infrared heaters

[whitey]

completly off topic, but i was wondering if anybody has one of these for their house, and could give me some feedback on the 'good' and if any 'bad'. with winter coming up quick i want to try and save as much money from the gas and electric bill as possible. thanks guys--whitey

[Baconbit]

Hey whitey even more off topic...did you get my post about the chin spoiler discount code?

[05crownsport]

Do you have a chimney?

[whitey]

baconbit: no i did'nt
05crownsport: ....for a fire place?...no...is this a trick question

[88LTDCV351]

What I do to decrease my heating/AC bill is turn it down/up at night when I'm snug in my covers or when I'm away at work. And during the weekend, I'll put on my Snuggie to stay warm to squeeze some more money out of my bill. Unplug every electric vampire items except alarm clock and fridge. Still do all of that when I moved to California but don't have to worry about leaving the heat on because it doesn't get cold enough for the pipes to freeze. If you think about it, once you get used to it, it eventually adds up. At least it did for me. Even cutting waste like your electricity vampires eventually adds up. My electric bill has been $5 a month for years and years. And that doesn't mean I did without anything. I get home. Plug in the TV, watch my movies, play playstation, etc. Then unplug everything before I go to bed. Money saved only by cutting waste. Only downside is that it takes awhile for the apartment to heat back up in the morning when I turn the heat on. I just bear it and stand by the heater while I get ready for work.

[Black_Noise]

We have an eden pure gen3 that we got from my step brothers, dad's estate sale, for $25 and its worth more like $300

Works very well and is supposed to use something like "no more than 1.4kw" per hr. So better than using LP throught the furnace I say.

[05crownsport]

No. I just put in a wood insert last year. Our electric bill went from $450 to $150 after installing it. I have electric heat pump and propane heat. I never set it over 65 degrees since using this stove. The temp in my house is now 70, heat is not even turned on, and won't be until the temp drops low enough. A chimney can be added to your house. I would check out Courtland hardware, they sell a wide variety of stoves. The infrared heating I am uneducated on, but would assume it needs electric to run it?

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[whitey]

well, i originally thought of a pellet stove/fire place/ wood stove, but the price is too steep. i live in a mobile home...24'WX62'L....around 1500 sqft....i just moved in april, and so far a conservative electric bill is around $150 with central a/c running...a $2000 fireplace, etc....to save a hundred bucks a month if im lucky would'nt be worth it at this time.

[05crownsport]

Plus it would be very hot! These things put out a lot of heat at the source. There are used ones out there, just need to have it professionally installed. Do infrared heaters get hot to the touch? If there's any way to add insulation, that would help maintain the heat within your house. Check out BG&E website for ideas as well. Good thinking to be proactive now so you can be prepared for the chilly weather that will soon be upon us!

[RF Overlord]

We have a couple of really old IR heaters...I use one to take the chill off when I'm working in the basement in the winter. I like it... warms up quickly and is very quiet. I'm sure new ones are more efficient as well.

[whitey]

Plus it would be very hot! These things put out a lot of heat at the source. There are used ones out there, just need to have it professionally installed. Do infrared heaters get hot to the touch? If there's any way to add insulation, that would help maintain the heat within your house. Check out BG&E website for ideas as well. Good thinking to be proactive now so you can be prepared for the chilly weather that will soon be upon us!

the exterior walls are insulated, and underneath is insulated, assuming the roof also, not sure what spec., but the whole house is drywalled, so i cant get to it anyway.

i wonder if i should polish the 24" chrome wheels underneath before winter hits...;):rolleyes:

[MyBlackBeasts]

Do infrared heaters get hot to the touch?

The new ones like Edenpure do not. They heat by indirect radiant. As to $$ savings, depends on what they are replacing. My aunt's apartment is heated with electric radiant baseboard heaters. They are VERY inefficient heat type and the winter electric bill even using all the conservation tricks would still run $300 to $400 month. She got an Edenpure and it immediately dropped to $50 month.

I checked on getting for my house but as I have 95% efficiency gas furnace and to run 2 Edenpures (1 on each floor) would cost more than current expense. Every situation is different and given how expensive they are people need to check theirs before jumping to conclusion that they will save.