gixer1 Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 Ok folks, I'm fed up with coming home after being out shooting and putting wet clothes in my garage to return to them a week later for them still to be wet (but frozen) i'm not sure my garage has been over 1 degree c since November! So...a friend has given me a 3ft Phillips tube heater, I intend to mount this to the wall just above floor height and hang the shooting clothes above it so the heat will rise and dry the clothes (it shouldn't take a lot of heat just enough to warm them and dry them slowly) The tube heater is 60w/ft so 180watt and 240v and has a 13 amp fuse, so - how much will this cost to run per day? Regards, Gixer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J@mes Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 well it will use 180W per hour. let us know how much your electricity rates are per KW (1000watts) and work it out from there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixer1 Posted January 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 OOO! Not sure! I know I was *%!$¥! off last year when I left a 1000w fan heater running to keep my bike Cosy last winter and I got the bill! What would be an average kw usage charge? Regards, Gixer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sticko Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 if you divide 180 by 1000 that will be a abbout a fith of a killowatt per hour so every 5 hours (approx )it will be a killowatt hour (kwh) you should be able to tell from your electricity supplier what they charge you for a kwh (akwh being 1000watts per hour ) the rest you can work out it would be cheaper also to put it on a timer to be honest if the room is large and draughty it will take forever to warm up hope it all makes sense pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampire Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 If the garage is attached to the house why not just pipe a small rad in there and build a cupboard to dry everything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 If you have economy7 it would be most economical to run it overnight-makes a big difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixer1 Posted January 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 Found this which looks like the same type of heater - http://www.cnmonline.co.uk/Thermotube-Tubular-Heater-3ft-180watt-pr-16971.html That's saying 20p/day... Gixer... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apache Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 Just fish out an electricity bill and see what they charge you. Likely on the back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixer1 Posted January 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 (edited) Sorry gents it's a separate garage, I did think about running pipes for a rad but i've already had the pipe for the outside tap I run freeze and burst so thought the rad idea may not be the best (as the heating is off most of the day and it has been minus 17 a few times here in the last few months!) It's a double garage so I don't expect to heat the entire garage but just to get a slightly warmer rising band of air if the tube is below the coat hooks the clothes will be on. I did think about a small wardrobe with the heater inside to maximise the heat like an airing cupboard. I'm with scottish hydro so I reckon the price will be around 10-15p/kwh so that would around 50p-75p/day or £3.50-£5.25 a week or £14-£21 a month does that sound right? If so that's not too bad for heating and drying the clothes inthe winter months is it? Regards Gixer. Edited January 10, 2011 by gixer1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apache Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 http://www.jmldirect.com/Dri-Buddi-PD2001/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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