red when switched on. Why? Because they generate heat very quickly and turn off immediately when switched off, as they don't store heat. They may not look very attractive, but they work best. When the children are older, you can take it down again.

They are also used in maternity wards.

Thank you!

Are there any ideas or tips regardless of our little one?
I mean for the room that needs to be heated....