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Curious, why would anyone want to use this type of electric space heater? Does this have a blower on it to spread out the heat?
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It's quiet, efficient, and one of the safest forms. It doesn't get as hot, slower to heat up, slower to cool. They turn on and off less often. Yes they take longer to heat a room, but it's also...
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It uses less energy if you need a constant heat source. It takes a while to heat up but stays hot for a long time with little energy to maintain. It relies on passive airflow from heated air around...
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It heats the rooms better with less energy because once the oil is warm, it holds the heat so later the heater just uses power to keep the oil warm. It does take a while to warm the oil at that's a...
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These are great. They take a while to warm up but they then release heat in a very constant, even way. It keeps the area you are heating at a very even temperature. I start it up on high to warm up...
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Better than blower. It doesn't dry the air and heats very well
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Go ahead and get a $20 box fan to put behind this to make it actually warm up a room reasonably quick.
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Thread created 12-20-2020 by chandelierj
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FYI, oil-based heaters are wayyyyyy more acceptable than ceramic/convection in a bedroom or office because they don't dry out the air. Don't mistaken this for these being better as ceramic is faster...
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And dangerous hot to touch, don't be naked near it.
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Units with fans tend to makes things worse. RH goes down so things feel drier combined with a fan. They also tend to have small heating elements and heat the air to a higher temp then blow it around...
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I've gone down this route. I have one of the insulated garage door kits from Home Depot (?). I got the kit with hard-faced, plastic outer coverings and not just plain, cheap foam.
I also...
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I've had a similar unit for about 20 years. Works as well today as it did when I bought it.
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I selected ship to store, added the item to my cart, then when I went to view the cart/check out I noticed that the price had reduced down to $11.99. There was a note by the store pick-up that the...
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Heat pumps are very efficient - but the efficiency is reduced when the temperature really drops low. I have a heat pump and that does fine with all of my house except for my basement office and a...
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Did you read that article? It says space heaters reduce humidity because they raise the temperature. It doesn't say oil filled space heaters are an exception. All heaters raise the temperature and...
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Just picked mine up. Thanks Op!
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how energy efficient is this
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My wife had the same question when we were given ours. Not only are they silent and don't dry the air, they are extremely safe.
While working in the basement, years ago, I used this to heat the...
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I don't know, I guess I should look into that. The package does say to plug it directly into the outlet.
Thanks for the info.
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Are there any heaters that actually use less electricity? Most heaters cost $$$.
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If I remember from reading a while back, think heat pumps are about as efficient as you can get - especially one that new. Don’t think you’ll save using these to keep the heat pump from running...
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I have electric baseboards throughout my 100% electric house. Would this be more efficient?
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I got my Garage door insulated, and it made the whole place warmer and cozier. I feel thankful for that ever single day! My garage is under the home, and I can feel the difference walking on hardwood...
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I’ve used these in two basement rooms for years to help maintain a good temp. I put them on a smart timer to kick in before bedtime and set them to 600 watt low setting. They turn off about an hour...
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This uses 2 times more than a small force heater or 2 times more than what it says on the box. It would be interesting to see the Wattage for both units you are comparing. Like someone already said...
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Thread created 12-20-2020 by chandelierj
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'No electric space heater is using combustion (have you seen any flame?) '
Actually you're burning the dust, one of the things people find objectionable about the small high temp heating element...
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i use my PC as a heater...
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Yes - what you are saying is true IF all you care about is raising the air temperature in your room. Electricity ultimately gets converted to heat one way or another (and for ceramic heaters with a...
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NO, never use these with power strip or ext cord. It says that on every heater.
This looks kinda funky compared to newer brand names like Delonghi. I've used the same Delonghi for decades and...
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I’m just not sure that you’ll gain much over the efficiency of a heat pump - especially if you just let it do it’s thing and keep things a steady temp. Think I remember reading heat pumps are up to...
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I don't think it's a plausible story. The required 'power conversion' (that is, step down transformer 220VAC->120VAC) should have at least the same power rating, i. e. 1500 W, and such a transformer...
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This is correct. Even the energy used to run the fan or lights ends up as heat in your room.
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Actually, cryptocurrency mining hardware is the most efficient form of electric space heaters. :lol: It's true, though. All the energy that goes into an appliance comes out into the room as heat,...
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A LOT of misinformation. Quick points/tips.
All electric heaters (even those expensive gimmicky 100 percent amish ones) are just 100 percent efficient at turning electricity to heat. That means...
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I am doing a ton of research on electric heating options for a small home. I currently have baseboard and would like to supplement with some good lower cost electric radiant heaters before i have...
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nice haven't seen them this low since that $22.99 Kenmore deal at Sears several yrs ago
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You can measure the power they're pulling by getting a watt-hour meter. Just search amazon for one. You can then take that and multiply it by your kw cost from the electric utility to understand...
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This won't dry out the air any more less than a space heater with a fan. Central heat systems dry out the air more than steam radiators (or space heaters) because they typically pull in cooler/drier...
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Holy crap. That's crazy with this other Lakewood brand in the past you mentioned. They recommended disabling them before throwing it out. Like tear it apart and make it non-functional so no one finds...
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I bought a different 1500 W one to replace a small (~10" tall) fan heater. This one can't heat the room nearly as well as the small fanned one.
I could easily get over 84 F if I let it run and...
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