Economy Radiator ELECTRIC RADIATOR User Manual - page 2
User Manual 2013 V1
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RUNNING COSTS:-
As the room builds up heat it draw s full pow er once achieved it w ill only take smaller amounts,
sw itching off and allow ing the room to drop to cold only to re heat it again is a false economy.
Measuring consumption, to make a true test this must be done over a long period, indeed 40% of
the entire years consumption of most households can be seen in a one tw o month period. Our
original measured year saw around 10% being used in a 10 day period at the peak of w inter.
Original measurement w as 07/08, the follow ing year 08/09 w as 30% up and so 09/10 w ill be far
w orse, w inter 09/10 being the w orst w inter on record for over 30 years.
ACHIEVING THE BEST RUNNING COSTS
– A HANDY GUIDE
Price per kWh
- be w arned, never phone us w ithout know ing this; so many people are paying at
least 30% more than they should have to.
If you have Economy 7, 10 or indeed a pay as you go (key meter), ditch them w ithout delay, they
w ill inflate your running costs potentially as much as DOUBLE! They w ork on a basis of giving
w ith one hand and taking aw ay with the other; they are both a ‘sleight of hand’.
E.g. off peak 7p / on peak 15p. If w e take the average it w ill alw ays come back to at least a
normal 24 hour single rate of 11p
– so w hy bother? If you do not believe me then take a bill, add
up all the units used for both periods, the bill w ill have a total value so divide one into the other
and this w ill give you the average you have paid.
11p per kWh is the maximum advised on a single rate, the energy market is increasing so please
do not blame us for this! Shop around for the best prices.
Sw itching on and off
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If you subscribe to this practice in the vein belief you are saving money
then think again. Constant sw itching on and off ANY heating system w hether it is gas, lpg, oil or
electric, is a false economy.
The running costs of our ‘real life’ measured and published properties are based on sw itching on
and NEVER sw itching off 365 days / 24 hours. How ever, w e specify a 4 degree drop at night
w hen asleep or out at w ork, or w hen the rooms are not used.
Raising a temperature by 4° or indeed maintaining a constant temperature is far cheaper than
sw itching on and off all the time.
Seasonal demand
- I do get people w ho ring me in the w inter in a mad panic. Their first mistake
is they pay the w rong price for their electricity, not having a realistic view on their heating needs.
80% of energy is used in the six w inter months of the year!
40% is used in the tw o peak months!
10% is used in merely a few @ 5 of the w orst days!
So DO NOT be surprised by high readings in the w inter. 08/09 w as higher than 07/08 by 30%
09/10 is the coldest w inter for 30 years. 12/13 w ent on much longer than 11/12. So that w ill be up
again by a huge margin!
Insulation
- My poorly insulated portacabin uses 2.5 times more than my domestic rooms.
Remember you are in control. If you turn up the temperature you spend more money. If you turn it
dow n you spend less.
Alw ays shop around for the best electricity price
.