Hi do running oil filled radiators from the shop cost a lot to run in electricity?

hi do running oil filled radiators from the shop cost a lot to run in electricityHi do running oil filled radiators from the shop cost a lot to run in electricity?
mine cost a fortune to keep my house warm..... ive got two





my last quarter biill was 拢200 , and they are only on lowHi do running oil filled radiators from the shop cost a lot to run in electricity?
If you run them from the shop then you will not pay for the electric!!
They do. My auntie had one so we ripped it out and replaced it with a Storage heater (the ones filled with big concrete blocks).


They use cheap night time electricity to store up heat to release slowly through the day.
Like any electric heating appliance they can be heavy users. If for instance you have a 2 kilowatt oil filled which is on for 24 hours at, lets say, 12 pence per kw per hour then that will cost 拢5.76 a day (拢40.32 a week or 拢161.28 a month). The best ones have accurate thermostats which will cut the heater off for a while once the required temperature is reached but of course as soon as it drops again the thing is back on and using juice. The idea is that oil hold its heat longer than water in conventional rads and should keep the temperature up longer before it has to switch on again. The problem is that if your house is poorly insulated, draughty etc, then the heater has to work very hard to keep the heat up. I live in a static caravan and have to have one on at night in the lounge or I freeze when I get up in the morning. We do have bottled gas but that has got so expensive now (around 拢45 a cylinder), the oil filled is the cheaper option for me so I have no choice.
These things consume up to 3Kw/hr. This can cost up to 36p per hour, inclusive of VAT!





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