| One of the greatest ways to efficiently heat your | | | | less heat than living areas. Most electric space |
| home and substantially reduce your heating costs | | | | heaters are suitable for these heating purposes, |
| is by lowering the temperature on your home | | | | but infrared heaters, oil-filled heaters, and electric |
| thermostat and focus on finding alternative ways | | | | wall heaters are also suitable. |
| to heat individual rooms that are used the most. | | | | Oil Filled Heaters are safe, silent (which is very |
| By heating individual rooms, you are looking at a | | | | important while you are asleep) and they provide |
| dramatic drop in your heating costs. | | | | enough heat to comfortably warm up an average |
| With electric baseboard heaters you can add | | | | size bedroom. Some expensive models come a |
| extra heat to an already existing system of | | | | timer that allow you to set it to warm the room |
| another type, provided that you have the space | | | | more before you have to wake up and get out |
| required in your panel board to supply the | | | | of bed. And some new models have an instant |
| necessary power. They are also a great way to | | | | heat button that allows you to heat up your room |
| heat the basement, attic or garage as no piping or | | | | very quickly. |
| duct work for installation is required. | | | | Portable space heaters can be used when the |
| You can also consider a gas wall heater for your | | | | main heating system is inadequate or when |
| garage but it has to be installed professionally | | | | central heating is too costly to install or operate. |
| especially if it is a ventless one. Alternatively | | | | The primary thing you should think about before |
| warming your garage or workshop can be | | | | you purchase a portable heater is to consider |
| conveniently accomplished using an electric garage | | | | where you'll be using the heater. Is it indoor or |
| heater. A fan forced electric garage heater is | | | | outdoors? Are there electrical plugs available? |
| inexpensive, easy to operate and most important | | | | If you're going to be using your heater indoors, |
| maintenance free. | | | | your best bet is to go with a portable electric |
| Propane space heaters are an effective way to | | | | heater. Electric heaters are great for indoor use |
| heat a small room or living area. But it is important | | | | as they are powerful and efficient, and electrical |
| to ensure that you choose a propane space | | | | plugs are widely available in any home or office |
| heater that is specifically designed to be used | | | | building. |
| indoors. Propane heaters that are designed for | | | | If you're primarily going to be using your heater |
| outdoor use will cause high levels of carbon | | | | outdoors, then a portable propane heater or |
| monoxide to be emitted and should never be | | | | portable gas heater is going to be your best bet. |
| used indoors. You should also make certain that | | | | Propane and gas heaters are both very efficient |
| you never use a propane heater while sleeping. | | | | and the gas tanks they run on can be taken |
| Electricity is an effective way to heat bedrooms | | | | virtually anywhere. |
| and smaller areas because these areas require | | | | |