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Reecommend me a space heater

DesiPower

DesiPower

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The master bedroom does not get any direct sunlight and is pretty much coldest place in the house. The central heating does heat it up but it still stays pretty chilly throughout the night. I have adjusted the air vents to the best of my ability but still it is not enough, need a space heater.

The size of the room is about 18x20 ft. I would like a low noise, fanless if possible. The obvious, simplest and cheapest choice is ofcourse the $50 Lasko ceramic ones, but are there any more better options? Are the oil heaters better in any way? are they more energy efficient? Do they have thermostat, the ability to maintain temperature? Any other type of heaters to consider?
 
The oil heaters work great but, you might want to fix the existing problem with a cold bedroom rather than just buying a cheap heater.
 
An infrared box style heater
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Lifesmar...net-and-Remote-Control-LS-6DMIQH-X/205200328/

You can go fancy and get a more expensive wood covered one....yes, wood on a heater with the internal fan you don't get combustible temperatures on its surface. With the box shape is less likely to tip over (even better if you have pets or kids). And I find their heat to be comfortable and quick (unlike oil filled radiant or little ceramic boxes.

Technically 1500 watts of electric always produces the same BTU's (unless you go heat pump) so I go for safety and comfort.
 
DesiPower said:
WTH is that?
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NoTine42 said:
An infrared box style heater
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Lifesmar...net-and-Remote-Control-LS-6DMIQH-X/205200328/

You can go fancy and get a more expensive wood covered one....yes, wood on a heater with the internal fan you don't get combustible temperatures on its surface. With the box shape is less likely to tip over (even better if you have pets or kids). And I find their heat to be comfortable and quick (unlike oil filled radiant or little ceramic boxes.

Technically 1500 watts of electric always produces the same BTU's (unless you go heat pump) so I go for safety and comfort.
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I had one.

It goes way too high, too quick. Uses too much electricity. Burnt up a socket, actually.

I'd recommend a heating element humidifier.
 
desura said:
I had one.

It goes way too high, too quick. Uses too much electricity. Burnt up a socket, actually.

I'd recommend a heating element humidifier.
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Well, if it's only plugged half way in the socket you can get a fun arc. I now make a point of checking how secure the plug is.
If you need it, Most of the 1500w ones have a 750w low setting, or you could get a 1000w one.

I am running 3 of them in my house right now. (Electric is cheaper than my propane)
 
Buy a thicker comforter. Energy efficient and totally noiseless. :thumbsup:

The oil filled ones are usually pretty decent. Baseboard style work okay too. Just keep in mind that all electric heaters use a crap ton of energy. Getting a portable humidifier can also help. Increasing humidity makes the room feel warmer. Same effect as on humid days in the summer.

Might want to investigate why the room is colder than the rest of the house to begin with. We had one room in our house that was always freezing. Discovered the builders had forgot to insulate inside the dormer. Shoved a few bats of high R value stuff up there and now it's one of the warmest rooms in the house.
 
NoTine42 said:
An infrared box style heater
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Lifesmar...net-and-Remote-Control-LS-6DMIQH-X/205200328/

You can go fancy and get a more expensive wood covered one....yes, wood on a heater with the internal fan you don't get combustible temperatures on its surface. With the box shape is less likely to tip over (even better if you have pets or kids). And I find their heat to be comfortable and quick (unlike oil filled radiant or little ceramic boxes.

Technically 1500 watts of electric always produces the same BTU's (unless you go heat pump) so I go for safety and comfort.
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This man knows his shit!

As soon was I saw it pumped out a ton of infrared, I knew it was a winner.
 
mmntech said:
Buy a thicker comforter. Energy efficient and totally noiseless. :thumbsup:

The oil filled ones are usually pretty decent. Baseboard style work okay too. Just keep in mind that all electric heaters use a crap ton of energy. Getting a portable humidifier can also help. Increasing humidity makes the room feel warmer. Same effect as on humid days in the summer.

Might want to investigate why the room is colder than the rest of the house to begin with. We had one room in our house that was always freezing. Discovered the builders had forgot to insulate inside the dormer. Shoved a few bats of high R value stuff up there and now it's one of the warmest rooms in the house.
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Winner, winner, chicken dinner! If the air coming out of the register is hot, then you're losing heat. The number one place is through or, around windows. If the air is not hot, either the duct goes through an uninsulated outside wall or, there is leakage through untaped joints.
 
Leave it get cold, you're sleeping anyway, it's not like you'll know the difference. 😛 I let the house go down to like 12c at night. It only sucks if I have to get up to go pee, but even if it's warm, it still sucks getting out of bed.
 
i would like to get one of these too because my basement is freezing in the winter and i'm down there a lot because its' my home theater. was going to get one last year but just never got around to it.
 
angminas said:
Can you really heat space? I mean, it's like 99% vacuum.
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Heat can travel through conduction, convection and radiation. Conduction and convection needs a medium but radiation does not. Go back to middle school or whatever...
 
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DesiPower said:
Heat can travel through conduction, convection and radiation. Conduction and convection needs a medium but radiation does not. Go back to middle school or whatever...
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Radiation traveling through a vacuum does not heat the vacuum. You can't heat nothingness.

And I was kidding, anyway. No need to be a [adverb] [adjective] [noun].
 
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