How to heat one room cheaply?

[Hadharra]

Or as cheaply as possibly? I work from home and can't afford to have my heating on in the day for hours. Freezing house with high ceilings. Can't work when it's so cold, I can't focus. What's the cheapest way to heat one room during the day?

Do you want the room warm or yourself warm ? Just asking as Dsis has a heated throw she uses. She turns it off periodically but the throw keeps her warm mostly

I do this - I only heat my upper room office. I have a plug in radiator, fluffy slippers and a jumper on permanently and a coffee habit

P.s I turn the radiator on for an hour or two in the morning, then maybe again at lunchtime for an hour if needed

Assuming your heating system is not electric, use your heating to heat that one room - turn your radiators in all other rooms off. You will only need the heating on for a short time to heat a small space.

Probably set heating on timer then turn all other radiators off, except the one in the room you’re working in - but this may be a chore if you then need to run around turning them all on again later so your house isn’t freezing.

Electric blanket or hot water bottle may be easier?

I only heat my living room . I use an oil filled radiator. I'm not sure of the running cost though. I have not had my central heating on at all this winter.

I use an electric oil filled radiator in my study. It's slow to heat up and isn't instantaneous heat but according to my smart meter it's very economical to run and it keeps the room at a nice temperature.

Personally, I can't be bothered turning all the other radiators off.
I have an old oil filled radiator and have that under my desk, a half-single sized duvet over the radiator and my legs/lap. I have it on for about 20 mins and it creates a warm cocoon for a couple of hours.

My hearing is set to come on if it drops below 17. Most times it’s off all day, so I wear a big fluffy dressing gown. Also hot water bottles

Perhaps an oodie?

We have a calor gas heater, bottles are about £38 - for a small room that could last a good 3-4 months+ we use ours in a massive living room during winter months to avoid plug in heaters on top of the central heating.

If you have a choice of rooms pick one where you can sit near the radiator. If this is away from a draughty window and a small room so will heat quickly even better. The heat just that room in daytime.

Other tips:
Wear thermals, fingerless gloves, blanket or throw over legs.
Drink hot drinks, use a hot water bottle
Move regularly - run up and down stairs, star jumps to get circulation going.

@Chasingsquirrels

Assuming your heating system is not electric, use your heating to heat that one room - turn your radiators in all other rooms off. You will only need the heating on for a short time to heat a small space.

This could well be the cheapest method if you have gas central heating.

Electricity costs about 3-5 times as much per unit as gas, depending on your tariff, plus you have the cost of the extra heater, so electricity will probably cost more to heat even one room unless you're using very 'local' heating like a heated throw.

But if you don't want to go round turning radiators on and off each day, a smart thermostat system might be a worthwhile investment if this gives individual timed control on each radiator (check you can do this, also I don't know how much these cost).

Before we had GCH in this house, we had a single gas fire in the living room. We also used a calor gas heater in a previous house and both these cost nearly as much to heat one room as a full GCH system to heat the whole house.

We have installed Hive TRV’s on all our radiators apart from bathrooms and use the “Heat on demand” option to heat individual rooms to the temperature that’s needed at that time. It’s an expensive initial outlay (wait for a sale for usually 20% off and you may need a plumber) but has reduced our gas bill considerably (biggish house).

I know Hive has some challenges in the set up and running for some people, because it’s not entirely intuitive, but has been ok for us. There are other similar systems.

Plug in convector heater on timer.

Oil filled radiator

I thought mine had broken a couple of weeks ago, turned out it was only the fuse, but I did do some online shopping around - Argos have good ones reasonably priced. (I was researching the brand having found them, then realised it was the same one that I have from 20years ago, that is now working fine with the fuse replaced.)

www.argos.co.uk/product/9168826?clickPR=plp:3:12

Heated throw its life changing work in my conservatory and since I have had it I dont need the heating on till the kids come home. Costs 2p per hour

do things that don't require energy first: eg draught excluders, warm socks and slippers, maybe a mat under your feet. (fluffy bath mat works well and reasonably cheap.)

I find thermal base layers wonderful. mens' ones meet in the middle more and you don't get the draught in the middle. tuck into socks and you don't get the cold at your ankles.

wrist warmers and a polo neck/scarf (wear a fancy one for work?)

a blanket over the back of your chair to sit in a warm space. so you sit on itand drape it overt hte back of the chair.

then an oil filled radiator makes it toasty. you don't need it on much and can set the thermostat.

Others have already made most of my points so would just add

Make sure you wear some sort of head covering - wolly hat etc

5 minute stretches etc wake me up a bit as well as keeping warm

I use a fan heater- on and off for about 8hrs costs about 30-40p a day. My electric throw is much cheaper but a but unwieldy. I saw a plug in electric jumper in aldi the other day which I am considering! Or you can buy very small heat pads (think they are intended for animals) - sit on that and will keep you warm for pennies.

I have the same scenario with high ceilings etc. I just use a heated electric throw. I got mine in Argos - same day delivery. Works a treat. Plus hot drinks. Cup a soups (albeit salty etc) warm me up as well.

We got a bottle gas portable fire. Heats our large sitting room, making it toasty and bottle gas lasts for a good while

Just make sure you ge portable co2 monitor

I have Tado individual radiator thermostatic knobs (easy to install yourself) which means you can schedule individual rooms to heat at different times. Works brilliantly.

Small electric heat pad at my feet. 2 vests, 3 jumpers, hat, leg warmers, leggings, with long wool skirt on top - I look funny below the waist but can zoom with a posh scarf on.

Another vote for an oil filled radiator. I shelled out for a decent one and it really does make a difference (had loads of cheap ones before)