| Heating is an important consideration if you intend to | | | | your heating system can bring your conservatory to |
| use your conservatory all year round. | | | | a comfortable temperature. Radiators and fan based |
| But how can you achieve comfortable temperatures | | | | electrical heaters all can heat rooms at quick rates |
| in your conservatory? | | | | but require a relatively large amount of energy to do |
| In terms of heating there are a myriad of options | | | | so. Storage heaters and underfloor heating tend to |
| available, radiators, storage heaters and under floor | | | | heat at a slower rate as they try to maintain a |
| heating, can all be viable depending on individual | | | | constant room temperature. Obviously if the room is |
| circumstance. In order for you to make an informed | | | | going to be used frequently this may be the best |
| decision you need to look at your conservatory and | | | | option. |
| decide what meets your requirements. | | | | When considering a heating system you will also have |
| The first thing you need to do is calculate your | | | | to consider installation. Obviously if your glass panels |
| heating requirements. This can be done using the | | | | are floor to ceiling you will be limited to what kind of |
| following formula: | | | | heating system you can install due to your lack of |
| Recommended power needed (watts) = Floor area x | | | | mountable wall space. if your considering a radiator |
| 200 e.g. 4m x 4m = 16 sq. m x 200 = 3200 or 3.2 | | | | you will certainly have a sizeable amount of plumbing |
| KW | | | | to contend with, and all electrical appliances require |
| This gives you a rough idea of your heating | | | | access to mains electricity. |
| requirements, although this can sometimes be | | | | This is probably the biggest factor to bare in mind |
| reduced by as much as 25% dependent on the | | | | when selecting you heating appliance. If it can’t |
| aspect of your conservatory, your location in the UK | | | | be installed correctly in your conservatory it’s |
| and whether you have any insulating products e.g | | | | not suitable for your needs. |
| Sun blinds. | | | | Don’t scrimp when picking a heating system, |
| Due to the amounts of glass within your | | | | you’ll regret it. Decide on how frequently the |
| conservatory you will find they cool down much | | | | conservatory is to be used, and base your initial |
| faster than conventional brick or stone built buildings. | | | | requirement on that. There’s no point in getting |
| This will be most evident at sunset. Due to this rapid | | | | the best conservatory money can buy and then not |
| heat loss you need to consider the speed at which | | | | being able to enjoy it because it’s too cold. |