There are several ways to effectively heat a holiday cabin, but the most popular are heating systems composed of electric radiators and the more traditional solution based on a modular chimney and a free-standing stove of the 'koza' type. If you’re considering the latter, you can find more details in the dedicated post: Heating installation - stove and chimney. Here we focus on the characteristics and advantages of electric radiators.
All-year cabin heated electrically
A benefit of timber-frame houses built using timber-frame technology is the ease of achieving a comfortable temperature. Unlike brick-and-mortar homes, when it comes to a wooden holiday cabin it only takes a few dozen minutes to bring cold, unused interiors up to room temperature. The electric heating installations we offer for our cabins consist of two types of radiators – living room and bathroom. Depending on the cabin model, the number of radiators varies, chosen to heat the entire available area of the recreational or all-year cabin as efficiently as possible.
Technical specification of Blyss living room radiators:
- Product width: 690 mm
- Product depth: 94.5 mm
- Product height: 440 mm
- Radiator heating power: 1500 W
- Voltage: 220 - 240 V
- Protections: Overheat protection IP 24
- Thermostat: digital
- Radiator orientation: horizontal
- Area in m2 (at height 2.6 m): 15
Technical specifications of GoodHome bathroom radiator:
- Product width: 545 mm
- Product depth: 160 mm
- Product height: 1070 mm
- Radiator heating power: 500 W
- Voltage: 222 - 240 V
- Protections: overheat protection
- Thermostat: yes
- Fan: no
- Radiator orientation: vertical
- Area in m2 (at height 2.6 m): 1 - 5 m2
When ordering a comprehensive solution (electrical installation + electric radiators), a dedicated socket is installed for each radiator on independent circuits and protections in the fuse box.
Why invest in electric radiators?
Unlike the classical solution based on a modular chimney and stove, electric radiators are a convenient and maintenance-free solution, and importantly – they enable optimizing heating expenses by independently setting the interior temperature and the exact time when heating is on. When properly positioned, radiators can evenly heat all rooms available in the cabin, not just the living room where the stove typically sits. Of course, nothing prevents a hybrid solution, where the stove would handle heating the living room and possibly the mezzanine, while radiators would heat closed rooms such as the bedroom or bathroom.