Posted by lbbs on October 9, 2003, 11:30 am
We have a rental house and would like to provide a space heater to the
tenants in the basement.
We are paying for the utilities, so I would like to find the most efficient
portable heater (1500wat) available. I have seen these new ones that
looks like a fan, are they any good. I don't want to put in a 220V
heater that is built in, because they will waste more heat (if left on all
the time), and too much work to install it. My other concern is some
heater the wires get hot, and could be unsafe (tile floor in basement).
Posted by Bob on October 9, 2003, 11:37 am
> We have a rental house and would like to provide a space heater
to the
> tenants in the basement.
> We are paying for the utilities, so I would like to find the
most efficient
> portable heater (1500wat) available. I have seen these new
ones that
> looks like a fan, are they any good. I don't want to put
in a 220V
> heater that is built in, because they will waste more heat (if
left on all
> the time), and too much work to install it. My other
concern is some
> heater the wires get hot, and could be unsafe (tile floor in
basement).
All electric heaters are 100% efficient. So focus on safety and
delivering the heat where needed. Check the wires for wear/tear
occasionally.
Bob
Posted by Bill Seurer on October 9, 2003, 2:53 pm
Bob wrote:
> All electric heaters are 100% efficient. So focus on safety and
> delivering the heat where needed. Check the wires for wear/tear
> occasionally.
Check the wiring for the areas you want to use them, too. In my old
house we had a great space heater for a sometimes cold bedroom. It
would trip the circuit breaker if anything else was on that circuit,
though, because we sized it a bit too big.
Posted by James Linn on October 9, 2003, 7:25 pm
> Bob wrote:
> > All electric heaters are 100% efficient. So focus on safety and
> > delivering the heat where needed. Check the wires for wear/tear
> > occasionally.
> Check the wiring for the areas you want to use them, too. In my old
> house we had a great space heater for a sometimes cold bedroom. It
> would trip the circuit breaker if anything else was on that circuit,
> though, because we sized it a bit too big.
From experience, I'd recommend the electric heaters that heat an oil filled
radiator.
They make take longer to warm up but take longer to cool down, so the heat
feels more constant and you don't have a noisy fan running. They don't cycle
on and off as much. I have one from DeLonghi thats 110 and on casters, and
another thats an electric baseboard.
James
Posted by Dane Brickman on October 8, 2003, 9:04 pm
> > Bob wrote:
> >
> > > All electric heaters are 100% efficient. So focus on safety and
> > > delivering the heat where needed. Check the wires for wear/tear
> > > occasionally.
> >
> > Check the wiring for the areas you want to use them, too. In my old
> > house we had a great space heater for a sometimes cold bedroom. It
> > would trip the circuit breaker if anything else was on that circuit,
> > though, because we sized it a bit too big.
> >
> From experience, I'd recommend the electric heaters that heat an oil
filled
> radiator.
> They make take longer to warm up but take longer to cool down, so the heat
> feels more constant and you don't have a noisy fan running. They don't
cycle
> on and off as much. I have one from DeLonghi thats 110 and on casters, and
> another thats an electric baseboard.
I've also used those for years and have been pleased, but isn't there some
kind of fire hazard related to them??
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> tenants in the basement.
> We are paying for the utilities, so I would like to find the