outdoor heaters

[lucyshandbag]

does anyone know how much electric the electrical outdoor heaters use? anyone got one and regreting it?

[Ethel]

They are cheaper to run than calor gas and are probably safer. According to manufacturers' claims they are 75 -90% cheaper.

And they can't run out of fuel!

As they don't give out any smells or emissions of any kind they can also be used indoors, so are more versatile.

I would not like to leave one out in the rain though.

[Tweed]

Depends on the power consumption (wattage) of the heater. A 3kW heater will cost 3 units + tax to run for an hour; a unit is around �0.10. Cost = wattage (kW) * time (hrs) * unit price. That's if the heater is on all the time, which, considering it's going to be outdoors, will be most of the time, (because it's thermostatically controlled).