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[k'n'G]

Hi Mountainman, we are moving to Oroklini all being well in the early part of next year, thanks for your help

[beverley10]

The ceramic heaters we have hang on the wall give lovely warm dry heat and cost about 2cents an hour to run.We found them to be the cheapest and most economical to run.

[Bill]

As I face the possibility of being frozen to death in my Cyprus home this winter could you give more details of the ceramic wall heaters.

Make ~ how much ~ and where you bought them .

Do they really cost 2 cent per hour to run .

I have a gas heater which I don't really like using due to the safety aspects and the damp they produce and of course the air con which I believe is much to expensive to run.

Cheers Bill

[orokliniservices]

I too am interested to hear about these hanging heaters.. where u get them, how much etc etc etc.. better to buy now than later.

[k'n'G]

Hi Beverley- please could you give me more details ie were to buy them how much or a web site were I could see them. thank you

[mountainman]

Hi Mountainman, we are moving to Oroklini all being well in the early part of next year, thanks for your help

You should only have a month or two of cold weather to put up with, i'd recommend that you see how it goes 'cos you'll have until next November to get sorted out properly.
MM

[beverley10]

We bought them from a Dutchman called Rene who lives in Peyia, He sells fly screens etc and advertises in The Grapevine.I do'nt have his numer in Uk but when we come out on Sunday,will dig out the receipt and find his number for you.I was told that there was an electrical shop selling them on the Polis road in paphos so you could try them.We paid CY£60 each for them and our bills were not particularly high when we used them.Nothing like my neighbour with her air con type ones.

[k'n'G]

Hi Beverley and mountainman - Thank you very much for all your help,

[Reg]

LPG heaters such as cabinet heaters are used extensively here in Cyprus, as an LPG specialist in the UK for over 25 years I can offer the following advice.
1. Gas here is neither Propane or butane, it is a mix of both tending towards butane. Regulators are available everywhere in supermarkets etc, they use a bigger size than UK so a Calor or Unigas will not fit.
2. Provided you allow for condensation and ventilate the moisture will not be a problem, remember every kg of gas will produce about the same weight of water vapour, so open your windows during the day when its usually hot enough to clear out the damp air.
3. Best way to heat is to install a wood burner and top up with a cabinet heater, the wood burner will remove the water vapour up the chimney, you will get a quick warm up from the gas and then switch off when the wood burner gets on song.
4. Cabinet heaters are cheap here, but you cannot get them repaired, I have seen perfectly good heaters junked because they have been allowed to collect dust inside the burners and their owners have been scared by the smell or popping caused by poor maintenance.
5. Store your cabinet heater in a poly bag and get your local garage to blow out the burner area with an airline (carefully, not too much pressure!)if it starts to misbehave.
6. Check the regulator "O" ring seal, cylinders here are abused and poorly maintained!! Leak check with your nose, if in doubt use soapy water around the regulator bottle connection..
7. Gas bottles are not purged and cleaned often or at all, a bottle that seems to have liquid swilling around the bottom usually contains nasty smelling heavy ends which are the condensed remains of many years where the added smell agent collects into a parafin like liquid which is evil.
8.When changing a bottle at the dealer try to get a shiny painted one and reject the faded dented paint splashed ones which cost the same.
9. Most gas dealers will swap any make for what they have in stock, prices are fairly constant across all companies.

[k'n'G]

Hi Reg , Thanks for the advice, we are really not sure about the Gas heater now in a new apartment so we have ordered some oil filled Rads and Beverley is going back re the heater panels. again thanks for every bodies input.