Hi everyone,
we recently got an oil column heater for our bedroom, in anticipation/recognition of colder temps here in ChCh and soon-to-hatch kiwi baby. This is our first winter here. We're in a rental that seems pretty poorly insulated, and there's a heat pump in the lounge, but it definitely doesn't reach the bedroom.
Someone told us that it's cheaper to keep the heater's thermostat on the lowest setting all day/night, rather than turning it on/off every evening, so it doesn't have to work as hard to warm up the room when we're in it. Is this true? It seems a bit counter-intuitive to me, and I haven't been able to find any comparisons for this kind of situation.
Thanks for any advice/insight!