(low running costs) potable heater for winter

peterpan01

hi
im looking to buy a potable heater to heat the main room in to house, this way i would not have to turn the central heating on.

now i want a heater which will heat a small/medium size room. i want to be able to turn it on and not worry about the cost.

i know the lower the watt the cheaper to run so i was looking at the following heater - eco panel heater 425w £50 or Goodman's radiator 800w £20 (both from B&M)

http://www.bmstores.co.uk/products/goodmans-radiator-800w-293841

http://www.bmstores.co.uk/products/goodmans-eco-panel-radiator-425w-293868

i have no idea what the running cost in pounds will be but i think it will be low enough not to worry.

molerat

Neither of those will be able to "heat" a room, they will at best take the chill off and, especially in the smaller one's case, would probably need to be left on 24/7.

peterpan01

molerat wrote: »

Neither of those will be able to "heat" a room, they will at best take the chill off and, especially in the smaller one's case, would probably need to be left on 24/7.

is there a heater you would recommend?

Smiley_Dan

Fill in the details of the room here: http://www.cityplumbing.co.uk/heatLossCalculator

This will give you a wattage to aim for.

It's easy to work out the running costs. You can use a kill-a-watt meter to measure the electrical use and multiple that by your unit rate.

You should also test the CH and having just the rads in the room on, it might be cheaper.

Nada666

I would not recommend drinking anything that leaks out of a heater. Even water-based radiators will be contaminated with icky bits (and the water will have been maintained too long at unsafe temperatures). If you want to drink warm water then boil a kettle and let cool or add cold tap water.

peterpan01

bsod wrote: »

electricity is about 3 times the cost of gas per kwh,

that's extremely informative, thanks

teddysmum

We have a DeLonghi up to 2kw heater and it heats a room well (as back up to the gas fire on low 1.5kwh)on lower settings, while keeping residual heat ages after it is switched off. I got it 'free' from Tesco using Reward points double up.