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are dimplex optiflames heaters economical?

dwayneburke · 2004-02-10 00:08:29

are dimplex optiflames heaters/Electric Fires economical? Something like this http://www.esb.ie/retailasp/esb_shops/product1.asp?cat=14&subcat=1&prodcode=6261629 I have a storage heater but would like a home fire feel? Are they warm as opposed to the storage heater? Tks

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10-02-2004 1:08am

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dwayneburke

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are dimplex optiflames heaters/Electric Fires economical?

Something like this http://www.esb.ie/retailasp/esb_shops/product1.asp?cat=14&subcat=1&prodcode=6261629

I have a storage heater but would like a home fire feel?

Are they warm as opposed to the storage heater?

Tks

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#2 10-02-2004 10:20am
Borzoi

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Pretty much all froms of electric heating are uneconomical compared to gas or oil. The only exception is storage heating which makes use of night rate electricity which is a fraction (approx half) the normal day rate.

On the other hand if it's only the look and feel of a fire that you want, and you're not going to use it that much, the cost isn't going to bother you that much.

Note: Speaking as someone with storage heating I can attest that it is a really crap heating system, whose only benefits are to the construction industry and the ESB

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