Hi Everyone! I'm moving to an artist loft and I'm trying to figure out what to use for heating the place. It is 500 sq. ft., one room, huge ceilings. There's no central heat. I was thinking about using one of those garage heaters at around 10,000 BTUs. Does anybody have any experience with those, like how loud are they and how much is electric bill going to be like on average per month? Also I'd like to know about possible alternatives. Please feel free to e-mail me with suggestions and any valid info about this. Thanks a lot for reading and for your help!
2006-09-25 06:57:37 · 3 answers · asked by aazovsky 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
It really depends on where you live. If you live in a relatively cold climate (upstate New York, for example), you DO NOT want electric heat, unless you can get it inexpensively. Electric heat is essentially 100% efficient, but it is the most expensive form of heat in $/btu. A indirect gas-fired unit heater might be a better economically if you have natural gas or propane available.
2006-09-28 14:26:15 · answer #1 · answered by crash_182 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep your furnace on just normal (say 72-75 degrees) and supplement with an electric space heater making sure that you have stock in an energy stock and are making money from that to compensate for the expense of the electric heater
2006-09-28 15:59:46 · answer #2 · answered by basport_2000 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about a radiator?
2006-09-25 14:22:30 · answer #3 · answered by Vicky L 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋