I have a small space heater in the shop bathroom to keep the pipes from freezing. The previous owner left the heater. I don’t like it - it has a ‘thermostat’ knob, but I really don’t know when it cuts on/off - no readings on the knob.
Anyway, the shop & barn are on a separate meter & when I got the electric bill, it was twice what it usually is. Of course, we had that Arctic freeze, but still ..... So I was looking for a small heater with a thermostat that had numbers so I could set when the heat comes on. What I found instead was a controller that you plug into the wall set with the temperature range you want & the heater plugs into the controller. It’s cheaper than a new heater & I can set the temp low (like 45) which will keep the pipes from freezing but the electric bill should be less. These type of controllers are good for greenhouses if you want to keep it at a certain temperature above freezing.
Electricity to the greenhouse is still on my Wish List...even though Beau IS an Electrician! Grrrr!
You know how it goes...Cobbler’s kids have no shoes, Electricians ‘Wife’ has no electricity where she wants it, LOL!