Portable electric heater

[rburke65]

I have a friend who is moving back home to live with her father into a bedroom with no source of heat in NE Ohio. Looking at an electric heater that is oil fills and looks like an old radiator. Any advantage to this type of heater over an element type of hater? I know a watt is a watt so looking for thoughts. Thanks people.

 

[rburke65]

Hmm....maybe this should have been in the heating section...?

 

[theoldwizard1]

have a friend who is moving back home to live with her father into a bedroom with no source of heat in NE Ohio. Looking at an electric heater that is oil fills and looks like an old radiator. Any advantage to this type of heater over an element type of hater? I know a watt is a watt so looking for thoughts. Thanks people.

Yes. Those type heaters give off very even heat in all directions. No hot spots.

 

[Stuart in MN]

They work well and are quiet. They are kind of heavy, but usually have casters on the bottom if she needs to move it around. The element type heaters will probably be less expensive (look for what is generically called a 'milk house heater') and are light and easy to move around, but the constant fan noise means they aren't the best for a bedroom.

 

[wyliesdiesels]

I hear those infared heaters in a box are suppose to work real well.

 

[MikeF2316]

I hear those infared heaters in a box are suppose to work real well.

I have a couple of 1500 watt infrared heaters in my garage back room, about 12x12 uninsulated. Because they heat objects, it gets comfortable very quickly. So generally it's comfortable with the air colder than with other types of heat.

 

[ctgoodman]

They may want to consider some more options there. I have always considered space heaters in general the most expensive heat you can go with. If it needs to be run 24 hours a day it could easily cost $120 or more a month to run to heat just one room. How permanent is this situation. Is there another option? does the house have central heat? Would tapping off another duct to that room be an option? Doing this would pay for itself in just a few months in extra electricity used. How many square feet do they need to heat?

 

[nehog]

... Looking at an electric heater that is oil fills and looks like an old radiator. Any advantage to this type of heater over an element type of hater?...

I use one of these in my bathroom. I put my undies on it when I shower and put them on toasty warm... (Really, they are just the right temperature.)

Like these heaters because they are smooth heat source with no hot spots. Quiet and reliable. Down side is size, they are larger than many similar output heaters.

Note: when heating my undies, I set it to the 600 w setting and the thermostat relatively low.

 

[matt_i]

I think if the bedroom is actually attached to the house which is normally heated, and isnt laden with drafts/air leaks then you don't need a lot of "boost". I'm going to WAG that the room temp is probably 50F, so getting from 50F to 70F isn't the same as heating a 1 room unheated cabin