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Dimplex Heatbook

Cut your costs: How to save energy

• Look for heaters with energy

saving features such as thermostats

and timers

• If your heater does not have a timer,

plug it into a timer control

• Put the heater on half heat setting

if there is one, on milder days

• Use portable heating just to take

the edge off a cooler room rather

than turn on a whole heating system

• Turning your thermostat down by

just 1°C saves a lot over a season

• Set the temperature on your

individual heaters to suit the room

and its use, and use timers if

you can. For example, in a spare

room, just leave the heater on

a low setting

• Use a shower (not a power shower)

rather than a bath, saving you time,

money and water. And check that

your cylinder hot water isn’t set any

higher than 60°C/140°F

• Don’t leave appliances on standby

or leave phones or other electricals

on charge unnecessarily

• Turn off the lights when you leave

a room and make sure you now

have low energy light bulbs /LEDs

• Cuppas cost cash – reduce your

spend by boiling only what you need

rather than a full kettle every time

• Make sure you insulate your hot

water tank

• Keep a lid on it – use your

saucepan lids to help reduce

moisture and condensation too

• Insulate: Half a homes heat loss

is through walls and loft

• Get the best energy deal –

visit energy price comparison

sites to see how you might save

on your bills

Which heater is best for my home/room?

If you are looking to heat a room on

a permanent basis it would be best to

use an installed heater such as a panel

or storage heater.

Portable electric heaters are especially

useful for heating a room when perhaps

you’re involved in a sedentary activity

such as ofﬁce working from home,

doing hobbies such as reading or

painting or simply watching TV.

Fan heaters – fantastic for an instant

warm up, they very quickly make a

room feel warm and comfortable.

Running costs explained

It is very difﬁcult to be precise on actual

running costs for an individual room/

property as this will vary according to

many factors such as lifestyle, weather

conditions, correct sizing of heater,

appliance selected and room temperature

required, so the information given below

should be taken as a rough guide only.

DIRECT ACTING APPLIANCES

One of the common misconceptions

about heating is that different types of

heaters are more expensive to run than

other types. This is simply not accurate.

All direct acting heaters are 100%

efﬁcient at point of use and simply put,

on a given tariff 1kWh of energy used

will cost the same whether it’s a hairdryer,

kettle, fan heater, panel heater or oil

ﬁlled radiator using it.

However, the key to improving efﬁciency

is to use products that have thermostatic

control as these will ensure that the room

is not overheated, thereby saving energy.

OFF-PEAK APPLIANCES

Off-peak or storage heaters take in

and store electricity at certain times

(usually at night) when energy is cheaper.

If the storage heater takes a full charge

and has a rating of 18kWh, and is charged

for 7 hours, then it will cost 18 x 7 x cost of

unit of off-peak electricity, per day.

There are models from 1kW up to

a powerful 3kW and oscillating models

will help to provide an effective

distribution of warmed air.

Convectors – these are slimline and

lightweight and easy to transport from

room to room and just as easy to store

away in the loft or a cupboard when

they are not in use.

Oil ﬁlled/oil free radiators – provide

a mix of radiant and convected heat.

They are ideal for older people,

keeping baby’s rooms warm and for

people working in a small home ofﬁce.

1kWh = a 1kW appliance running

for one hour, so the input of the

appliance x length of running time

(e.g. 1 hour) x kWh cost = hourly

running cost.

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