Gas space heaters vs.central heat/air?

Question

Hello to everyone,I have a question to ask.I have currently been
renting a 3 bedroom home since 2002 that has central and
my gas bills are reallly high during the winter.On average it
runs a little over $300 per/month.It is a very old unit.I have seen
friends and family gas bill during winter who have space heaters
no central unit and their gas bill is significantly lower.The landlord
says I can install space heaters since lines are already
in place in each individual room.what I would like to know
is will my gas bill be noticably low using 10,000 btu space heaters
to heat the home? I was told that central heat/air is the most
expensive gas heat and that by electing to use space heaters
I will see a drop in my utility bill. does anyone know or can estimate
what my bill will be reduced to from $340-380 collectively?

Answer 1

Is this a hot water system or a system that uses a gas furnace to heat the air directly? If it is one that heats the air directly I would be concerned about the condition of what is called the heat exchanger that separates the combustion gases from the room air as it is heated. How often has it been serviced? These can develop cracks and let carbon monoxide into your living spaces.

This is the same problem you will have with space heaters. Unless they are the vented type, there will be some carbon monoxide generated when you use them and it can accumulate without you realizing it. That can be deadly.

Space heaters can be more economical if only because you can use only those you need in the rooms you are in and not heat the whole house all of the time.

If you opt to go with space heaters. at a minimum you need to get some carbon monoxide monitors from HomeDepot. You will also need a way to keep some fresh (outsided) air coming into the rooms you are heating.

You also need to place a space heater where it won't set the drapes, bed covers or other flammable items on fire. Space heaters that can tip over are also a concern.

The best of all worlds is vented space heaters. We used to have these in my folks house and they really worked well. Kept the house warm as toast.

To make any kind of estimate you will need to know how much gas you are using now with the central heat and how much the space heaters will consume. Natural gas has about 1000 BTUs per cubic foot of gas or a million BTUs per thousand cubic feet of gas.

Answer 2

in case you stay someplace you are able to actual exist without warmth, then it received't take a lot to deliver the temperature as a lot as a real looking aspect. verify your electric powered bill to confirm what your software costs in line with kilowatt hour (kwh). In maximum parts of the rustic it really isn't any more effective than 15 cents or a lot less. One fan-forced, 1500 watt heater will genuinely advance your mattress room temperature from 40 F to 70 F -- or your residing room. in case your fee of electrical energy is 0.15, the heater would fee 0.22 in line with hour to operate if it runs finished time. in spite of the indisputable fact that the warmers have a thermostat so maximum in all chance it might run in basic terms seventy 5% of the time. At those estimates, it might fee $121.00 in line with month to run the heater 24 hours in line with day. obviously your software would in basic terms be charging 0.12; it varies around the rustic. verify it out. a good, fan-forced 1500 watt ceramic heater might want to be bought new for round $50.00.