mick
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Does anyone know how much it would cost per week to leave two 60 watt tubular heaters switched on permanently?
Tubular heaters
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Talbot
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Will depend on marina charges for the electricity and for the "admin fee" based on 20 Kwatt per week.
Lakesailor
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20 units @ whatever price you're paying.
BlueChip
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If running cost is an issue you can power them through a 'frost stat', that's a thermostat controlled socket that is used in greenhouses to turn heating on when there is a danger of frost. They are usually set at 5 degrees C, but often are adjustable.
Doing this will cut the running cost down considerably
Doing this will cut the running cost down considerably
QuietFlight
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Run two 24/7 from Nov thro to e/o Apr, on 27ft boat based at Hasler. Total cost last season was £12.60. Does that help any?
AlexL
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20 units per week absolute max (60W * 2 * 24 hours * 7 days = 20.16kWh) (which makes it about 1 pound per week at 5p per kwh plus whatever the admin / standing fee is).
It will actually be much less than this as some of them have a 'stat which will turn it on and off as required.
It will actually be much less than this as some of them have a 'stat which will turn it on and off as required.
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regulator / stat
If no stat fitted ........ you can buy a plug in stat that heater then piggy-back plugs into ....
If no stat fitted ........ you can buy a plug in stat that heater then piggy-back plugs into ....
Westy
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Re: regulator / stat
Do you know a good place to get the tubular heaters?
Do you know a good place to get the tubular heaters?
VicS
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Two in the Force 4 catalogue which came with the Nov. PBO.
600 mm / 80 watt @ £29.95 and 900mm / 135 watt @ £34.95
I'm sure I've seen them in the Screwfix catalogue in the past. It might be worth looking at their website.
Electrical suppliers to the trade will have them but not the discount electrical superstores. May also be available from garden suppliers who specialise in greenhouse accessories but perhaps only in larger sizes
600 mm / 80 watt @ £29.95 and 900mm / 135 watt @ £34.95
I'm sure I've seen them in the Screwfix catalogue in the past. It might be worth looking at their website.
Electrical suppliers to the trade will have them but not the discount electrical superstores. May also be available from garden suppliers who specialise in greenhouse accessories but perhaps only in larger sizes
TrueBlue
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Screwfix do two units:-
http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/sea/sear...amp;x=0&y=0
http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/sea/sear...amp;x=0&y=0