We heat with electric wall heaters in a 900 sq ft condo. We'd like to turn the two main ones off while watching TV. How is your electric bill?
1287740
We use it to heat an upstairs bedroom when we have guests. We didn't see a change in our usage.
1287741
Our electric bill increased less than$8/mo (run heater 8-9 hrs/day in our sunporch here in MI). Bear in mind we use the 1500 Edenpure. Recommend you use a 1500 - cost might be more, but it will pay for itself.
1287742
If you have 220 for the base board heaters like I do.....it will be much less with the supplement used and the elc. heat turned off. Depends how cold it gets where you live and how much you use it.....:)
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Well that would depend on where you live and how cold your winters are I don't know how much power, per say I can only judge by the increase in my monthly bill, but i'd rather be warm and comfortable at any cost. Like anything electric use a surge protector always. It really does the job.
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.
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If you don't use everything all at once. Mine runs one bath, kitchen and laundry, I have a small unit for second bath. One thing to check out first would be the electrical power required and it's availability. Requires three double 40 amp breakers and heavier gauge wire to carry the power. I took out a 40 gallon electric water heater and it has saved me about $60 a month so I would not go back. As energy prices get higher I save more. As with everything some common sense in using it should be observed, I love mine.
1699210
I've owned one for years and in the winter months, keep in on 24/7 in the room with the thermostat as an accompaniment to my house's hot water radiant heat. If I didn't have this on, the oil bills would be outrageous, this unit is a bargain as it only add's about $100 a month in electricity...worth it to me. No problems with it running all the time. I need to buy a new one as it died after four cold winters.
359176
Heater's like these are heavy on electricity but this one is better than any other I've had. I have mine on probably 12 hours a day, some days more, and my bill climbed only $5 a month.
1415292
Personally I wouldn't. I would turn off water and heat tape. If you go away and if this should stop working, or power outage then you come home to much bigger problems.
1840201
Mine runs quite a bit. I use it during the day when I'm not home and at night so my propane furnace doesn't need to run so much in my 800 sq. ft. house. In October my electric bill only went up $15.
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I do. This is the third winter. No problems. I use the heater on the "low" setting. At high it would be about 1500 watts. At low, a bit over half that. Gets the bathroom warm in a couple minutes
403170
Electric was supposed to be promisingly lower, mine were not, but they may have been due to electricity rate increases last year. You should check with your utility company before buying to see it it would be beneficial to you. Ours was running 24/7 in dead of winter and our electric bill was $550/mo 1/2 of that was the utility charge just for using their company! (like we have a choice) If you live in an area where you not slammed with delivery charges than yes, this would be feasible for you in cold months.
1067108
Hi, I only turn it on during the winter season but never noticed a difference in my electric bill. I think because I only connected it to the outlet at night before going to sleep.
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I have no clue. My electric bill from last summer was unchanged from the previous year, so I'm guessing not much (I live in a very small condo with pretty low electrical use, so I should notice any significant changes). I used the fan on it's lowest setting mostly all last summer, have not used it more than a day so far this year.
2248038
It wasnt really that noticeable on the electric bill.. As soon as we started using a regular space heater our bill skyrocketed... This wasnt so bad there are 2 heat settings we use in a hair salon and customers always compliment it
2126987
Don't buy this expecting it to be energy efficient. It will run your electric bill up. I am total electric and I use it on "flames only" most of the time for ambiance as it will easily increase your elec bill $20 to $30 a month if you use it often.
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I have a 46inch plasma TV that I use as the control. With the TV and the power strip plugged in over a three day period (81 hours) it registered .4 KW on a Kill A Watt. That is about 4 cents in electricity at my rates. That was only other measuring that I have done.
1333691
Too much. Its a decoration now. I don't use it. I got it to cut down on my electric heat costs but it went up after I started using it.
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Forget @ using any of these units for heat. Look up an amp meter chart etc., compare what you heater will draw and divide the 1000 W and you will see the heater won't run for half an hour...a hair dryer will kill it quickly. This is strictly for lights, etc. Save it for medical equipment etc. in extended outages... maybe an occasional microwave use , etc. Even a computer charge will run it down. Be Careful how you use it. Also you can save a lot of power by using only lamps with the new twisted looking lamp bulbs .. Thet use @ 1/3 the power. Save the power for a quick sump pump need nothing continuous except lights. For heat, look into a small wall natural gas heater ( if you have gas heat ) @ $300. will heat 1000 sq feet quite well. Get a warm coat and blankets if the power may be out for days or you will be w/o lights too. Otherwise geta generator..note most condos won't allow them