DeLonghi EW0507 Oil-Filled Radiator heater for $39.99 from amazon.com

[guy1nj]

I found this oil filled heater for $39.99 at amazon.com. shipping charge is $20+ though. i am not sure this really is a good deal or not. but definitely this will help reduce our heating bill this year...
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0006H...xp_elt_l1/103-8114439-5396663?n=284507

 

[Speckledpig]

The heater still uses electricity....I have one of those in my 9x26' shop; it takes quite a while to warm it up and even then I have to stand practically right over it. I can't imagine using it in a house.

YMMV I guess....maybe "warm" is different for folks!

 

[Cal166]

I actually picked up the one newer model for $59.95 at JandR. The thing works but takes about 15mins to start really heating up the room.

 

[azoomee]

Looks nice, but I have a hard time seeing how you'd reduce your heating bills with this -- unless, you're turning down the rest of the heat in the house alot.....

 

[RideFree]

This all depends on several factors.
1. What is the power consumption? Here in Denver, electricity is $.0445/KWH (I think).
Running a 1500Watt (1.5KW) heater - or any 1500W residential load, for that matter) 24/7 for a month in Denver is roughly $50.

2. Oil filled means that the heat is not necessarily directional (but as the above post points out, heat rises). This is different than the heaters with the cones that direct the radiant form of heat directly at you and you lose the benefit as soon as you move out of the parabola.

3. Room size, insulating factors, solar gain, wind loss, room direction, i.e. heat loss factors are simply incontrovertible parts of the equation regarding satisfaction.

4. Objectively, if you use it to increase the comfort level in an area of frequent habitation, while keeping the balance of the rooms at a less than comfortable level, this unit will eventually pay for itself with the differential.
However, all other factors being equal, raising the temperature with this unit in one area of the domicile while leaving all the other areas the same will cause your heat bill to rise, be it on the gas side of the bill or the electric.

 

[AntiStatic]

I use a forced air trpe space heater and it has reduced my gas bill but a lot. My wife is maybe 100lbs soaking wet and she gets cold easily... she also turns the heat up when she is cold making our gas bill rise quickly. i figured if i can stick the space heater in the room she is in most often it would keep her from turning the heat up all he time. Lo and behold it's working very well. Our furnace runs far less than it would have and she is warm all the time. My computer room can pretty much heat itself so i never get cold

 

[DonCrescas]

If you have a central heating system that is not well balanced, resulting in a room or two that is significantly underheated, this can help quite a bit, and will cost less than raising the overall thermostat.

More importantly, this is the safest type of portable heater you can buy, as there is very little chance of it starting a fire compared to a unit with coils.