Would you recommend this for a garage in winter to keep outdoor cats warm on super cold nights? How is it on the electric bill?
76346
Depends on the size of the garage and what you mean by super cold. If the cats have a nice box with a blankee in the bottom. If you leave the heater on to heat the garage and not just turn it on at the last minute. If it's going to be sub-zero. Your best bet would be to get a cat bed heating pad that they sell here on Amazon. Then you won't have to heat the whole garage and they'll be toasty. It'd save electricity too.
1696826
I ran this at night in the master bedroom of my TH (in northern Virginia where it gets quite humid and steamy in the summer) because I wasn't able to get cold air upstairs from the HVAC (bad ducts). It kept me nice and cool at night and I did not see any significant increase in my electric bill compared to when I wasn't using it. How much power does it use? I'm not sure.
1724937
Mine has been plugged in all winter and I have had no problems. It is by the garage and plugged into an extension cord so I made sure the plug wouldn't get we! It has been in the -40 and lower and still works, but the cats rather be inside now!
867070
I have noticed no jump in my power bill and it has been plugged in literally for a couple months now. To put your hand on the pad inside, I would compare it to a luke warm temperature, perfect kitty temperature but by no means a heat source to the room it is in. I am really happy with it.
2231848
I don't know about a warm garage but it gets plenty cold in the house. I would guess it could handle the garage.
428322
My room is above the garage and stays very cold. I use it all night and set it to low on excessively cold days For the animals. I have no issues with it at all.
958774
I've also used Mylar blankets as wall-paper for wooden outdoor cat shelters and it definitely seems to help keep them warm. You could also use Reflectix insulation in the same way. It's a bit thicker (5/16") and a little harder to manipulate, but I've cut it into sheets and secured it to the interior walls with silver foil tape.
1034051
I plug mine in at the beginning of winter and leave it plugged in until spring. It goes "off" when the cat is not sleeping on it. When the cat gets back on it, it warms back up. It is not totally off, but on a sleep mode, not very warm (best way I can describe it.)
1299570
I have mine in a 12x20 garage. Does a great job. Is the heater blowing out heated air? If not you may want to have a electrician friend take a look.
199227
I shut my heatpump completely off and used 2 of these heaters for a 3 bedroom 2 bath doublewide but I also had a fireplace going most of the time. It was a total electric bill of $150. for a month and we had an exceptional winter with lots of snows and cold air. They work really great!!
2073695
I really have no idea because my husband pays the bills. We use it for maybe 3 or 4 hours in the evening on weekends and a couple of hours in the evening during the week. It depends on how cold it gets outside for us. I would say it isn't that bad.....but if you use it ALOT, then expect a spike in your electric bill of course. We put concrete in a big bucket with a pvc pole and put the heater on that so that we can adjust it up and down. It works great!
2185247
I'm pretty sure there are two. Works great! Heated whole double garage. Electric bill went up $150 for the first coldest longest month.
1789435
I use mine in my milk house. I live in WI so the temps are below zero many nights during the winter. My milk house is about the size of a one car garage, so I would say this would work very well for you.
943621
Probably so, I have two of them in my motorhome, which is approx. 300sq.ft and they kept it at 72 degrees inside, while outside got down to 28 degrees! It depends on sq.ft. of the garage, and how well it is insulated, you might need two.
1322030
Well, here in Alabama it doesn't get Freezing out...but it just recently got to 35 at nite... I just added one of those "fluffy" throw blankets in the house and the cat was fine.... I didn't even plug in the mattress.... I have the house in the corner of the covered porch, which I'm sure helps versus on the groud outside. I really do like the house....
1057156
2 yr Great heater 20 min install I only run mine when I'm using my garage And I haven't noticed a increase in my bill After running it for 6 hrs in very cold weather of -30 windchill Thinking of installing one in my family room were I spend most of my time
1210681
It's possible - it gives off good heat at ground level. It does need to be plugged in, and you'd probably want to keep the cats from being able to touch/access the unit.