Is it cheaper to use an electric heater or put the central heating on? Best ways to keep warm this winter
A 減少（する） in 気温 paired with high energy costs means 世帯s are 直面するing big 法案s again this Christmas.
While the energy price cap was lowered in October, the 欠如（する） of 政府 energy support means many will 支払う／賃金 more on 法案s?this winter.
The greatest 衝撃 will be on lower energy use 世帯s that saw the biggest 比例する 上げる from?the energy support 計画／陰謀, which took a flat £400 off 法案s at a 率 of about £67 per month, between October 2022 and March 2023.
With this in mind, we look at how to keep your energy usage and 法案s low while keeping warm this Christmas, electric heaters vs central heating, and the best way to heat yourself up.
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How much does central heating cost??
Central heating is one of the most cost 効果的な ways to heat your entire home but it can be an expensive way to heat just one room.
The 現在の Ofgem price cap 限界s the price of gas to 6.89p/kWh and 27.35p/kWH for electricity.?
It means that a 24kW gas boiler heating a home costs £1.65 to run for an hour (24 x 6.89p) while an 普通の／平均（する） 12kW electric boiler - 力／強力にするing about eight radiators - would cost £3.28 per hour.
An electric boiler that heats four radiators in your home would cost £1.64 an hour to run, 類似の to a gas boiler.
Most people have gas boilers for this 推論する／理由, as it tends to be a cheaper way to run central heating than electricity.?
If a gas boiler is left on for eight hours a day it would 始める，決める you 支援する £13.20 a day, or £92.40 a week. A 24kW electric boiler is even more pricey, costing £19.44 for eight hours a day and £136.08 per week.
In January, the energy price cap is 始める，決める to rise to 7.42p/kWh for gas and 28.62p/kWh for electricity. It means that a 24kW gas boiler will cost £1.78 to run for an hour, while a 24kW electric boiler will cost £3.43.
Crucially, however, it is 高度に ありそうもない that people will be running their boilers for eight hours per day.
One of the 重要な things to remember is that even if you put your heating on for an hour, if you have a thermostat 始める，決める to a not too high setting then the boiler will not be running for the whole hour. Instead, boilers cycle on and off.
So, for example, if your thermostat is 始める，決める to 19 degrees, the boiler should run to keep the house at that 気温 and once it has reached it, then it will not run 絶えず.?
Depending on what type of boiler you have, it's （疑いを）晴らす that having it on for even just a few hours could 始める，決める you 支援する a fair chunk of money. So, if you are only spending your time in one room, there may be no point in using the central heating to heat the entire house.
There are ways to 削減（する） your usage and 法案s, but don't 完全に neglect your radiators.?
Turning them on, even if 簡潔に, will help to keep your 塀で囲むs warm and help 妨げる 問題／発行するs like damp and mould.?
And to make sure you're only heating the rooms you use, consider turning 負かす／撃墜する the radiator 弁s in other rooms and get thermostatic 弁s fitted that 許す you to 支配（する）／統制する 気温 by room.
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Source: Howden 保険/This Is Money
The cost of running electric heaters
An electric heater can be a good 代案／選択肢 to central heating, if you only need to heat a 確かな part of your home.
Heaters are not 特に efficient but using one 限界s the space you are heating and 許すs you to 直接／まっすぐに 支配（する）／統制する what you do.? Depending on how 井戸／弁護士席 絶縁するd your home is, a 爆破 of an electric heater can help to heat up the room for some time.
An 普通の／平均（する） electric heater uses 2kW of energy per hour, meaning it costs 54.7p an hour to run, but remember it is only heating one room and so cannot be 直接／まっすぐに compared to the £1.78 cost of a 24kW gas boiler heating an entire house, or £3.28 cost of a 12 kW electric boiler doing the same.
Home 保険 specialist Howden 保険 said: 'If you're looking to heat a larger space but still 関心d about 支払う／賃金ing the 十分な price of having the heating on, electric heaters could 供給する a more cost-効果的な 解答, although not as efficient as other 選択s, these are still a 広大な／多数の／重要な cheaper 代案／選択肢.'
> Is it cheaper to use an electric to warm the room I'm working in??
An oil heater is another 選択 if you want to keep costs 負かす／撃墜する. It uses electricity to heat a 貯蔵所 of thermal oil inside the heater. When it heats up, all of the warmth created is transferred to the liquid.
On 普通の／平均（する）, an oil heater uses around 1.5kW of ener gy, meaning a cost of 41p per hour to run, or £3.28 for eight hours a day.
You can buy one for as little as £40 to 50 but 耐える in mind that they take a bit longer to start emitting heat, so you may have to run it for longer than you would an electric heater to warm up. On the flipside, an oil heater will continue to stay warm after it has been switched off.
Finally, infrared heaters are another cost-効果的な and energy-efficient way to heat a room. They could 始める，決める you 支援する as little as £40 and cost 30.08p per hour to run for an 普通の／平均（する） 1.1kW infrared heater.
Infrared heaters don't heat the 空気／公表する, like oil and electric heaters do, rather they 放出する infrared 放射（能） that only warms the 反対するs it touches.
It means they use all the heat they produce and there is no loss in the 移転, but it also means that it's not the most 効果的な way to heat a large room.
Infrared heaters work as soon as they're turned on, but also stop radiating heat once they're turned off. Since the 空気／公表する is not warmed, the room will lose heat very quickly.
Hot water 瓶／封じ込める
A hot water 瓶／封じ込める is a 広大な／多数の／重要な way to keep yourself warm in the house without using central heating.
With an 普通の／平均（する） 3kW kettle you can boil 概略で a cup of water in about one minute, which costs 1.4p.?
A 十分な kettle takes about three to four minutes to boil 1.7 litres of water, costing between 4.1p and 5.2p. This means a litre of water costs about 2.4p to 3p to boil.
A hot water 瓶／封じ込める typically 持つ／拘留するs two litres of water. but would usually only be filled about two-thirds with boiling water. At a per litre cost of 2.7p to boil, using 1.3 litres in a hot water 瓶／封じ込める would cost about 4.7p.
However, there are ways to 削減（する） your usage if you're a fan of a hot water 瓶／封じ込める. The Energy Saving 信用 recommends buying an eco kettle that only boils the 量 of water 要求するd, as it can save 20 per cent いっそう少なく energy than a 従来の electric kettle.
It also says if you 避ける overfilling your kettle, you could save yourself £11 a year.
Electric 一面に覆う／毛布
A wearable electric 一面に覆う／毛布 has become a popular choice, 特に for those living alone or who feel the 冷淡な easily.
Heating yourself rather than heating a room can help you 削減（する） costs 徹底的に. An 普通の／平均（する） electric 一面に覆う／毛布's 力／強力にする 率ing is around 0.1kWh, meaning it costs 2.73p an hour to run.
There are plenty of 一面に覆う／毛布s on sale, starting from as little as £40, and so it could be a good 投資 to lower your 法案s.
Ben Gallizzi, energy 専門家 at Uswitch.com, said: 'Heated 一面に覆う／毛布s and hot water 瓶／封じ込めるs can be used to warm up the bed before you get in, and can mean you don't need the heating on for as long in your bedroom.'
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