Wall heater needed for bathroom. Qs

[Dave7]

My bathroom is a cold room.
I feel the cold eg when having a shower.
I don't wish to put the CH on just for a 15 minute shower.
So...... I want a wall mounted heater that can heat, in particular, my walk in shower area.
So...... Questions.
Infra red or fan type?
Is eg 2 KW the same heat output for both types ?
NB
It has to run off a 13A spur.
Any thoughts welcome.
Thanks

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

First thought is electricity and water issues. Presumably it can be done exceedingly safely. That being so I'd go for fan as it's instantly warming the air around you. Infrared tends be bake one side freezing the other.

 

[T4tomo]

What about a heated towel rail running off the 13A spur? They mix much better with water than a fan heater. Ok it can be done safely, but doesn't want to be near the walk in shower splash zone. You can fit them (fan heaters) high up, pointing down with a pull card control.

 

[Dave7]

What about a heated towel rail running off the 13A spur? They mix much better with water than a fan heater. Ok it can be done safely, but doesn't want to be near the walk in shower splash zone. You can fit them (fan heaters) high up, pointing down with a pull card control.

Thanks.
I want more 'iinstant' than the towel rail type.
It will be at least 3 metres from any water so a fan heater would be OK.

 

[Dave7]

First thought is electricity and water issues. Presumably it can be done exceedingly safely. That being so I'd go for fan as it's instantly warming the air around you. Infrared tends be bake one side freezing the other.

Thanks.
No safety issues.
I am leaning towards the fan type.

 

[oldwheels]

I have a wall mounted fan heater with pull cord switch. Excellent.
The towel rail we had before was condemned by electricians as unsafe according to the regulations. The switch for this was outside the bathroom so perfectly safe IMO but when our bathroom was refitted it had to go.

 

[si_c]

I'd go with a towel rail personally, you can get them now with timers and thermostatically controlled so they will work more seamlessly than a fan heater (I'd avoid IR for the aforementioned hot/cold issues - they're fine outdoors, but probably not what you're looking for in a bathroom).

Plus a towel rail will keep your towels warm and dry, don't underestimate how nice it is to have a warm towel.

 

[icowden]

Or do both - towel rail plumbed on a summer circuit (i.e. fed off the hot water rather than the central heating) plus a fan heater.

 

[slowmotion]

I plumbed a (wet) towel radiator into the same circuit that heats the hot water cylinder, two floors below. When the boiler heats the hot water, it heats the bathroom as well.

 

[Electric_Andy]

https://www.toolstation.com/tcp-smart-wifi-wall-mounted-horizontal-downflow-heater/p82446

 

[slowmotion]

The regulations for siting fixed electrical appliances in bath and shower rooms need to be adhered to. Here's a brief summary of them. It's not worth cutting corners when it comes to 230 v AC and water.

https://www.diydoctor.org.uk/projects/bathroom-electrical-safe-zones.htm

 

[oldwheels]

Thought of @Dave7 this morning as I dried off with towel assistance under the hot air coming down from my fan.
The pleasure of getting fan dried has not so far been mentioned.

 

[Dave7]

Thought of @Dave7 this morning as I dried off with towel assistance under the hot air coming down from my fan.
The pleasure of getting fan dried has not so far been mentioned.

Not often I hear of a naked man thinking about me