So i just arrived at my shared flat in Germany and since Im currently alone there, I have no one to ask. I believe this is the primary way of heating my room, yet it doesn't work at all. The pad itself gets really warm, but the room stays at 15 degrees the whole night, i barely slept. Should i buy another convector or a generic heater, or is there a way to make this work.
by Scripting_rabbit
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its an Infrared Heater. this is not designed to heat the place. It is like those IR light bulbs, everything in its beam gets warm.
It is infrared heater. works by converting electrical energy into radiant heat, which travels through the air to directly warm objects, surfaces, and people, rather than heating the air itself
do you get warm standing in front of it? looks a bit like an infrared heater.
That appears to be a simple electric/infrared heater. Depending on the size of your room, it might indeed not be enough. You could get another heater, but heating with only electricity will get very expensive very quickly. You said this is the “primary way” of heating your room, meaning there is something else?
Ask your landlord about that. I also guess it’s a infrared heater. Can you fell heat if your close to it?
How do you control it?
Are there no switches?
This looks like a Goldair GFP210 heater with 425W. There is no control, just plug in.
Maybe the room is to large for this small heater.
What’s about the landlord?
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0371/1693/6327/files/GFP210_GFP210-2PK_IM_-_2022.pdf
Must be a “converted living space” with a retrofit space heater. They are expensive to operate. Be careful how you use it.
This is the wrong choice of heater for this situation. Its an infrared radiator that will keep you warm if your right in front of it. But it produces barely any convection, meaning it doesn’t heat up the room’s air. These things can be practical for certain use cases. But heating a room is not what they’re designed for.
I have it, as others explained, infrared does not heat the air, you need to point it in the direction of what you want to heat, is there a way to take it off the wall and point it directly to the room? This way it only heats the floor in front and that’s it.
Those things don’t work at all. I don’t know why people insist on them. Sure, you save money, the same way you save money by not using any heating.
Does every room has it? Electricity is expensive and the room has no extra heater?
Its bad if the room is only 15 degree warm, but if you dont stay for long than just get a eletric blanket and search for a new place
This should be aimed to your bed, then you might feel warmer.
It won’t heat the room, but will raise your bill for electricity.
Aside from everything said about the heater already, a bit of practical advice: go buy yourself a proper winter duvet. Go to Jysk or IKEA or somewhere and get a good down duvet (Daunendecke or Federbett). You’ll be able to sleep just fine even in an unheated room (which is the way people in Germany usually do it: no heating, warm covers; it’s different during the day, of course)
Others have indicated that this heater is not a convection heater. Infrared is great but requires considerable amounts of planning to use properly.
In your situation I’d actually get a heated blanket and put that under your quilt in the hours before you go to bed then remove it before you sleep. Ensure you have an adequate winter duvet. If you cannot sleep in October due to being too cold then it’s the duvet that’s the problem, not the heating.
Looks like a heater, 😂 well I guess I’m the 105th to say that
Whatever you do with it, I don’t think you should cover it
What actually might help you – to find another apartment.
If it’s not an option – insulate from inside.
Owner would be against it cz of #mold. They are scared of it.
The way insulate – simplest to put some drapes/cloth/foam along the top of the walls and ceiling.
Alternatively, it you have lots of money to pay for electricity – oil heater. They are the most optimal.
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