does the heated feature require outdoor electricity - which we don't have. how is it heated
741856
It requires electricity for the heated pad. I have our shelter situated on a covered patio with an outdoor electrical outlet. You could run an outdoor extension cord under an overhead garage door, which is what I do for some of our Christmas lighting which is too far away from outdoor outlets.
741857
YES! It has a cord attached to it that needs to be plugged in. If you buy this please, PLEASE, pay attention to all directions about setting it up! My son did not read the directions when it came to the heating pad and I had to redo it! Make sure it is heating properly before putting it out for the cats or they won't stay in it!
741858
The mat has a built-in electric heater. I have it plugged into an outdoor outlet. It keeps the mat from being very cold but doesn't really heat the interior all that much. My cat like it though.
741859
It has a cord and needs to be plugged in. I use a heavy duty (orange) extension cord, and have had no problems with it.
741860
You have to plug it into an electrical outlet for the heated mat to work. The housing is separate from the heated mat
210162
It is electric. no gas involved at all, unless it is a different model than mine.
728680
This item needs to be plugged in to warm the contents. Unless you can find a power outlet at the park you're out of luck.
445598
It does require electric to both heat and cool. But it's a great device. I never have to change bottles. I have two of them.
297037
You do NOT have to plug the fan into the electric outlet - I never have. Heater works great!
218547
No, it does not use much electricity because it is really just a fan and does not have a heat source.
1216976
It needs to be plugged in. It's portable and can be moved around the house, but it needs power.
1704393
this is a great unit. no battery operation, it does get hot but it has safety shields and weatherproof switch for outside use.
1486740
We have plugged it into a heavy duty extension cord and an outside outlet with equal performance. We leave it plugged in all the time. This is under a roofed patio. Our cat absolutely loves her house. Since it is radiant heat, it only warms up when she lays on it.
2260791
It uses a reasonable amount of electricity. Last winter I went from oil heat to electricity only and my electric bill was less than 3 times the previous year during the coldest winter months here in New England.
1951853
it needs double a batteries to start it does not have a fan so it runs without electric. It provides good heat for about 200sf although it is kind of hard to tell because it does not have a fan. It takes a while to heat a room because the air is low to circulate but it would heat a good size living room in a couple hours.
852512
I think it is only supposed to heat when the cat is on it. But I noticed when I plugged it in this fall that is seemed warm without the cat.The cat seems to like it and stayed outside all last year. (Pacific Northwest) on covered porch.G McM
875738
No. It has to be plugged in for use. It is very comfortable and works really good though. You can wrap it around you unlike a traditional heating pad.
2023928
Not an electro an, but electric heaters using burn lots of power. It will heat up but plug in direct to wall don't use extension cord
1479835
Not sure I totally understand the questionYes it is fairly lo energy- my electric bill definitely went down a couple dollars when I got it. It is movable, but not so portable- not usable outdoors, and once it is set up, well it has wheels, but it does need to be vented, so it is rather fixed in position while runningHope this helps
1002334
You need to plug it in. There is a fan that blows past the flame to transfer the heat to the room. There is a safety device involved that will not let it start without electricity.
174401
Yes, you can, we have ours outside in our backyard, all you have to have is access to an electric outlet to plug it in. So far it works great!