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Oil filled heater, how much do they cost to run

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  • 07-09-2013 5:19pm
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    meoklmrk91
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    I have a 9 fin 2kw heater, I haven used it in a while bought it during the cold snap a couple of years ago, it's nippy today and I decided to pull it out to save from lighting the fire at 4 o clock, are these efficient, it goes on and every every few minutes, would only be using it for an hour or so to heat the living room.


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    shane0007
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    2kw x €0.18 per kwh = €0.36 per hour to run.


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    meoklmrk91
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    shane0007 wrote: »
    2kw x €0.18 per kwh = €0.36 per hour to run.

    Okay that's not too bad, I was expecting it to be more, thanks.


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    scudo2
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    meoklmrk91 wrote: »
    Okay that's not too bad, I was expecting it to be more, thanks.

    There good. But not for 10 hours a day x 7 days x 365= What da fuch!"


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    shane0007
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    It doesn't sound a lot but if you compare gas & oil with it, for every kwh of electricity costing 18 cent, oil will cost 8.3 cent for the same kwh & natural gas only costing 6.6 cent.


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