Here we compare the actual running costs of various heating appliances for use within a domestic household.
Mains Gas Heating Appliances
Gas Fire
High – 11p per hour
Medium – 7p per hour
Low – 4p per hour
Gas Flued Wall Heater
High – 6p per hour
Medium – 5p per hour
Low – 3p per hour
Gas Central Heating (including domestic hot water)
During very cold weather – 44p per hour
During Cold weather – 23p per hour
During Autumn / Milder Weather – 17p per hour
Electric Heating (based on 12p per kw/h)
750 watt oil filled Radiator – 9p per hour
1200 watt halogen heater – 14.4p per hour
400 watt halogen heater – 4.8p per hour
1000 watt heater – 12p per hour
1500 watt oil filled radiator – 0.18p per hour
2000 watt (2kw) convector heater – 24p per hour
2400 watt (2.4kw) fan heater – 28.8p per hour
3000 watt (3kw) convector heater – 36p per hour
Economy 7 storage heaters (based on 5.5p per kw/h economy 7 tariff)
1.7kw storage heater – 9.35p per hour (65.4p per 7 hour charge)
2.55kw storage heater – 14p per hour (98p per 7 hour charge)
3.4kw storage heater – 18.7p per hour (£1.31 per 7 hour charge)
Electric Heat Pump
5kw Heat Pump (outputs around 10kw of heat) – £0.60p per hour
11kw Heat Pump (outputs around 25kw of heat) – £1.32 per hour
Bottled Calor Gas Fire
High – 66p per hour
Medium – 47p per hour
Low – 16p per hour
Oil Fired Central Heating (including domestic hot water)
During very cold weather – 75p per hour
During cold weather – 48p per hour
During milder autumn / spring weather – 28p per hour
Paraffin / Kerosene Invertor heater (based on 70p per litre for Kerosene)
Full Setting (3000 watts) – 21p per hour
Medium Setting (1900 watts) – 13.3p per hour
Eco Setting (800 watts) – 5.6p per hour
All prices in the above heating cost comparison are based on current fuel rates as of January 2014
