Edenpure Heaters?

[I Believe In Magic]

These are the ones in USA Weekend that Bob Vila endorses. Supposed to be pretty cheap to run, as opposed to regular space heaters and I would love to know if anyone has one. Its cold in here and my bills are sky high already!! Thanks for any opinions!

 

[maddiesmom0116]

These are the ones in USA Weekend that Bob Vila endorses. Supposed to be pretty cheap to run, as opposed to regular space heaters and I would love to know if anyone has one. Its cold in here and my bills are sky high already!! Thanks for any opinions!

I have one and in my opinion they are not that cheap to run. I run one upstairs alot starting last year and I saw my heat bill jump almost a $75 a month when it was running alot. They are very safe though, so still a good option if you are always cold like me and have little ones.

 

[stacy2197]

I work with a guy who got one. His electric bill went up about 150 dollars. He went to the electric company to get a meter to tell him how much electricity it used. It used more than double what the sales man said it would. He was pretty upset after spending the money on the heater that now he has a huge electric bill. They are a young couple in their first house. I feel bad for them.

 

[DawnM]

That does sound like double what they claim ($1 per day).

We have 2 space heaters (not edenpure) that we have used in the past that don't use nearly that much heat.

I am sure Bob gets paid well for endorsing it and I wonder if he really has ever even tried it????

Dawn

 

[budbeerlady]

Our inlaws bought us one last year for Christmas, gave it to us at Thanksgiving. I didnt want it but they were going to "save" me alot of money! My electric bill went from $75 a month to $165 or higher depending, I might have hit $200. I remember blowing a fuse over it all and shoving it into the closet for the rest of winter.

We live in MI so maybe if you are in a warmer area if MIGHT be alright. So they blew over $400 on it and I had the extra $300+ in electric bills for the couple of months dh tried it.

Funny thing was they also bought one and told EVERYONE what a good deal it was, yada, yada. She kept telling me her bill didnt go up, for 2 months it was the same. I kept telling her to check her bill if they were estimating it or really reading the meter. She kept insisting it didnt raise her bill and I must be running something besides the heater. Then in late Feb she got a bill of almost $600. The unplugged it also then. But NOW she tells everyone its Michigans high rates, other people are not paying much for them and they work well, its just the electric company gouging people. LOL!


Edited to add: I have my electric bill here to pay so I read the past.... Dec 2008 I used 1219 KWH, this Dec I used 696 KWH with more Christmas lights, etc and no heater.

Then in Jan it was 1220 and Feb was 712 KWH used before I pulled the plug mid Feb last winter... In Aug with the AC going and all I used only 576 KWH. It would be cheaper to have my house cooled to 50 degrees in August than to run the heater in December.

 

[hockeyprincess]

I agree with the above posters. We have 2 and LOVE LOVE LOVE the heat they put off. It's a different heat than gas, our house is not dry like the dry heat gas furnaces put off. We too, had the same situation, with being hit with a big bill, after electric co estimated our bill 2mos in a row. Now we know how much they cost to run and it's a trade off. When gas was $14+++ per MCF last year, it was ok to have a higher electric bill and no gas bill. Now that gas is $5+ per MCF, we are running our furnace and using our Edenpure's as needed, ie: upstairs at night only, turned off before we (mom & dad) go to bed.

They do warm the space nicely and although I would still recommend them, they don't cost $1 per day to use. That would only be an additional $60 per month on our bill (for 2 heaters) and it's way more than that. But like I said, depends on what type of heat you want as well, dry heat (we don't have a humidifier, so constantly shocking each other with only gas furnace running) or a warmer, more comfortable heat with the Edenpure. I have found the Edenpure heat more comfortable as it heats the floors and carpets, and furniture, it heats 'things' rather than just the air. Still worth it in my book. I don't like cold feet!!

 

[mrsbornkuntry]

I don't have an Edenpure, but I have a space heater that I'm really happy with so I thought I'd mention it. My boys' room is above the garage and insulated poorly so it is freezing during the winter. This year I bought a Delonghi from Walmart for about $65. It's oil filled (You don't refill it or anything, the oil just heats up) and looks like a radiator. It has a timer, temperature control and low/med/high control, all digital. It will shut off if it tips over. It heats their room wonderfully and it's a pretty big room! We have used it every night this winter and I think in our case it lowers our electric bill because I don't have to turn the heat up to try to get that room to warm up at all, but I can't speak to how it would affect others.

The only negative I can see is that it is hot to the touch. The room I have it in is for a 10yo and 12yo and I just tell them when it's on so they don't play around in their, but my younger boys, 8yo and 5yo, also know to be careful around it. I just wouldn't have it anywhere with a baby or toddler. Oh, one more thing, it's kind of heavy so not something you would want to carry up/down stairs regularly.

 

[I Believe In Magic]

I don't have an Edenpure, but I have a space heater that I'm really happy with so I thought I'd mention it. My boys' room is above the garage and insulated poorly so it is freezing during the winter. This year I bought a Delonghi from Walmart for about $65. It's oil filled (You don't refill it or anything, the oil just heats up) and looks like a radiator. It has a timer, temperature control and low/med/high control, all digital. It will shut off if it tips over. It heats their room wonderfully and it's a pretty big room! We have used it every night this winter and I think in our case it lowers our electric bill because I don't have to turn the heat up to try to get that room to warm up at all, but I can't speak to how it would affect others.

The only negative I can see is that it is hot to the touch. The room I have it in is for a 10yo and 12yo and I just tell them when it's on so they don't play around in their, but my younger boys, 8yo and 5yo, also know to be careful around it. I just wouldn't have it anywhere with a baby or toddler. Oh, one more thing, it's kind of heavy so not something you would want to carry up/down stairs regularly.

This sounds really interesting! It plugs in right? Sorry, that is probably a dumb question, but I am just weighing the odds of running something using electricity. lol

Thanks for all the responses!!

 

[mrsbornkuntry]

This sounds really interesting! It plugs in right? Sorry, that is probably a dumb question, but I am just weighing the odds of running something using electricity. lol

Thanks for all the responses!!

It's okay, yes, it plugs in.

 

[squirrlygirl]

We bought an edenpure last year. Normal winter electric bill-$50. First month using heater-$400 (we had the bigger one). Our gas bill did go down that month (we have a gas furnace), but only by about $80. DH was able to return it as being defective since it cost so much to use but we were stuck paying the electric bill. It's too bad because I loved the heat that came out of that thing!

We have the oil-filled Delonghi a pp mentioned that we use in our home theater occasionally, and I've never noticed a difference in our electric bill. BUT, we only use it for a couple hours a month.

 

[seashoreCM]

Electric heaters with hidden heating elements will use the same amount of electricity for the same amount of heat whether or not they are oil filled.

Heaters with exposed elements, e.g. parabolic dishes, can make you feel warmer even though the room air is not that warm. With the room temperature lower, the heater has not given off that much heat and that is how it saves you electricity costs.

For a room over an unheated garage or basement, you might put down a rug pad and an inexpensive rug to add to the floor insulation.

 

[P.I. Squirrel]

Electric heaters with hidden heating elements will use the same amount of electricity for the same amount of heat whether or not they are oil filled.

How true. Normal space heaters max out at 1500 watts. A 1500W heater uses 12.5 amps regardless of whether it's ceramic or an element. Most of this energy is lost by trying to heat air.

As mentioned before, radiant heating is the most efficient space heater, since it heats you directly, rather than the air.

Either way, that 1500 watts is like running a hair dryer, so it's going to add up quick on your bill. Don't believe what any salesman tells you, since he can't change physics.