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Hi, I've a 20' x 7' shed, well insulated that is a workshop. It's position in the garden means it doesn't get much sunlight. But it's well made, and doesn't suffer damp, but often it's very very cold in there! Currently, I use an oil filled radiator as and when I'm in the workshop (each day, but length of time varies).
I've a 45w tubular heater that's spare. Is there any benefit of having the little tubular heater going 24/7 (and/or adding a couple more) to reduce the need of the radiator having to be switched on as a much, and help preserve the shed(?). Or would its output be insignificant?
And if I did run it, are they cheap as chips to run? What sort of cost?
Cheers
Units of electricity are in kilowatt/hours. Running a 45w heater for 24hrs would use approx 1.08 units.
But they aren't really great for heating a shed tbh
This should do it!
Triclicks 5KW / 8KW 12V Air Diesel Heater Vehicle Heater Set LCD Thermostat 4 Holes Parking Heater Fast Heating Fan Heater For Truck, Boat, Car Trailer, Motorhomes, Touring Car, Campervans, Caravans https://smile.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07V72XZV8/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_i_410PYKG4GQ4SGNDWQGR9
This should do it!
I looked into those for the car and even joined a few facebook groups dedicated to them.
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Triclicks 5KW / 8KW 12V Air Diesel Heater Vehicle Heater Set LCD Thermostat 4 Holes Parking Heater Fast Heating Fan Heater For Truck, Boat, Car Trailer, Motorhomes, Touring Car, Campervans, Caravans
Possibly the least reliable/noisiest way of heating your shed.
I have a couple in a reasonably insulated brick garage. I use them to keep the temp above freezing, but they do not warm the area, I use an electric fan heater for that.
I've got one that I use to put under the Ebike to help dry it off after it's been washed.
Its good for that but would be useless for heating the garage.
I don’t think the tubular heater will make much difference- I use them under stainless benches for beer brewing, but, for keeping temperature reasonable in the workshop I have an oil filled radiator with a thermostat. I set it to it’s lowest output, 1Kw when I’m not in there and the thermostat to around 5 degrees. If the outside temperature is warmer then I open the door! Keeping the temperature stable is key to avoiding condensation and damp. Hope this helps.
I have one behind a freezer and fridge to keep them working when it is really cold. They do nothing to heat the place
45W is/was the rated consumption of a rather dim light bulb, until the more modern ones came along a few years ago. Fairly cheap to leave on, but I can't see that you'd get a fat lot of heat out of it, esp in a shed that size.
...worthwhile?
No. I wouldn't use a tubular heater for an airing cupboard never mind a shed.
An electric towel radiator is better if you come across one that's going spare and is low wattage, but you really need a proper heater