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Appliance running costs Updated 20 May 2011

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Costs not right Posted by: Paul Timms 27 Mar 2012 8:35am

A heater on thermostat will not use electricity for the complete hour, it cycles on and off, so for example the 2400watt oil column heater is not 58c to run it may be only 40c or less.
I'm looking at LHZ heaters which have a heat storage tablet and state they are only on approx 50percent of the time.

Noirot Panel Heaters Posted by: Dayan Lora 21 Feb 2012 8:03am

Hi there, I would be happy if you include Noirot Panel Heaters next time. My one is a 2000 watt model. Thanks

Heat Transfer Duct Posted by: herbert 09 Jun 2011 9:52am

We have installed a 3-room heat transfer duct to transfer the heat from our fire place into the bedrooms. Does anyone know the power usage of the fan? The only information I can find is that it has a maximum airflow of 910m3 per hour.

Thanks

Reply 1: Posted by: Consumer Staff 13 Jun 2011 4:47pm

Hi herbert
For a 3 bedroom heat transfer fan we would expect the power use to be in the range of 80 to 150 Watts, on a maximum setting. if you can tell us the brand, we may be able to be a bit more specific.
Regards
Hamish Wilson
Research and Testing Manager

Reply 2: Posted by: herbert 27 Jun 2011 12:43pm

Hi Hamish,

I believe it is a Metro 3 Room Heat Transfer Duct (MetroFires).

Thanks for the info.

'Saver bulbs' Posted by: T J & S R Quirke 07 Jun 2011 12:32pm

I purchased these energy bulbs when a power company recommended 'buy 5 and get 5 free or something to that effect (been that long now)although when first switched on takes a few minutes to get to its full brightness 5 years no blow outs and still shining bright.

Electric underfloor heating Posted by: Free Forall 31 May 2011 6:58pm

Can anyone tell me the approximate cost of running this? I have searced the net but can't find anything or anyone including the NZ Govt site.
Thanks.

double glazing Posted by: Peter Clarke 25 Mar 2011 8:24pm

can you tell us whether double glazing is worth investing in ? and if so heat saved with it in relation to heavy drapes and heaters/log fires etc.
thanks

Make it interactive! Posted by: Matthieu Carrere 25 Oct 2010 11:46am

Great tables. The article on Saving Energy is very good as well.

Regarding the appliance tables, it would be great if they were interactive, i.e. containing the same information but with the ability to select only certain appliances and input a quantity (e.g. 4x 60W bulbs + 1x Fridge + 1x dishwasher, etc) to segregate energy use in one's own home.

An even greater feature would be to suggest alternatives to selected appliances, displaying potential savings in both energy and cost (e.g. 4x 60W bulbs could be matched with 4x 12W low consumption bulb, 1x 10yr old fridge matched with new fridge, and so on).

Final esults would then display actual consumption/cost versus potential consumption/cost with suggested energy saving features.


Another thing that would be great when talking about ways to save energy, would be to distinguish between people who live in a place they own, and people who rent. Realistic options for energy savings vary considerably between these two profiles.

Cheers,
Matt

econo heat wall panel heaters Posted by: Grant Cleaver 16 Apr 2010 9:02am

hi i was wondering if you know much about the econo heat wall panel heaters, compared to a large oil filled heater