Halogen heaters

greyteam1959

waqasahmed said:

MouldyOldDough said:

You cannot get heat power (energy) from thin air - to get a certain amount of energy to raise the temperature of a fixed space say 3 degrees will always use x watts of power - no matter what source it comes from.

So these adverts promoting halogen heaters are at best a lie and at worst an attempted con

I'm not on about the adverts. I was wondering why the MSE team were (apparently) promoting them but it seems there's no evidence of them promoting them. 

Lots of scam adverts about using MSE logos/ pictures of Martin Lewis etc etc.

waqasahmed

greyteam1959 said:

waqasahmed said:

MouldyOldDough said:

You cannot get heat power (energy) from thin air - to get a certain amount of energy to raise the temperature of a fixed space say 3 degrees will always use x watts of power - no matter what source it comes from.

So these adverts promoting halogen heaters are at best a lie and at worst an attempted con

I'm not on about the adverts. I was wondering why the MSE team were (apparently) promoting them but it seems there's no evidence of them promoting them. 

Lots of scam adverts about using MSE logos/ pictures of Martin Lewis etc etc.

Including mainstream newspapers? 

wrf12345

If you want to heat your body rather than the house then halogen heaters are the best bet out of electric heaters.

waqasahmed

wrf12345 said:

If you want to heat your body rather than the house then halogen heaters are the best bet out of electric heaters.

Heated clothing is the best 

SAC2334

waqasahmed said:

wrf12345 said:

If you want to heat your body rather than the house then halogen heaters are the best bet out of electric heaters.

Heated clothing is the best 

I agree that a halogen heater is the best option for a small electric heaters  but only for solo occupiers as you have to sit very close to them when they will heat the air as well as the body .Heated throws etc do not heat the air  you breath in . My Halogen heater will not heat my room up much at all but 1 or 2 bars has been quite adequate sat a few feet from it . 
At a cost of 13 p an hour or 26 p with 2 bars on its a great saving on  expensive gas heating at around £1 an hour from my boiler

Alnat1

Heated throws cost pennies, I used mine from lunchtime until around 11pm when I was full of cold last week, used just over 0.2kWh. It was on high heat for first couple of hours too.

waqasahmed

Alnat1 said:

Heated throws cost pennies, I used mine from lunchtime until around 11pm when I was full of cold last week, used just over 0.2kWh. It was on high heat for first couple of hours too.

Yup. Heated throws are so much better. If I had the cash, I'd have AC in every room, both for the time where the heat becomes absolutely completely unbearable in summer, and for warmth during winter