I am planning to heat with a pellet stove this winter.Last year was my 1st year using pellets I am hoping to use either an oil filled elec radiator or something else to even out the heat upstairs any recommedations
yardleypa said:I am planning to heat with a pellet stove this winter.Last year was my 1st year using pellets I am hoping to use either an oil filled elec radiator or something else to even out the heat upstairs any recommedations
tubbster said:Keep in mind *any* electric heater is 100 percent efficient.
I like the ceramic ones in that they have lower output temps. (same heat though)
Highbeam said:All electric heaters are 100% efficient, I agree, every watt that the heater consumes will go into heat in the room. Also you must consider that the use of individual electric heaters provides extremely efficient zone use of heat. You don't need to heat the whole hosue just to add heat to one room. The electric heater also eliminates duct losses that may be incurred by the central furnace.
Even if the electric rates are high enough that the "fuel" costs more per btu than the furnace or stove you might find it very difficult to beat the price at heating a single room.
I use, and recommend, actual wall mounted heaters with actual seperate programmable thermostats that can be set to only heat these oddball rooms like bedrooms, when they need to be heated. Modern wall heaters are very safe and effective at heating individual rooms when the primary heat source isn't capable of doing it without making the rest of the house too hot.