how much did your electric bill go up and how many hours do you run it a day?
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.
489760
my electric bill went down because I only use my infrared heater in morning and don't use any other heat.
489761
It is difficult to answer your first question because we have a large household and the electric bill is driven by so many other factors. it also depends on how cold it is and whether we decide to build a fire in out fireplace insert to not. We have two of these type units. This one is much quieter than the second brand we use. Very good quality. We use it as a space heater on our family room and have it on anywhere from a couple of hours to 10 or 12 hours depending on the circumstances. We are very happy with this product. I hope that helps.
2073695
I really have no idea because my husband pays the bills. We use it for maybe 3 or 4 hours in the evening on weekends and a couple of hours in the evening during the week. It depends on how cold it gets outside for us. I would say it isn't that bad.....but if you use it ALOT, then expect a spike in your electric bill of course. We put concrete in a big bucket with a pvc pole and put the heater on that so that we can adjust it up and down. It works great!
2018708
I think my bill went up $20 or so, running 6-8hrs daily. Be aware to maintain 104 you must run continually except in hot summers.
459486
I have two since '08. I live in NWPA. One I use only in my basement low mode, which runs 24/7 when single digits hit. One I use on my first floor constantly if I am at home in the day and definitely in the evening as an additional supplemental heat because I have no heat source in my kitchen and tends to make the whole down stairs cool. My electric bill increased last winter by approx. $35 a month, my gas bill I found before I had them ran higher without having them. Short of the long, for what I am paying in electricity I am saving in gas. Definitely a better heat. An increase if there is one is minimal enough because my gas bill drops. I would go out and replace either if they failed. I have two since '08. I live in NWPA. One I use only in my basement low mode, which runs 24/7 when single digits hit. One I use on my first floor constantly if I am at home in the day and definitely in the evening as an additional supplemental heat because I have no heat source in my kitchen and tends to make the whole down stairs cool. My electric bill increased last winter by approx. $35 a month, my gas bill I found before I had them ran higher without having them. Short of the long, for what I am paying in electricity I am saving in gas. Definitely a better heat. An increase if there is... » Read More I have two since '08. I live in NWPA. One I use only in my basement low mode, which runs 24/7 when single digits hit. One I use on my first floor constantly if I am at home in the day and definitely in the evening as an additional supplemental heat because I have no heat source in my kitchen and tends to make the whole down stairs cool. My electric bill increased last winter by approx. $35 a month, my gas bill I found before I had them ran higher without having them. Short of the long, for what I am paying in electricity I am saving in gas. Definitely a better heat. An increase if there is one is minimal enough because my gas bill drops. I would go out and replace either if they failed. « Show Less
133799
I use mine 2-3 times a week, or about 20-30 hours and I have not noticed a spike in my electric bill.
1882175
It only added about $10/month to my electric bill. I don't know what that other person is talking about....mine is plugged in 24/7
29860
Can't really answer the question because it replaced a broken ac unit so no noticeable change in the electric bill. Also we have 6 units so our electric bill is always high and depends how much we use our ac units
1162360
I run it 24/7. You pretty much have to if you want the water to stay clean but my electric bill only goes up about 10 dollars a month
2184129
I use mine all day and night and my bill will go up mabee 30 to 40 dollars a month
711107
I can't really say. It seems reasonable and we used it a lot. Probably raised my electric as much as 50-60 in the cold times when it was running a lot. My mother in law was living with me up until recently and she's an electricity hog so I can't narrow down too well. :-)
1198497
Thanks very much for the response. After entering my question, I figured out how to fake it myself with what I've got. I just put the cost of electricity at 1.00 per kWh. So now after any amount of time, instead of it telling me how much money I've used each month/year, etc... I just read how many kWh I've used each time period. Sometimes you have to be smarter than the $20 device, but it isn't always easy. :)
2101913
Well it's a 250 watt element. So for 24 hours that's 6 kilowatt hours(kWh). So look on your electric bill for your kWh pricing. Multiply your kWh price by 6 and you've got the answer. For instance if your electric costs $0.12/kWh then it would be $0.72 to run the unit for 24 hours. Hope this helps!
2233080
It of course depends on you usage, but the one I was using as a primary heat source in a 32' camper raised the bill around 125$ a month, in Wyoming through 2 winters. The one we now use in our garage raises the bill around 50$ a month and is used 2-3 hours a day on average.
1006386
I know this isn't a scientific answer but I ran this unit in my very dry finished basement all summer long (set it to 50% humidity) and found that compared to years without humidifier running, my electric bill has increase by about $30/month.
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
1093218
my bill has increased however, I only use the unit in the evenings for a bit and also first thing in the am for abt an hour. I think the trade off is perfect rather than use my propane which is far too expensive in comparison and i dont need to heat areas that i am not using
2192149
Don't know, but I've used it an awful lot and have not noticed a significant increase in my electric bill.