Huge bill and elec heating

chris1973

If your Daughter is sitting / working / reading / watching TV all of this time then get her a heated throw to wrap around her. 50 watts - 60 watts vs possibly 1000 watts or more for the Halogen Heater. You can use the throw all day for about the same cost as 1 hour of using the Halogen Heater.

I WFH and find using a heated foot mat and seat pad keeps me warm during the day even when the room temperature is 13c. Combined loading of both of these is just under100 watts, so it costs me around  1 unit or 21p to run them both for 10 hours. This is even cheaper than running the Central Heating.

Unfortunately, heating entire rooms with Electricity is one of the most expensive methods there is, and its only set to get even more expensive next year when the price cap is reviewed.

SuperHung

No easy solution, maybe get an electrical blanket?

something_girl

Robin9 said:

@something_girl   Agree that your long term solution is to extend the gas heating.

Are your bills correct ?   Are the meters reads Actual or Estimated : Do they agree with the reads you have been providing to your supplier ?

Smart meter which SO Energy say is communicating with them

something_girl

markin said:

Leaving the door open to let the heat in would be a instant fix, unplug it an hr and take meter reading to see its only that using power, was it advertised as a bedroom or storage room?

Advertised as 4 bedroom property. 2 downstairs (occupied) 2 upstairs (wide enough for single bed)

something_girl

kazwookie said:

Is it a proper loft conversion?

If so it should have the correct insulation.

I suggest you bring your daughter down from there, into the main part of the house, either in to a spare room or convert a room / lounge area as her bed room, then put a decent loft hatch up. Unplug / turn off any 'heating ' up there.

All other rooms are occupied. I was just hoping there would be a cheaper type of electric heater as a solution really 

something_girl

Robin9 said:

Electric Shower;  ?

Yes in the loft room, not the other one. Loft room also has a macerator toilet and sink

markin

Is she taking 30min showers every day?

Electric Shower Every 10min

9KW   = 1.50kWh

10.8KW  =  1.80kWh

markin

something_girl said:

markin said:

Leaving the door open to let the heat in would be a instant fix, unplug it an hr and take meter reading to see its only that using power, was it advertised as a bedroom or storage room?

Advertised as 4 bedroom property. 2 downstairs (occupied) 2 upstairs (wide enough for single bed)

Is it modern with all the correct paperwork? Can you see the insulation in any side hatches?

Im sure the cost of a radiator being fitted would quickly pay back in 3-12months.

Petriix

Spies said:

All electric heating costs basiacly the same to run as 1kw electricity = 1kw of heat.

I'm really not sure what the answer is I'm afraid other than getting the central heating extended into the loft? 

This gets stated often, but it's totally untrue. All resistive electric heaters use the same amount of energy, but heat pumps use about 20-25% of the energy for the same output.

A split air-to-air unit might be the best solution. It's essentially air conditioning that works in reverse. You can get multiple indoor units running from the same outdoor unit.

SuperHung

Petriix said:

Spies said:

All electric heating costs basiacly the same to run as 1kw electricity = 1kw of heat.

I'm really not sure what the answer is I'm afraid other than getting the central heating extended into the loft? 

This gets stated often, but it's totally untrue. All resistive electric heaters use the same amount of energy, but heat pumps use about 20-25% of the energy for the same output.

A split air-to-air unit might be the best solution. It's essentially air conditioning that works in reverse. You can get multiple indoor units running from the same outdoor unit.

I think you are referring to Multi-split. I think this is a good idea because the loft is probably be boiling during summer. However the initial cost would be 1.5K to 2K, plus annual servicing etc.