Why would it be cheaper to run? All electric heaters are 100% efficient.
Oil radiator down
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So that heated blanket would warm the room up then or just the part of you that needed warming?
All parts of me need warming and not just the bottom. I have a column of hot air rising around me.
Because, it would be a 20th of the power consumption, at 100w, versus the 2Kw (or what ever), but heating you more directly, than an oil filled radiator. I'm not convinced a blanket, is the best method, an electrically heat pad might be safer.
An electric blanket, is a very much more efficient method of getting into a warm bed, compared to warming the entire bedroom.
I warm up through radiator and jump into bed. It's the same thing, and I don't need special preparation because I am usually at the computer + radiator before bed. The radiator warms me and my chair. It also warms my ears. If that isn't direct heating, I don't know what is.
100w gives you less heat than the 500w I have. You pay less for being colder.
It depends on what, the lesser heat, has to warm up.
Higher capacity is better because you can turn it down. Whereas maxing out on low power leaves you fewer options. I find the little radiator quite handy. It's small enough to not get in the way, and it produces enough heat majority of the time. With the wear parts being cheap and standard, the unit could last forever.
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Because it uses less power [say 50W instead of 2kW]. The end goal is to improve comfort rather than raise the temperature of the building. As such, sitting on it when it's on means I run the central heating a lot less.
It's called a blanket but it's designed to go under a sheet. I am not sure what the proper name for that is.
Silentnight Winter Warmer Electric Blanket
Made from super snuggly fleece material Fast heat up and 3 heat settings Designed with overheat protection Easy fit straps provide an easy secure fit
www.silentnight.co.uk
It's called a blanket but it's designed to go under a sheet. I am not sure what the proper name for that is.
Silentnight Winter Warmer Electric Blanket
Made from super snuggly fleece material Fast heat up and 3 heat settings Designed with overheat protection Easy fit straps provide an easy secure fit
An electric under blanket, is designed to be laid completely flat on the bed, only distorted a little from flat, by the occupant, versus run folded up, or strewn over a regularly moving seat. A small heat-pad, would be a better option, in these circumstances, they tend to be more robust.
I use radiator in unheated room. So 50W won't do it. Being directly above 500W works OK with clothing most of the time. For weather at -5C, an 800W would be needed.
It depends on the volume/mass you are attempting to keep warm. When I was without an electric blanket, I would simply put a laptop in the bed to warm it.
Just go get yourself some skiing long johns from decathlon and be done with it.
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