need help quick !!

beardog03

Okay , here`s the deal...

you can see your breath in he house and the kids and wife are complaining..!!

Go figure !

They are going to get a heater, but I need an Energy Efficiant one, as the electrical bill will be more than I can do this winter


give me an idea before they leave to go get one....

beardog03

what about this...I have one with two burners...


http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&productId=100652197&N=10000003+500967+90458

danger boy

here is what my friend uses in his house.. and it keep his home very nice and warm.. and up here.. it's freezing cold today. high of 5 degrees right now.

http://www.edenpurestore.com/

this a kind of pricey.. but they do the job. and do it well. about the size of a small subwoofer.

Polkitup2

The propane one from home depot is for outdoor use only.

audiobliss

My friend just bought this heater from Walmart. It does a great job of heating up his living room, foyer, and kitchen area in his apartment. Though I'm sure it wouldn't do well for heating a much larger area. It puts out about 260* air.

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=10553596

He also played around with this heater (his friend has this one in his house) and he said it really cranks out the heat. It puts out about 400* air.

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=1943146

Face

I wouldn't use that indoors.

You want something like this.
http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&productId=100646470&N=10000003+500182+90401&marketID=90401&locStoreNum=8125

Jim Shearer

beardog03 wrote: »

what about this...I have one with two burners...


http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&productId=100652197&N=10000003+500967+90458

You understand that that unit is only for outdoor use? Moving a combustion unit w/ no chimney vent indoors puts you at risk of carbon monoxide poisoning!

Since the ice storm, power has been coming back slowly in our area. We already have two people who died from running a generator in their attached garage.

Be Safe! Take no chances w/ unapproved indoor heating systems.

Cheers, Jim

beardog03

Face wrote: »

I wouldn't use that indoors.

You want something like this.
http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&productId=100646470&N=10000003+500182+90401&marketID=90401&locStoreNum=8125

that`s what we have....just mot cutting it


Thanks guy`s...

I was hoping that I could use the propane one, but had my doubts because of teh reasons that you gave....I just needed support on my thinking

the quarts ones work well, they just suck the juice

Willow

I know they are more $$ but how about an electric fire place, adds decor and the one we bought for our living room (gas one is in the fam room) can heat up to 1K sqft, but if it's cause you lost power, then sorry about that !

danger boy

oh yeah Robert, please be careful with propane heaters.. outdoor use only. We want you around for a long time.

beardog03

Thanks DB...

and thanks for the help guy`s...

the girls are going out now to get something, and I`m sure it will be the worst energy efficient one they can find !!

I`m a jerk for even trying to keep the electric bill down....appearently

now my other daughter is getting one so while they are all running I should be pulling 1500w x 3

I can just see the breakers popping now !!

beardog03

oh yeah...

My office stays toasty because of the 12 tubes on the amp !!


I guess I am a jerk !!

shadowofnight

You wouldnt think it would be that cold here in CA, but a couple of years ago my ignitor went out for the cental heating...and couldnt find one locally :eek:

Bought 2 on the internet next day aired...so yeah...I feel where you are coming from Robert.

Get everybody in your office and fire the rig up

exalted512

I have a cheap one I bought on sale from Target, came with 2 actually. When I plug that thing in the lights in the bedroom dim and the voltage on my computer's power supply drops from 122 to 118...lol.
-Cody

Jim Shearer

BD,

Yea, w/ resistance type electric heaters, a watt in equals a watt out. There is no way to make 'em more efficient, despite what some ads try to say. Your only hope is that they heat a small area, while the rest of the house is kept at a lower temp--hopefully costing less than heating the entire house to the temp demanded by She Who Must Be Obeyed.

We have a fireplace insert which burns propane. (Had to stop burning wood due to my asthma.) My wife can toast her toes by the fireplace, while I keep the main thermostat set at 61. And the fireplace insert was a great help during the power outage from the ice storm. It can be manually turned on even when the power is out. Doesn't have the thermostat control or blower then, but it puts out heat and doesn't need to be tended.

Cheers, Jim

beardog03

shadowofnight wrote: »

You wouldnt think it would be that cold here in CA, but a couple of years ago my ignitor went out for the cental heating...and couldnt find one locally :eek:

Bought 2 on the internet next day aired...so yeah...I feel where you are coming from Robert.

Get everybody in your office and fire the rig up

It`s supposed to be getting colder all next week

I told everybody to bundle up ,and get a blanket


The "central" wall heater went out last year and there is no way I can cough up the $$ to replace it

It send heat through the vents to the living room and the end of the hall, but does not actually enter any of the bedrooms...:(

Nobody wants to come into my office though....that`s where they put me so they don`t have to deal with me...I guess !!

disneyjoe7

When I lived up north I used a Kerosen heater with a window or 2 cracked for ventlation. But never used it over night while sleeping, used a oil filled heater in the bed room for that need. If really cold the old oil fired steam heat kicked in, but I know that was going to cost me $$.

beardog03

If I opened the door from the garage, set it in the doorway and turned it on......?



naw....nevermind



let`s just hope I can pay the damn bill

eloplayspolo

those little 12 dollar ones at walmart put out a TON of eat. just have them walk around with one of those and plug it in wherever they go. those will heat u up. i put one under my desk at work (its glass) and i had a frozen water on top. in about 15 minutes the water was completely melted and actually warm! my leather chair heated up so much that when i touched the back of my legs to it, it burnt a little hair off!
Those little heaters are cheap and do a great job as a personal heater, i use it at home in the bathroom, and in 10 minutes its very very toasty.

Face

Just relocate your tube amp(s) to the main living area.

hockeyboy

These guys make the best space heaters. More expensive up front but high quality, energy efficient. I own two.

http://www.vornado.com/CategoryDetail.aspx?ISC_Category=Heaters

disneyjoe7

Something like this will warm up house in no time.

http://shopping.aol.com/kero-world-portable-indoor-kerosene-heater-23000-btu-model-number-kw-24g-kw24g/52215632

Question is can you get Kerosen in where you're at? Prehaps a hardware store?

disneyjoe7

Here's a better link on them.

http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&productId=100045793

beardog03

Thanks guy`s !

I will look into those vortex heaters for sure...

I thought about the Kerosen heater for the living room...are they okay for indoors ?

Face

beardog03 wrote: »

I thought about the Kerosen heater for the living room...are they okay for indoors ?

Are you trying to take out your family?

beardog03

NO !

That`s why I`m asking for help here !!

danger boy

my rule is that if it uses any kind of liquid as fuel.. it should not be used indoors as a heater... that's just me..but a good rule to live by.

beardog03

Good rule to live by DB !!

That was kind of my thinking also, but thought I`d ask

She got some $39 energy sucker that rotates.......guess the new tubes I was eyeballin will have to wait !

disneyjoe7

I used my INDOORS many do, but like I stated open a window a crack while it's burning. I also NEVER used it at night while sleeping, if really concerned about it get a carbon dioxide detector.

eloplayspolo

danger boy wrote: »

my rule is that if it uses any kind of liquid as fuel.. it should not be used indoors as a heater... that's just me..but a good rule to live by.

.... and you call yourself dangerboy? HA

comfortablycurt

I heat with a woodburning stove. It makes more sense for me than most people though...seeing as I run a tree service and all.

I just put in a new stove a few months ago actually...it's working out great so far. It's made of soapstone, rather than traditional cast iron. It's a lot more efficient, and a lot better looking even.

http://www.hearthstonestoves.com/wood-stoves/stove-details?product_id=20