Home heating costs compared, from radiators to space heaters

Have you calculated how much you spend on that blow heater in the home office, or on oil to keep the house warm every day?

Oil-fired radiators radiate heat long after they've been switched off. File picture

When I received research results from the Irish energy-switching portal Switcher.ie recently comparing the costs of various forms of home heating by the hour and by the day, I was fascinated.

Have you given much thought to how much it is to roar up that blow heater in the home office, or exactly what you’re igniting in oil every day to get the whole house warm? The Switcher results are a useful snapshot of average costs.