ᐅ Supplementary Heating for Our Bathroom – Which Type? Any Experiences?
Created on: 29 Aug 2021 20:08
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krischaaan
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
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
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Klappradl30 Aug 2021 11:43krischaaan schrieb:
So for the room to heat up....Of course. For example, an electric towel radiator. But actually, you wanted a KfW55 house.
As a father of two girls, I recommend a radiant heater with a fan.
My heat pump is set to about 21-22°C (70-72°F).
We use this one 2-3 times a week.
It heats the room to about 25°C (77°F) in 2-3 minutes for an area of 12m² (130ft²).
After about 30 minutes of bathing, the kids are happy.
My heat pump is set to about 21-22°C (70-72°F).
We use this one 2-3 times a week.
It heats the room to about 25°C (77°F) in 2-3 minutes for an area of 12m² (130ft²).
After about 30 minutes of bathing, the kids are happy.
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Alessandro22 Sep 2021 09:20Depending on the size of your mirror, you can also replace it with an infrared mirror. It works perfectly!
Klappradl schrieb:
Of course. For example, an electric towel warmer. But you actually wanted a KfW55 house. One thing has nothing to do with the other. Even in a KfW55 house, electric heaters may sometimes be included as a supplementary heating option.
Regardless of having a small child, I also recommend an electric towel warmer. They come in a wide range of sizes and designs and also provide a convenient place to hang bath towels and similar items.
Infrared heating is also an option (for example, available as wall panels), but personally, I would consider it only as a second choice.
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hampshire22 Sep 2021 10:06We placed an "Eve" from Tubes Radiatori in a corner of the bathroom. The heating output is modest, the "egg" is surprisingly loud (fan noise), but it looks great and provides nice ambient lighting. We had planned to use the Eve in other rooms as well, but in practice, we didn’t. So, this is a tip for a design compromise.
As has been suggested several times, I would choose infrared. Incidentally, this has the advantage that the mirror no longer fogs up. I find the warmth very comfortable, although there are also opposing opinions on that.
QUOTE="kbt09, post: 525759, member: 18068"]
An infrared radiator could be an option here (the 5-word rule is really annoying)
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If you write "infrared radiator an" as one word, it’s exactly five :p
As has been suggested several times, I would choose infrared. Incidentally, this has the advantage that the mirror no longer fogs up. I find the warmth very comfortable, although there are also opposing opinions on that.
QUOTE="kbt09, post: 525759, member: 18068"]
An infrared radiator could be an option here (the 5-word rule is really annoying)
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If you write "infrared radiator an" as one word, it’s exactly five :p
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