Would this be cheaper than a base heater to run?
172534
Depends on your climate. If most of your winter months are above 40, yes. In heat pump mode, it puts out as many BTU as 2 space heaters, about equivalent to 1 baseboard heater. And it will use half the power to do so. Below 40, it relies on the built in heat strip equivalent to 1 space heater, and will be producing the same BTU/watt as a baseboard heater.
172535
Yes, down to 40 degrees below that it uses heat strips so at that point it would be the same.
172536
It would be cheaper, but it cannot be used as a SOLE source of heat as it only provides 3,500 btu's of heat. A quartz heater provides SIGNIFICANTLY MORE POWERFUL (and inexpensive) heat, and can be used as a SOLE source of heat for either a small studio apartment or a medium to large sized single room. I have been using one since December 2013 in northern Illinois, and it has done an UNSURPASSED job of keeping my small studio apartment cozy (as a SOLE source of heat). This is the one that I use: HOMEBASIX LH890S Vertical Quartz Heater, 750/1500-watt It would be cheaper, but it cannot be used as a SOLE source of heat as it only provides 3,500 btu's of heat. A quartz heater provides SIGNIFICANTLY MORE POWERFUL (and inexpensive) heat, and can be used as a SOLE source of heat for either a small studio apartment or a medium to large sized single room. I have been using one since December 2013 in northern Illinois, and it has done an UNSURPASSED job of keeping my small studio apartment cozy (as a SOLE source of heat). This is the one that I use: HOMEBASIX LH890S Vertical Quartz Heater,... » Read More It would be cheaper, but it cannot be used as a SOLE source of heat as it only provides 3,500 btu's of heat. A quartz heater provides SIGNIFICANTLY MORE POWERFUL (and inexpensive) heat, and can be used as a SOLE source of heat for either a small studio apartment or a medium to large sized single room. I have been using one since December 2013 in northern Illinois, and it has done an UNSURPASSED job of keeping my small studio apartment cozy (as a SOLE source of heat). This is the one that I use: HOMEBASIX LH890S Vertical Quartz Heater, 750/1500-watt « Show Less
172537
This unit does not work as a real heater. It only supplements a room that has heat. It never really got hot enough for my sewing room so I had to open the vents coming from our other room. Now for cooling it works great.
172538
I don't know if it would be cheaper or not. we got it to put in a 12 X 24 building and it was getting too warm to need the heater part when we put it in.
1973043
Dandy heater - great for a small area, inside, BUT an outside porch? You would spend a lot of money on electricity and not get a lot of warmth.
1523771
For a space of 60 sq ft....I doubt it'll have an immediate warmth impact....You may feel warmth after a few hours of use...If your looking for a high output portable heater...Allow me to suggest "The Big Heater Buddy" ...It'll put out btween 4000-9000 Btu's... Check Cabelas website...The deal with refurbished units....Good Luck.
574902
I don't think so. I use it in a small enclosed space but it may not get warm enough in an open space. Doesn't get as hot as a baseboard heater.
1757395
I don't think there is a good answer to this question. If you need to run more than a couple of these in one house, you have much bigger issues than power supply. These things are very safe and efficient by themselves, but you're asking for trouble in any case. Maybe you would be better off putting the money toward a new furnace or some better weatherproofing? You'll save a fortune in electricity in the long run.
1143210
I have ours hung up but as a temporary set up I don't think it would heart. But they are a little spendy to run. I'm planning on selling the one I have. Put it in in oct in my shop need to find cheaper source of heat
2272629
Definitely not the best option. Cost to operate this unit in such a way would be extremely high. My electric bill skyrocketed while I used this unit, it requires 60amps of available current to operate. Plus the unit itself doesn't last long. Don't buy.
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WE're careful about how much we use it, but we live in SoCal with the highest electric rates in the continental US. You can do the arithmetic yourself. The heater runs at 750 (L) and 1500 (H) watts. Look at a recent electrical bill and see what the cost/kWhr is in your area. Let's say its $0.20/kWhr (typical for SoCal), then 1 hour of using the heater at high will run you $0.30 (1.5kW x $0.20/kWhr), and one month of this will run you 30 days x $0.30/day = $9.00/ month. If you live in the Pacific Northwest, like my in-laws, where electricity is cheap ($0.06/kWhr), then it will cost a lot less (only $2.70/month) for that 1 hour/day. WE're careful about how much we use it, but we live in SoCal with the highest electric rates in the continental US. You can do the arithmetic yourself. The heater runs at 750 (L) and 1500 (H) watts. Look at a recent electrical bill and see what the cost/kWhr is in your area. Let's say its $0.20/kWhr (typical for SoCal), then 1 hour of using the heater at high will run you $0.30 (1.5kW x $0.20/kWhr), and one month of this will run you 30 days x $0.30/day = $9.00/ month. If you live in the Pacific Northwest, like my in-laws, where electricity is cheap ($0.06/kWhr), then it will cost a lot... » Read More WE're careful about how much we use it, but we live in SoCal with the highest electric rates in the continental US. You can do the arithmetic yourself. The heater runs at 750 (L) and 1500 (H) watts. Look at a recent electrical bill and see what the cost/kWhr is in your area. Let's say its $0.20/kWhr (typical for SoCal), then 1 hour of using the heater at high will run you $0.30 (1.5kW x $0.20/kWhr), and one month of this will run you 30 days x $0.30/day = $9.00/ month. If you live in the Pacific Northwest, like my in-laws, where electricity is cheap ($0.06/kWhr), then it will cost a lot less (only $2.70/month) for that 1 hour/day. « Show Less
1565839
For my house (1400 sqfeet, in maryland), we typically use ~100 galon per month. We are using this for main heater of my house. Still a bit cheaper than electric central heating cost.
2018711
I think ours must run about $30 a month and we live in a high electricity cost area. Friction heating ts a lot cheaper than using a heating element.
1153244
To begin with, this heater is designed to be built into a wall or underneath a countertop or vanity. It is a poor choice use as I understand you want to use it. You can find many portable heaters that are designed to use for your apparent purpose-and most are 120 vac-to plug directly into a wall receptacle. This heater is factory wired for 240 vac. It would have to be rewired to use it on 120 vac, which would probably be the voltage at the receptacle I believe you are referring to where you plug in your laptop mobile charger. If it is rewired to 120 vac, it can be wired for 750 or 1500 watt. At 120 vac, that is a little over 6 amps or a little over 12 amps current draw. This heater will more than likely use more electricity than anything else you plug into the wall, with the exception of an iron or a microwave oven. I don't know what your electricity rate is. If you look at your utility bill, it should state a cost per kilowatt hour (kwh). For this heater, multiply that cost by .75, for 750 watts, or 1.5 for 1500 watts. That is the cost per hour you would run the heater.
1483489
I don't run this make/model anymore because it died after about 3 months, but I still run two others by a different manufacturer. I don't know about sole source because I don't know how cold it gets where you are, but it should definitely take the chill off. I keep my boiler at about 62-64 all season in upstate NY, as backup just in case and to heat the upstairs. I use two infrared heaters in my downstairs because that's where I mainly spend time. I put an insulated curtain up in the archway to keep the heat it in the 3 main rooms - kitchen, livingroom and office, and I'd say those are about 750-800 sq ft with 10' ceilings. I keep one infrared heater on during the day set at about 64-66 and turn the second one on after I get home from work, both up to about 72-74 (i like it toasty). It takes about an hour to bring it up to temp with 2 running. When heading to bed I'll turn one off leaving one running until morning down at about 64-66 again. They say it costs $1 a day to run, or as much as a coffee maker, and I believe that's an accurate figure. My electric bill went up about $60-$75/mo running two infrared heaters a day. I'd much rather pay $75/mo extra in electric than $600/mo in fuel oil running the boiler. I hope this helps!
811849
I am not sure what your fuel source is for radiant heat (electric, natural gas, LP, etc.), so it is hard to compare what is more or less expensive. In terms of electric heaters that will work on a standard 115VAC circuit, this is a pretty good one. At one point, the gas valve went out on our furnace heater during the winter. It was over a week before the repairman come. Two of these, along with a portable electric ceramic radiant heater, heated our entire house. Also, this has safety systems on it that are pretty good. I have also used it to keep our garage above freezing level during the winter. It has one setting just to do that and it runs on relatively low power. For the money, it's a good heater. We own two.
1775466
I would go with an electric one if you want heat for a longer time period. I like this one because there is no cord to deal with.
711106
Mary, I never figured out the cost of running. Electric rates will vary. I used it winter time only and for 2-3 hours a day. It warmed up the living room, dining room, and kitchen. I didn't notice any change in my electric bill, except that it was lower than when I ran the furnace and heated up the whole place. You can use it with or without the heat, which can be conntrolled with
606639
I am not really sure how this will work but leaning towards on the safe side, I would say NO. This heater is drawing a lot of power and I think the generator as the source will not work for this application.If I were you, I will contact the generator manufacturer and explain how you plan of using the unit. I hope this helps.
1239349
I don't have a bill to look at yet, but I bet its something like using an A/C alot. The little red part is a simple heater/fan with only two settings: on or off. Sorry can't give more info. I highly doubt the electricity cost comes close to the alternative, which I guess would be hiring a professional service to heat treat your things? And of course, I'd recommend wiping down, washing, or getting rid of anything you can, to keep the heat treating loads to a minimum.