Hi OzBargainers,
I'm a student living in an apartment (renting obviously) and I want to find a small heater for my bedroom (apx 4m*4m). I was raised in a very cold place (-20 degrees in winter) so the winter in Melbourne is pretty warm for me as I don't fell cold when sleeping at night. The only problem is my feet fell colder than my body, so I have to find something to warm my feet and don't need to warm the room. I will use the heater no more than 5 hours per day. I want to find a heater as cheap as possible as I only use it for one or two winters and I will buy a better one if I get a job :). I found convection heater, fan heater and ceramic heater(similar to fan heater?) at Kmart and Bunnings, which one will you recommend?
Kmart Convection Heater $29: https://www.kmart.com.au/product/convection-heater-with-time…
Kmart Ceramic Heater $29: https://www.kmart.com.au/product/ceramic-heater/2487349
Click 2000W Convection Heater $29.98: https://www.bunnings.com.au/click-2000w-convection-heater_p0…
Click 1500W Ceramic Fan Heater $24.95: https://www.bunnings.com.au/click-1500w-ceramic-fan-heater_p…
And normal $15 fan heater.
Cheers.
I also get cold feet… I honestly think the best thing is to wear warm socks.
In regards to heaters, they are all much of a muchness, except for oil heaters which use a slow radiant heat and the rest use a heated coil of some kind and a fan to move the heat around.
The cost is going to be wattage * hours * days / 1000 * cost per kwH.
For example, to run a 2000 W heater for 5 hrs is going to be 2000 * 5 * 1 / 1000 * $0.28 (28 cents per kwH) = $2.80 per day.
As you can see, in the end the cost of the heater is kind of insignificant to how much you will spend running it for 5hrs each day.