Load-shedding heater

[Sir Bob]

Has anyone found a safe solution to warm a baby's room during load-shedding.
I am not keen on gas in a small room.
Also not keen on gas heater that I am not around or in the room often to monitor.

 

[*SynergyX*]

that baby going to grow up strong....

 

[Jean Claude Vaaldamme]

Well panel heaters have always been the safest and most economical.
But do the kid a favor and leave the heaters, he will be way less sick/ill.

 

[dualmeister]

Uses a similar one for my daughters room.

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[PhireSide]

Has anyone found a safe solution to warm a baby's room during load-shedding.
I am not keen on gas in a small room.
Also not keen on gas heater that I am not around or in the room often to monitor.

I've been wondering about this same issue.

The best advice I've gotten is to insulate the room as much as possible to keep heat in, whether that be putting up thicker curtains, insulation in the roof, and rugs on the floor (if tiles/hardwood). Secondly, panel heaters are your most efficient and safest option.

Gas and paraffin heaters are apparently a big no-no because of the fumes released.

 

[Sideshow Bob]

Uses a similar one for my daughters room.

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It won't work during LS though. Unless you want him to get inverter/generator/solar setup - now that will be a mybb suggestion. Bru - why don't you migrate to a country where there is no LS ?

 

[konfab]

Has anyone found a safe solution to warm a baby's room during load-shedding.
I am not keen on gas in a small room.
Also not keen on gas heater that I am not around or in the room often to monitor.

Heat the room when there is electricity and keep it closed, then put them in a sleepsack with a blanket on it.

Cheapest and safest way is with an aircon. Roughly half the electricity consumption of other heaters.

The aircon below will provide 2640 W of heating and use 942W of electricity to do it
https://www.takealot.com/hisense-12...onditioner-with-heating-function/PLID60868843

 

[bwana]

Keep the baby warm rather than the room.

 

[Dan C]

It won't work during LS though. Unless you want him to get inverter/generator/solar setup - now that will be a mybb suggestion. Bru - why don't you migrate to a country where there is no LS ?

How long an oil-filled radiator stays warm, it depends on the external temperature, it may stay warm from an hour and a half to two and a half hours. The main reason for stay warm is the diathermic oil that is used to evenly distribute the heat to the surroundings.

 

[Sideshow Bob]

^ doesn't stay really warm for that long.

 

[Sir Bob]

I've been wondering about this same issue.

The best advice I've gotten is to insulate the room as much as possible to keep heat in, whether that be putting up thicker curtains, insulation in the roof, and rugs on the floor (if tiles/hardwood). Secondly, panel heaters are your most efficient and safest option.

Gas and paraffin heaters are apparently a big no-no because of the fumes released.

A rug under the cot should help. Thanks
The real problem will be nappy changes and bath time.
Hopefully bath time can be structured around load-shedding but nappy changes cant.

 

[PhireSide]

A rug under the cot should help. Thanks
The real problem will be nappy changes and bath time.
Hopefully bath time can be structured around load-shedding but nappy changes cant.

The more area you can cover with a rug, the better. Not a huge fan of carpets myself but if it helps, I'd be willing to try it.

The sad things we have to worry about living in SA, hey

 

[Candystore]

Uses a similar one for my daughters room.

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But OP asked for load-shedding friendly ... does yours not use electricity?

 

[konfab]

A rug under the cot should help. Thanks
The real problem will be nappy changes and bath time.
Hopefully bath time can be structured around load-shedding but nappy changes cant.

Don't worry about it.
You will get very good at nappy changing..., so you can do it very quickly.
And bath time, your geyser should stay hot enough for a baby's bath because they cannot have scalding water.

 

[Tomtomtom]

The real problem will be nappy changes and bath time.
Hopefully bath time can be structured around load-shedding but nappy changes cant.

These are both short-term situations where you are around to monitor, so your worry about gas is moot?

 

[Sir Bob]

These are both short-term situations where you are around to monitor, so your worry about gas is moot?

Bathing maybe but will take gas time to warm up the room that the baby will be changed in.
Before load-shedding a small panel heater left on kept the room at an OK temp,

 

[dualmeister]

But OP asked for load-shedding friendly ... does yours not use electricity?

Fair enough. I did not read properly

 

[Tomtomtom]

Bathing maybe but will take gas time to warm up the room that the baby will be changed in.

Your other worry about gas was that it was a small room.

Blasting a 3-panel gas heater at the changing station for 10 mins will warm it up.

Anyway, don't worry, babies are fat for a reason.

 

[Sir Bob]

Your other worry about gas was that it was a small room.

Blasting a 3-panel gas heater at the changing station for 10 mins will warm it up.

Anyway, don't worry, babies are fat for a reason.

ok maybe its a medium size room depends who you ask...
It might be the solution but not very comfortable for the baby to sit in the dirty nappy also not fun for a midnight nappy change to turn into a 15 minute event. Lets see how winter goes.....

Gas and paraffin heaters are apparently a big no-no because of the fumes released.

Also need to google that maybe gas isn't an option for other reasons.

 

[kolaval]