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Fan heaters
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Are these expensive to run? We have night storage heaters but sometimes its colder than you expect so I want to buy a fan heater for an extra boost. Are the expensive to run? Are oil filled raidiators better, or another type of heater? A fan heater says 2kw, is that how much energy it uses in an hour?
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They are generally pretty expensive to run.
I would go for oil filled radiators, I have a small portable one which was about £30. Fan heaters really are really drying and I think more expensive. I always worry about them catching on fire too :shocking:
ah my friend had 1 of those! where can i buy 1?
Wear a jumper if you're cold.
Compared to a 100W lightbulb being 0.1units for an hour.
Are you kidding? I was wearing 2 jumpers and a blanket last night. There was ice on the INSIDE of the window. Don't think i'm some kind of pansy who wears vest tops in winter and then turns the heating up. I could see my breath
The reason I'm looking for a portable heater is because we've moved in quite recently and are not used to the night storage system. Also the heater in the living room is in a really stupid place so its always blocked by something no matter what we do. Coupled with the fact that we have single glazing and the landlord has blamed us for the mould that's coming in the house and told us to keep the windows open so her stuff doesn't get ruined. SO ITS BLOODY COLD.
*sigh*
But those flat panel heaters are around 500-600W and they cost about the same amount. But a fan heater will probably heat a room up more quickly. Imo though, a convection heater would be better for a quick boost, since they are pretty much the same as a fan heater, just less noisy.
Stuff was going mouldy in the spare room so a guy came round to look at it. He said it was condensation because we were sleeping in there. I told him the room is hardly used. Then he told the landlady that its because we are drying stuff inside. She said its our fault. There is a lot of condensation in the bedroom in the mornings, i try and keep the window open but its SO COLD:(
I also bought two pairs of gloves, two ear muffs and a wooly hat. Fuck you winter I'm ready, WHOOPAH!
I hate my life
*cries*
take it back and get 2 little ones instead, you can have one on either side of the room
ah well not to worry. at least i have heat! and my ear muffs are uber cool, although i seem to have a small head so they're a little too big
If so don't, by all means layer up the duvet and the blanket but don't wear extra clothes in bed as you won't be any warmer, and in fact may be colder (the physics is a little confusing but it works).
Also don't forget to close the curtains as soon as it starts to get dark, that'll help keep the heat in.
They are amazing. I'm sitting here with one in my lap now and it's wonderful:-)
I had it in bed with me the other night and when I emptied it the other morning, the water was still warm - after about 12 hours!
Back to basics...
they are expensive.