Small Heater

[sherrardk]

I’m on the look out for a small, efficient heater - it’ll only be used for a couple of hours an evening in a v small box room. Thanks

[ducksie]

Hi Sherrark, I use the Dimplex oil heaters, the link I will share with you is for Harvey norman Ireland but they're also in UK, imo they are the best - they heat fast, I would never get one with a fan or any kind of blow out heat, these,you can actually smell the heat when you come in the room - safe too https://www.harveynorman.ie/small-appliances/heating-and-cooling/radiators/dimplex-2kw-eco-oil-free-radiator-ofrc20nb.html

[Tuvok]

What about one of these.

https://www.coopersofstortford.co.uk/mini-mighty-heater/?SKU=F883&src=gbase&vsrc=igb9b2&dfw_tracker=38106-F883&;gclid=EAIaIQobChMIndjEuZvB6wIVibPtCh0yUQDQEAQYDSABEgJVCfD_BwE

There are various companies doing them now - I got mine from Lidl.

[Buenchico]

I'd go for an oil-filled radiator. The Clarke brand, which is sold by Machine Mart, is excellent. I use one, next to my desk, to heat my living room. (Even though you might be able to get away with using one of the cheaper, lower-powered models in a very small box room, I still suggest considering a 2kW or 2.5kW model. Multi-finned radiators are more efficient and they'll give you an extra boost of heat on a really cold night but you can still use them on lower settings for normal use):
https://www.machinemart.co.uk/c/oil-filled-radiators/

(The nearest Machine Mart stores to you are 26 miles away in Worcester or 29 miles away in Gloucester but they'll deliver online orders to your home for just £4.99).

[bhg481]

A caravan showroom would be a good place to look as campers like small heaters. You can get ceramic fan heaters which will probably be right up your street. Some examples here:

https://www.attwoolls.co.uk/catalogsearch/result/?q=heater

[sherrardk]

Thanks all for your answers - think I’m going to need a slim line one, the room is tiny (a bed and a door wide and about 1 1/2ft longer than a bed).

[sunny-dave]

If you only want it for short periods, then I'd suggest that a ceramic fan heater like this might be better than an oil filled radiator :

Amazon.co.uk User Recommendation

We've got a similar one and it's very useful when we need some localised warmth but don't want to heat the whole house.

[albaqwerty]

I'd suggest you look for something you can wall-mount, would save on floor space too.
I'm sorry I can't think of any make/model to recommend.

[sherrardk]

Thanks, there is a radiator in there but I have the heating on all the time in the winter but only need to heat that room for a couple of hours in the evening (I don’t heat upstairs, the kids all moan that it’s too hot) - girl uses it when boy #1 is at uni. Can’t have the one Sunny Dave suggested because of the cat.

[diddlydo]

If there's a radiator in the room why not just turn it on for a couple of hours each evening?

[sherrardk]

Bought a small heater now. There is a radiator but it’s a bit old and cronky so it’s either on or off (using some wrench type thing that involves asking himself for assistance). This way girl (or boy #1 if he’s home) can choose if they want it on or not.