HWL similar to DWL

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Originally Posted by elhigh

We have one of those oil-filled electric radiators. It's fantastic.

I have two of them. I love them.

I haven't found a functional difference between that $40 radiator and those $400 copper-infused Radiant Humidity Heaters Save 55% On Your Utility Bills Amish Made, so anytime I see one, I tell everyone I can that it's a bill of goods.

Agreed. They're just nice looking -- if you like that kind of thing. I'll keep my oil-filled radiator, thankyouverymuch.

Originally Posted by Frank Lee

There is no difference; a watt is a watt is a watt.

True but the "Amish" units have a faux flame, remote control, and other whatnots so I would venture that they're less efficient at providing heat.

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About 38°F in my house. I keep my bedroom around 65°F.

Originally Posted by Frank Lee

the cat didn't like it one bit.

My two cats sleep in a box, they stay pretty warm that way.

[Frank Lee]

You win!

The cat turns into the ultimate lap kitty in this cold- I can't sit down for a minute without the cat making himself comfortable on my lap. Not that I mind. He burrows under the covers on the bed otherwise.

[elhigh]

Originally Posted by Frank Lee

There is no difference; a watt is a watt is a watt. That's why my halogen lamps work just as well as "official" space heaters.

That's what I keep telling people and even posting in heater reviews on Amazon - it just doesn't seem to sink in. These are the same people who don't realize that food comes from something besides a window set in the side of a building.

For $40 you can have a heater from Walmart that works exactly as well as the $400 heater, except you still have that $360 left over. That pays a few electric bills.

I read a post from a guy on permies.com that described the bare minimum of electricity to heat a single person to a comfortable level in an otherwise cold (about 55 deg. IIRC) house. Answer: about 70 watts. I think that's right, if anyone is burning to know I can try to look that back up, it was an interesting read.

Heated dog mat on the floor. Radiant lamps above the workstation (like you'd put in your lizard terrarium). Heated mouse pad.

Heated mouse pad? I didn't know such things were even out there.

And to test the result, the big guy for whom this was all set up had his young scrawny intern try it out. Ten minutes in, she'd taken her vest off and rolled up her sleeves. So it seems to get the job done.