Looks ok. As long as it has a ceramic element it should be ok. As you've got separate fans anyway to circulate the air, would you consider oil-filled convectors safer than fan heaters?
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I've been using ordinary (metal filament) fan heaters for years in greenhouses. Never seen one fail dangerously. Even when the fan didn't work and the element overheated, the thermal cut-out worked to disconnect the supply from the element. But then there's not a lot that can catch fire in a greenhouse...
In similar circumstances (completion due 29th) a local broker was able to find unoccupied insurance which allowed water/elec/gas to be left "on" provided froststat was set to 15°C, needs a visitor log keeping with an inspection at least once every 30 days.
The insurer is ABACUS/AXIS Specialty London
They 'feel' safer, though quite a heavy item to get up there are manoeuvre around ? The loft isn't properly boarded, (apart from a few random bits of chipboard )
Indeed. When we bought our present knackered bungalow, I was presented on opening the loft hatch with the face of a squirrel staring back at me !
You just don't know what activity goes on when unoccupied (though I've not seen any evidence of that to date in mum's loft, (and I look for it)
It's a right old game. I managed to get one quote on line, but it didn't include storm damage, or break ins ! I mean, who wouldn't require those two items on unoccupied (or even occupied) insurance ?
In the end, I ended up phoning to get a proper quote, which is what they want anyway of course.
I visit once a week. The place is full of TP Tapo devices to switch lamps on and off, and a camera looking up the drive. The loft thermometer is also a Tapo device. I might go with Jeff's suggestion of a couple of 2kW ish fan heaters. I could have a degree of automation my using the Tapo switches controlled by data from the thermometer, but as all of it is switchable and viewable from my phone app, probably better to make my own human decisions. Anyway, I'm sure the Chinese will find all the images and data gathered interesting !
Not quite the same, but I had no problem with insurance when my father went into a care home and I was staying one night a week (roughly!) in the house when visiting, everything left running but room stat set down to 12 or 15C when not occupied.
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I think that condition satisfies 'normal' house insurance, and you don't need 'unoccupied' ?
Err, that is not the impression that I get from watching BBC1 "Homes under the Hammer". Only non-standard construction or properties without a kitchen fall into the cash buyers only segment. Almost all the buyers seem to be regular people.
Even the latter (no kitchen) is not an issue. I have seen programs where an auction buyer has simply slapped in a cheap kitchen in order to get a mortgage and then proceeded to add an extension etc with a requisite 'dream' kitchen.
Blimey. How big were the beams supporting it ?
???? Many cold water tanks live in lofts. Water or ice is around one metric tonne per cubic metre. The lead wouldn't add a lot more.
Normal 6x3 beams will support it - just add extra ones if necessary
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