Conservatory Heating
A conservatory is lovely in spring and cold from November to March, because glass lets heat out quickly. Warm air heaters struggle: the air cools against the glass and the heat is gone. Infrared heating warms you, the floor and the furniture directly, so the room feels warm even when the air near the glass is cool.
Two good ways to heat a conservatory
1. Infrared panels on the wall or ceiling. Slim panels that warm you within minutes. Fix them on the solid wall, a dwarf wall, or the ceiling if it is solid, pointing at where you sit. We recommend our ECOSUN UB infrared panels (300 W from £180.50, 600 W from £257.67, 850 W from £297.64).
2. Electric underfloor heating. A warm floor takes the chill off the whole room and nothing is on the walls.
- Laminate or wood floor: our underfloor heating kit for laminate and wood.
- Tiled floor: our ECOFLOOR cable mat under the tiles.
- Carpet: see underfloor heating under carpet.
Many people use both: underfloor heating for comfort, and a panel for the coldest days.
How much heat?
Treat a conservatory as a poorly insulated room: allow about 35 W per m³. A conservatory 3.5 m × 3 m with an average height of 2.5 m is about 26 m³, so it needs about 920 W, for example two 600 W panels. A good roof (solid or insulated) means less. Our heating calculator works it out for your room.
We supply the heating and help you plan it. Panels and underfloor heating should be connected by an electrician; our installation partner Standard Electrical Services can quote.
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Questions? Call us on 01342 645021. We usually reply to quotes within 1 working day.