Reply With QuoteTry a steem shower and a radiant heat source in the floor is hot water plumbed under the tile or stone and should heat more than just the floor itself.
way costly .....and a pain in the but
most heat lamp set ups ..are really just a bulb but if your looking for something a lil hotter .....I have seen a ceramic style bulb that requires a specific case with thermal protection .....I personaly have never installed one yet .....but if you check with your local elect supply co ...they will be able to direct you in the right direction .......try graybar elect .....or better yet ask ( WYRD ) he is in the comm side of elect
Try a steem shower and a radiant heat source in the floor is hot water plumbed under the tile or stone and should heat more than just the floor itself.
way costly .....and a pain in the but
I'm gutting my bathroom and making a walk in shower, no doors, all stone. And I want to add some kind of heat in the shower stall. Any ideas rather than a forced air unit? Is there a electric heater of some kind I can put above the shower? Heat lamp maybe?
What's safe?
Thanks
Why no forced air?
Are you making the entire room a shower?
If you have a cabinet in the room put in a toe kick heater.
I'm gutting my bathroom and making a walk in shower, no doors, all stone. And I want to add some kind of heat in the shower stall. Any ideas rather than a forced air unit? Is there a electric heater of some kind I can put above the shower? Heat lamp maybe?
What's safe?
Thanks
After you get this figured out let me know cause our shower is a walk-in and always cold. Only thing I have is a light overhead??? NSF
most heat lamp set ups ..are really just a bulb but if your looking for something a lil hotter .....I have seen a ceramic style bulb that requires a specific case with thermal protection .....I personaly have never installed one yet .....but if you check with your local elect supply co ...they will be able to direct you in the right direction .......try graybar elect .....or better yet ask ( WYRD ) he is in the comm side of elect
Thanks for the info, after doing some more searching, I found this.set up. (http://www.lightingdirect.com/index....tin%20Aluminum) I think this may work fine.
that is perfect for your aplication.... there are several different heat range's of bulbs to select from ... happy hunting
Forget the french fry heaters.
You want radiant floor heating from these guys:
http://www.suntouch.com/
Easy to install and it goes under the tile prior to installing the tile- yes even under the shower tile. It uses very low energy. Not only does the floor get warm but it keeps the whole room warm as well. We it put in our Master bath when we remodeled and it is the best thing ever. The wall thermostat is programmable. We set ours on 88 in the winter and the floor is toasty warm.
Better to put a door on it. And frankly I am insulted you didn't call.
You can use the radiant heat wiring behind the walls and floor, but it will take a while to heat up all that mass to make the room warm. It can be set up with a timer, so it will come on every morning at 6:00 am to 7:00 am if that's what you want, then it would be toasty when you finally got your lazy ass out of bed.
A heat lamp will cook the top of your head. I'd place it outside of the shower, but near it. Plus splashing water on that smoking hot bulb might produce some bad results...
Just having an electric wall furnace could do the trick, mounted anywhere in the bath. if you have a exhaust/vent fan above the shower, it will draw in the warmer (heated) make-up air. The unit could have a fan or not. Newer style units aren't as ugly as those old chrome things. Of course you would want billet aluminum.....:idea:
I have used those snailshell type showers with no door, and they are too cold for me. Whatever part of you isn't it the water stream gets cold.
Our floor is set at 88 all day and all night. Room is always warm and the floor feels great on the toes. I was surprised how little energy it took.
Forget the french fry heaters.
You want radiant floor heating from these guys:
http://www.suntouch.com/
Easy to install and it goes under the tile prior to installing the tile- yes even under the shower tile. It uses very low energy. Not only does the floor get warm but it keeps the whole room warm as well. We it put in our Master bath when we remodeled and it is the best thing ever. The wall thermostat is programmable. We set ours on 88 in the winter and the floor is toasty warm.
Ditto. Remodeled a bath in my home and did the same thing. Works great.
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