We awoke this morning to a very chilly home. Trying sleeping at night when the temperature unexpectedly dips, wakes me and literally send me running for cover! More Covers that is. The question are: When do you turn your heat on? What are types of heater? What are they ways to save on heating?

1. Oh yes! Winter is coming!
We awoke this morning to
a very chilly home. Trying sleeping
at night when the temperature
unexpectedly dips, wakes me and
literally send me running for cover!
More Covers that is. The question is
when do you turn your heat on?
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2. • There are people that base it
on the date. They turn on their
heater usually by the end of
October or first week of
November.
• Some people turn on their
heater based on the current
temperature. Most of them turn
on the heater when the
temperature drops off below
60F.
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3. • Some prefer the automatic settings on there
thermostat.
•There are others who are not turning on their
heater as long as they can. Maybe because they
like to push themselves to the limit, save energy
or they just love the cold weather with their
sweater on and a cup of tea/coffee.
• And some folks will just turn it on whenever
when they feel cold.
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4. Gas - Gas heaters use a flame to ignite flammable gas in the
device. They produce more heat and don’t require electricity. It
can be energy efficient and work well with good positioning,
maintenance and supervision.
Oil-filled heaters - use energy to heat the oil and then use the
warmth of the oil to continue heating the room, making them
economical. It provides a steady source of heat suitable for
areas like bedrooms and for a large rooms as long as the ceiling
are not high.
Radiant - Also known as a space heater. They are designed for
quick heating and work well to warm whatever is positioned
close to the heater rather the whole room.
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5. Fan heaters - use a standard metal-coil element in the fan to
distribute heat. They use more electricity and are relatively
inefficient compared to other electric heaters. Fan heaters can
be noisy and cause dryness in the air.
Ceramic - Electricity heats the ceramic, the aluminum
absorbs the heat and the fan distributes the hot air. Some
ceramic heaters have fans, making them effective for larger
rooms or rooms with high ceilings.
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6. Were you in shock after reading the
energy bill? Then it may be time to
change the way you heat your home.
Many people use electric, gas or radiant space heaters as a way to
warm less-toasty areas in their home or business, such as basements,
three-season porches or even office cubicles.
When finding the right type of heater. You have to think some of
these factors:
• Do you want to heat a person?
• Do you want to heat just a certain room?
•Do you want to heat your whole house?
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8. 1. Heat only parts of your home that you are using :
This works only if you're not using your whole house; if
you are using your whole house, then heating it with space
heaters will cost more than central air.
2. Make yourself comfortable at lower temperature:
Make yourself warm by wearing sweaters, putting rugs on bare
floors, you can also use heating pads and warming blocks.
Warming yourself is a lot cheaper than trying to warm your whole
house.
3. Insulate your home well:
You want to pay to heat only your home not the whole
neighborhood.
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9. 1. Turn it off when you don't need it:
Turn your heat off (or down) at night, and when you're away from
home. Contrary to popular myth, it does not cost more to re-heat
the home than it does to constantly heat it.
2. When installing a new heating system, don't oversize it:
Get a heating system no larger than what your house requires.
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