which is the most efficient heater for the home?

Question

I don't like to use the furnace to heat the whole house since I'm usually just in 1 room. I'd like to know what type of heater is the most efficient.

There is kerosene ones, convection heater, ceramic(electric) heater, oil filled radiator type electric.

which one do i get the most bang for my buck?

Answer 1

It depends on how many rooms you want to heat at once.

A pellet stove give much heat, and a bag of pellets at wal-mart cost 4 dollars, and no bad smell as kerosene, or as expensive as electric, which includes the oil field.

For the entire house you can not beat oil, oil gives you the most BTU heat for the money. BTU/PER $

Answer 2

Kerosene heaters are a good value, and they work great at first; but after a year or two they don't burn as cleanly as you'd like, and you can smell a slight odor and see a wisp of smoke. Then, you replace the wick, and you had better get it just right; or else the problems remain.

Is the convection heater the one with the wide wires that get red hot and has a small fan blow out heat? They do a great job, but many of them make a steady rattling noise. I have one that I set a 1/2 cinderblock on top, and it runs great. If it's noisy, you can always set it in another room.

I like my "milkhouse heater". They are in most stores (like WalMart), and it's exactly what they (used to) hang in barns in the winter. It doesn't make any noise at all, and it does a pretty good job heating a room. Mine has two settings: 750 and 1500 watts. I wish now that I had bought the one that is 2250 watts or there about.

I haven't used any of the other types of heaters. I hope this helps.

Answer 3

They all give about the same bang for the buck. You need to consider fuel consumption given the way prices keep going up.

The ceramic heaters are nice for single room applications because they don't give off dangerous fumes like kerosene heaters. Plus the ceramic stays warm longer than your normal aluminum fin style heaters. Which may mean less energy consumption for you

Answer 4

Check out www.portablefurnace.com our friends bought two of these last fall and they love them, just make sure that you get one where you can replace the infra red bulbs in .....they are efficent and they work.

Answer 5

a politician,not really cheap though.


For all you slow people out there i am saying politicians are full of hot air.

p.s.no offense politicians...ya right

Answer 6

I recomend the hibachi (japanese brazier)!