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When I bought my little old house, along with all the wiring the electrician was doing I asked him to install a baseboard heater (with it's own control) in my bathroom. I can't stand a cold bathroom, and while there is a baseboard heat register in there, still, I like a bathroom to be consistently warm in winter.
Last winter though I realized that the heater the electrician installed is really too small for the space. The bathroom is kind of large and it has a large window of the "replacement" variety (but not new). It barely warms the room up, and I have to keep the setting higher than the "comfort zone" marking on the dial. I keep the door about 2 inches ajar (so the cats can go in and out)
I expect it ran my electric bill up pretty high, though I wasn't sure what was "normal" for winter months having only just moved in.
Anyway, so this year I've been turning it off when I'm not here. I keep the house thermostat at 65 when I am not home (hot air baseboard, fuel oil)
I am starting to wonder though if this is a good idea (turning the baseboard off when not home). If I keep it running all the time, will it keep everything in the bathroom warm enough, so it doesn't run as much? Does it have to work harder to make the too large space warm, if I only run it at night?
One more bit of information, there is no bathtub, it is a large step-in shower with sliding glass doors. I keep them closed and curtained, so I am not heating the shower stall.
I would look at replacing the "too small heater" with a Runtal towel warmer. We love ours.
You have both a warm room and towels.
We have the 600 watt model in a 107 sqft bathroom. https://runtalnorthamerica.com/produ...wel-radiators/
Shop around for price.
I would look at replacing the "too small heater" with a Runtal towel warmer. We love ours.
You have both a warm room and towels.
We have the 600 watt model in a 107 sqft bathroom. https://runtalnorthamerica.com/produ...wel-radiators/
Shop around for price.
In theory, turning it off and on saves money. How much money? That varies.
An issue for you is "sensible" heat. If all the fixtures, walls, and floor are cooler than you like, the room will not feel warm enough and you may raise the thermostat to compensate.
I generally set the tstat on my bathroom heater at 65 or 67, and turn it off if I leave the house. YMMV
In theory, turning it off and on saves money. How much money? That varies.
An issue for you is "sensible" heat. If all the fixtures, walls, and floor are cooler than you like, the room will not feel warm enough and you may raise the thermostat to compensate.
I generally set the tstat on my bathroom heater at 65 or 67, and turn it off if I leave the house. YMMV
Thanks. Well that's what I was thinking. If I leave the heater on all the time it will keep things in the bathroom warm enough to maintain the temp. But use more power in the long run.
On the other hand my comfort may overrule a savings of a few dollars a month in higher electric costs. I find I need to keep it at 68 or I just get too stiff and painful with the arthritis.
Towel warmer and under the rug pad. I sound like I work for them but I do not. They work for us including during times of national disaster due to ice storms.
I would look at replacing the "too small heater" with a Runtal towel warmer. We love ours.
You have both a warm room and towels.
We have the 600 watt model in a 107 sqft bathroom. https://runtalnorthamerica.com/produ...wel-radiators/
Shop around for price.
Utterly tonedeaf.
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