Cost of electric heating

lstar337

gazfocus wrote: »

Have a look at electric radiators that are becoming more and more popular. We recently bought a stainless steel electric radiator from Geyser Radiators and we've been really happy with it. They also do some well priced, nice looking convector heaters that we've just ordered for our new conservatory.

I think the OP is more interested in saving money.

Pretty electric radiators are only suitable for people who have extra money to spend on something pretty. These radiators offer no more heat than a £30 model from Argos/Screwfix/Aldi and such.

2013yearofthehouse

My 1 bed flat has 3 electric radiators and my total electricity last year was about £480 (the flat was empty for a month during winter though - although the hot water and fridge were left on the whole time). I keep the living space at 20-22C (during the day, I turn everything off when I go to sleep) and the bedroom 18-20C, although I don't have a TV, but I do keep my laptop on a lot. The flat is only 5 years old though, so I guess it's well insulated - I tend to only need to turn the radiator on once it's dropped below 10C outside. Although having said that, when it's really cold I can go to bed with the living room 22C and wake up with it 15-16C - it heats back up quickly though. The bedroom stays around 18-20C overnight, even though I hardly ever even put the radiator on in there - the heat from the living room filtering through is usually adequate.

Ben84

It depends on the heating needs of the flat. If it's well insulated and not a huge space, electricity isn't a bad choice, it may even be the cheapest. Not having a gas supply standing charge immediately saves a lot of money each year. People who own their flat also save the gas appliance servicing costs. For a well insulated and not too large space, these savings can cover the higher cost per unit, sometimes even save money.