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Thinking about removing an aga but what about heating the kitchen

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hinkyhonk · 13/08/2013 10:50

We've just moved and inherited a (fake) aga. It is powered by oil and given the rate it is guzzling fuel we can't afford to run it all year round when for half the year it is just pumping out heat we don't want/need. We could turn it off but then we would only have a gas hob to cook on. Whilst we could get an additional cooker as we have lots of space, the kitchen doesn't have a 30amp supply so we can't just add on an extra electric cooker and the gas is calor gas and I've no idea how we might get the supply to an additional gas cooker. It seems like an awful lot of cooking appliances to have in one room when each is only going to be used for six months at a time.

So although there are lots of pros to an aga type we are thinking of getting rid of it and redoing the kitchen at the same time. Good thing we are made of money..... Hmm

Anyway, the problem is that the only other heating source in the kitchen is one radiator near the end of the room. The kitchen is roughly 4.25m by 8.4m so a large space to heat and there are doors to the outside at either end and double glazed windows along one side. So what am I asking? I guess how do I find out how much radiator is needed for a room of that size, anyone got any other ideas re heating or cooking? help i don't really know what to do!

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TheWookiesWife · 13/08/2013 18:39

Is there room for a log burner ?! Or is it not that kind of room ?! Is this the the fab room I just added to the thread on over on Houzz ?!
Electric Underfloor heating is relatively simple to install if you are re doing the floor ... A single oven simply plugs in - so even if you have two of these you won't need a 30amp connection and you can buy two ring freestanding hobs in Argos that unplug and fit in a drawer when not needed !!! Just a few cheats I've used in the past on awkward projects !!
Kind regards, Karen aka OnePlan on Houzz

carlajean · 13/08/2013 18:41

Well done for thinking about that. We didn't, got rid of the Rayburn and wondered why the kitchen was freezing in the winter. No solution either, as no space for heaters.

TheWookiesWife · 13/08/2013 18:51

Hot air plinth heaters can be installed under your kitchen cabinets Carlajean ! Might take the chill off !! Myson do some that plumb into your heating system -but a bit more complex to install after kitchen already fitted ! But if you have no wall space - might be your only option ?!?! Good luck with it all ! :-)

carlajean · 13/08/2013 18:55

Thanks for that, I'll check it out

TheWookiesWife · 13/08/2013 18:58

:-)

CHST · 14/08/2013 08:36

We did the same when we moved into our house. I didn't want an AGA on all day when i had little children. Didn't think about the fact that it heated the kitchen! Our kitchen gets the sun all day so only gets really cold in winter. It is quite large too. As we haven't decided what to do with it yet (whether to knock into dining room) we just got an electric heater for the winter. It heats the room nicely on cold days and is currently stored in the garage (is on wheels) will think of a more permenant solution later

hinkyhonk · 14/08/2013 10:07

log burner could be possible but might be tricky given the layout of the room to accommodate.

not redoing the floor as it is solid oak Grin and plus i don't think the heat would get through that?

those myson kickspace fellows look just the job though - a couple of those down one end of the kitchen and the normal radiator at the other might just do it. it is south facing so gets sun in all day

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TheWookiesWife · 14/08/2013 20:08

Yay ! I love a happy ending !

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