Portable
Heaters Guide
Portable
Heaters Guide will help you find the right heater
for your needs. As you browse through our website take
notes on BTU's, size, safety and whether you want to
use portable propane heater, portable electric
space heater, portable radiant heaters,
or even a portable heater with a thermostat.
Any
type of portable gas heater also has the concern of
corbon monoxide poisoning. When you purchae your
next portable heater use this guide to help you make
the right choice:
Portable
Heaters Buyers Guide
- Make
sure it has a UL sticker/mark which marks that it
has been independently tested
- Always
turn off before sleeping or leaving the room
- Keep
it away from items that can burn easily (at least
3 feet or more)
- Supervise
children when present so they don't knock the unit
over **most models have a built in tip over mechanism
that turns it off once it is tipped over
- Don't
use it with extension cords, go direct into the
wall socket
- Don't
add fuel while the unit is still hot/warm. Make
sure it's room temperate or less.
- Every
year fireman respond to home fires related to portable
heaters so be smart.
Portable
Electric Heaters
Portable
electric heaters can be defined as either: convection
or radiant.....Keep Reading about portable
electric heaters.
Portable
Ceramic Heaters
Portable
ceramic
heaters have
been on the market for a several years now and a lot
of people like these heaters and you're seeing them
all around you and didn't even know it. Ceramic portable
heaters can be small enough to fit under a desk or large
enough for an entire room.
Using aluminum baffles...... read more about Portable
Ceramic Heaters
Portable
Propane Heaters
Portable
propane heaters are very popular among boaters in
the northwest
and ice fisherman in the northern parts of our country. They are now spilling
over into the home heating category and they do provide
instant and another home heating option. These
heaters can provide heat for.......Portable
Propane Heaters
You've
got a lot of options when it comes to heating your rooms
in your home. Radiant heaters, oil filled radiator heaters,
fan heaters, kerosene heaters like my in-laws use every
time their power goes out, and the new electric fireplaces.
Don't forget the portable electric thermostat
heaters, those things are really cool.
Manufacturers
of portable heaters are many but I'm sure you know the
top brands like the Honeywell HZ315 QuickHeat Ceramic Electric Compact Heater),
Delonghi's Retro Fan Heater, Lakewood Fan-Forced personal Deluxe Heater,
Marvin 5460 Steam 'n Heat, Lakewood Oil-Filled Low Profile 750,
Mr. Heater Portable Buddy Propane Heater, Dimplex: Dimplex Corner Wall Mount Fireplace.
Electric
Bill Formula (watts) 1. Ask your electric company
the cost per kilowatt
2. watts x hours used x rate/1000 3. If you use your unit for 12 hours at
1500 watts that would be $.36 cents per 12 hours. 4.
12 hours times 30 days equals $10.80 a month Let's
start exploring some makes and models of the most popular
portable heaters now.
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