To ask for your views on electric radiators v plumbed in ones?

[Cherrypickings]

We have a small room at the back of the house that we’re using for the washing machine etc.

It has no radiator and gets very cold.

Im trying to decide whether to get an electric radiator installed (which presumably would be least hassle) or have one plumbed in and part of the central heating system.

It’s close to the boiler and water supply so could easily be plumbed in.

Any views?

Electric will cost a lot more and my DH (firefighter) would chew the face off me every time I left the room for more than 5 mins when it was on 😆 x

Plumbed one definitely

Electric radiators are stupidly expensive to run and shouldn’t be left on for ages either. Definitely get a proper one plumbed in.

Expensive to run.
Are you planning to use the space to dry clothes? If so a dehumidifier may be a better option (still not the cheapest to run but less than a tumbledrier and more efficient at drying than a radiator).

Plumbed. We've added several radiators and can even fairly easily be done as a diy job.

We put an electric, gel filled radiator in our conservatory, as it was much easier than having one plumbed in. It is fully programmable, Takes about 30mins to warm the room up, using full power, then goes on and off to maintain the temperature. A plumbed in one would be cheaper to run, but a lot more work to install.

We have an electric one in the loft room and it warms the room.so quickly its not needed to be on for.long. its very effective.

If you only want it just to heat up whilst you are in there, an electric heater would be easier, but if you are looking long term, then probably best to get one from the heating system plumbed in.

Electric heaters generally run between 1.5kwH to 2.5kwh an hour which is about 60p-£1 an hour on most tariffs. Gas is far cheaper. You can get a smart thermostat too so only heat it at certain times. But if you’re only using it for the odd hour infrequently then you probably won’t notice much difference your bills either way. But if it’s to maintain a constant level of heat, gas all the way.