What is an inexpensive to heat an apartment that has had the heating system removed?

Question

It is about 700 sq feet. The old radiator system has been removed/

I own the property. It is 945 square feet.

Answer 1

I guess my first Q to you might be similar to others...Is this a situation where you rent or own the building? If you rent; I suggest yell as loudly as you can to determine IF heat will be restored in some replacement. If not I'd be yelling to EVERY agency that governs tenants rights.

There is nothing strictly inexpensive; and with all due respect to others; RADIANT heat...especially in the form of oil filled radiator heaters or non fan forced ceramic; are only minimally effective; and in a very narrow radius. fan forced distributes better but also cools the heated air in the action of the fan.

700 sq. ft. might seem small to some? I live in something about 750 sq. ft. with 4 rooms and it costs me about $165 on a good month with Central; to heat or cool it.

You can try a couple of things with a smallish heater. First shop all over. Not strictly for initial price; but BTU units put out; amps drawn by the unit; safety features; thermostat controls; certainly shielded units at the heat source; etc. Price points will vary from a Walmart to a Heating supply store.

Then; when you want to use a heater; prepare a room for comfort; perhaps by closing other doors. Don't strictly run a heater in a room if you have no intent to be occupying that room for any great length of time. Perhaps determine whether or not you can afford some kind of drapery for the windows that may help insulate; and check the windows for air leaks.

If you OWN the building; you should assume it might not be legal to leave tenants with no heat source; certainly in Northern Winters. I'm in FL; and don't stress much; but I'd have to have a free apt. in Michigan; in winter; and even then I'd complain.

If you're a tenant; you should be questioning the situation; and the resolution. That has no correlation by the way; to whether or not you're in subsidized housing or a $250 K Penthouse.

Steven Wolf

ADD ON. Since you OWN it; certainly you still have options/ natural gas/Central/ window units that both heat and AC.

Answer 2

Electric oil-filled radiators do a fair job of heating a space about the size of yours and they are portable so you could move it from room to room. They do get hot, so small children might be a challenge. Or, you might look into a window-mountable heat pump if you live in an area that doesn't get too terribly cold.

Answer 3

try this sight, but I think a hot water heater with a zone valve might not really be viable, because you have 2 do something with that return water. In a boiler that water keeps circulating in the pipes and through the boiler, but with a hot water heater, that water is your domestic water. Shower, drinking, cooking, ect. A good boiler will last you a long time. invest in your property

Answer 4

Furnace, ductwork, registers.
Or.
Boiler, copper tubing, baseboard radiators.

No bank will give a mortgage to a house that has no heating system.

Answer 5

Do you own the apartment or lease?

If you own, the easiest to install is electric baseboard heat.

If you lease then the landlord needs to replace the heating system.

Answer 6

Just grab a couple of space heaters. A lot of them will shut off if you turn them to a certain temperature. You can also turn them off when you leave and turn them back on when you come home. Make sure they are electric or if you get a gas or propane one you leave a window cracked or the carbon monoxide will kill you.

Answer 7

suncloud. the heater costs money but uses little energy

Answer 8

You must be the landlord?