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| Thread ID: 111927 | 2010-08-17 01:44:00 | Heaters | kbp (7436) | PC World Chat |
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| 1128603 | 2010-08-17 06:01:00 | the floor standing are much more $$. like a 4.5kW, may cost $3-5k, while the high wall cost maybe $2k. depends on the size of the room, you could get 6 or 8kW if you want. or put two in a large room i have seen on TV. | Nomad (952) | ||
| 1128604 | 2010-08-17 06:05:00 | I still remember a very good answer posted by qazwsxokmijn quite some time ago: pressf1.pcworld.co.nz seriously it hasn't been this cold recently, june july was a bit cold with the frost but then again some of you are in Auckland :D i am looking at the snow mountain and it has a lack of snow, it looks like November last year now. i don't use the heater in the mornings, shower, breakie and jump out at 6.45am for my bus. with insulation it has taken the chill out. don't forget that insulation and heat pumps get govt assistance. also that panasonic heat pumps get a cash credit on your account if you are with genesis. we found contact $$ anyway .... you may also wanna consider going to a composite power meter, it's cheaper than the usual one - which is 24hr on demand. composite does let them control your electricity water, but if you are with gas, on a technical note you can go on composite (get the cheaper rates) and not affect your water cos it's gas :clap: you do have to pay for the meter change however. maybe changing your lifestyle, all bingle into the lounge, eg., if you have a fridge in the garage that is hardly used, it may cost $12/mo, a chest freezer perhaps $8. so they all add up. if you have multiple heaters in many rooms, tvs, pc's, stereos, consoles they add up. bathroom heaters too cos they are a powerful 2,400W, rangehoods the same, hairdryers, microwaves, vacuum cleaners, food processors ........ the easiest way is really, daytime don't use heaters, jump around, walk around, don't use multiple heaters in a single room, get a clothes dryer and not use a extra heater for the clothes. to heat the whole hosue it's pricey. corridors etc etc .. it's so nice for adults and kids to come home and put the heaters onto full whack and get it very cosy, enof for it to feel like summer, walk around in shorts barefoot jump on the sofa plays the console or watch tv / movies and have this filtered to the kitch an dining room and in every bedroom and corridor. but ouch ... |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1128605 | 2010-08-17 06:20:00 | well unfortunately they dont build fireplaces in new homes. If you are renting the house, the landlord is now legally obliged to provide some type of heating. If that is your case, is it the oil fin ones he/she has supplied? If you own the house, heat pump is the way to go. or even a flued gas fire is better than oil fins, imho. LL |
lakewoodlady (103) | ||
| 1128606 | 2010-08-17 06:24:00 | the best way to heat a home IMO is a heat pump in the lounge - high wall cos much cheaper than the floor units. so one there. let it filter into the dining room is ok, other times shut the door. put one in the corridor of the bedrooms, close the windows in winter for the laundry and bathrooms, if there is a corridor that leads away to unknown lands, block that off with a door or thermal curtians. so much cheaper installing one in each room and running individual heaters in each room. and perhaps one in the master bedroom. edit. it's just so nice with heaters eh .. we didn't have thermos, but i guess the temp was like 30 degrees :p with little humidity, fantastic. now with the HP, we have ours at 24 cos 20 is a bit cold unless you have a sweater and stuff .. but guestimating to get it as warm as before maybe 28-30, haha. but HP are much cheaper to run. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1128607 | 2010-08-17 06:27:00 | If you are renting the house, the landlord is now legally obliged to provide some type of heating. No they aren't. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1128608 | 2010-08-17 07:01:00 | No they aren't. I am pretty sure, but will do some more research on the subject. LL |
lakewoodlady (103) | ||
| 1128609 | 2010-08-17 07:13:00 | Ok, sorry looks like this didn't go through. I thought it had. www.votemenot.co.nz LL |
lakewoodlady (103) | ||
| 1128610 | 2010-08-17 11:23:00 | wood Wood is not the cheapest unless you have an easily available supply and aren't paying for it. |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 1128611 | 2010-08-18 02:33:00 | just got our last bill $250 odd I think. When we didn't have the HPs in summer the bill was already $180 ish. Now someone wants them outside the 3 bedrooms :D We have 3 chest freezers and a fridge/freezer in the garage in addition to the 1 in the kitch. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1128612 | 2010-08-18 04:38:00 | I live in Auckland and wood here is free, get it from pallets in summer and Concourse free wood in Winter. Also the timber framers cant get rid of 4 x 2 offcuts in summer its only lightly eco treated. Sure in the depths of Winter the wood is going to have some value but be like the squirrel and prepare. |
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