elec heater

elec heater

Postby grammynmaggie » Mon Nov 05, 2012 7:30 pm

What kind of elec heaters are you using?
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Re: elec heater

Postby avalen » Mon Nov 05, 2012 8:38 pm

well, I have two kinds, my mini oilfilled radiator style (LOVE IT!) I use it when I want to warm the entire rv and I can go off to work and leave it on safely
http://www.target.com/p/delonghi-safehe ... u=13931696
I also have the standard Holmes twin ceramic that will oscillate. I use it to warm the space by my feet under the table if I'm just wanting the chill off and
planning on leaving soon. I can't use both ceramics at the same time as it trips my breaker and I also don't feel safe to leave it on and go to work.
The oil filled one is my favorite for when its really cold and had to go to work. Once it was warmed up I could set the temp way down to low and left it
running pretty much all the time when I was parked in the rv park. It also had a timer on it that I could set to go off at a set time and come back on at
a set time as many times during a 24 hour period as I wanted. I could set it in the middle of the rv and it warmed the whole place and I didn't worry about
the dogs getting burned or tipping it over.
Of course I also had my furnace that ran off the propane but at times propane was high and there were times I'd run out a week before payday so I tried
to economize and only use the furnace when it was very very cold.
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Re: elec heater

Postby Sandersmr » Mon Nov 05, 2012 9:00 pm

One that we got at Wal-Mart - don't even know the brand. It's a 1500 watt heater as are most. And it has a fan only as well as 2 or 3 other speeds and a dial temperature setter.
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Re: elec heater

Postby monik7 » Tue Nov 06, 2012 7:05 pm

avalen wrote:well, I have two kinds, my mini oilfilled radiator style (LOVE IT!) I use it when I want to warm the entire rv and I can go off to work and leave it on safely
http://www.target.com/p/delonghi-safehe ... u=13931696
I also have the standard Holmes twin ceramic that will oscillate. I use it to warm the space by my feet under the table if I'm just wanting the chill off and
planning on leaving soon. I can't use both ceramics at the same time as it trips my breaker and I also don't feel safe to leave it on and go to work.
The oil filled one is my favorite for when its really cold and had to go to work. Once it was warmed up I could set the temp way down to low and left it
running pretty much all the time when I was parked in the rv park. It also had a timer on it that I could set to go off at a set time and come back on at
a set time as many times during a 24 hour period as I wanted. I could set it in the middle of the rv and it warmed the whole place and I didn't worry about
the dogs getting burned or tipping it over.
Of course I also had my furnace that ran off the propane but at times propane was high and there were times I'd run out a week before payday so I tried
to economize and only use the furnace when it was very very cold.


Ava, how long did you use your radiator heater from Target? I looked it up on Amazon and a number of reviews only gave it 1 star because theirs quit working in a very short time. Just wondering since I really need to get a heater. Thanks.
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Re: elec heater

Postby avalen » Tue Nov 06, 2012 7:14 pm

Sandi, I bought it online but not from Target, but I've used it for two years maybe 3. The last one I had was much taller like the ordinary ones, and it
lasted me a good 10 years or more and I used it all the time in winter. This new one is much shorter, goes up to just below
my knees.
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