Heating a large conservatory?

Question

My conservatory is quite large & in the summer it is very hot ( Though not had too much trouble so far this year!) But in the winter its so cold especially when the sun starts to go down. It seems such a waste of space for a large part of the year. Other than under tile floor heating or radiators etc anyone got any other ideas (economical ones)....... I'd thought of a wood burning stove or similar but not sure how practical that would be..........Any ideas?

Answer 1

A reversible a/c unit would solve both problems, cooling in the summer and nearly free heat in the winter.

Answer 2

We have an electric stove that looks like a wood burning stove. It has a frost guard setting and warms up the conservatory a treat. I think it is 2kw. Also flick the switch on your ceiling fan (if you have one) to reverse the blades which forces hot air back down from the ceiling. Our conservatory is about 5metres x 6metres and we fnd this is adequate. We have also put slate tiles on the roof of the conservatory and panelled the ceiling which helps keep the heat down in summer and warmer in winter. Hope this helps.

Answer 3

My family home, when growing up, had a huge conservatory and to be honest even with my father being a qualified H.V.A.C. and petro chemical engineer he couldn't solve this problem. It took my mother to install the correct furniture and ceiling blinds for it to be rectified. Try those reflective ceiling blinds that are metallic on the glass side, they reflect the heat out of the room and also try using really good warming furniture and rugs so that in the winter the room isn't so cold, the best thing my mother ever put in there was a climate control system (a bit like you have in a car).

Answer 4

reading your question i imagine you have a clear or bronze polycarbonate roof.
there is a duplex radiator which will help these are wall mounted electrical heaters, or your other solution is changing the poly carbonate roof to a heat guard poly roof but if you going to do that you may as well pay a little extra and go for a glass roof(this depending on current strenghening in existing conservatory, if you decide on a glass roof there is several options from clear low E to your top of the range pilkington active blue or celceus glass(these reduce glare of the sunlight and also keep room cooler in the summer and warmer in winter.
look into the dimplex heaters 1st and if you want any more help mail me

Answer 5

I have a similar room in my house. It is filled with plants. I have a ceiling fan and I use an electric heater on a low setting. Keep the filter cleaned and make sure nothing will knock it down or interfere with it. Check it twice daily for dust or fuzz.

Answer 6

a wood burning stove is not as mad as it seems ..but you have to get the right one the best in this case is the type that sit in the room either in the middle or just off centre as you then get heat from all sides ..it needs to be a side loader ..not a top .and you will need to modify roof to accommodate chimney

Answer 7

had the same dilema my friend only one solution in the end air con !! cools you down if it gets to hot and heats the place up on those cold nights and in winter its a lot cheaper than underfloor heating and there are loads of deals on at the moment

Answer 8

It always baffles me as to why the original builder didnt install "Wet" underfloor heating, it is the only way to successfully heat a conservatory.
A 2Kw blower heater is second best

Answer 9

Thermal blinds on the ceiling.

Answer 10

Take a look on the google website....
http://www.google.co.uk