How do you use this heater in conjunction with central heat to save money?
82534
Place it in a central location that would be convenient to heat the whole house but away from thermostat. Order the blower attachment and keep the doors on rooms not in use open only a little ways. My stove heats an area that is 1456 sq. ft. and I very rarely run my furnace even in the winter time. The winter in West Pa was terribly cold last year.
82535
I use the stove to heat 3 large rooms. Normally I would have to overheat the rest of the house to get these rooms comfortable. This heater is almost perfect efficiency because there is no vent to the outside, so I can now keep the rest of the house cooler, and use this higher efficiency stove to heat the rooms we spend the most time in.
82536
I use heater to help heat rooms of my house that are usually cooler than the rest of the house. Great for mornings when getting ready and in evenings or anytime just feeling a little cool. During winter probably use heater 1-3 hours per day and have not seen any increase in gas usage.
82537
Yes, but too early to tell savings since we are on a budget gas bill plan. Heaters are nice and give out a lot of heat. Do give out significant humidity.
82538
I purchased the ProCom stove to provide heat and use my central system as back-up. The heater is very efficient. Since it was use in a vacation home, I did not use for an entire winter season but only a few weeks. It did very well I believe is a very good buy. Warms up room fast.
82539
Last winter it was our only heat left on in our Northern Idaho home while we would be in and out every couple weeks. We were so happy that in our 3700 sqft home, it was left on in its lowest setting and we would arrive in the winter surprised to 50 degress and secure/safe plumbing. Love it.
82540
If your central heat is inefficient, you will probably save money using this unit. Warms up room its in nicely.
82541
Overall I'm very happy with heater, very enjoyable to use, which may lead to overuse negating any savings. Puts off a lot of heat
82542
This is a space heater, as such, it heats area around it. You can save money, only if you heat the area that you need and lower your thermostat of the central heat.
784834
Yes. In fact that was recommended by the electrician who installed it. When you need heat, you need heat. And you always want to be sucking the moisture out of the room. Using both together works perfectly fine for me.
1377145
Minimal electricity depending on use. The unit contains a thermostat and heats only when necessary. What ever the cost, the convenience out weighs the pennies involved.
1143210
I have ours hung up but as a temporary set up I don't think it would heart. But they are a little spendy to run. I'm planning on selling the one I have. Put it in in oct in my shop need to find cheaper source of heat
1098360
Sure you can place anywhere . For small room this heater is life saver . It saves On gas bill . I never get nasal conjestion with this heater . Outside of heater never gets hot . It is worth buying , great money saver never to worry about boiler repair or worry about plumber . So many benefits . For big room it may not be very very effective.. Amiongest all model of lifesmart this is most economical , I have one with flam more expensive and gives less heat, so buy this model .i have 6 of this type of heaters I am using in all rooms when we are using these rooms , like our bedrooms my daughter bedroom lining room etce very rarely we start main heating system Sure you can place anywhere . For small room this heater is life saver . It saves On gas bill . I never get nasal conjestion with this heater . Outside of heater never gets hot . It is worth buying , great money saver never to worry about boiler repair or worry about plumber . So many benefits . For big room it may not be very very effective.. Amiongest all model of lifesmart this is most economical , I have one with flam more expensive and gives less heat, so buy this model .i have 6 of this type of heaters I am using in all rooms when we are using these rooms , like our bedrooms my... » Read More Sure you can place anywhere . For small room this heater is life saver . It saves On gas bill . I never get nasal conjestion with this heater . Outside of heater never gets hot . It is worth buying , great money saver never to worry about boiler repair or worry about plumber . So many benefits . For big room it may not be very very effective.. Amiongest all model of lifesmart this is most economical , I have one with flam more expensive and gives less heat, so buy this model .i have 6 of this type of heaters I am using in all rooms when we are using these rooms , like our bedrooms my daughter bedroom lining room etce very rarely we start main heating system « Show Less
2149870
It's hard to say exactly. I keep this one on all winter downstairs and I keep an oil filled heater on all winter upstairs. My electric bill is about $100.00 a month more for both running pretty much all the time. But, my gas bill is way lower than it would normally be so, it balances out. My gas pack air handler doesn't come on unless it gets real cold. It saves wear and tear on that so, I figure all in all it's a good deal. When it gets extremely cold this heater wont keep up but, neither will the oil filled. It was 5 degrees earlier in the week with a two day high of 23. The air handler came on a lot. My iheater is several years old now. It's still working. It's hard to say exactly. I keep this one on all winter downstairs and I keep an oil filled heater on all winter upstairs. My electric bill is about $100.00 a month more for both running pretty much all the time. But, my gas bill is way lower than it would normally be so, it balances out. My gas pack air handler doesn't come on unless it gets real cold. It saves wear and tear on that so, I figure all in all it's a good deal. When it gets extremely cold this heater wont keep up but, neither will the oil filled. It was 5 degrees earlier in the week with a two day high of 23. The air handler... » Read More It's hard to say exactly. I keep this one on all winter downstairs and I keep an oil filled heater on all winter upstairs. My electric bill is about $100.00 a month more for both running pretty much all the time. But, my gas bill is way lower than it would normally be so, it balances out. My gas pack air handler doesn't come on unless it gets real cold. It saves wear and tear on that so, I figure all in all it's a good deal. When it gets extremely cold this heater wont keep up but, neither will the oil filled. It was 5 degrees earlier in the week with a two day high of 23. The air handler came on a lot. My iheater is several years old now. It's still working. « Show Less
1239349
I don't have a bill to look at yet, but I bet its something like using an A/C alot. The little red part is a simple heater/fan with only two settings: on or off. Sorry can't give more info. I highly doubt the electricity cost comes close to the alternative, which I guess would be hiring a professional service to heat treat your things? And of course, I'd recommend wiping down, washing, or getting rid of anything you can, to keep the heat treating loads to a minimum.
38516
If it does t put out any more than the one I have you won't need a thermostat. I can literally hold my bare hand directly in front of heater. It doesn't put out nearly enough heat!
2116339
I've had my heater for about a year and I never saw any significant increase in my bill. I use it on my bedroom to keep from turning on the central heat. If it's really cold, it may take a minute to warm the room up. But once it's warm, IT'S WARM.
2018711
I think ours must run about $30 a month and we live in a high electricity cost area. Friction heating ts a lot cheaper than using a heating element.
149508
Unfortunately, no. This would be a great little heater except for the cost of running it. I'm afraid to use it since it cost me over $100 extra in electricity and I only used it about three hours a day for a week.
199228
Since they are to be used as supplemental heaters (note that phrase: SUPPLEMENTAL HEATERS), their impact on your bill should be negligible. We used ours quite a bit for the last 2 1/2 months of last winter, and our bill increased about $10 a month. I consider that a pretty bearable cost to keep my wife warm!
1144476
I personally didn't notice my electric being any more expensive, but everyone's usage is different. If you run it quite a bit I would expect to see maybe a few dollars extra a month. This is a great heater I would highly recommend it.
1009825
I can honestly say no. Although I can't put a dollar figure on it, I noticed only a slight increase of my electric bill. It far outweighed turning the heat on, creating another bill. Hope this is helpful.
432491
I think it is a trade-off... Our main gas furnace does not come on as much, but the room the little heater is in is much warmer than it is using the gas furnace alone. In the end I think the electric bill goes up a little and the natural gas bill goes down a little. This being said, I liked this heater so much though, that I bought another for a different place in my cold Michigan house.
623681
Its really self explanatory. . . Plug it in. Middle button is power button. Starting from the upper left corner going clockwise, you've got the "rotate" button (you can stop the fan rotation when its pointing in any direction), then you have the "+/-" button that sets the auto set point (it has a pretty broad spectrum, it'll turn off once it reaches the threshold you choose, then once the room gets like, 6 degrees colder, it'll turn back on), then its the "High/Low" button (for how much more you want it to blow; if you want the "auto" do not press this button, it'll turn that option off), Then you have the "timer" option, (you can set the fan to stay on for intervals, starting at an hour, good if you're going to bed). If the "auto" button is on you'll have an A on the digital interface. There are red and orange flames on the interface depending on if its high or low. The red dot in the corner stays on as long as it's plugged in. If you are NOT using your heater tower for a long period of time, I suggest unplugging it. It did ungodly things to my electric bill (ie $70 to $140 after my first month of using it; totally worth it to me because I moved to the East Coast from AZ and just can't handle the cold).
1612468
Sorry Maggie I can't tell you how much but I can tell you that it doesn't save money on heat costs. I used it in my main living space to keep my elderly dog warm since I keep the furnace low to burn gas less frequently. I saw a significant jump in my utility bill while using it. Looking back I think the whole speel about "saves u $ is" completely untruthful. I actually would recommend a different smaller product that runs about $40 bucks that you can set the degree of the temperature and it doesn't impact my utility bill nearly as much as this product it is the DeLonghi DCH5090ER Safeheat 1500w digital ceramic heater w/ remote and eco nrg settings. Highly recommend that.