Heater for summer house

If its wood I'd be tempted not to heat it with anyhting that could be classed as an accelerant, electric would be the way to go :-)

Well yes I am a bit concerned about that! It'll be a long way from the house so electic isn't an option I think.

Can I ask how far?

On 3 Dec 2006 07:19:25 -0800 someone who may be snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com wrote this:-

Why?

Summer houses are intended for use... in the summer.

About 60' I guess. Perhpas I 'll suggest that they look at getting a cable laid but I think it'll be pricey.

Yeah they're asking a bit much really aren't they?!

Yep to get someone to do it, needs to go 18" down in a trench covered with slabs and laid in sand. (I think)

Avoid paraffin heaters. They chuck out too much moisture into the air. There is also the fire risk.

My option would be a electric oil-filled radiator.

Steve

you could DIY the cable yourself, would be a handy idea to put sockets/lights in there ( depending on how big theyre thinking of)

P.S. Having just seen that an electricity supply permanently is not an option, I would run a plug-in extension lead, or make one, connected to a RCB protected circuit. I think that this would avoid having to deal with Part Pee but I could be wrong.

Steve

Portable Calor gas heater? Like this sort of thing

PPS That should have been RCD, not RCB. Sorry!

just use plastic pipe used for overflows or similar, one double socket in the summer house and connect the other end to an rcd, you can make the 'trench' by inserting a spade full depth and waggling it back and forth, try to go through lawn as much as possible and avoid beds..other than that you could go the other way - height, as long as it's above 2m high it will be OK, bollocks to part p etc.

If its fitted with a RCD plug and plugged into a domestic socket then its classed as an "extension lead" anyhoo, and exempt of the wonderfull part P

I'll suggest you try electrowarm electric heaters. See their website at

Dawda Jawarah