BIONAIRE Oil Filled Radiator £12.00 reduced from £50 (good for cold nights) @ tesco
Hello Guys
Just at Tesco and spotted these that were on offer, reduced from £50 to £12 is a deal to me. they were at Durham road store, upstairs on back wall next to phone cases.
they had some electric blankets also reduced to £5 for a double and £6 for a king although they were not many left of them.
Guy said it would be nationwide till sold out
best wishes
Product Description
Oil Filled Radiators are safe, effective and efficient. They offer a low cost heating option as the heater is made of metal and oil filled; so it will retain heat for longer after it has been switched off. The Bionaire® 1500W Oil Filled Heater (BOH1503) has 3 heat settings (700W, 800W and 1500W). It is suitable for smaller rooms, features a manual thermostat and frost guard so that the heater will switch on if the temperature goes below a certain level. There is a 2 stage safety system, power indicator light, carry handle, wheels, tip over protection and cord storage.
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This is my non scientific observations (After checking my energy monitor)
1. Fan heater - Great for quick warm up but do not retain heat, I use this in the kitchen for when I have breakfast in the morning, a quick 20min blast and the kitchen is all warmed up, by the time it cools I am in work, but means I do not need to put the full central heating system on, so over the course of a year saves me £££ compared to using the heating system.
2. Oil heater - Better for longer term use, use this in the bedroom on a really cold night as it just keeps the bedroom a nice temp by taking the chill off the air and the build in thermostat means it does not stay on constantly, when it does switch off it can be for over an hour as the oil retains the heat, also near silent in operation.
3. Convector heater - Retain little heat, find these cheapest to buy but in practice expensive to run, if you buy one make sure it has a digital thermostat built in with a proper timer to control its use.
Hope this helps
And it is correct a 2kw oil heater uses the same amount of electric as a 2kw fan heater, but depending on your circumstances and need you can save money if they are used correctly and the correct type for the surroundings.
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Jump to unread Post a CommentI bought mine for the dogs, when it gets cold it like to make sure they are warm enough, I was going to get them an electric blanket each for their beds. As I sat eating scrambled eggs on toast they were having some Princess tinned steak mixed with digestive biscuits, I thought hang on this is the wrong way round. Was too late as you can't get in the way of a Boxer and his steak!
I bought mine for the dogs, when it gets cold it like to make sure they are warm enough, I was going to get them an electric blanket each for their beds. As I sat eating scrambled eggs on toast they were having some Princess tinned steak mixed with digestive biscuits, I thought hang on this is the wrong way round. Was too late as you can't get in the way of a Boxer and his steak!
Dogs have an inbuilt warmth aid - its called a "fur coat" - go put one on and then sit next to a heater and see what it feels like.
i have no idea about these things, so not daft questions to me. i'm wondering if it might be a good backup if my central heating breaks, instread of electric heaters that presumably cost a fortune, a halogen and a storage heater
i have no idea about these things, so not daft questions to me. i'm wondering if it might be a good backup if my central heating breaks, instread of electric heaters that presumably cost a fortune, a halogen and a storage heater
Used engine oil - you can buy it from a used engine oil shop the slippery version is the best it costs around £200 a gallon and lasts for 28.7689 years - HTH.
Edited By: SHOWMAN36 on Sep 20, 2012 22:23
i have no idea about these things, so not daft questions to me. i'm wondering if it might be a good backup if my central heating breaks, instread of electric heaters that presumably cost a fortune, a halogen and a storage heater
The oil is inert. It is there to absorb heat, the oil retains this heat, you turn it off, the heat retained by the oil releases slowly. Longer lasting heat.
If you ran it all the time, it would cost less than the GDP of Somalia.
i think 1000w costs me about 14 pence per hour, better than heating a whole house if you are in just one room or ideal for pets etc
i have no idea about these things, so not daft questions to me. i'm wondering if it might be a good backup if my central heating breaks, instread of electric heaters that presumably cost a fortune, a halogen and a storage heater
Well it's a 1500W radiator so depending on the calorific value of your oil, it probably won't last long. I'm guessing it holds about 5 litres.
The hard bit will be
a) draining the old oil - they normally weld the fill plug shut.
b) keeping the thing from exploding.
The bonus is, you might get a decent position on next year's Darwin Awards.
This is complete rubbish and the ASA would slap it down, as they would the use of the word "efficient". All electric heaters are equally efficient, and the only reason this retains heat longer after it is switched off is because it takes longer for it to start giving off heat when it is switched on - the two cancel out completely and it is not a "low cost option".