Oil filled heaters are a surprisingly efficient way to heat a small to medium sized room. They do not have the safety concern of carbon monoxide build up as gas heaters do. Additionally, they appear to be safer than electric fan heaters because oil filled heaters do not reach as high a surface temperature. Since they are [...]
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Up to your knees in snow? Or, maybe it doesn’t snow where you live, but it still gets chillier than you’d like. Either way, it’s time to warm up your family. Get a cup of coffee, sit down and start thinking about energy saving portable heaters. The top selling brand name heaters are DeLonghi, Holmes, Honeywell, Lasko [...]
Read More »Sometimes you want the name brand, but your pocketbook just says NO. What do you do then? By doing a little research, you can come up with energy efficient portable heaters that are not only efficient but reasonably priced as well. Even the top selling brands make heaters with affordability in mind. Honeywell and Lasko make heaters [...]
Read More »What do you do when the office is cold enough to make a polar bear put on a sweater? Stop huddling next to the office gossip and all their hot air for warmth. Get a small, portable heater for your cubicle and stop worrying about snow indoors. Some will be small enough to fit on your desk, [...]
Read More »You already know what a radiant space heater is, but what exactly DOES “radiant” mean? Some heaters heat the air itself. Radiant heaters, however, heat the people in the room, but not the air itself. They’re especially good if you have a drafty room. They save money because their heat is directed where it’s needed [...]
Read More »Welcome to the Heating and Cooling Headquarters. This blog will be devoted to, well, heating and cooling and all associated subjects. If you’ve been watching the news you don’t need us to tell you that oil prices have reached all time highs this year. The economy is in a frightening downward spiral and, as of this [...]
Read More »As noted in our previous post on energy efficiency and portable heaters, passive heaters (those without built in fans) can be your most energy efficient options. Did you know, though, that there’s more than one type of passive portable heating solution out there? We’re going to start with the one you are most likely familiar with and that’s the kind [...]
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