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**Chris** · 01-10-2007, 10:25

If it's the biggest one, then its output is 2kW no matter what you do.

Remember though that it's only emitting that level of heat while it's switched on. When your room reaches the temperature set on the thermostat, the heater will cut out and only come on again occasionally to keep the temperature constant.

It only costs you 20p per hour to use if it runs constantly for that hour. It gets tricky at this point to work out what it's actually using to maintain your temperature - short of standing over it for an hour with a stopwatch and recording how much time it spends switched on, I'm not sure what you can do.

01-10-2007, 10:25	#24
Chris Trollsplatter Cable Forum Team Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North of Watford Services: Humane elimination of all common Internet pests Posts: 36,929	Re: Storage heaters - cost to run? If it's the biggest one, then its output is 2kW no matter what you do. Remember though that it's only emitting that level of heat while it's switched on. When your room reaches the temperature set on the thermostat, the heater will cut out and only come on again occasionally to keep the temperature constant. It only costs you 20p per hour to use if it runs constantly for that hour. It gets tricky at this point to work out what it's actually using to maintain your temperature - short of standing over it for an hour with a stopwatch and recording how much time it spends switched on, I'm not sure what you can do.