Room Heater Needed

[wrayperson]

Is it possible to buy a heater for a bedroom and also bathroom so would need to be non electric.

[bhg481]

You can buy heaters which work off bottled gas.

[Hopkirk]

I would get a fan heater and blow warm air into the bathroom from the landing when the door is open.
Even drag it into the bathroom occasionally if the lead will fit under the door.
The paranoia about electric items in bathrooms is ridiculous. Other countries have sockets and wall switches in there.
Just use common sense.

[Vagus]

I’d buy one or two electric oil filled radiators (if that’s what they’re still called) and plug the bathroom one into a socket outside the bathroom, shut the bathroom door and the room will soon heat up.
On our recent road trip around norther Europe, all the hotels we stayed in, in the various countries, had normal electric sockets in the bathrooms.

[calmck]

I plug my oil filled heater into a plug in the bathroom. Not had a problem in over 30 years but am in Portugal!

[pastafreak]

I've used a small fan heater in my bathroom...plugged into socket in the hall with heater just inside the door.

[barry1010]

I recommend the oil filled electric radiators, too.
I would never advise using calor gas in a bathroom nor any small room or bedroom.

[davebro]

Bathrooms sometimes have a radiant electric heater on the wall up out of reach. Mine has the wiring installed but no heater fitted.

[barry1010]

I remember those heaters, dave. I don't know if the one I used to have was unusual but it didn't heat the room, you couldn't feel it unless you was stood right under it. Glowed a very bright red.

[Hopkirk]

The Germans think it is odd that we often have our washing machine in the kitchen. They usually have theirs in the bathroom.
Much more logical, it's the washing room.

[pastafreak]

So do Mediterranean countries. The first time I saw a washing machine in the bathroom it freaked me out.
Whereas American homes often have a laundry room...or machines are in the basement in older houses.
Sorry for digressing!

[davebro]

UK bathrooms - particularly in newer properties are usually too small to accommodate anything but the necessities.

[wrayperson]

What have washing machines got to do with my question?!!!

[calmck]

Washing machine in bathroom just telling you that if the electric supply is a good one and meets all safety standards you can plug electric heater etc into a bathroom plug

[bhg481]

Hoppy's suggestion of placing a fan heater just outside the bathroom and blowing warm air into it is the cheapest and most convenient option.

[davebro]

//What have washing machines got to do with my question?!!!//

If you do a boil wash it may give off a bit of heat?

[maggiebee]

In Albania all washing machines are in the bathroom. Friend thought it odd mine was in the kitchen.

[davebro]

//Washing machine in bathroom just telling you that if the electric supply is a good one and meets all safety standards you can plug electric heater etc into a bathroom plug//

I disagree - if you plug a portable heater into 250v supply and have it in the bathroom (whether or not the plug is outside) it constitutes a danger & there are specific areas of the bathroom it should not be able to reach.

[davebro]

//In Albania all washing machines are in the bathroom.//

Albania is another country - they do things differently there!

Fact is most leccy in houses on the continong is protected by RCD devices. This is not always the case in the UK & fused systems are not as safe.

[ladybirder]

My oil filled radiator on the lowest setting puts out plenty of heat. I found it to be cheap to run. I don't use it now as I have underfloor heating, just keep it for an emergency.

[maggiebee]

OK davebro, are you going to have a go at Hopkirk and pastafreak too or is it just me you have singled out for your erudite observations.