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Calor gas or oil filled radiator
Asking for a elderly neighbour who sometimes needs extra warmth
they have old fashioned storage heaters as I do , and they work well
however sometimes my neighbour is up later in the evening and they run out of heat so need a additional heat Source on a few occasions
she’s looking at a oil filled radiator or a portable calor gas heater
Which in your opinion is the more cost effective option
thank you in advance
they have old fashioned storage heaters as I do , and they work well
however sometimes my neighbour is up later in the evening and they run out of heat so need a additional heat Source on a few occasions
she’s looking at a oil filled radiator or a portable calor gas heater
Which in your opinion is the more cost effective option
thank you in advance
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Healthwise the oilfilled.
Os a heated throw a better option?Never pay on an estimated bill. Always read and understand your bill1 -
Calor gas is instant heat but produces moisture and in a small enclosed room a build up of co2.
Oil radiator takes longer to heat a room but saferEx forum ambassador
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LPG (Calor, Flogas etc.) in the small bottles used with cabinet heaters is currently more expensive than mains electricity.The oil filled radiator will be cheaper to use.EDIT: this might not be true for daytime electricity on an E7 tariff. However all the other factors of safety and convenience still favour the electric heater.N. Hampshire, he/him. Octopus Intelligent Go elec & Tracker gas / Vodafone BB / iD mobile. Ripple Kirk Hill Coop member.Ofgem cap table, Ofgem cap explainer. Economy 7 cap explainer. Gas vs E7 vs peak elec heating costs, Best kettle!
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I used to find in that situation a small low power fan heater blowing the heat at you. Then you don't need to wait for the oil filled radiator to heat the whole room.0
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As above, consider a plug in electric throw 1st as they are cheap to buy, effective and very low cost to run.
But if not, as others have posted, I would also advise her to stay well away from a bottled gas heater:- It will put a litre of water vapour into the room for every litre of liquid gas burned, so can cause condensation problems.
- It will be heavy to wheel about and to load/unload the cylinders unless someone can help her.
- It will take up more space than an oil filled electric heater.
- Depending on the design, it could pose a fire risk due to the exposed flame. (Flameless catalyst versions are available that are safer, but at a much higher cost).
- Unless there is one available for free, the initial investment cost for the unit and bottle rental will be a lot more than an oil filled heater.
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I would use a halogen heater they can be bought on Amazon for a little over £20Someone please tell me what money is0
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