Hello everyone,
I currently have a small problem in my apartment. We usually don’t heat the entire 130 m² (1400 sq ft), especially not at night, but only the rooms where we spend time.
However, this means that our towels in the unheated bathroom dry very poorly and quickly start to smell musty.
We usually shower in the evening and don’t heat the bathroom at night.
One option would be to heat the bathroom at night just to dry the towels. The towels hang about 3 m (10 ft) away from the radiator on the wall, so the room would need to be heated well for quite a while to dry the towels properly.
A second option would be to install a second radiator. However, the connection would have to be done by the landlord (or their plumbing contractor), and an energy meter from ista would need to be installed. This would involve significant additional costs.
The third option would be an electric bathroom heater that is only turned on in the evenings to dry the towels.
Option 3 actually seems like the simplest and, at first glance, potentially the most efficient solution. But I’m curious how efficient these actually are. The model would be about 1600 x 700 mm (63 x 28 inches) with 900 W. If the heater would only need to run for 10 minutes to generate enough heat to dry the towels, it could be cheaper/more efficient than heating the entire room via district heating.
But if the heater has to run for an hour or longer, consuming more than 1 kWh per day just for towel drying, it might be less attractive.
Does anyone have experience with electric heaters or maybe even advice on this specific issue?
Thanks a lot for your opinions
AleXSR700
I currently have a small problem in my apartment. We usually don’t heat the entire 130 m² (1400 sq ft), especially not at night, but only the rooms where we spend time.
However, this means that our towels in the unheated bathroom dry very poorly and quickly start to smell musty.
We usually shower in the evening and don’t heat the bathroom at night.
One option would be to heat the bathroom at night just to dry the towels. The towels hang about 3 m (10 ft) away from the radiator on the wall, so the room would need to be heated well for quite a while to dry the towels properly.
A second option would be to install a second radiator. However, the connection would have to be done by the landlord (or their plumbing contractor), and an energy meter from ista would need to be installed. This would involve significant additional costs.
The third option would be an electric bathroom heater that is only turned on in the evenings to dry the towels.
Option 3 actually seems like the simplest and, at first glance, potentially the most efficient solution. But I’m curious how efficient these actually are. The model would be about 1600 x 700 mm (63 x 28 inches) with 900 W. If the heater would only need to run for 10 minutes to generate enough heat to dry the towels, it could be cheaper/more efficient than heating the entire room via district heating.
But if the heater has to run for an hour or longer, consuming more than 1 kWh per day just for towel drying, it might be less attractive.
Does anyone have experience with electric heaters or maybe even advice on this specific issue?
Thanks a lot for your opinions
AleXSR700
That sounds like a worker's accommodation, coming in the evening, taking a shower, quickly heating only a few rooms, and leaving early in the morning. The simplest solution is to keep the apartment heated to 20°C (68°F) all the time (which costs everyone an extra 10). Towels dry properly, nothing smells musty, you always come into a warm apartment and a warm bathroom in the morning. This is the most cost-effective solution, with no additional electrical heating needed.
Our situation is not comparable because our bathrooms are always heated to 20 to 21°C (68 to 70°F). Nevertheless, I purchased an electric freestanding towel warmer for our third son as a third towel rack (there was no more space on the walls!). The warmer runs on a timer for a maximum of half an hour per day. It turns on 10 minutes before showering, so the youngest child enjoys the luxury of a pre-warmed towel, and the towel also dries quickly during the remaining time. It is quite practical as an additional heat source for drying – I did not intend to use the warmer as a primary heating unit.
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