Heating to Conservatory/Sun room

[DerekR78]

Hi,

Looking for a bit of advice, recently got my conservatory roof converted to metal tile and ceiling with roof void insulation added. Now looking to see what heating is best.
I have a small single panel 400mm wide radiator in adjacent downstairs toilet that would be easy to tee off the flow and return and straight through the wall in to the conservatory to add radiator. However someone mentioned to me that the radiators won't heat properly or work as efficient. Could anyone advise what would happen to both rads if this was done. The new rad would need to be a decent size to heat 12 square metre conservatory.

My other option is to look at coming away from central heating and installing electric heaters.

Any advise would be most appreciated.

 

[Riley]

You would need to tee off the larger bore flow and return carcass. Not just off the rails of an existing radiator. Assuming the tails are 15mm they will only carry xxkw of heat. If you tee off instantly you cut this kilowattage in half between two radiators. Depending on the construction and heat loss of your conservatory it may need to be on its own zone with a thermostat control. It could be that wet central heating is not suitable full stop

 

[king of pipes]

You need a fan convector type radiator but it will need its own run of pipework off the heating flow and return not just teed of another rad , myson fan convectors are worth consideration. Cheers kop

 

[townfanjon]

As above ^^^^

You could also fit a small air con unit , last one I did worked a treat . Just plugs into a plug socket and needs a 110 mm hole and pipe to outside

 

[quality]

Air conditioning is the best solution for a conservatory you've also got the benefit of both cooling and heating

 

[sammathias]

This seems like a learning curve for me but....why isn't wet central heating ok??? also I would definitely tee off a 400mm wide rad to feed say a 1000mm....have done in the past. no problems with heat loss???? and saves major upheaveil.