Shoppers rush to buy £14 Dunelm heater that costs just pennies to warm rooms
BARGAIN hunters are rushing out to snap up a £14 Dunelm heater that costs just pennies to run.
Arctic conditions are continuing to freeze the nation today as temperatures plummet below zero, with numerous yellow weather warnings for snow and ice issued by the Met Office.
The plummeting temperatures have led the UK Health Security Agency to send out a Level 3 cold weather alert across England.
With the cost of living crisis continuing along with energy bills soaring, which are set to go even higher next year, many people are frantically searching for cheap ways to stay warm this winter.
Dunelm shoppers are raving about the fan heater which costs £14.
One online review said: "Great fan heater, which warms the room quickly, great value and economical to run.”
Another added: "It’s an inexpensive little heater that heats any room in fifteen minutes and is cheaper to run."
"Brilliant product - very efficient, convenient and not expensive to warm a room quickly," wrote a third.
A fourth commented: "Bought 2 of these items for a family and they loved it.
"The delivery was efficient and pricing is good as well."
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Someone else chipped in with: "The heater is very light and functions very powerfully, it is small so very portable and easy to store away when not in use.
"It does the job quite well, when you don’t want to use the central heating you can keep it close to you for quick warmth and it is designed safe so you can keep it close to you."
The small fan costs 68p an hour to run - but shoppers should beware that this might not be cheaper than putting the heating on.
The average cost of putting on central heating is around £2.76 per hour.
Although that's higher than the heater, it warms up the whole house, while the heating device will heats a far smaller area.
Of course the exact cost of running either will depend on your circumstance, including the size of your home and how many people are in it, plus the heating device you have.
Heating one room at a time can be cheaper than heating the whole house for instance if you have a large home with empty rooms.
A smart meter or smart plug can help you work out the running cost of items around your home.
Plus Martin Lewis has shared a simple way to calculate the cost of running household items.
And you should always shop around to find the best deal.
For instance you can get a similar fan heater from £11.99 from Screwfix and for £12.49 from Toolstation.
It's worth comparing the features as they can vary between models too, as can how much power they use.
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Elsewhere, the TikTok user known as the “Duchess of Thrift” took to the social media site to rave about Dunelm’s bedding, saying it dried in an hour thanks to the fabric it’s made from.
Shoppers have also been praising Dunelm’s bargain air fryer which costs just £65.
