ᐅ Heating a basement hobby room with infrared or electric heaters?
Created on: 17 Feb 2018 16:21
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Hagiman2000
We have a small hobby room (20m² (215 sq ft)) in the basement that we want to heat. There are already two heating pipes running in the room. I’m not sure how difficult or expensive it is to install a radiator there and whether it’s something we can do ourselves. We don’t have a central heating system in the house, only a transfer station from the local combined heat and power plant in the neighborhood.
What alternatives would you recommend? Infrared heating? Electric heating?
Since the room (home theater) is used only occasionally (about 4-5 times a month), the downside of higher electricity costs wouldn’t be a major concern.
What alternatives would you recommend? Infrared heating? Electric heating?
Since the room (home theater) is used only occasionally (about 4-5 times a month), the downside of higher electricity costs wouldn’t be a major concern.
Electric radiators do not produce more or different odors than traditional heaters. They also do not affect the air quality differently, at least with similar usage patterns.
I think this might be a case for infrared heaters. Radiant heat arrives quickly and feels comfortable; you don’t have to preheat the room for hours, and they help compensate for cold walls to some extent. However, I’m not exactly sure about the cost.
I think this might be a case for infrared heaters. Radiant heat arrives quickly and feels comfortable; you don’t have to preheat the room for hours, and they help compensate for cold walls to some extent. However, I’m not exactly sure about the cost.
What type of heating system did you finally choose? I am currently trying to decide how to heat my hobby room. One construction company recommends a (larger) radiator, another suggests installing underfloor heating because they say it doesn’t cost much more, and a third advises using an electric radiator. I assume both underfloor heating and the radiator will need to run for a longer time due to the low supply temperature before the room gets warm? For occasional use, that might not be ideal either. I have also considered infrared heating..
Since the basement is insulated, I assume everything is inside. For all of them, only the basement entrance area actually has underfloor heating included. The two who recommend a separate heating system say that underfloor heating is too expensive, especially for the entire basement. From what I understand, they focus on better insulation going up to the ground floor instead.
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hampshire30 Dec 2020 01:22Infrared heating provides immediate warmth. Some people may not like the sensation, so it's worth trying it out. I personally think it's great.
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