is a electric pot belly stove as efficent as the electric fireplaces?

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Candace S

ive been wanting one of those electric fireplaces, but today noticed their really big for my apartment. but they had a electric pot belly stove too, much smaller and would serve the same purpose. the electric fireplaces supposively use about as much electric as a coffee maker. can anyone help me out here???

Answer
The electric fireplace are more for looks than for heating results. You are better off buying a portable heater if you are looking for heating performance.

What kind of electric generator should I buy?

Kabocha Na

I want to buy a home generator. Live in a suburb of a large city (Indianaplis). Live in a new upper middle class community with all buried electrical lines.

Have a finished basement with a sump pump that has a portable battery back up system. Looks like a car battery. Never had to use it though.

Power outages are seldom but want a generator just in case there's a long outage.

House is total electric but has a natural gas line. Only thing that's run on natural gas is the fireplace. Not sure why but that was the way it came. House is 5 years old.

Should I get a portable generator or one of those permanent one that comes on automatically? I know the permanent ones are expensive but can run on natural gas.

Which should I get?

Oh, my house has 200amp electrical service.

Thank you for any tips and suggestions.
I just wanted it to run the sump pump for extended power failure and some lights.

Answer
buried electric lines make it much less likely that you will have an extended electrical outage. The biggest risk in Indy is going to be from a winter storm that knocks out power. You would still have the gas fireplace to keep warm. So I'm really having a hard time justifying a back up generator. If anything just get a small portable.

I lived through a 14 day power outage after a Hurricane. We had no generator and got along just fine. The worst part about it was trying to sleep at night with all the neighbors and their generators making noise all night long. It was really annoying. Unless you have Bubble Boy living with you or some other health related need for electricity then I would say skip the generator.

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