WHY ARE SOME STEAM GENERATORS SO EXPENSIVE
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That is how the manufacturer prices their items. You might want to call them directly. Roderick
1305464
high demand, hard to find this model anymore and when we do, its expensive for us. hope this helps
1199933
Use distilled water and keep topping it off. This will preserve the life of the steam generator as well as keep out other possible contaminates from water that is not purified.
2018711
I think ours must run about $30 a month and we live in a high electricity cost area. Friction heating ts a lot cheaper than using a heating element.
1873033
I am currently running two Gen-4 heaters in my house (on two separate levels). I just compared my electric bill from Nov 2012 and it is approximately $179 more for the month than last year. The usage graph was shown to be significantly higher, and I have not identified anything else that we have done differently. That said, the heaters work well and we are very happy with them. The amount of fuel that we have used for the main heating system (coal) is substantially lower and at least offsets the higher cost for the use of the heaters. it is also cleaner than coal and since the furnace is not running as much there is also less work with ash removal, etc. All said, we are more than satisfied with the purchase and will happily continue to use the heaters.
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I have surge protectors on all sensitive electronic devices. My TV, etc. is protected by a large supresser system, which costs from $500-$900. The reason for the large unit is power problems in area. Winds can blow power lines together and blow out transformers. This creates huge power spikes during storms. When you pay thousands $ to replace electronics, a supresser is a great deal. The big question is, what electric problems occur in your area ? A Surge protector is great Insurance for expensive electronic items and they dont wear out ! Don't forget other appliances which have processor boards. I have many small "spikecubes" around house which is peace of mind during bad weather. I have surge protectors on all sensitive electronic devices. My TV, etc. is protected by a large supresser system, which costs from $500-$900. The reason for the large unit is power problems in area. Winds can blow power lines together and blow out transformers. This creates huge power spikes during storms. When you pay thousands $ to replace electronics, a supresser is a great deal. The big question is, what electric problems occur in your area ? A Surge protector is great Insurance for expensive electronic items and they dont wear out ! Don't forget other appliances which have processor... » Read More I have surge protectors on all sensitive electronic devices. My TV, etc. is protected by a large supresser system, which costs from $500-$900. The reason for the large unit is power problems in area. Winds can blow power lines together and blow out transformers. This creates huge power spikes during storms. When you pay thousands $ to replace electronics, a supresser is a great deal. The big question is, what electric problems occur in your area ? A Surge protector is great Insurance for expensive electronic items and they dont wear out ! Don't forget other appliances which have processor boards. I have many small "spikecubes" around house which is peace of mind during bad weather. « Show Less
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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Hey Lowell, the covers that are redally obtainable for this type of generator are for storage purposes only . Hard custom made metal ventilated covers are available on the internet, for a pretty price. Thay seem to be made for security and for people that dont have storage. hope this helped. chris
505608
its hard to tell because i am also running my ac units,but i cant imagine it being too expensive because it is not that big a filter.
1937858
thats one of the things i was upset about it advertised having the humidifier but there is not one basically its just a heater and really didn't do a very good job at heating my march electric bill was 777.27 when it normally runs around 160.00 so it pulls a lot of wattage i bought a lasko heater from walmart for 70.00 does a much better job hope this helps
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It costs about 6 cents a day on low, which is all I use on it. The reason I know this is because I spent the ridiculous sum of 20$ for a KILL A WATT on Amazon. It is a very eye opening gadget and anything 110V can be plugged into it to find out what it costs to run it. By the way that is at about 9 cents per KW. I use this quiet machine in the bedroom. It's like new and I paid the horrendous price of 4$ for it at a yard sale.
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Don't know, after spending hours doing research before buying my Westinghouse generator, I found out that no matter what the brand is, besides the cheap ones, they are all different. The Westinghouse offers more for the money than any of the other generators I did my research on.
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It is "insanely expensive" but you can buy this part for about $55 on other web sites. Even Norelco's Web Page has it for about $75 so somebody is gouging here.
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The earthing products are more expensive because they will get you more in tune with the cosmic vibrations and facilitate the proper chi energy flow. Just kidding, it's the same thing.
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Ask manufacturer, I don't know. It get plenty hot to do wrinkled cotton and steam works great!
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Because there may be many times when you don't need 10,000 W to do the job. Whenever the 10,000 W heater is running that's what it is using. If 5000 W will take the chill out you're using half the energy.
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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.