Opinion...Electric Heater vs Radiant Heater....?

marcee00

Ok I am looking at the bigger model of the EdenPure Radiant Heaters. Or the Electric Heaters that look like a fake fireplace with same wattage as edenpure.

Can someone give the their opinion on which they like better.
I have a 14 X 60 mobile home that I use propane, but I am in an electric co-op which make my electric cheaper the Ohio Edison. I am not wanting to heat the whole home just to cut the chill from main living room. I generally keep the temp at 60 degrees not and not above 65 degrees in the extreme winter. Thank you for your input.

Answer
Radiant without a doubt. Electric heaters are cheaper but waste your energy.
If you must use electric (as you get a good deal) how about an oil filled electric radiator?

Fireplace and it's cooling effect in a small suite.?

Joel

So, here's the thing;
I'm looking to rent a basement suite with a fire place. It's small, brick, and leads straight to the chimney - nothing fancy. I have heard that a fire place can cool the rest of a house by drawing colder air in through drafts. Firstly, does this still hold true for a suite that is sufficiently small enough? Say 400 Square feet? 600? 800? I figure that a large house may have a bigger draft problem then say, one single small "hermit cabin in the woods" kind of room. Can anyone confirm?

Second, is there anything I can do that that would make the fireplace house heating friendly? I am renting, and not owning the place, so I can't do anything particularly permanent or invasive. Please note that winters around here can range from -20 to -30, with cold snaps of -40 degrees Celsius.

Any help is appreciated. Thank you.

Answer
The basement part of the equation is the deal breaker in this situation. A buildings air stack effect will naturally push hot air up and out of the building through the path of least resistance. This force of heated air rising will keep the upper apartments nice and toasty. But you are in the basement where the whole building is trying to suck in cold air to replace the heated air volume going out the top floors. You will be hard pressed to get that apartment tight enough to stop that natural flow.

The more you use the fireplace the more you will be inviting draft down the chimney past the damper. You will likely even have trouble getting the fireplace smoke to draft well out the chimney if the stack effect is strong. Basement fireplace dampers are usually the path of least resistance for air to enter a building. That is why in weatherization work we plug the fireplace flues with a chimney balloon and work on getting an alternative heat source for the occupant.

You will be better served relying on furnace heat. If you have no furnace venting to your apartment then go with electric / ceramic heaters and zone heat for a short term solution. If you are low income you can ask for the county weatherization energy auditor to review the apartment and make corrections for energy efficient heat. If they have to reroute ducts and returns for you they will at little or no cost.

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