Running costs Dyson hot/cold fan

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whitesatin
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We were given some gift vouchers and thinking of buying this:

http://www.johnlewis.com/dyson-am05-hot-cool-fan-heater/p405220

We would use it both as a fan in summer and to give a quick boost in our cold rooms in winter. Also, occasionally we might use it as a heater in our garden room if we want to sit out there on colder days.

Any idea if the running costs on this item would be very high?
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  • victor2
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    It is rated at 2KW, so that suggests the maximum electricity it would consume when running as a heater is 2KW per hour. So 2 times whatever you pay per kWh of electricity should be its maximum hourly running cost. In reality, I would expect the heater's thermostat to reduce that as the room warms up. Obviously when it's just running as a fan, the power consumption will be much less, almost negligible in the scale of everything else a house uses.

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  • greyteam1959
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    The most overpriced 2kw heater on the market !!!
    You can buy a 2kw heater from Argos for £10 !!!!!!!
  • rogerblack
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    Barking mad.
    That's about half the price of a quality heatpump.
    Ok, the heatpump is harder to install, but will provide heat at a quarter of the cost.
  • MillicentBystander
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    It's testament to the amazing skills of Dyson's marketing dept that this crazily overpriced fan heater actually sells at all. The purchase price of this less cost of a £10 fan heater could pay the leccy bill of the average house for over 9 months. Madness.
  • whitesatin
    whitesatin Posts: 2,088 Forumite
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    That's me told thanks
  • macman
    macman Posts: 53,098 Forumite
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    Come on guys.
    It's not just hot air, it's Dyson hot air...
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
  • Cardew
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    macman wrote: »
    Come on guys.
    It's not just hot air, it's Dyson hot air...

    And Dyson cool air!
  • whitesatin
    whitesatin Posts: 2,088 Forumite
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    Right. You've convinced me. Off to John Lewis this morning.
  • ValHaller
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    victor2 wrote: »
    It is rated at 2KW, so that suggests the maximum electricity it would consume when running as a heater is 2KW per hour. So 2 times whatever you pay per kWh of electricity should be its maximum hourly running cost.
    Ahem. It uses 2kWh per hour.
    You might as well ask the Wizard of Oz to give you a big number as pay a Credit Referencing Agency for a so-called 'credit-score'
  • penrhyn
    penrhyn Posts: 15,215 Forumite
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    Sir James Dyson paaa!
    I fart in your general direction. Your father was a hamster and your mother smells of elderberries.
    That gum you like is coming back in style.
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