$23 at Tractor Supply
Posted on 11/13/2022 4:16:44 PM PST by LouAvul
It's for an uninsulated hunting cabin with a hot water heater, indoor plumbing, etc.
I was thinking one for the kitchen and one for the hot water heater.
But I'm getting the impression they all shut off after a few hours. I need them to stay on all the time during extreme cold. To backup the propane heaters.
thanx
Oil filled electric radiators.
The oil is mineral oil.
The radiator causes a heated thermal pattern to develop which radiates.
During winter I keep one in the garage set on medium with the intensity at about 10:00 maybe 11:00 and on the coldest days that garage might get down to 40° or 45°, it’s not insulated by the way, but on a typical winter day it’s hanging out around 50°F. The radiating pattern reaches up to the the ceiling at 20ft.
If we have really intense cold I keep one upstairs and the master bathroom and I have another that I keep in the kitchen and on those cold days I open all the cabinets with water works. And haven’t experienced any probs.
For the well pressure tank I keep a 60watt light bulb pointed at the pump switch.
Crawl space temps are in the 50s but close to hatch it might dip, so the backside of the hatchback has a pink installation panel glued and the one crawl space vent by the pressure tank is sealed.
I have a dry crawl space and I put some fresh pvc 6mm film on the dirt. It’s stable and not moist.
The window are upgrades, my front door is slightly delaminated but it’s weatherproof.
I keep the heatpumps at 65 to 68° the slack picked up by the electric radiators helps out.
IR heating pads don’t
“IR heating pads don’t”
What’s a IR heating pad?
And where do I get one???
I agree. Much more effective for ling term use.
Growing up, that’s all we had in the house.
I second that. The one I have has a “freeze” setting that maintains about 35 deg F just for what Lou needs.
Long!
Man after my own heart. Got to have an escape. Wish I had one.
I agree, get an oil filled heater.
I bought some 1/2 sized ones that were 750w. The worked well and no noise or moving parts
Hot air rises, cold air sinks.
I found that the thermostats on most of the little heaters like you are describing are poor at best and either stay on constantly or fail to come on. I bought some from Ebay that look sort of like a plug in lamp timer that you can set a digital temperature and they work well.
I just ran the resistance wire type heaters set to full on.
I use a ceramic heater in a work trailer. I keep it on for days and sometimes weeks at a time. It stays pretty low. Just to keep the contents from freezing.
A $30 “milkhouse heater” will not shut off. Almost any hardware or farm supply will have them. They have a fan, a thermostat, and a tip-over cutoff. I’ve used them for decades with no trouble except that the fan bearings only last about three winters. Don’t use them in small enclosed spaces or near flammables. In an old farmhouse I lived in in the ‘70s I kept one going 24/7 in the bathroom where the noise was no bother. Got one in my otherwise unheated reloading room now.
There’s nothing magic about $50 or $100 ceramic heaters. 1500 watts is 1500 watts. They’re quiet, but have to be kept well away from anything that could ignite.
Oil-filled radiators’ only advantage is that they’re silent, and they can be positioned near flammables like furniture or drapes, as long as there’s airflow. I use one in the bedroom of my current drafty old house for those reasons.
Big issue regardless is the wiring that will feed the heater. Continuous 15 amp draw can overheat receptacles if they’re old and a little corroded internally. Extension cords if you must use them need to be minimum #12 wire, preferably #10. Never cover them with anything like a rug.
Hey there. Why does it have to be a ceramic heater?
Why not a baseboard heater?
A baseboard heater w/ a thermostat would keep it at the temperature you want.
They make 120v baseboard heater that plug in to a receptacle if you aren’t knowledgeable about wiring a 220v model.
Good luck 👍
Space heaters are limited by UL requirements to a max of 12 amps.
A 14-gauge extension cord is plenty sufficient for a 12-amp load. I would be more concerned about the quality of the plug and socket on each end. Factory crimped plugs and sockets can be problematic, and I’ve cut them off and replaced them with industrial or commercial grade plugs and sockets.
Rent the cabin to the demoncrat party for a ballot counting location. They will keep it heated until they get done counting ballots, which might be into December.
I got mine on Amazon it was $250 but you can use it all day long it’s a very low heat and it penetrates deeper. I think if you go to YouTube to Bob and Brad’s Physical Therapy Channel they have a vid on that channel dedicated to this pad and that’s what convinced me.
https://www.thermotex.com/product/thermotex-platinum/
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