Any recommendations for an electric heater.

Liverbird

Hi

Could anyone recommend a 'cheapish :rolleyes: ' to run electric heater for a bedroom. Dont have central heating and the bedroom for my new grandson is cold. Like everyone else I am terrified of huge energy bills. TIA.

espresso

Liverbird wrote: »

Hi

Could anyone recommend a 'cheapish :rolleyes: ' to run electric heater for a bedroom. Dont have central heating and the bedroom for my new grandson is cold. Like everyone else I am terrified of huge energy bills. TIA.

There is no 'cheapish to run' electric heater! Electric heaters all convert electricity into heat with the same efficiency, so if it must be an electric heater (expensive to run) then pick one that you think is suitable.

space_rider

I would suggest a convector heater with a thermostat. Like Expresso said it`s not going to be cheap unless you have E7 which means it`ll be a bit cheaper to run over night.

tanith

as the others have said no electric heater is going to be cheap but my daughter bought an oilfilled radiator type heater with a thermostate and timer and found it reasonably economical... it was supposedly costing 2p an hour to run but I am not sure about that ...but it kept the kiddies bedroom for bedtime and when they got up in the morning...

Andy_Hamilton

The question you should ask yourself is how do you intend to use the heater.
If you just want a quick blast of heat to "take the chill off the air" your best bet would be a fan style heater. The down side is these can noisey.
If you buy one without a thermostat, a 2KW heater could cost upto £0.60 per hour (worst case).
If you want to keep the room warm all night or for a long period you could be better off with an oil filled heater with a thermostat. Something like http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4150482/c_1/1%7Ccat_10197552%7CHeaters+and+coolers%7C10197884/Trail/searchtext%3EHEATER.htm would do the trick.
These heaters would take slighly longer to warm the room but could maintain a constant temperature.
It would cost £0.45 per hour to get it up to the temperature then it really depends on how insulated the area heated is. If you seal the room (doors and windows) it could be as little as £0.10 - £0.20 per hour. If you leave the door open and your house is cooler it will try and heat your whole home (£0.45 per hour)

1carminestocky

Surely a bedroom shouldn't be heated all through the night, even if occupied by a child? That's what quilts are for. Personally I would go down the oil filled radiator route (incidentally, surely these have reduced in price since July? ).

space_rider

Well kids to tend to kick the bedding off, but I only leave heating on all night if the temperature is forcast to drop close to freezing.