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Oil filled electric radiator
mac10
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Any one use one ,thinking about one for the cool days before heating season starts
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I thought about oil filled radiators since my office is in the basement and I work from home. I opted for this guy instead:
From DuraFlame. I love it. Temperature control, fan control, timer, auto-off, etc.
That's me and my dog Enzo in the reflection.
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Some people love them and scary by them quiet and do what their suppose to do
as for us
We bought one 44 yrs ago to help heat the kitchen of a small house we rented when 1st married
We Only used it about a month it almost doubled our electric bill killing the idea of saving on fuel oil still have it just never used it again I know But I could not bring my self to toss it
Last summer i ran across a new one in the box recent manufacture at a thrift store dirt cheap and bought it .
I 8 Have not tried it but guessing after almost 50 yrs they had to get better
Last fifteen years or so we use the edenpure electric heaters they basic use heat bulbs And a fan to blow over the heat bulbs they work great
1st one we bought was from a dealer and crazy price .the only way to get one .over the years i will guess we have and had at least 8 or 10 i gave away several to friends and family
I find them on cheap at thrift stores. Or garage sales really cheap and just repair them if needed all parts can be found the bulbs 99% of the time is the issue people do not let them cycle to cool down and burn them out
Any way I may try the recent oil filled heater this winter just to see if better or not
If you go that route let us know
I second the edenpure electric heater. Have used one for several years on my porch.
We have a couple of the oil filled. Safest around children and other small animals.
Have had two of them in past 25 years. Heat TV room and kitchen. Gas furnace set on 65 and heater does save on gas bill. I Gerry rigged first one which you should not do because i could not find a switch. Second one I bought on sale 3or4 years ago and threw first one away. They are made pretty cheap but they do work and save some on heating bill. I would not leave house for any length of time and leave one on. Just me I guess.------------------Ray
all electric heaters cost the same to operate ($$$/BTU) and do work well for 'spot' heating. but electric heat is the most expensive heat there is.
We have used them for years. They work well for bedrooms
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Had one for 3 years and it took a dump then bought another one and that didn't last but a season. So I saw some youtube reviews and went with Heat4Less in the 1500 watter. I think I paid $200 (I wonder what it is with Bidenflation?) Wow they're $300 + shipping. Don't regret that buy.
Any type of electric heater is the most expensive way to heat a room. Burning coal to make electricity to turn back into heat is not efficient. Watts are watts, it takes 1,465 watts to produce 5,000 BTU's of heat. That makes your electric meter spin like a 78 RPM record.
bpost, if you drop the temperature in the whole house and supplement heat in one room with oil filled radiator you are way ahead of the game when utility bill arrives. ------------------Ray