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.

Because of this versatility, gas heaters are ubiquitous. Even in warmer climes where heaters might not generally be needed and full home heating might be seen as excessive , they may be kept to help in those relatively few times times when the temperature dips and some local room heating is desired.

Certainly where the cold is more of a way of life they play a larger role. They can be used as both a primary source of heat or to supplement existing heating methods. Or even both! Growing up my family had central gas heat to warm the entire house. This wasn’t always efficient, though, since often we were all in a single room. So we had a smaller room gas heater we would use as well.

Now my home has electric heat. With the high costs of electricity I installed a gas heater in an old fireplace. Not only is my apartment warmer but my energy bills have gone down!

Outdoors you have seen restaurants or cafes use various sorts of gas heaters to warm patrons enjoying their patios or sidewalk seating. Maybe you’ve basked in the warm glow of one of thse devices (I fondly call them ’suns’) and thought you might want one of your own so you can sit in your own backyard and pretend it is a balmy summer evening even when it is really sweater weather. You’re in the right place!

In this blog I will be discussing in more detail all the different sorts of gas heaters available and what considerastions should be taken when in the market to purchase one. In different articles I will discuss what you need to know about indoor and outdoor use and the various attendent safety concerns. Stay tuned!