How much more is your electric bill using this heater?
856228
It's hard to say. We have been using a similar infrared for over a year with no real electric spikes. I don't think it added much more than $10 a month with usage in the evening most every day. We just purchased 2 of these and have them running round the clock to avoid our propane furnace running. We also have a small empty rental that we have our other infrared at. It is currently heating the whole house round the clock.
856229
I bought this as a gift for my mother. She likes using the unit for extra warmth but I'm not sure about the cost of the extra electricity because it is her unit at her home.
319574
I absolutely love this little heater! My electric bill dropped from $150 to $50. Yes mine turns off and on sometimes quickly but it is producing heat. I changed the mode around and back. It got better. I would contact them and ask what can be done if it persists.
1417035
I have not seen a jump in my electric bill. Trust me if ours went up by that much for our small fish pond I would give someone the fish or just not use it.
2149870
It's hard to say exactly. I keep this one on all winter downstairs and I keep an oil filled heater on all winter upstairs. My electric bill is about $100.00 a month more for both running pretty much all the time. But, my gas bill is way lower than it would normally be so, it balances out. My gas pack air handler doesn't come on unless it gets real cold. It saves wear and tear on that so, I figure all in all it's a good deal. When it gets extremely cold this heater wont keep up but, neither will the oil filled. It was 5 degrees earlier in the week with a two day high of 23. The air handler came on a lot. My iheater is several years old now. It's still working. It's hard to say exactly. I keep this one on all winter downstairs and I keep an oil filled heater on all winter upstairs. My electric bill is about $100.00 a month more for both running pretty much all the time. But, my gas bill is way lower than it would normally be so, it balances out. My gas pack air handler doesn't come on unless it gets real cold. It saves wear and tear on that so, I figure all in all it's a good deal. When it gets extremely cold this heater wont keep up but, neither will the oil filled. It was 5 degrees earlier in the week with a two day high of 23. The air handler... » Read More It's hard to say exactly. I keep this one on all winter downstairs and I keep an oil filled heater on all winter upstairs. My electric bill is about $100.00 a month more for both running pretty much all the time. But, my gas bill is way lower than it would normally be so, it balances out. My gas pack air handler doesn't come on unless it gets real cold. It saves wear and tear on that so, I figure all in all it's a good deal. When it gets extremely cold this heater wont keep up but, neither will the oil filled. It was 5 degrees earlier in the week with a two day high of 23. The air handler came on a lot. My iheater is several years old now. It's still working. « Show Less
1634004
That sounds really high to me. The thing that cost me the most was the extra wiring - I had to put in 3 more 220 lines. But my son installed it for me, so I didn't have to pay labor. If I were you, I'd get another couple of quotes and if you need more wiring, make sure they include that too. My total cost was about $1,100, including the heater.
2240464
I'm not sure, I know it is cheap to run, cheaper then the furnace i think it is 8 cents or so an hour. I havent had to turn my heat on since I bought this last year before winter. I love it.
372642
Yes it is, quite efficient. I keep it on the low setting about half way on the thermostat and it heats up my bedroom quite nicely. It's a very large bedroom as well. We have two of these heaters and our electric bill doesn't go up too much. We use these to save on heating oil, which is way too expensive.
2192149
Don't know, but I've used it an awful lot and have not noticed a significant increase in my electric bill.
2194212
Yes, as long as an electrician installs the heater. Bear in mind that it uses 1500 watts. At $0.15 a kilowatt, this will be $101 per month. Finally, remember it only heats the surface three-four feet away from the heater, or about 25 square feet.
1579689
I can't tell you how much power the unit draws but I found that it increased my electric bill about $15 per month while it was running and there is a drain hose so you don't have to use the tray. The drain hose is short but you could hook up your own hose to extend it.
1067111
I haven't noticed my electric bill go up. I assume it doesn't use any more electricity than a lamp or nightlight.
1239349
I don't have a bill to look at yet, but I bet its something like using an A/C alot. The little red part is a simple heater/fan with only two settings: on or off. Sorry can't give more info. I highly doubt the electricity cost comes close to the alternative, which I guess would be hiring a professional service to heat treat your things? And of course, I'd recommend wiping down, washing, or getting rid of anything you can, to keep the heat treating loads to a minimum.
417192
The electrical bill actually very low. I set an automatic temp at 68-70 degree every night prior I went to bed. It kept the house reasonable warm until I get up the the morning. It ran like that for the entire month and my electric bill still lower than let the house heating unit run all night. During the day I raise the tempt to about 75 degree or set it 65 if everyone at work. Overall I save about $20+ per month in electric bill last winter. Beside functionality, the electric flame makes the house more welcoming. I don't have any complain about the heater. If it's on sale, I would buy another one for upstairs. The electrical bill actually very low. I set an automatic temp at 68-70 degree every night prior I went to bed. It kept the house reasonable warm until I get up the the morning. It ran like that for the entire month and my electric bill still lower than let the house heating unit run all night. During the day I raise the tempt to about 75 degree or set it 65 if everyone at work. Overall I save about $20+ per month in electric bill last winter. Beside functionality, the electric flame makes the house more welcoming. I don't have any complain about the heater. If it's on sale, I would buy... » Read More The electrical bill actually very low. I set an automatic temp at 68-70 degree every night prior I went to bed. It kept the house reasonable warm until I get up the the morning. It ran like that for the entire month and my electric bill still lower than let the house heating unit run all night. During the day I raise the tempt to about 75 degree or set it 65 if everyone at work. Overall I save about $20+ per month in electric bill last winter. Beside functionality, the electric flame makes the house more welcoming. I don't have any complain about the heater. If it's on sale, I would buy another one for upstairs. « Show Less
489759
I am using the heater 8 Hrs. a day to keep my TV room at 70 degrees. I can not say how much my electric bill has gone up because I have an all electric house and the weather this year has been very cold.
2260793
It depends, I had it running on lower heat 24/7 because the bedroom I had it in was the master with tile floor and large, the electric bill more than doubled for me
2116339
I've had my heater for about a year and I never saw any significant increase in my bill. I use it on my bedroom to keep from turning on the central heat. If it's really cold, it may take a minute to warm the room up. But once it's warm, IT'S WARM.
1440021
Mine says 36 watts on the bottom. If you have average electric rates of $0.10 / kWh), it would 9 cents per 24 hour day or $2.60 per month to operate continuously. If your electric rates are on the low side (Midwest and Pacific NW), maybe half that. If your rates are high (New England, California, Alaska, Hawaii), than twice as much.We (in Kenai, Alaska) leave one plugged in all the time in the Winter and rotate whose shoes are on it. If we've just come back from a skiing or fishing trip, than I've two more in the garage that I plug in as needed.