electric baseboard heat under vanity?

6 years ago

I have a very small bathroom. It needs electric heat.

The options are under floor radiant heat ($500) or the contractors are suggesting to put a small electric heater underneath the vanity along the back wall ($100). We cannot use a toe-kick heater b/c the vanity has legs on it.

There are no other places to put it.

My question: Is putting the heater underneath the vanity a problem if it is not a kick plate heater? I'm wondering how the heat would escape out? won't it get trapped under the vanity and not be effective? or warp the MDF of the vanity?

Would their suggestion work?

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Elmer J Fudd
6 years ago
An electric heater under a sink? I can't imagine that would be code compliant. Even if it is, I wouldn't do it.
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
6 years ago
Spend the money on the radiant heat IMO no way would an electric baseboard heater work in that space safely.
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Bruce in Northern Virginia
6 years ago
For this situation, in-floor electric will be much better. Its also a real plus in a bathroom where you are usually walking with bare feet.

Just remember that in-floor heat only runs at a low temperature, so it will not feel as hot as your forced air or hydronic heat system (radiators or baseboard hot water). Running it at hotter temps would not feel good on the feet.

Bruce
mike_home
6 years ago
If you have space on an interior wall then consider an electric wall heater. It can be wired to a 120 v or 240 V line. You can install a line thermostat to set the temperature.