I don't have central heating in my new house, however i have electirc fire place. is it true that can heat up the whole house?
2007-01-27 10:31:50 · 15 answers · asked by Cliff T 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
No,you wont be able to heat the whole house,and if you tried you'd have to go and rob a bank to get the money to pay the bill.
2007-01-27 10:36:59 · answer #1 · answered by Ken J 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I don't know what an electric fire place is, but it sounds like it is meant for appearance and LOCAL heating. Unless there is a system of ventillation to move the heated air from around the fireplace (usually in the walls) to the rest of the house then you will not get much heat more than 20 feet away from the "fire" Its all relative, if you live in the balmy Tropics, then you don't NEED much heating and it would do fine. Otherwise dress warmly and think space heaters (legal there?)
2007-01-27 10:45:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a way but with an electric fire it will cost a fortune. You can install a heat collector above a fire which can then funnel heat through ducts to every room in your house. It is usually used with solid fuel. It uses the convection principal
So if you don't mind ripping out part of your fireplace and then building it up again, replastering and redecorating the whole house after putting in ducting and huge bills for electricity then on you go. You'd probably need more than a wee two bar fire as well.
you'd probably be cheaper putting in GCH.
2007-01-27 10:48:02 · answer #3 · answered by drakshug 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No and it will cost you a packet to try! Electric heating is always much more expensive than gas fires or gas fired central heating. Electric storage heaters instead of Gas central heating are an option but not a good nor cost effective one. Central heating costs more to install but works out cheaper in the long run.
2007-01-27 10:40:47 · answer #4 · answered by bumbleboi 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. Even with a fireplace insert (blower) the radiant heat would only heat up the room it's in. Without ductwork (as in central heating), there's no way to heat the entire home and even if there were vents and blower installed, an electric fireplace would not have the necessary BTU output to heat an entire house.
2007-01-27 10:45:56 · answer #5 · answered by STEVE 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe if you had an electric fire in the electric fire place, and turned it on, heating with it, then maybe some of the heat would escape into other rooms warming them slightly. However heathing without heating is impossible.
2007-01-27 10:38:17 · answer #6 · answered by John S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God, wish it did!!
By law if the builder doesn't provide a full central heating system they have to supply at least 1 heat source, hence the lekkie fire.
So, sorry to say nope, sorry mate, you'll have to invest in a full central heating system to heat the whole house.
2007-01-27 10:43:53 · answer #7 · answered by Alf B 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the layout of your house. If you have an open staircase in your living room then yes, with the right gas fire, it will heat the whole house.
2007-01-27 10:36:21 · answer #8 · answered by Rachael H 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-05-24 06:40:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you had a way to circulate the heat to each room and it was large enough to produce the heat needed
2007-01-27 10:36:42 · answer #10 · answered by aussie 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋