Cost-Effectively Heating Your Home

Thursday, October 31, 2013

As winter starts to shake its chilly feathers towards your side of town, you might be wondering how to best defend yourself and your family from the cold that will most certainly set in.  For many homes, the heating system seems to be either inadequate or far too expensive to keep going high enough to keep your wife’s toes warm, and installing central heating might not even be an option in this struggling economy.  What options, then, are available for helping you heat your home cost effectively?

Simple Solutions

One of the simplest, most inexpensive solutions is to bring in some sort of outside heat source.  We’re not talking about ordering your own mini sun to place in the family room, but rather something less exciting and more practical:  a space heater.  Typically, space heaters are made to only supplement the heating system you already have, providing the right temperature for the spaces in your home that you use every single day.

Generally, a space heater can range in capacity between 10,000 and 40,000 Btu per hour.  They may run on electricity, natural gas, propane, or even wood or pellets.  Depending on the look, style, and fuel source you feel is appropriate for your home, you can find just the right one for you.

A Variety of Options

You don’t have to feel limited when choosing a space heater for your home.  Some are permanently installed and require a vent system to make sure that they run properly and safely.  Others are more portable heaters and can simply be plugged in, enabling you to take it pretty much wherever you go.  That means that if you spend most of your time at work and only use the family room in the evenings, you can save money and cold toes by utilizing a high quality space heater that literally fits your space.

If you aren’t into lugging a portable space heater around with you as you go from room to room, you can invest in a more effective unit that can be programmed to fill several rooms with heat just before you get home for the day.  No matter what, your needs can be met without costing you a fortune for keeping your furnace on all day while you are at work.

Years of Comfort

Should your space heater break down, most companies offer heater parts and other repairs for prices that are lower than the cost of replacing your entire furnace.  That means that you can quickly right the situation without having to suffer in freezing temperatures until the job is done.  Just turn up your furnace a little while the repair is made, and move forward.

Purchasing Your Space Heater

Here are some important guidelines you should follow when you purchase and later install your space heater:

  • Check the energy rating the product has been given.  Many products are designed to be efficient and environmentally friendly.  Look for this tag before you buy.
  • Only purchase models that have all of the current safety features needed to protect your family.
  • Locate the heater on a level surface away from animals and in a place where people will not trip over it.

Purchase your space heater today and find out just how comfortable you can be at a low price.


This article was written by Dave Johnson.

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