Oil filled heaters
Does anyone know how expensive it is to run these sort of heaters. My rental has no heating and im trying to think of the most economical way of getting it warm during the winter. Thanks
Carole:D |
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I found them to be very expensive but if you're cold and you have no other way of getting warm you don't really have much choice do you.
Buy an electric blanket and just stay in bed all the time is my next suggestion :rofl: Or even cheaper a hot water bottle :) I'm only jesting though, hope you realise that :) ... I know how miserable it is to live in a cold house believe you me and it's horrible and makes you ill. Have you thought about moving to a rental with a wood burner in it, they're absolutely fab! |
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Originally Posted by Spacecake799
(Post 4451651)
Does anyone know how expensive it is to run these sort of heaters. My rental has no heating and im trying to think of the most economical way of getting it warm during the winter. Thanks
Carole:D |
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A friend of mine had a huge bill last winter and queried it, was told it was due to the oil filled heaters - he was running 3 of them, almost constantly.
He was told they cost 35 cents per hour to run, which doesn't sound a lot, but if you add it up over a couple of weeks it makes a huge difference to your power bill. |
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Originally Posted by beaches
(Post 4452323)
A friend of mine had a huge bill last winter and queried it, was told it was due to the oil filled heaters - he was running 3 of them, almost constantly.
He was told they cost 35 cents per hour to run, which doesn't sound a lot, but if you add it up over a couple of weeks it makes a huge difference to your power bill. no chance. The cost was worth it. We dressed up snug as well but no central heating. |
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Get yourself a gas heater. They sell them at the Warehouse, heats the room quicker, cheaper to run.
Downsides are it creates a lot of condensation and can be stinky at times. Also if your gas bottle runs out at 8pm and the local garage closed at 7pm, get the hot water bottle out. Unless you are a clever clogs and bought a spare gas bottle. |
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When we arrived here the people we stayed with told us to heat using oil filled.... the bills we had were horrendous. We now only use them in the kids bedrooms during winter just to take the chill out of the air. They are expensive to run.
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i would go for gas, the oil ones are really expensive and those halogen flat panel ones use lose most energy with light,
I use gas and some long johns and daymart type vest, they are on sale at the moment at khatmandu, kind of got used to wearing 3 or 4 layers in doors. One of my worst times here was after a late shift, i came home to my rental, had been here a month, had no heating then, was sat in my chair watching tv in a hoody, with hoody up, a blanket, gym pants, 2 pairs of socks, wishing i had a table to break up to make a bon fire in the middle of the room. Was seriously cold, woke up that morning and i could see my breath, and i live in wellington. Even considered switching all the rings on on my oven and leaving the door open, was seriously depressing. Now i live on top of a pizza shop, its great in the winter, their ovens heat my floor, and its free hehe oh yeah an electric blanket is a must, as is a wool or feather and down heavy quilt, plus extra blankets, i never thought i would need them, didnt in england. oh and if your single find someone makes the bed alot warmer, |
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i must admit I never expected to need an electric blanket - and sometimes leave it on all night!
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Originally Posted by RobClubley
(Post 4471977)
i must admit I never expected to need an electric blanket - and sometimes leave it on all night!
Your body creates a hot spot and the whole thing could combust ... with you on it :ohmy: Very, very dangerous ... please don't do it! |
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Originally Posted by sky
(Post 4472509)
Don't do that!
Your body creates a hot spot and the whole thing could combust ... with you on it :ohmy: Very, very dangerous ... please don't do it! |
Re: Oil filled heaters
Originally Posted by RobClubley
(Post 4472683)
That would be bad! We have insulation and double glazing now so things should be much toastier this winter
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Originally Posted by beaches
(Post 4452323)
He was told they cost 35 cents per hour to run, which doesn't sound a lot, but if you add it up over a couple of weeks it makes a huge difference to your power bill.
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Originally Posted by RobClubley
(Post 4471977)
i must admit I never expected to need an electric blanket - and sometimes leave it on all night!
Guess I should put the car batterys and car cables back in the shed - some people just dont get my DIY.:thumbup: |
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For anyone who's buying a bed here - get a Sealy posterpedic (sp) or something similar - it's got an extra 'piece' on top (I've no idea what they're called) and the beds are expensive but once you're IN bed you're not cold. The only downside is that they are a bit too warm in summertime but I just kick the sheet off and I'm sorted :) I just would not want to be cold in bed.
We had one large electricity bill last winter - it was an actual reading after an estimated one and was just after the really cold spell and we'd had an oil heater on all night on low for about a week and otherwise I used to turn it on for a couple of hours before we went to bed. The bill was $240 and it's usually around $130-$150. |
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Pay your electricity bill by direct debit - then you pay the same amount all year round. We started by paying $100 a month and that didn't quite cut it, so no it's $133.
We use a fan heater in the kids' room to take the chill off, then it goes off once they're asleep. There's a woodburner in the lounge (and now we know how to use it! LOL) and in the rumpus, we have one of the oil filled heaters - but it's only on when there's people in there - otherwise the door is closed and it's switched off. We get our wood free from the local waste transfer station... collect it over the autumn period and cut to fit the burner... free heat! |
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We have hopefully winter proofed our home.
Expol underfloor insulation, heat pump at one end of the house. Wood burner, that we have just had a heat transfer pump "connected" to. Should be our warmest winter yet. Gill |
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