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Regarding those quartz / halogen heaters

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Eeyore

Jan 1, 1970
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There have been a few posts here regarding the quartz tube halogen element
radiant heaters that have recently become widely available.

I just acquired one myself and I thought it might be useful to share my
experience.

I was just interested in some 'local heat' as much as anything to keep my feet
warm when working at the PC. Until now I've been using a 'fan heater' set on its
lowest 1kW setting but was concerned a bit about the power consumption being
unnecessarily high.

I just purchased a 400/800W halogen heater from Focus DIY ( UK ) for £7.99.

I'm pleased to say that on its lower 400W setting it provides plenty of heat for
the purpose. Because I only need the heat 'locally' it's actually subjectively
warmer than the fan heater on 1kW which was using 2.5x as much energy !

Plus of course that means my electricity bills will now be that much lower.
Definitely a good result.

Graham
 
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