Plinth heaters plumbed

ManicMonday007 · 2023-04-26T20:54:49+00:00

Has anyone got plinth heaters plumbed in? Are they any good? Expensive to run? Any info appreciated. Just designing new kitchen and thinking they might be work looking at. Thanks

Sylviag · 27/04/2023 10:00

cheap to run, very warm, pretty nice if you’re not open plan kitchen

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johnd2 · 27/04/2023 13:05

They are good at heating and cheap to run, but the noise can annoy some people, and they have no filter so you have to clean them out every couple of years to keep the heat output.

CorsicaDreaming · 27/04/2023 15:19

We were quite keen on the idea - but asked two separate plumbers and both dissuaded us and did not rate them. However we do have space for radiators and their view was we needed to go do that. So if you don't it may be a good compromise

Hothotdamage · 27/04/2023 18:41

We have the same as above a Smiths no problem, needs an electrical supply for the fan and you have to reach down to turn it on and off , not noisy

Sylviag · 27/04/2023 20:08

CorsicaDreaming · 27/04/2023 15:19

We were quite keen on the idea - but asked two separate plumbers and both dissuaded us and did not rate them. However we do have space for radiators and their view was we needed to go do that. So if you don't it may be a good compromise

True, most plumbers won’t recommend coz there are extra works for them

but go for it if you’re planning a new kitchen

it’s hard to add one into your existing kitchen

Sylviag · 27/04/2023 20:10

i think it’s quite warm even u don’t turn the fan “high”

CorsicaDreaming · 27/04/2023 22:06

@Sylviag - I really don't think it was that he didn't want to do the work as he is doing a lot of much more complicated things for us and there is no problem with that.

Their view is that it heats up the bottom of the cabinet it is under as much as chucking out any heat and so isn't that efficient.

But I have read quite a few reviews of them on Screwfix and places like that, and a lot of people seem to think they're good...

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ManicMonday007 · 27/04/2023 22:55

Great thank-you sounds like they are worth considering and great to know that they don't cost a lot to run.

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Sylviag · 28/04/2023 01:15

Heat go from an area of higher temperature to a lower temperature, usually from floor to ceiling.

As long as you have extra space for the radiator, both would work just fine.😊

Sylviag · 28/04/2023 01:18

ManicMonday007 · 27/04/2023 22:55

Great thank-you sounds like they are worth considering and great to know that they don't cost a lot to run.

But make sure you’re having a hydronic plinth heater instead of electric, that’s another story.

Nat6999 · 28/04/2023 01:55

They don't last, if you have space have a proper radiator, my mum had one when she had her kitchen done, it lasted maybe 3 years, she ended up having the floor dug up & a narrow but tall column radiator put in, it's only maybe 10 inches wide but nearly 6 foot tall.

Sylviag · 28/04/2023 04:09

Nat6999 · 28/04/2023 01:55

They don't last, if you have space have a proper radiator, my mum had one when she had her kitchen done, it lasted maybe 3 years, she ended up having the floor dug up & a narrow but tall column radiator put in, it's only maybe 10 inches wide but nearly 6 foot tall.

Oh.. mine worked over ten years..

johnd2 · 29/04/2023 10:46

Nat6999 · 28/04/2023 01:55

They don't last, if you have space have a proper radiator, my mum had one when she had her kitchen done, it lasted maybe 3 years, she ended up having the floor dug up & a narrow but tall column radiator put in, it's only maybe 10 inches wide but nearly 6 foot tall.

"don't last" in what way? all it is is a small finned radiator with a thermostat controlled fan behind it. So a little more complexity and cost but all parts are replaceable.