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Thread ID: 108929	2010-04-17 07:53:00	Eco heaters - anyone tried?	Nomad (952)	PC World Chat

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877513	2010-04-18 01:07:00	Most places in NZ charge around 22c per Kw/hour, so the cost of a 500w Eco would be 12c per hour. With electric heaters (not heat pumps) all are 100% efficient. The ECO heaters are very good at taking the chill off, and a friend of mine is happy with them for this use. Naturally, a larger heater needs to be used for getting really warm.	Peter H (220)
877514	2010-04-18 01:13:00	I've got my down duvet jacket on these days, I refuse to turn on heaters to I get the heat pump in my room. I'm more than happy to pay for that than to spend every winter every year like the past. Like 2x iPads right :D Insulation being down this month. Plan to upgrade to R5.0. you should move it's 21C here today shorts and T shirt weather still :cool:	gary67 (56)
877515	2010-04-18 01:22:00	......... Those oil filled column heaters are good for small rooms, they take the chill off quite nicely, and a lot cheaper to run than say a fan heater. sweet bugger all. only difference between them is the fan one runs a fan which uses a little bit of power (~1-2watt??). when it comes to heaters wattage is wattage, there is no differences between the different types. a 2400w oil heater is just the same as a 2400w fan heater. the main differences in heaters is fans blow air around the room, reflection heaters reflect some heat towards you, non-fanned heaters rely on heating the whole room top to bottom .....the top first. if the heater is beside a wall all the heat goes up the wall to the ceiling. if its a small heater it will takes ages to heat the room. if the insulation is not great or people keep walking in/out, then the room will not heat up and you might as well just turn it off. most of the big heaters have thermostats so once room is up to temp they run just like a very small heater.	tweak'e (69)
877516	2010-04-18 01:25:00	Last winter I was working on the new sports hall at Murchison, it was damn cold down there anyway they installed heaters high up in the ceiling that don't heat an area they only heat objects. They are very effective wish I could remember what they were called	gary67 (56)
877517	2010-04-18 01:26:00	You can never get more for your money than the power(wattage) you pay for. You can with heatpumps, because they're not creating heat from electricity as such, they're sucking heat energy from outside and transferring it inside.	somebody (208)
877518	2010-04-18 03:26:00	Last winter I was working on the new sports hall at Murchison, it was damn cold down there anyway they installed heaters high up in the ceiling that don't heat an area they only heat objects. They are very effective wish I could remember what they were called Like these? www.globalindustrial.com	feersumendjinn (64)
877519	2010-04-18 04:27:00	Like these? www.globalindustrial.com Hmm the ones I mentioned were all electric	gary67 (56)
877520	2010-04-18 04:50:00	They are usually called Nitestor heaters. Neighbour has one of them. She said it was great until I found out what her winter power bill was. Massive.	pctek (84)
877521	2010-04-18 05:21:00	AVOID! I have those heaters in my house - 2 x 400W ones in lounge (either end) & 1 x 260W one in spare room . They are crap! The only significant difference they make is to the power bill (& not in a good way) . You have to have them on 24/7 in the winter to make any appreciable difference, and then all I find they do is take the chill off the air . With both on it the air temp is raised by a few degrees tops, but they take most of the day to do that even . You still need jerseys and another heater on to be warm . I had the two in the lounge on 24/7 for July and August 2008 and my power bills were HUGELY increased . I used half the amount of electricty last winter when I just used a 2000W radiant heater when I was actually in the lounge . To be honest I think I still used the radiant heater as much with the "Eco" (ha!) heaters on than when they were off . I don't think the benefit of having the chill taken off the air outweighs the cost, myself .	catspyjamas (15614)
877522	2010-04-18 05:39:00	Neighbour has one of them. She said it was great until I found out what her winter power bill was. Massive. Double massive. We had one in our 1920s bungalow. It was great for Herself when she came home in the late afternoon to a warmish house. Apart from the Nitestor, the house was unheated during the day - I worked in an outside office so there was no need to spend money on keeping an empty house warm. However, the bills in winter were appalling. As soon as the Nitestor went on, bang. As soon as it went off, the bills plummeted. In our present 3 year old brick double glazed draught free house, there is no need for one thank goodness.	John H (8)
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