Electric 23p per kw/hSeriously tempted to give one of these a try in the garage. Double, uninsulated and at around 3 degrees the other day.
I currently have a 2.5kw fan heater I point in my direction for up to an hour when I first go out there, would one of these be cheaper to run? I guess the bigger heat output would make a difference.
Fair point, but what is the electric use for these units ?Electric 23p per kw/h
Kerosene 4p per kw/h
No contest!
about 5 amps for three minutes on start-up, followed by around 1 amp once it’s running. That’s at 12v, so that’s 60 watts for a very short time and then dropping to 12watts. Not worth worrying about in the grand scheme of things.Fair point, but what is the electric use for these units ?
So even on Diesel it would be half (ish) the cost of electrickery?Electric 23p per kw/h
Kerosene 4p per kw/h
No contest!
This is where my second heater was installed. My workshop/garage is a large single (24 X 13 feet plus an extension "machine shop" ). It was 6 degrees outside, I was basking in 15, more than warm enough.Seriously tempted to give one of these a try in the garage. Double, uninsulated and at around 3 degrees the other day.
I currently have a 2.5kw fan heater I point in my direction for up to an hour when I first go out there, would one of these be cheaper to run? I guess the bigger heat output would make a difference.
Don't buy white diesel.So even on Diesel it would be half (ish) the cost of electrickery?
I guess you mean 10p an hour ??If you are totally stuck then running on road diesel will work out at about 10p per litre still far cheaper than leccy.
I’ve seen someone fit one of these in a log cabin building, he put insulated car exhaust tape around the exhaust where it went through the building, if you can do this where it goes through the plastic tumble drier vent hose it’ll keep the surface temps down a lotHaving bought @skotl‘s other heater and now fitted it in my conservatory, I have a wee question. Is there any reason I cannot use a tumble drier insulated vent hose as my heat output hose.
The reason being, the heater is mounted quite high up to keep it next to the exhaust exit point in the conservatory, and I’d like to extend the heat ducting down to floor level, where it should be more effective.
sorry 10p per kw/hI guess you mean 10p an hour ??