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Electric heating...

  • 27-05-2014 12:54pm
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    angeldelight
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    We've just moved into an apartment with electric heating and having heard so many horror stories about whopper electricity bills I'm a bit concerned! In the sitting room and the bedroom there's Dimplex heaters (not storage heaters) on the wall with a built in timer on each so they can be set separately. In the bathroom there's a Dimplex heater over the door that you can just turn on when needed (although the smell of burning from this one makes me very wary!).

    We're renting so don't have many options but I was wondering is there a more energy efficient heater we could buy and plug in that would work better than the ones that are already here? The apartment is about 20 years old and I'd say the radiators are the originals


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  • #2
    Sleeper12
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    angeldelight wrote: »
    We've just moved into an apartment with electric heating and having heard so many horror stories about whopper electricity bills I'm a bit concerned! In the sitting room and the bedroom there's Dimplex heaters (not storage heaters) on the wall with a built in timer on each so they can be set separately. In the bathroom there's a Dimplex heater over the door that you can just turn on when needed (although the smell of burning from this one makes me very wary!).

    We're renting so don't have many options but I was wondering is there a more energy efficient heater we could buy and plug in that would work better than the ones that are already here? The apartment is about 20 years old and I'd say the radiators are the originals

    What does the ber cert say? If the apartment is well insulated the electric heaters will be fine.

    The blow heater in the bathroom is not expensive to run. If it (or any electric appliance) smells of burning do NOT use till it is checked by a qualified electrician.


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