Indoor Gas Space Heaters
Despite my great love for outdoor heaters, I realize that most people are looking to warm themselves up when they’re already back inside. Space heaters are great when you only need to warm up a relatively small space (a room or part of a room). You can save good money your central heating bills by lowering your thermostat only a little bit and putting on a sweater, but you can often save even more by lowering the thermostat even more and using a space heater heat the room you are in. This is especially true when you have an expensive heating method in your home (I’m thinking electric baseboards here).
One great thing about small space heaters is that you can easily choose the size, type, and fuel source that is best for you. If you only want to heat a very small area for relatively short amounts of time a small electric space heater might be the way to go. Similarly if you need to move the heater around a lot, electric might work. But if you want to provide heat for more than one person at a time and for longer periods (for example a few people sitting no a couch watching a movie) you should seriously consider getting a propane space heater. For one, they are cheaper to operate for a larger heating job and I think you get more bang for your buck in terms of initial cost of the heater.
For even larger jobs, like heating a whole room a larger gas space heater really is the only way to go. You have lots of options regarding depending on your needs here. Propane heaters can be had for under $200 that will heat a 600 square ft. space. For heaters that size you wil often also want one with an electric blower (part of the heater) so the heat generated can be moved around the for a more even heating job.
Another really nice option for space heaters is to install a more permanent one in an old unused fireplace (even one that has been blocked off from use for a wood fire). If your home already has natural gas plumbing, consider instaling one in your unused fireplace for heating that can simulate the romance and coziness of a wood fire but with out the cost, environmental impact, and mess of a real wood fire.
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