It's That Time Of The Year Again/ What Model Space Heater Do You Use ? (Hope: apartment, house)

[CNYC]

Just came back from a 7 week trip to sunny Southern California. No need for AC or Heat at bedtime so I slept like a baby.

Came in yesterday on a redeye flight and went right to bed at 7am...nice and cozy. Took little naps all day and felt great. SUDDENLY 10pm came along and I started noticing a breeze in my apartment. HEAT IS NOW OFF. An urgent reminder as to why I want to get the F out of NYC.

Anyways let the misery begin. I might just change my sleeping schedule to bedtime at 6am and stay up working all night. I work from home.

Has anybody found a decent space heater that actually warms up a room this year or are we still chewing on chinese rejects from last year ?

I've got an old Honeywell I purchased on Ebay last year. It works a little better than my hairdryer at keeping me warm...got the military issued thermals going as well. My military issued sleeping bag system should be coming out of the closet rather soon.

You have no idea how at peace I was in SoCal. At the moment I am looking for a place down there but the No Smoking Freaks are scaring me. Hopefully I find a place....and soon or else I need to leave for another two month in Jan.

[Kefir King]

Nearly all heaters operating on house current (115V) are 1500 Watts. This is 5118 BTU/hour.

Buy them for convenience, noise level, and price. A $20 unit will provide the same heat as a $200 one.
Personally I like the small ceramic units maybe 9 x 9 x 6. Easy to store away in a closet.


And you are right, they give off just about as much heat as a hair dryer.

Electric heat is very expensive so I recommend an electric blanket to get the pricey heat just where you need it.


(If you feel a breeze, try to locate and seal it.)

[CNYC]

Originally Posted by Kefir King

I recommend an electric blanket to get the pricey heat just where you need it.

Good Idea yet the "chinese" thing comes into play again with the electric blankets. Silly question but are there any good chinese made electric blankets around ? Most reviews on amazon read like the space heaters...no heat failed miserably worked for two weeks then broke on me etc etc.

What brand and model do you use ?

Thanks

[Kefir King]

Electric blankets are not what they once were. It has to do with all the uber-safety requirements that result in a breakdown of the heating wires and you keep getting less and less heat. Used to be regular conductors and thermostats, then they developed thermostatic wire whose resistance increased with heat, unfortunately resistance increase with age as well.

Here's my story for a GOOD one. I bought two from SEARS many years ago and they came with a 10 year warranty. Both failed in the Ninth year, the last within months of expiration.
SEARS gave me two new blankets.
So, if you buy an electric blanket, make sure it is a well-known brand with an ironclad warranty.

Alternative is a couple microfiber blankets, cheap at Target or my old secret, shhhh, the gas stove.

Of course I now live in a place with way, way too much heat...you can't win.


But be warned, space heaters are very, very expensive to run at Con Ed rates.

[Chava61]

I have a silk blanket/comforter that I bought in China and it is really terrific for keeping me warm at night. The only problem is that my head is still cold but I sometimes use a cotton scarf for that.

[urbanintllctl]

I just pick up furniture I see on the street, and burn them for heat.

[BugsyPal]

Haven't a clue about space heaters as we do not require presently.

Heat is on in our building past week or so as temperatures have dipped, but we turn our steam off and open windows. It isn't *that* cold outdoors, temps are pretty much normal for autumn in NYC.

[SeventhFloor]

After Sandy, I had to buy a couple of these for the apartment when our electricity was back on, but the heat wasn't:

https://www.google.com/search?q=comf...m=122&ie=UTF-8

Thank me later

[Gramercy]

For some reason, it seems this past week, the super is blasting the heat at night and leaving it really low/off during the day. Usually it's the reverse, no? Heat on during the day, kept low at night?

[CNYC]

Originally Posted by Gramercy

For some reason, it seems this past week, the super is blasting the heat at night and leaving it really low/off during the day. Usually it's the reverse, no? Heat on during the day, kept low at night?

This is what pisses me off about NYC heating laws. Id prefer it this way. Cold at night never works for me.