Small portable heater

modelreject

Looking for a small portable heater for over winter. I would like it to be quiet so I have been checking out oil filled radiators.

We live in a solid wall house and won't be upgrading our radiators until next summer so this is just a temporary measure.

Any recommendations?
Idea of running cost?

Thanks,
C

daveyjp

A 1kwh heater will cost one unit of electricity per hour, a 2kwh 2 units etc.

Convector heaters are generally cheaper and give instant heat, but cool quickly. Oil filled take time to heat up, but stay warm once turned off.

No need to spend more than £25 on a convector.

cattie

I've always had a thermostatically controlled convector heater with a timer as a standby for if back up heating is required or the boiler conks out. As previous poster mentions, they are relatively cheap & also quite portable.

modelreject

Thanks for the advice :-)

27col

Running cost is exactly the same as the running cost of any other electric heater of the same wattage.Get one fitted with a thermostat, as already suggested. The only reason for choosing one type of heater over another is convenience of use.

Ectophile

I have a B&Q own-brand convector and a Dimplex oil-filled radiator left over from a time when my central heating was failing.

I prefer the oil-filled one as it just gets pleasantly warm. It also won't produce burning dust smells. However, it's a lot heavier to carry around. Basic convector heaters can be very lightweight.

If you're going to buy a cheap convector, shop around. You'll find exactly the same heater, just with different name badges stuck on, at wildly different prices.

The running cost is entirely dependent on the wattage, not the type of heater. Any 1kW heater will cost about 16p per hour to run, depending on the price you're paying for electricity. A 2kW one on full power will cost 32p/hr and so on.

anotheruser

If you want to feel the heat NOW, but a convector type.
If you want to keep the chill off and plan on leaving it on nearly 24/7, buy an oil filled type.

Kernel_Sanders

daveyjp wrote: »

A 1kwh heater will cost one unit of electricity per hour, a 2kwh 2 units etc.

Convector heaters are generally cheaper and give instant heat, but cool quickly. Oil filled take time to heat up, but stay warm once turned off.

They don't, they just take longer to cool down. They are rated in kWs, not
kWhs which are commonly known as units.