I have jus tmoved into a house without central heating and was thinking of buying these and using the timer switch on them to turn them on and off to keep 3 rooms (bedroom, kitchen and living room) aired.
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2KW will burn 2 units of power every hour. Day time cost dependent which company is between 16 and 20 pence per unit. So one radiator could cost you 拢0.40 per hour. There is a thermostat on them which will cut in and out but it is best to discount this and work on the maximum figure. So again with three of them running then you would be paying about 拢1.20 per hour for heating which I must add would be inadequate for all but a small room, especially in the present cold spell. Spread that over say a twelve hour day and you are paying over 拢14.00 per day. Check out the cost of off peak storage radiators or the cost of installing a proper gas heating system.
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Spot on answer, just saved me some real hassle!! I just bought a 2kw oil filled rad but wasnt sure about the cost per hour . Halogen heaters are the cheapest to run at just a few pence per hour but just done kick out the heat!! I know, I managed last winter with one but it was still a bit nippy. Report Abuse
It really depends. If they're on all the time it will cost about 20p an hour per radiator. However they have a thermostat which will switch off once it has reached a certain temperature. So it depends on how good your insulation is. Do you really need to air the rooms? It's quite expensive to heat a room unless you are actually in it. If you cook in the kitchen it will get aired. The bedroom, if upstairs, may get enough heat through the floor.
i want to know this too as my home also doesnt have central heating and im using a fan heater at the moment which is costing a fortune. ive heard good things about these oil filled radiators.
The electric company charges for electricity by the KWh (Kilowatt Hour). 1 KWh = 1000 watts for 1 hour. So a 2KW heater will use 2 KWh for every hour that it is on. You have to know the electric company's charge per KWh as well as the hours that the heater will run per day in order to figure out the actual cost.
Lets say that your cost for a kilowatt hour is 15 cents.
Lets say that the 2KW heater runs for 10 hours every day.
(note - a day is 24 hours)
So - 2KW times 10 hours times 15 cents = 3 dollars
Then - 3 dollars times 30 days = 90 dollars per month
Make sure you check with the electric company to figure out your cost per KWh. Also understand that the heater will run more or less hours per day depending on the temperature outside, the amount of insulation, and the ';set'; temperature of the heater. These variables make it difficult to find an accurate cost but you can get close.
Hope this helps.
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