I am wondering if anyone who uses this heater as the main heat source with furnace back up had notice a great increase in their electric cost?
1249700
I have no central heat in my concrete floored loft in LA...I ran this 24 hrs a day for a month and it cost me about $136
1249701
We used 2of these for the coldest part of this past winter, nearly 3 months, as a additional source to the wood stove and only noticed about $1.50 different in electric.
1249702
I tried this heater and was thoroughly disappointed. It did not heat our main room and I ran it for 3-4 hours about 8' away.
241350
Hi Jennifer, I have had mine for two months now and no increase on my electric bill, even tho it seems to run constantly.
1333691
Too much. Its a decoration now. I don't use it. I got it to cut down on my electric heat costs but it went up after I started using it.
750936
We have not heard that advice. I will say that our heater doesn't do the job of our previous one which we had for several years. We have had the current heater for six years and have never done anything with it since it was installed.
29856
it raises my electric bill from $20 to $30 in the summer. it works so well that it is worth the expense.
199228
Since they are to be used as supplemental heaters (note that phrase: SUPPLEMENTAL HEATERS), their impact on your bill should be negligible. We used ours quite a bit for the last 2 1/2 months of last winter, and our bill increased about $10 a month. I consider that a pretty bearable cost to keep my wife warm!
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I lived in Vermont and the heater was fine in October and part of November but in December my electric bill spiked very high and I had to seriously curb the use of the heater. If you are looking for something to take the chill out of the air on cool mornings they are great but if you are looking to save money on your primary heating source I would not recommend this heater.
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I didn't have to purchase a special plug. Just plugged it into a house socket. I have had this about 2 months now and have not seen an increase in my electric bill. Well, I really can't tell if there was an increase in my electric bill because of the dehumidifier, the company is raising the cost on their own. They say because of an extremely cold winter, government regulations, etc... they come up with really good excuses.
82541
Overall I'm very happy with heater, very enjoyable to use, which may lead to overuse negating any savings. Puts off a lot of heat
403170
Electric was supposed to be promisingly lower, mine were not, but they may have been due to electricity rate increases last year. You should check with your utility company before buying to see it it would be beneficial to you. Ours was running 24/7 in dead of winter and our electric bill was $550/mo 1/2 of that was the utility charge just for using their company! (like we have a choice) If you live in an area where you not slammed with delivery charges than yes, this would be feasible for you in cold months.
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It of course depends on you usage, but the one I was using as a primary heat source in a 32' camper raised the bill around 125$ a month, in Wyoming through 2 winters. The one we now use in our garage raises the bill around 50$ a month and is used 2-3 hours a day on average.
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Our electric bill increased less than$8/mo (run heater 8-9 hrs/day in our sunporch here in MI). Bear in mind we use the 1500 Edenpure. Recommend you use a 1500 - cost might be more, but it will pay for itself.
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Hi, Zahid, I haven't experienced a real difference in my electric bills since I bought this oven. Since the oven is used every day for at least one meal (most days it's used for lunch and dinner; some days for all three meals) I believe that the additional cost for electric power is not a big issue. I really like this appliance; it's versatility is outstanding. I sincerely hope that, if you get one, your additional power cost is also minimal. Good luck. Anne
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I've never noticed an increase in my electric bill from using mine(I run two at once)but I run air conditioners in the summer and edenpure heaters in the winter so the energy consumption of my dehydrators is probably minimal compared to those.
856229
I bought this as a gift for my mother. She likes using the unit for extra warmth but I'm not sure about the cost of the extra electricity because it is her unit at her home.
1067112
I leave mine on all the time for several months during the winter - and I have not noticed any increase in the electric bill. Just to be sure, I just checked past bills, and they have pretty much stayed around the same and very little increase from last year.
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We switched to IR heaters 5 years ago. We save about $600 a month not having to use Propane fed central heating. The blower alone in our central heater uses 1500 WATTS, so does this, but you may need more than 1 IR unit. So our electric bill went up a little, but no more $600 a month buying Propane. That is a huge net difference of about $500 a month in Fall and Winter. We also really like the difference of the heat. Central heat is dry, stuffy. IR heat is nothing like that...you have to try that to understand.