In terms of how much it would cost your fan heater to heat a room, this would depend on a variety of factors. These are:

Keen to optimise home heating? See our advice on boiler controls and thermostats , smart meters , and loft insulation These have exposed heating elements, which heat up cold air as it passes. This often leads to slower, but more even, heating. They tend to be a little slower than fan heaters, but are quieter, and our tests found some are still pretty speedy. Central heating costs per hour are estimated at 12p per hour for gas central heating and 13p an hour for a heat pump, according to heating expert Martyn Bridges, who is director of technical services at Worcester Bosch. This estimate is based on a three-bedroom house with two to three people living in it. Meanwhile a typical 2000W fan heater would cost 68p per hour per fan heater.Thanks for visiting to read our Challenge 2kW Ceramic Fan Heater review. We’ve got a whole load of products in the Heaters and radiators category to compare against, but for now let’s take a look at what’s so good about Challenge 2kW Ceramic Fan Heater to make it worthy of an overall score of 8.5 out of 10. It's worth also bearing in mind that calculating the cheapest way to heat a room again depends on a number of variables, such as the size of your home and how energy-efficient it is, your heating requirements, and your energy provider. What are the disadvantages of a fan heater? If you were to try replacing the use of your central heating by putting an electric heater in each room, it will definitely end up costing much more. Nearly all have some kind of carry handle for moving about and many have a safety cut-out feature, which will switch off the heater if it gets dangerously hot.

In our tests, we set every heater to run at full blast so you can see the maximum amount it cost to heat our medium-sized test room. If you have the thermostat of your heater set to a desired temperature, the heater will toggle on and off once it reaches that temperature – depending on what's needed to maintain it. The heater won't operate continuously, so won't cost you as much to run. Are electric heaters cheaper to use than central heating? Under current energy prices, a run-of-the-mill plug-in electric heater can cost approximately 40p to 65p per hour to run on full blast.Fan heaters can be moved between rooms and some are so small they can be placed on a desktop. They can also be installed in the wall or ceiling of a room. How much does it cost to run a fan heater per hour? Convector heaters are usually taller than fan heaters, but thin and light – making them larger, but still relatively easy to move between rooms. If you do then find that Challenge 2kW Ceramic Fan Heater isn’t exactly as you thought it would be, you can easily return it. If comparing the cost of central heating per hour versus how much a typical fan heater (2000W) costs to run per hour, it is likely to be cheaper to run your central heating rather than relying on fan heaters to heat your entire home.

As you can imagine, pricing is one of the most important factors of any purchasing decision. We can find the perfect product for our needs, that fits the brief in every single way. But if it doesn’t fit our budgets, we simply can’t (or at least shouldn’t) buy it. Cost per hour is based on using the heater on its highest setting as, following our testing, we think this is the setting you're more likely to use. Calculated using the unit price under the current energy price cap (27.35p/kwH). We're not able to show every retailer and cheaper prices may be available. The electric heaters we tested Fan heaters can be an effective short-term option to heat smaller spaces. Find out how much your one costs to run This Challenge ceramic fan heater keeps your home heated or comfortably cool with 2 heat settings, a normal room-temp wind setting and the option to blow cool air. It's freestanding, thermostatically controlled and has a 1.5-metre cord. For your own peace of mind, it has a safety cut out switch to prevent it from overheating as well as a tip-over protection switch. Heat output 2kW. 2 heat settings. Safety cut out switch. Thermostatically controlled. Cool air blow feature. Suitable for room size up to 15m². Freestanding. Suitable for floor standing. 1.5m cord length. 2000 watts. Size H22.8, W17.5, D13.5cm. Weight 1.44kg. Fully assembled.

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Pinning down an exact comparison of how much central heating and electric heaters cost to run is nigh-on impossible, as the factors below are just some of the variables that play a part: No matter what type of heater or radiator you need, there's something here to suit all budgets and requirements. And you'll find designs from an array of leading brands, including Challenge, Dyson and Beldray. Why not look at our collection of Dimplex heaters? An oil heater also uses convection and they're great at retaining heat, so be sure to look at our selection of oil filled radiators too.

The first is brand. Looking at the brand of the product is often a really good indicator for judging product quality. For example you’d expect a much higher quality product from a brand known for providing excellent quality than you would from an unknown or even a budget brand. We've put electric heaters from Argos, Dimplex, DeLonghi, Dyson, Russell Hobbs and more to the test, including electric wall heaters, fan heaters, oil heaters and convectors. Price is another really important factor for analysing the quality of Challenge 2kW Ceramic Fan Heater vs other products in the Heaters and radiators category. It’s obvious, but you will need to set your expectations of quality based on your budget and the price of the product you’re looking at, against the price of alternatives. For example, a home worker might save cash if they turn off the central heating and use a fan heater to periodically heat their home office throughout the day while the rest of the house isn't in use and needing heat.Programmable timer Useful for setting a heater to turn on just before you get home or wake up, so there's no waiting around for the heater to warm up. So let’s carry on with our Challenge 2kW Ceramic Fan Heater review and explore the product’s pricing. Heaters that don’t form part of a property’s inbuilt central heating system are often, perhaps unfairly, maligned as hugely energy inefficient, but the truth is the cost depends on when, where, and how you use them. Price is then of course the second part of this tip, and the advice here is to take the time to really study the price of Challenge 2kW Ceramic Fan Heater against other products in the Heaters and radiators category. To help you with that, we’ve run some analysis for you. Some portable heaters have useful extras, such as an LCD screen that displays the current temperature or a remote control for turning the heater on from across the room. These features may come in handy: