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baldude69 t1_j61u77f wrote

Yep electric heat is crazy expensive. Uses like 3x the electricity than if you were cooling your entire house with AC. I would turn the heat down a bit and use a space heater selectively to help save on electric

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Riogrande024 t1_j65tmy8 wrote

A modern heat pump/mini split system can be vastly more efficient than restive/space heater, during mild temperatures (above freezing) they are especially efficient. Not saying op and your expirience are invalid, but people should be aware that resitive is not always better than heat pumps. https://www.ezacandheat.com/heat-pumps-vs-resistive-heaters-which-is-more-efficient/

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Probability-Bot t1_j65x8m5 wrote

When i saw the word crummy in his desc i assumed it was much older unit. I once had a AC/Heater portable unit and that thing sucked electric i switched over to two of these smaller space heaters but i always keep them on the low setting or turn one off. Also i wonder whos OP elect supplier..

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_ogg OP t1_j620etn wrote

Cool thank you. I’m new to using electric, had basically free steam radiators previously

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baldude69 t1_j627ia6 wrote

No prob! Unfortunately it’s a lot more expensive than gas heat

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