Electric heating pad vs Wax warmer: which costs more to run? (2026)
Estimates use U.S. average $0.180 $/kWh, typical wattage, and typical hours/day from our catalog. Adjust on each appliance page.
Electric heating pad
- Typical watts
- 70 W
- Hours/day
- 2
- Monthly est.
- $0.76
- kWh/mo
- 4.2
Wax warmer
- Typical watts
- 200 W
- Hours/day
- 2
- Monthly est.
- $2.16
- kWh/mo
- 12.0
Wax warmer is estimated to cost more per month at typical use.