I want to know if an electrical bill is a lot per month if I buy this unit fireplace
517033
It's in my teenagers room since he's in the basement. He has left it on all night sever nights in a row and my bill did not increase a cent when it was on. Love this heater. Super awesome and super safe as it kicks itself off when the room reaches a certain temp.
805778
That is possible if you run it 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It uses a vast amount of electricity. I use mine from Friday to Sunday every weekend and my electric bill went up $200.
1093220
the $80 answer is outrageous!!! I guess different places have different electric prices but if we left ours on for about 12-15 hours a day, every day, our bill went up by 25-30$ a month, MAX. It also depends what type of space you are heating and how well insulated it is. We find it extremely helpful in an old house in the high rockies but a family member in Florida (who is trying to heat an uninsulated house) finds it nice but not as helpful as we do. We can't live without it and as people with a very low electric bill, we do not find this heater to add any stress to our bill. we've had it two years and i highly recommend it. especially for the price - comparable heaters are much more.
1879917
I purchased this unit last year. It is used to heat a 20x16 foot bedroom in our cellar. I measured its electricity usage using my "Kill-A-Watt" meter, in early March in Maine. As near as I can tell, using it all day (with its automatic thermostat to shut it off when not needed), it probably was "ON" approx. 4-7 hours per day in a cool March. Working the usage numbers to a per-month estimate, I came up with 470 KWH per March. At our KWH fees, that translated to approx. $63.33 per month. I had previously measured three other electric heaters using my "Kill-A-Watt" meter. All three used TWICE the electricity than this Lasko. I purchased this unit last year. It is used to heat a 20x16 foot bedroom in our cellar. I measured its electricity usage using my "Kill-A-Watt" meter, in early March in Maine. As near as I can tell, using it all day (with its automatic thermostat to shut it off when not needed), it probably was "ON" approx. 4-7 hours per day in a cool March. Working the usage numbers to a per-month estimate, I came up with 470 KWH per March. At our KWH fees, that translated to approx. $63.33 per month. I had previously measured three other electric heaters using my... » Read More I purchased this unit last year. It is used to heat a 20x16 foot bedroom in our cellar. I measured its electricity usage using my "Kill-A-Watt" meter, in early March in Maine. As near as I can tell, using it all day (with its automatic thermostat to shut it off when not needed), it probably was "ON" approx. 4-7 hours per day in a cool March. Working the usage numbers to a per-month estimate, I came up with 470 KWH per March. At our KWH fees, that translated to approx. $63.33 per month. I had previously measured three other electric heaters using my "Kill-A-Watt" meter. All three used TWICE the electricity than this Lasko. « Show Less
1880284
I'm not sure, and wouldn't want to lead you wrong. I know this, I save about $30.00 a month on our electric bill. This unit works great. Household of 2.
432491
I think it is a trade-off... Our main gas furnace does not come on as much, but the room the little heater is in is much warmer than it is using the gas furnace alone. In the end I think the electric bill goes up a little and the natural gas bill goes down a little. This being said, I liked this heater so much though, that I bought another for a different place in my cold Michigan house.
2017286
That's around the size of the room i am using it in and it does very good at keeping it warm, I just got my light bill today and it has went down a little over $40.00 hope this helps.
403172
i have 3 duraflames turn on in winter, one use almost 24 hours a day, one for overnight and one use as needed. my highest bill was about $350/month, but that's only supplemental heat and not including my gas boiler heater,which is another $350 per month. so total heating bill per month in winter is $650 per month. if you want warmer in a dedicated room then go for it, if you want to heat the whole house, forget about it.
1598548
Yes. I have one in each of 3 rooms we spend the most time in - heating bill has gone down.
466475
I have not tried it yet but I bought two for my sister and she lives in a old house with those old floor furnace and she has saved around $75 to a $100 dollars a month and I have another friend who has saved money on his monthly light bill during the winter months
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.
505041
$40, maybe $60 more a month. That's with 20hr consistent daily use. Keep in mind before purchase thst this unit can only handle a very small room or area. Will not cool down a normal size room much.
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!
688898
Heat pump cuts cost and electric strip kicks in when necessary! I have two units for 1200sqft.one unit for the big room of 600sqft it does excellent job but I do supplement with wood burning stove! The cost tips up for heat does excellent on AC side.
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.
1399389
I have not looked at my electric bill, but since it has a timer and auto shut off. The heater won't be on when it does not need to, I guess that will do save me some money.
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