Heat Heater

Heat Heater

How A Small Heater Can Cut Your Heating Bill

As winter approaches and temperatures drop it is easy to fall into past ways of heating your home, even if they can cost you hundreds, if not thousands of dollars in energy bills a few months down the track. Warming your home will never be free but there are ways you can manage the heating of a house to reduce the amount you spend on heating bills.

One of the most significant changes you can make in a heating a house is to contract your areas of living so that you heat only those areas that you frequent most during the day. So for example, if you have a house with a number of different living areas, set up your heating system so that you are only heating the rooms that you will be living in.

By having a number of small heaters within the house you can close doors and create finite areas of warmth and reduce the chance of warm air escaping. Small heaters are available in a number of styles and sizes. Oil heaters and gas heaters are an option but if you are thinking green then using an electric heater and signing on to your energy company's green energy program is a wise choice.

Wall heaters, free standing heaters and fireplace inserts are all options when considering electric heating. You can even get electric heaters that look exactly like a wood burning fire if you miss the ambience of a real glowing, flickering fire. If you choose the right model it is hard to tell the difference between these electric heaters and the real thing. Electric fireplaces can be freestanding, attached to a wall or placed inside a pre-existing alcove or disused fireplace.

If you plug a small electric heater into your room you can turn it on and off independently form other heaters, ensuring that you can heat rooms only when they are in use. So kitchen heaters can be on during the day and off at night, while bedroom heaters can be switched on only when night falls.

By moving away from one large heating system towards a number of smaller heaters, you can manage the heat in your house more efficiently and reduce your winter heating bill.

About the Author

Inger loves stories and loves to write. As a librarian in a previous life she also has an insatiable thirst for general knowledge. Her latest website looks at the Best Electric Fireplace models including the popular Dimplex CS3311 compact stove.

how can i get my water heater to heat my water longer?

I asked my husband this and he says the only way is to get a bigger water heater but that just doesnt seem right. i have a 40 gallon water heater i get in the shower i dont screw around. i take a shower and before i am done im out of hot water. and we have 4 people so everyone has to wait around for the water to heat up again. is there no other way it get hot water longer then to get a bigger water heater?

There are a few options here......1) A bigger HW cylinder would hold more water at the same temperature and therefore give you more showers when fully heated. Of the 40gallon capacity only about 25-30 galls. will be hot. The bottom of the cylinder will be cold. 2) you could set the thermostat higher then you would have to mix it down with cold, this would leave more hot water in the cylinder. 3) You could change the shower head for a finer spray, using less water per shower. 4) You could install an electric shower which would use NO hot water from the cylinder, and you would be able to have ten showers or more in a row. 5) Make sure you have the tank fully heated and insulated, and that the immersion is switched on when the shower is in use. 6) you could probably fit a second immersion heater to the cylinder which would halve the recovery time.

I recommend 4 as the best option, but try 2 first-it's the cheapest.

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