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Running Cost Tests

Independant house tests conducted by leading testing laboratory and certification company to UKAS standards.

Location England
Test Period Winter 2007
Size of property 330 sq.ft. (2 rooms)
Cost of electricity 7.25 pence per Kw/hour*
Lowest outside temperature 1 degree ‘C’

Test areas consisted of :

Lounge 15ft x 13ft 3ins
Bedroom 15ft x  8ft 9ins
Final Inspection and Packing
Final Inspection and Packing
A single 2.0 Kw AeroFlow heater was used to heat the Lounge/Dining.

A single 1.5 Kw AeroFlow heater was used to heat the bedroom.


Maintaining an average temperature of:
19 °C in the bedroom
21 °C in the Lounge
throughout the tests.


*Based on Economy 10 tariff continuous running for 24 hours
Part of Powder Coating Plant
Part of Powder Coating Plant
Five separate tests were conducted over 24 hour periods. (120 hours)

Lounge/Dining 2 periods of 24 hours duration (48 hours)
(Electricity used for 28% of the time the heaters were operating)

Bedroom 3 periods of 24 hours duration (72 hours)
(Electricity used for 23% of the time the heaters were operating)

TOTAL cost for the 120 hours tests - £ 3. 19
Average cost per hour = 2.66pence