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- 2 heat settings: 1000W/2000W
- Adjustable thermostat
- Tip over safety switch
- Overheat protection
- Fan mode only
Also available Arlec 2400W Fan Heater for 15$ : https://www.bunnings.com.au/arlec-2400w-fan-heater_p4441955
Mistral 2000W Heater Fan $10 (In-Store Only) @ Bunnings
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Springvale is currently showing as low stock.
No stock anywhere near me.
Looks though they are just clearing the model branded as 'Mistral' and selling it for $15 now as a 'Click' branded one:
https://www.bunnings.com.au/click-2000w-white-upright-fan-he…
Got one of these in the caravan, they are great highly recommend them.
would've thought the fan ones uses too much electricity, isnt the convection ones better in efficiency especially in a caravan (limited power)?
They are the same, consumption-wise. All electricity becomes heat.
Convection heats up slower, stays warm longer, is noiseless. A fan is smaller but noisy, heats up instantly, stops heating instantly.
(edit) Ignore me.
thanks @pizzaguy, learned something new today :)
If you can find Vulcan fan heaters, some of them are quiet.
Not saying it specifically about this fan but when I hear on the news about house fires started by faulty heaters, its one item I don't try and find the cheapest brand/model.
Agree. Although when you buy these kind of heaters, you shouldn't keep them on overnight or out of sight for long hours.
Just wondering, how much electricity ($$$) does it consume in an overnight usage?
Assuming its on high all night:
2000W
My electricity is around $0.25 per kwh
So 50c per hour to run it.
Run it for 8 hours and its $4 per nightThis obviously changes if you have different priced electricity and/or it doesn't run at full power all night.
Thanks mate, appreciate it.
That said, I don't recommend running these overnight while you sleep due to the dangers of house fires.
If you want to run a heater over night, reverse cycle air conditioner is the safest (and uses about 1/3 of the electricity). Next safest is oil column heater (same electricity as fan heater)
@Trojan: It amazes me that a bulky split-system AC costs less to run than a portable heater like this which is the size of a shoebox!
@Godric: The reason why the reverse cycle air conditioner is so efficient is it doesn't create the heat from electricity .. it takes the heat from outside the house and pumps it inside the house.
@Trojan: Yep, and adding to that some of the smaller room sized split systems - ie 2.5 - 3.5kw range can have a COP of 5-6 - meaning for 1 unit of electricity it produces 5-6 units of heat. Compared to a fan heater than turns one unit of electricity into one unit of heat.
This makes some split systems 5-6 times as efficient or in other words use 1/5 to 1/6 of the power of a fan heater.
For the higher initial install cost, it can break even very quickly. Bonus is you get cooling in summer too.
Can't make do with an electric blanket if it's for sleeping? Like 1/100th of the cost. Obviously different type of limitations but it saves me turning on the more general air space heater until maybe an hour before I actually get up.
This is very cheap but it will cost you dearly in the long run in electricity bills guys. Go for a ceramic heater if you're looking for something cheap, they can still be found for around 30 bucks. I had a house might use one of these and my bill for the month was honestly $380!! Go figure… 😑
Do you have any idea about the cost to run a ceramic heater overnight?
Assuming its 2000W heater and it's on high all night:
2000W
My electricity is around $0.25 per kwh
So 50c per hour to run it.
Run it for 8 hours and its $4 per nightThis obviously changes if you have different priced electricity and/or it doesn't run at full power all night.
Umm, does it cost the same to run ceramic heater and fan heater?
@wii4u: Yes, every watt of electricity turns into watt of heat, 1:1, when using fan, ceramic or convection heater. They are expensive to run, but you often get no choice.
Split systems can convert a watt of electricity into more watts of heat, so they are more efficient. But yeah, you won't just buy and install one if you're renting. Something I learnt on OzB, by the way!
@richmond12: I'd assume it's 2-3x less, or even less than that, as effciency is much higher and every 1000w spent on running a split system would output 2000-3000w of heat. Or maybe more. You'd have to check a particular model of the system.
Edit: I can see eg. here https://www.greenwire.com.au/most-energy-efficient-air-condi… that the most efficient model uses 6x less energy, so 6x smaller usage on electricity bill.
If you can't find any stock of these, you might have more luck with this one which is the exact same product with a different logo on it for $5 more https://www.bunnings.com.au/click-2000w-white-upright-fan-he…
Doesn't look like there is any stock.
No stock in 10+ stores I checked in SE Melbourne. Does any store have stock?