What is the best, most money saving space heater? Infrared, ceramic, mica, oil-filled

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Check these affiliate links for the current prices. Mica is my favorite style: geni.us/pivquuL (Amazon)
Mica Panel Heaters: geni.us/UIChlW1 (Amazon) || Oil Filled Radiator Heaters: geni.us/x0AR (Amazon) || Ceramic Space Heaters: geni.us/DbnBg23 (Amazon) || Infrared Heaters: geni.us/KGLJyL (Amazon)
Here are the rooms/applications I recommend for the different types of space heaters:
Ceramic Space Heaters: geni.us/DbnBg23 (Amazon) - Small ones are good for personal spaces like an office desk or cubicle. Larger ones are good for large rooms like family room, living room, garage etc. The fan can be loud so keep that in mind.
Oil Filled Radiator Heaters: geni.us/x0AR (Amazon) - Use this type of space heater in a small to medium sized enclosed room that you are in for long periods of time like a bedroom. It is noiseless and ideal for maintaining a temperature. Good for when you are sleeping.
Infrared Heaters: geni.us/KGLJyL (Amazon) - Use these in larger or open areas. Make sure to point it to where people are. These type of heaters often look like furniture so they work well in a living, family, or dining room. They usually have a fan so you will have noise as an issue.
Mica Panel Heaters: geni.us/UIChlW1 (Amazon) - Because of its versatility, this is probably my favorite style of space heater. It is noiseless, and lightweight. This will work well for any room and for large open spaces (though a parabolic heater, or heater with a fan is probably a better candidate for open spaces).
Parabolic Space Heaters: geni.us/QKVKHw2 (Amazon) - The room type/size does not really matter much for this; use this for when you don't plan on moving around a lot. Watching TV, working on a workbench, etc (Note: I did not talk about this type of space heater in my video but I did use this type primarily when I was living in China. It is quite bright, so I would use this as a double for a light bulb. It heats up you and not so much the room, so if you move around the room a lot, this probably would not be the recommended style of space heater).
This is the Amazon list of my favorite space heaters: a.co/8UehfTC
The Experiment: Over the course of several months, I tested the room in the morning using various heaters. I tested the increase of temperature over an hour.
The Results: The results were varied and a bit surprising. Basically, the more energy the heater used, the more it would heat the room (I guess that is your basic common sense). I found that heating a room as fast as possible is the best way to minimize cost. The best heater you can get for saving money is the one that gets the room hot the fasted. For me this turned out to be the mica and infrared heaters.
Conclusion: Basically, there is no best heater. You need to find a heater that suits your needs. For me this was the mica heater. This is quiet and hot and was able to heat my room as fast as the infrared heater which is also good. I have seen ceramic heaters that work just as well as this.
Here is the spreadsheet I used: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
A note about the spreadsheet. I used the spreadsheet to organize my data and I don't have all the notes and readings that I originally had; hopefully this spreadsheet helps explain what I was testing though.
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@Tron-Jockey 2 жыл бұрын

Infrared, ceramic, mica or oil-filled are ALL standard electric room heaters. They're ALL designed to pull roughly 12 to 13 amps from a standard 120V outlet (roughly 1500 Watts). At 1500 Watts it's producing roughly 5115 BTU's. It doesn't matter if it's oil-filled or infrared or whatever, 5115 BTU's is 5115 BTU's on this planet or any other planet. Since each will produce nearly identical BTU output for the same electrical energy input NONE are any more efficient than the others. Don't be fooled by those Amish infrared space heaters claiming to save you money, it's all advertising hype. The only difference is how quickly those 5115 BTU's get transferred to the air. For each of these heaters, every BTU generated will eventually make its way into the room's air. It's just that the delivery method is different for each of those heaters. If you're in a hurry to feel the warmth don't go for the oil-filled heater, select a heater with a built-in fan. If you want to feel the heat everywhere in the room you may not like the infrared heater. If all you want is to heat the room and you're not in a hurry then all will do essentially the same job. Avoid the hype, the bling and gadgetry. Read the label especially the one that ALL electric equipment are required to have. For ALL standard 120V room heaters the label will state power consumption which will typically be 1500 Watts for its highest setting. If it's a resistive element or infrared type electric heater and it's pulling 1500 Watts then it is producing roughly 5115 BTU's of heat. If either claims to be putting out more BTUs then look at the label, its almost certainly doing so at a higher wattage (drawing more current). There's no free lunch with resistive element or infrared electric heaters.

@mattjudd5275 Жыл бұрын

All true. But not at all what his video is talking about

@sc149 Жыл бұрын

There are cheaper lunches over time but that means getting a fancy heat pump heater/air conditioner, though there are also cheaper lunches imedietly like an electric blanket that focus on just heating your body. But long term unheated rooms are bad for the building anyway and can lead to damp and mold damage.

@guyod1 Жыл бұрын

If you can set house temp to 55 and you can feel like its 68. You can save money

@cyrilvankeirsbelk7299 Жыл бұрын

The best space heater is an old PC. You not only get heat, but you can also entertain yourself.

@BadForYourKidneys Жыл бұрын

@@cyrilvankeirsbelk7299 fr, my room is hot af after an hour of gaming

@MyWasteOfTime Жыл бұрын

You missed one of the main points of heaters "Comfort". An oil filled heater takes a while to heat up but keeps the room at a constant temperature without kick on and making you hot and then off making you cold. It's a constant temperature, giving you a more comfortable room...

@dulshiweerasinghe7224 Жыл бұрын

Took your advice and bought myself a micathermic heater... Best decision ever! Thanks a million for doing all the research and providing a real solution! Btw, there is no noise at all! That's the most important feature for me 👍

@skosharocks1354 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this. I recently purchased an electric fireplace and I love it! Looking to buy something smaller and more easily portable for another bedroom. You really helped me out here! Thanks again!

@southernguy35 4 жыл бұрын

If you plan on being in the room for a while the oil filled heater is by far the best option for even, constant heat and the safest. If you are say taking a shower, something that heats the room quicker may work best. I think the oil heater is the safest space heater out there. On the thermostat, I've found that the digital ones will burn out due to the circuit board getting too hot while the simple, no frills button style ones will last much longer.

@ammerudgrenda 2 жыл бұрын

I totally agree with the oil-filled heater. Another advantage is that they are completely silent.

@reddawgrup1779 2 жыл бұрын

Two excellent posts!! 👏👍👍

@michael5089 Жыл бұрын

@@reddawgrup1779 I keep coming back to oil filled!!

@jeffreybaker1725 Жыл бұрын

@@michael5089 that is all I have and I have three of them, only used as needed. Two large ones and one half size

@michael5089 Жыл бұрын

@@jeffreybaker1725 Yes. I've currently got a couple of 9 fin ones but think I'll buy a larger 11 fin one. I also have a cheap converter heater and gas central heating but I'm limiting the usage of gas as much as I can 👍

@LanceisLawson 5 жыл бұрын

Oil filled electric heaters produce the most even and comfortable heat. The only drawback to them is that they take a little while to warm up. However once up to temperature the heat is even and very quiet as well.

@artsymamanana Жыл бұрын

Yup, My experience also!

@randybobandy9828 Жыл бұрын

No, all electric heaters produce the exact same amount of heat per watt.

@rossmacleod4245 Жыл бұрын

@@randybobandy9828 he didn’t say it produces more heat…. Just more even and comfortable

@johnboy8594 Жыл бұрын

@@rossmacleod4245 and they are great for grow rooms

@chrish7336 Жыл бұрын

Something most people don't realize as well is that the Thermostat on the Oil Filled Heaters(analog) do not measure the room temperature around the heater. It is a thermostat for the Oil. This is why it is so challenging to control temperatures with them. (Simplified Example) Heater set to med high heat (100). Oil temp reaches 100, heater turns off. Radiating oil heat continues. Oil temp drops to 95, heater turns back on. If you are trying to hold lets say 70 deg temps but the heater is set to a high temp, you will actually exceed 70 deg in the room. It is a balancing act between High Oil Temp, room temp, and outside ambient temp. Oil might need to be at 120 deg if the room is not well insulated and cooling faster to keep a steady 70 deg, or to even bring a large temp change as quick as possible. And yet once the room is warmed up with a well insulated room oil temp could be at around 71-72 deg to keep a room at 70.

@liamgiacometti Жыл бұрын

I wasted hours reading/watching videos about heaters when all I needed was to watch this video to get all the information I needed. Great work

@Robert_L22 2 жыл бұрын

I love oil-filled heaters because they're quiet AND, once you have the temperature dialed-in, they radiate nice, even heat without drying out the air.

@pjo2386 2 жыл бұрын

they will dry out the air equal to any other electrical heater, and much more so than a open flamed gas, kerosene heater or open fire ...eg log/coal type heat

@TrueFork 2 жыл бұрын

also probably the only type you can safely dry your wet socks on

@jonasstahl9826 2 жыл бұрын

@@pjo2386 Technical thats true, but heating has alot to do with how comfortable it feels.

@Boswd 2 жыл бұрын

I to like the oil filled ones as well,. For the same reasons but also while it may take longer to heat up once you get it to where you want you can turn it off and it'll continue heating, leaving the room warmer for longer

@SilvaDreams 2 жыл бұрын

Only problem with the oil filled ones they might claim to be 1500 watt but they'll max out at around 600watts before the oil boils and cuts off and constantly cycles the over-heat cut off switches which are not really intended to be cycled as much as they are so they have shorter life spans unless you know how to replace the sensor. So yes they are quiet because the loudest they'll be is the bubbling oil as it over heats but no they don't dry out the air less, they just heat the air less since as the higher the temperature the lower the humidity that can stay in the air... But it does have the perk of staying warmer and radiating heat even after it is turned off but that can be a down side too.

@bonnielipke1962 5 жыл бұрын

My apt has baseboard heat so I bought an infrared heater. Heats a large room quickly and creates a heat that doesn't dry out my air or me. I love it!

@jeramyeswan4014 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your advice. I use oil filled radiator and sit inside a see through sports tent. Best way. Warms up in minutes.

@male42nfree Жыл бұрын

Outstanding! Great work! I can't thank you enough for all the time you put into this effort, not to mention on the superb way you delivered your results. I use space heaters in two rooms of my home where the 1950s era forced hot-air duct system doesn't work well. I have used milk-box, oil filled, infrared, and ceramic heaters - all with varying degrees of results (forgive the unintended pun). Your observation / conclusion of turning the space heater to its highest setting to heat a well insulated room as quickly as possible for maximum efficiency (least cost) was a true revelation for me.

@lukanikic4950 9 ай бұрын

I agree with you, what an outstanding work, really good results!

@nyatella 4 жыл бұрын

wow... this man is a gift to humanity, true dedication for the greater good and for KNOWLEDGE.

@360DieselDS 5 жыл бұрын

It took me 15 minutes to learn months of research. Thank you so much for doing this! I did watch the whole thing by the way... where's my sticker!?

@TutorialGeek 5 жыл бұрын

I appreciate your comment. I will work on getting that sticker for you!

@mk-hf2qs 4 жыл бұрын

here you go🥳

@kimikogibson9897 3 жыл бұрын

@dtz1000 3 жыл бұрын

I came here to learn something but I found that it is this youtuber that needs to learn some things from me. He did not mention that the infra red heaters heat up the body rather than the air. This is an advantage because it means you can use them outside. It also means they use less energy as they don't need to heat up the whole room. They only need to heat up the body. They don't dry out the air too much either. All of these things should have been mentioned plus a lot more in the video but they weren't. It's really disappointing.

@robertgwinn8406 3 жыл бұрын

I wanted a guitar

@iunderstanphotography2780 4 жыл бұрын

This was a great service to all people looking to buy an electric heater. You satisfied my inner geek/comparison shopper wanting to buy a simple heater for my bedroom. This time I'm going to get a small ceramic, at the end of winter I think I'll buy another oil heater. Thanks for your months of research!

@electrictroy2010 Жыл бұрын

CERAMIC WITH FAN would have beat the fanless mica, if he had used the full 1500 watt setting. Ceramic fans heat-up rooms very quickly .

@electrictroy2010 Жыл бұрын

SPLIT or DUCTLESS heat pumps cost ~$800 and most efficient at single room heating. Then can produce upto 6 times more Watts of Heat than they use. (The units in the vid are only 1 time efficient.) That’s because they don’t actually make the heat. They just “pump” it from the outside air to the inside air (thereby concentrating the heat inside your building).

@Modeltnick Жыл бұрын

Been using the oil filled heater for years and very happy with the performance and safety of it.

@electrictroy2010 Жыл бұрын

@TheLastEmail 3 жыл бұрын

Thank You , I was using ceramic heater heating my room and it cost so much. Glad I see this report and help me to decide what to buy "and" how to use it efficiently.

@berenjena4998 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much ! This is one of the best reviews I have ever seen on KZfaq !

@juanperdomor 5 жыл бұрын

This is the best review I have seen so far of anything in KZfaq thank you very much

@TutorialGeek 5 жыл бұрын

This is the best comment I have received so far in KZfaq. Thanks!

@LeBronJames-yr8ku 3 жыл бұрын

This is a genuine and generous compliment. This video can make a difference in how people live and conserve energy.

@joeslacker1020 3 жыл бұрын

@@TutorialGeek can you plug an oil heater into a surge protector

@titania145 2 жыл бұрын

Great info..I just bought an oil filled radiator to heat the hall and washroom areas in my condo. It works great, is safe and it has wheels so doesn't matter if it's heavy. I like them because we used them all winter long 24/7 in the cottage without any problems 👍

@electrictroy2010 Жыл бұрын

@jazmo6662 2 жыл бұрын

I used to have night storage heaters that were really expensive to run and pretty useless as they were cold by the time I got home from work. One of them broke down last year just as winter was starting. I did a bit of my own research and found out about mica heaters. So glad I did, I was so impressed I bought two! I've now got 2 x 2000 kw Laptronix mica panel heaters that heat the whole of my small 2 bed house. Unlike the ones shown in this video mine actually look quite nice and have extra features. They have a digital control panel and remote control (which I don't need to use). I just set the thermostat to the temperature I want the room to be and that's it. They have proven to be so much cheaper to run than the old clunky storage heaters because they are not on all the time. The thermostat is so efficient. It only heats when it senses the room has dropped 2 degrees below the set temperature and then switches off once it's back up again. On days when I go to work in the office, I can set the timer so they only come on when I am home. I have had the big old heaters removed this year, which has given me some wall space back too. Win Win!

@cathybumgarner3579 5 жыл бұрын

Wow. Thank you for all the research you did, and for sharing it! I have oil, and ceramic heaters, but am considering a furniture style heater for the living area. Your research is helping me make a sound decision. Thanks!

@electrictroy2010 Жыл бұрын

SPLIT or DUCTLESS heat pumps cost ~700 and most efficient at single room heating. Then can produce upto 6 times more Watts of Heat than they use. (The units in the vid are only 1 time efficient.) That’s because they don’t actually make the heat. They just “pump” it from the outside air to the inside air (thereby concentrating the heat inside your building).

@jnoland13 5 жыл бұрын

Love the careful and thought out scientific processes! Thank you for the work you’ve put into this video

@electrictroy2010 Жыл бұрын

CERAMIC WITH FAN would have beat the fanless mica, if he had used the full 1500 watt setting. Ceramic fans heat-up rooms very quickly .

@knightish 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing analysis. So many options out there and in 15 min you taught me how to buy a space heater. Kudos from one excel guy to another.

@BiffBifford 2 жыл бұрын

I use an oil heater, and living in the mountains have found that the heat from the oil heater is comfortable and heats a room at an even temperature. If you heat during low energy hour times, they don't cost much to use if you put them on a low setting. My kids are grown, so I don't have to worry about someone knocking it over. I can also keep my room warm during the night when I am not using the room by leaving the oil heater on a low setting to keep the air temperature tempered and not too cold, making it easy to heat the room in a few minutes when turned up higher. I don't care for heaters with a fan that blows heated air because I have allergies and don't want to keep cleaning a filter. The oil heater seems to burn off the dust accumulated and requires less maintenance.

@vancouvervixen4253 Жыл бұрын

Good idea about keeping it on super low overnight

@electrictroy2010 Жыл бұрын

CERAMIC WITH FAN would have beat the fanless mica, if he had used the full 1500 watt setting. Ceramic fans heat-up rooms very quickly .

@summerforever6736 Жыл бұрын

Seems like most people prefer the oil radiator

@SLFYSH 5 жыл бұрын

That was an excellent review-in that it is very helpful and time well spent to understand the specific strengths and weaknesses of each type. Thank you.

@singularity- 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. My electricity bills during the winter make even buying enough food difficult, and now that I'm able to work from home, it's safe for me to use a space heater, so I'm hoping this year I can keep my place at an okay temperature and not be in debt at the end of the season because of it.

@forbiddenlovealive 2 жыл бұрын

Not sure how cold place you live in, wear more warm clothes. Good socks, one boxer brief and one boxer and other warm clothes.

@nishalp1747 3 жыл бұрын

Well done. Easy to understand, covered all points I am interested in. Honest, fair comparison, no biasing.

@rgolianeh 4 жыл бұрын

I bought a Mica heater thanks to you. I didn't know such a heater existed.

@rocioramon2457 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, when I typed in the search bar I didn’t expect to get some home grown data, I expected to see a bunch of reviews and basically advertisements for particular sellers heaters, thank you so much for this!!! I too watched it all 😬

@TheKillerPoncho 5 жыл бұрын

Great video and thank you for all the info. I dont know how efficient it is but I use to live in a construction trailer and would use an oil filled heater and place a "milkhouse" heater behind it. The "milkhouse" heater would blow well warmed air thru the radiator heater and generate a very nice flow of heat. Again, I am sure it was a big energy draw but the trailer I was in was not very well insulated. And winters in Pa can be quite harsh.

@kerryknight228 3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate the effort you put into this. We only have space heaters and I never know which ones are efficient. I subbed right away, this is very helpful!

@electrictroy2010 Жыл бұрын

@mikageyuki6873 5 жыл бұрын

I grow up at Malaysia that don’t have winter . 365 days every days is summer . This year move to Turkey during winter and don’t know anything about heater AT ALL . Thanks to your video a lot for sure cause it’s does give me the info that I needed most . Thanks .

@TutorialGeek 5 жыл бұрын

Hope you can learn to enjoy the cold! It is not great all the time but sometimes it is super nice!

@robertharrold4214 5 жыл бұрын

That is great.i do the winter thing and hate it.england.

@curiouspilot 5 жыл бұрын

One of the most useful videos I've watched, and I don't say that lightly. Subbed!

@crazyplantlady2403 Жыл бұрын

We only have electric heat (way out in the country), I heat the main house to about 60-65 F, and then have space heaters throughout the house to heat personal space. It saves around $100 or so a month. I like the ones with fans. My daughter's house has a lot of leaks, so she used the oil heat near the leaks, she says it really helps.

@f.demascio1857 Жыл бұрын

We have been using our oil filled heater in the living room for the recent cold spells. 400 sq/ft room stays at 75 deg.F on High/3. We have a fan assisted quartz heater in the bedroom. Heats up fast on high, maintains comfortable temperatures on low. We usually turn it of around midnight.

@summerforever6736 Жыл бұрын

What model?

@sonyagriffy 4 жыл бұрын

Great video! Thank you for all the work that you did, you answered so many questions I had. Going to go buy a new oil heater. Thank you again for sharing.

@FeralCatSanctuary 2 жыл бұрын

Great help. I always wondered about my oil-filled heaters, and now I know. Saving money on heat is really important to me since I am a terrible person to be around if I am cold. Thanks again for all of your hard work!!

@OmmerSyssel 2 жыл бұрын

Don't be fooled by sales nonsense.. The amount of energy is excactly the same, never mind which source you are using! Try study insulation possibilities, instead of following physical nonsense.. ;)

@dw3403 Жыл бұрын

@@OmmerSyssel The oil itself becomes a heat sink. Once that oil is heated it will cycle off and come on to keep it heated where as others run a fan and the element pretty much constantly.

@electrictroy2010 Жыл бұрын

Electric heating is 1:1. Burn 1500 watts electric and get 1500 watts heat.

@electrictroy2010 Жыл бұрын

Oil heating adds the inefficiency of heating 2 different things: Oil & then the air. Ceramic heats the air directly without the extra step.

@electrictroy2010 Жыл бұрын

Adding a fan improves efficiency by heating the whole area. Without a fan, the heat stays concentrated in one spot (not great)

@thomasthrift349 2 жыл бұрын

Just so you know no sticker is needed when the video is as informative as yours was and for that I thank you. Details mean everything, charts help immensely, stay warm out there!

@TomPauls007 Жыл бұрын

great test/review! I have switched over to those "dish" heaters. It warms me using radiant energy without heating the whole room up. And the heat comes on super fast.

@wanderlostrvr2582 4 жыл бұрын

Very thorough research. Thanks for taking the time

@chasmarischen4459 5 жыл бұрын

1500 watts equals approx 5600 BTU, that is all you can expect from ANY space heater. The real determining factors are the cubic feet of the area to heat and how well you can hold that heat in that area, ie insulate.

@TutorialGeek 5 жыл бұрын

I think that is the key. Understanding your room and making sure you heat fast and don't lose that heat. Thanks for your comment!

@garybob4 5 жыл бұрын

this was going to be my comment - thanks for beating me to it!

@ahhwe-any7434 4 жыл бұрын

So a small plug in heater in a small room is not so bad? 🤔 Oh well. I only use it when taking a shower. Otherwise, it's cold in there :/. I close off rooms.

@lin7284 2 жыл бұрын

I have two flat panelled oil filled heaters which have the option of being wall mounted too. Mine are more than 25 years old and still going strong.

@korpman 2 жыл бұрын

I and everyone who watched this video appreciate you sir !

@lynnchello7231 5 жыл бұрын

1500 watts (120vac) can only give you 5100 Btus no matter what heater it is. The btu load loss is determined by how well the room is insulated. Other than that very good info.

@terencehawkes3933 Жыл бұрын

Right. The amount of heat delivered by all types of heaters is exactly the same. The only real difference is how it is delivered: by convection, infrared radiation, or forced air.

@kathyfann 5 жыл бұрын

Thank You so much because I needed this information because we cannot wast any money

@marthaadams8326 2 жыл бұрын

I bought the oil filled radiator this year to replace the infrared (because they are not as good for as long as they used to be) and because I have a German Shepherd service dog and the fan in the heaters collected her fur so bad that it was blowing a lot of allergens into the room. The radiator type holds the heat. The sides of my long ranch house stay colder than the middle and keep the house comfortable and turning down the HVAC thermostat at night and just use the radiator in the BR.

@electrictroy2010 Жыл бұрын

@laragreene8328 4 жыл бұрын

I've owned every type of space heater there is....and honestly though I didnt think it would be in the beginning but the oil filled was my favorite! I could feel the heat better and longer with it!! I could also shut it off and still feel the heat from the heater/it stayed hot awhile! Also one time I had a baseboard type heater(it was long and not high at all.I forgot what they were called but it always too heated the room up faster and the room stayed hotter!! I havent seen one of those in a long while! And both used less electricity!!

@clairewood9038 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve never seen such a thorough review and I look for reviews on everything! This has given me real help, answered questions I had, and now I know which heater to buy. Honestly I’ve never been helped by a review so much. Thank you 🙏 from 🇬🇧

@lisadelace6863 2 жыл бұрын

very different now with oil/price/global supply chain issues/ukraine/russian shit

@electrictroy2010 Жыл бұрын

@sindollface 5 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated!! I've been going in circles online looking to buy a couple heaters. My apartment isn't well insulated & windows r terrible. The work I have to do on them every winter isn't fun. So I thank u for saving me lots of time

@kkarllwt 5 жыл бұрын

Spend your first money on sealing the windows. You can lose half the heat from leaky windows. There are a lot of youtube videos on window sealing and building inside storm windows.

@sindollface 5 жыл бұрын

@@kkarllwt inside storm windows? expensive?

@joescheller6680 5 жыл бұрын

better check with your land lord most do not allow these type of heaters

@paulnorton5670 Жыл бұрын

this is one of the best surveys I've seen. very well done. thank you for clearing up the ceramic heater 'scenario'. well done.

@ginpok6640 2 жыл бұрын

I am a fan of oil filled radiators! Quiet (maybe too quiet, I have forgot to turn off a couple times) and mine is 30 years old and works like brand new. When I see the electric turn off and still feel the heat radiating from the fins I sleep like a baby!

@yeudoi66 4 ай бұрын

I’m with you as a ac heating tech the radiator works great for me 😊

@Dogsnark 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent analysis and guidance for choosing a space heater. Thanks! I have a small space heater by Vornado that, while it does use a fan, is very, very quiet. Its design allows it circulate room air quite effectively to quickly warm up a room. Yes, it’s exactly as efficient as any other electric heater (100%] but its small size and ability to circulate air through the heating element very quietly, make it a good choice for me.

@electrictroy2010 Жыл бұрын

@CrackerFL 5 жыл бұрын

Great video! I'm a fan of oil filled. Gives off heat between cycles, and no noisey fan going on/off.

@JohnSmith-ns6dp 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah but they take all day to heat up the room.

@billruss6704 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, this is the first review I have seen with actual data. All the other ones give you a list of their top10 favorites with no rhyme or reason why. You have to wonder if there picks are based on their favorite color or what they had for breakfast. Now heading to EBay to look for a Mica heater!

@funnysoraia 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video. Thanks to you I purchased a Mica heater and it is indeed amazing in 30min my room is heated and I only turn it on every 3 or 4h

@Eric-qj8mm 3 жыл бұрын

I wish everybody did reviews and tests like this!

@PRINCESSDREAMYLYN 5 жыл бұрын

I've used Oil Filled heaters since 2006 and cut my electric bill in about half and never when back to using forced air/central heat since. 4 of then heat my home all winter. they store away spring summer and fall and only come out when it gets cold. They work so much more efficiently and your not blasted with cold air like central heat . My choice will continue with the oil filled heater until something comes along that's even better.

@stacieupchurch9775 5 жыл бұрын

I just commented the same thing and then I read yours. Like you, I will never give mine up.

@PRINCESSDREAMYLYN 5 жыл бұрын

@@shannon6352 I dont have a favorite brand, they are all made the same or equally as good. I will say when I turn mine on I turn on let the room warm up when it's comfortable i lower temp till it clicks off. then i leave it alone after that i don't really mess with it unless i have to. and there will be times you will need to adjust just not often. they are not instant heat it's radiant heat if you turn it off an on when it's cold u will have to wait a while for things to warm up. so it's better to set and leave alone and up if gets colder down if gets to warm but do it in small amounts till your happy and comfy :)

@geoffdearth7360 5 жыл бұрын

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@mastax1234 Жыл бұрын

I also have a Mica heater from Delonghi and it was one of the best purchases I ever made, it replaced 2 space heaters due to how good it was at heating up the room. Literally makes the room warm enough that it feels like you have a wood burning stove inside.

@electrictroy2010 Жыл бұрын

@s.a.t419 Жыл бұрын

@@electrictroy2010 no good in -30c lol

@stevenshapiro4213 Жыл бұрын

Very helpful, thank you. A mate of mine go back and forth about what kind of space heater works best and your experiment answered all our questions. I would think any company that manufactures or markets heaters would be foolish not using your study.

@fngonuts 5 жыл бұрын

Love my oil filled. Got two of them ( both are about 20 years old) out in the one car attached garage in Iowa. Only one is currently and constantly on (600watt/900watt,1500 max watts). I currently have the 600-watt switch on only, and the dial thermostat is at about 75%. I'm guessing it's at approximately 400/450 watts output at that setting. It's currently 21.9 degrees outside and 37 degrees in the garage. I utilize a wireless thermometer sensor at approx. 24 feet away (complete opposite end of the garage) from the heater, placed on the floor right next to the 7X9 foot (new/ish Clopay with R-18 insulation) garage door. I figure that's gotta be the coldest spot in the garage. Just fine with me. As the reviewer said.. wear a jacket. I also got me a pair of flannel lined carpenter jeans (gravel gear) from northern tool recently. $25.00 shipped to my door. A medium duty jacket and some longjohns or lined jeans., a pair of jersey gloves,.and I'm good to go. I've even stepped outside at freezing temps to do some handheld spray painting (timing chain cover, water neck etc). I then set the parts on top of the heater to dry and cure. I even set a couple items I want to be on the ready about a foot and a half up, directly above the heater on the windowsill (a couple cans of spray paint and my bic lighters). Works awesome.

@freddycmusic 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks I needed the info and not from the companies that make them.

@JReyes53 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Thank you for such a detail video on the multiple space heater comparison. I was able to quickly make up my mind on the right choice to make after watching your commentary on each type.

@9thbitvideos730 Жыл бұрын

Here in UK have been using lengths of tin foil (US: aluminium foil) behind radiators stuck to wall and It radiates the heat back into the room , pretty sure this will work with some of the heaters used here too but obviously the heaters placed need to be next to the walls for the benefits

@mosfet500 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the work you did on this. One problem with heating the room very fast is that the walls, furniture, etc. don't absorb all the heat so the room cools faster and the unit has to cycle more until the room reaches mean temps. This is why oil filled may be the best overall solution.

@johnjingleheimersmith9259 Жыл бұрын

tf are you talking about? It doesn't matter. People really need to understand electrical and thermodynamic sciences better. Most of these ceramic heaters actually heat the air really fast. Over time the heat will transfer from the air to the furniture and walls. Conversely an oil heater also does the same thing just incredibly slower because it must heat up the mass of the oil first. There's no advantage to that. Who cares if it cycles more times? At least the ceramic heaters will heat the actual air in the room. The oil heaters will cause most heat to slowly travel upward toward the ceiling, you know, where most people aren't, and cause most of it to be lost unless you leave it on for ridiculous amounts of time. At least with the ceramic, it's 1) fast at heating the air, and 2) spreads the heat around more quickly so that it CAN actually transfer some of that energy into the furniture and walls and floors, instead of just going up the ceiling until hours later when it finally fills the entire room. Therefore, you're more likely to save more money with the ceramic as you run it less overall and the heat is in a place you use it and is not being lost thru the ceiling as much. Ultimately the best are probably all the radiative style heaters because they heat "black bodies" or YOU and your furniture directly. instead of your house.

@mosfet500 Жыл бұрын

@@johnjingleheimersmith9259 Both have a COP of ~1 so it depends on the amount of time you are in the room, the size of the room and what you're looking for. Ceramics cycle on and off, that's not a constant room temp, it depends on the hysteresis of the heater. You're not at a constant temp until the room approaches the set heat level, the human body senses that difference. Cycling with oil filled is different because the heat doesn't stop instantly, there's residual temp and you don't have a large temperature differential, it's also easier to control the temp. So, yes, until the room itself absorbs the heat oil filled is a more comfortable option. Over a long period where the room absorbs both systems they're the same and consume relatively the same power. If you're sitting in a room with an oil radiator next to you I think you're better off than heating the whole room room with air blowing around. My wife likes the fact that the oil radiator doesn't make noise and blow air and dust around or at her. No filters to clean either, so there are pluses and minuses to both systems, they're both inefficient, you need a heat pump before you begin to realize a higher COP. "tf"? Clean up your act and learn to be civil.

@johnjingleheimersmith9259 Жыл бұрын

@@mosfet500 Don't make inane statements that induce such a reaction and you'll get less of them

@mosfet500 Жыл бұрын

@@johnjingleheimersmith9259 I clarified and supported my statement, address that.

@93vincentvalentine Жыл бұрын

@@johnjingleheimersmith9259 tbh both of yous can get fked.

@Jesse-cx4si 2 жыл бұрын

This guy is awesome! Great video and information. I’d prefer the mica heater but my wife likes to drape her towel over a heater while she showers, so we have to stick with the oil heater…or burn down our house. Our oil heater has lasted almost 20 years now.

@samlai5411 2 жыл бұрын

Watched the whole video. Thanks for the detailed info. I was gonna got an oil fin heater, but now my mind has swung to the mica heater.

@amygreaves4737 3 жыл бұрын

that was so like you said good insulation is key to keeping warm full of good advice

@dufus2273 5 жыл бұрын

I use a Pelonis oil filled heater on low [600 watts] all weather long here in north Idaho. no fans, no fire danger AND it's 100% efficient. twenty five to thirty five dollars on e-bay AND my coffee cup rests on top of it nicely. works for me. Doesn't eliminate all the humidity out of the room so my guitars don't get dry and crack. can't beat it. has more advantages but don't come to mind. good luck with your choice

@dufus2273 5 жыл бұрын

how do you know this?

@nobodyuknow2490 5 жыл бұрын

@@dufus2273 Ignore him, he's what's known as "a moron"... Bay Area electricity rates run 15.59c per kilowatt/hour (I found some San Francisco rates at 18.9c per kilowatt/hour) and Northern Idaho rates are about 8.67c per kilowatt/hour, if anything since he's a moron HE is paying nearly DOUBLE what you would have to pay for the same usage of power.

@captaincrunch1707 5 жыл бұрын

These are very efficient and definitely longer lasting than quartz infrared but take longer to heat and the thermostat on mine doesn't stop until around 70+ which bugs me. A timer used with one of these to turn it on an hour before waking up would be max efficient for space heaters. Just bought a quartz infrared to try them out but I'm just gonna fire up the wood stove. Lots of work and it's 80 degrees or nothing but it doesn't use any juice

@thisisoliverpahn 5 жыл бұрын

Every electronic Heater is 100% efficient

@paulmoffat9306 5 жыл бұрын

I have an oil filled heater that seems to work fine - slow to heat up, but can have a steady output. Drawback - mine seems to have been painted in an oil based paint, that out-gasses when hot. 3 years later, it still smells.

@TechwithSTONE4 3 жыл бұрын

Thats the oil burning slowly, thats the smell not the paint lol

@craigjensen6853 2 жыл бұрын

@@TechwithSTONE4 How do you refill it? Is it just 10W40?

@jenubian5693 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for an excellent and comprehensive review. Extremely helpful in enabling me to make a confident choice for different scenarios. And yes I watched the whole video - it was worth it!

@mandoaries 3 жыл бұрын

I really like the well thought out spreadsheet. Although I’m not a spreadsheet person, you were able to communicate the point across with substantiation

@ChristCenteredMinist 4 жыл бұрын

There are oil radiator heaters with digital readouts which makes easier to set. Plus, I put a fan behind mine to warm up room faster and stir air so more consistent heat in room.

@edstevens4439 4 жыл бұрын

Fan idea probably helpful......had one for a time....not much warmth unless right next to it....1500 watts...most of these heaters....thats all your going to get is 1500 watts worth.....not a whole lot,...

@LM-hb6yn 3 жыл бұрын

Ceiling fan works best to move the heat that rises to the ceiling and circulate it around the room. Plus it's cheap to run.

@electrictroy2010 Жыл бұрын

@JoRake1 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video and all the data assembly and analysis that lay behind it. From the first second of watching I kept thinking - the guitar isn't going to like this experiment going from really cold to really hot in minutes... way too much super-dry heat during this experiment and way too much noise from fans blowing interfering with music playing and listening. I'm not a musician, so others are free to take a fair shot at instructing me about any error I've made.

@carlosdyer5868 4 жыл бұрын

This was interesting and impressive. I have an older Soleus Air mica panel that I found at a thrift shop for 15 bucks. It is digital and I really like it, especially since it makes no noise at all. You do good work. I watched the whole thing; it was worth it ! I'm too old for a sticker but the info was reward enough ! Thanks. I saw a couple of your other videos and I like them also. So, I guess I'll subscribe.

@electrictroy2010 Жыл бұрын

CERAMIC WITH FAN would have beat the fanless mica, if he had used the full 1500 watt setting. Ceramic fans heat-up rooms very quickly .

@HandyTim 4 жыл бұрын

I've used a lot of the cheaper and a couple of the more expensive tower ceramic heaters. The quartz heaters burn out within months and it starts by not being able to work on high as the temperature control burns out slowly. The ceramic heaters last longer but don't put out as much heat.

@davecruz9893 Жыл бұрын

I like when a normal person does and extensive like testing....it makes it seem real and not a commercial....I do appreciate all your work.....TY...

@wingmanalive 5 жыл бұрын

I share my 900 sq ft home with my teenage son. I find that it's cheaper to simply heat the rooms we occupy rather than heat the entire home. It's also cheaper to conserve energy rather than produce it so make sure any/all drafty windows and doors get addressed. You also don't include gas heaters in your group, only electric. Naturally propane, kerosene and even butane heaters are far more expensive to use but are obviously ideal for power outages and emergency use. In my home I have at least 3 different sources of heat I can utilize if necessary. I love my Mr. Heater portable buddy and only need to run it for 15 minutes and it gets the room I'm in up to 70 degrees, then I shut it down for an hour or two, then repeat until bedtime. They're great not only for supplemental heat but also for camping, RVs, vanlife, ect.

@frankrodriguez5380 4 жыл бұрын

Can’t believe I just sat here and watched the whole video but so glad I did. Thanks for taking the time to educate me with sum need to know tips and advice👍definitely need to do more study videos 💯

@titapelot6123 3 жыл бұрын

Hey.. thax for your time & expense testing out these heaters. I’m sure many people asked the same questions on exactly what you presented. Well done!

@classicpontiac37 Жыл бұрын

Good video. As a former HVAC service technician with some knowledge of electrical, i will try to explain something to everyone. All electric space heaters are 100% effecient. By this I mean that pretty much 100% of electricity is being converted into heat and sent into the room. If you heat your house with a gas or oil furnace a percentage of the heat is lost up the chimney or out the exhaust. Your average space heater is rated at 1500 watts. The formula is volts x amps=watts. An average US household outlet is rated for 15amps and has 120 volts which is approximately 1800watts. This is why you almost never see a household space heater rated for more than 1500 watts otherwise it would trip the breaker. He is correct in saying that they are all pretty much the same efficiency wise. As far as how they distribute the heat, I guess that's a matter of personal preference. Just don't be fooled by claims of high efficiency electric space heaters. Look at the electrical rating, if it says 1500 watts it's going to use the same amount of electricity as the cheapo space heaters sold at Walmart.

@utah133 5 жыл бұрын

Electric heaters are all 100% efficient. It's the one energy conversion device that is. Other than the minor issue of fans, the electric power is all converted to heat. Choices are all esthetics and what mix of radiant and convection you desire.

@absenteeatom 2 жыл бұрын

I was looking for this comment - fully agree

@psdaengr911 5 жыл бұрын

The most efficient space heaters are incandescent lamps. You need light to see by anyway, and 100% of an incandescent lamps energy is converted to heat when the light is absorbed by the surfaces, and no air exchange is needed. As I've converted from incandescent to fluorescent to LED, my electrical bill went down but my winter gas consumption rose. The second most efficient space heater is a kitchen oven. All its energy goes into the space, and the small amount of air infiltration necessary is less per btu than a typical furnace. If you want to get the most bang for your bucks, install thermal draperies and close the doors to unoccupied rooms.

@wishingb5859 2 жыл бұрын

I consider a heating pad the best concept. 40 watts on medium. Versus 400 watts for some electric blankets.

@darrellmckinneysr 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I've started installing electric space heaters and I wanted to get info on the best one. You answered all my questions. Very good information, Please keep posting

@adamschaeffer1565 Жыл бұрын

Oil filled is my favorite. It puts out comfortable steady heat. Keeps the moisture in the air.

@t.j.s8477 4 жыл бұрын

I like oilfield no moving parts / fan!

@TheDMcGinley 3 жыл бұрын

It's like taking a class with a very professional textbook science teacher. Amazing look at space heaters, and so thoroughly tested and researched. This is why geeks are really the coolest, and Big Bang Theory is so popular. Fantastic job and thanks for all of your work! Fantastic, now I can make an educated choice. Safe travels!

@michael5089 Жыл бұрын

How you doing Dan?👍

@elmerbaez6784 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. I have an oil heater in my bathroom. I have it at 1 1/2 dial. It does keep my bathroom comfortable. I have 2 infrared heaters. One in the kitchen and one in the living room. Considering that we are going through an ice storm, I only keep my kitchen heater on for 5 hours on low. After that, I shut it off. I do not have my living room heater on. This helps to keep the electricity cost way down. I do wear a jacket and a hat. We can save money with these heaters, We just need to be resourceful. Throughout the day I only have my bathroom heater on, until the next morning, I start the whole routine again.

@seamus-xi7hz 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the research, it will make a viable space heater easier, and more economical...Cheers.

@GwenMotoGirl 2 жыл бұрын

I heat an entire 425 sf home with a Delonghi brand analog mica panel heater. It does a great job for very reasonable cost. I use a small fan-type heater for a few minutes to warm the bathroom before I shower.

@OmmerSyssel 2 жыл бұрын

How much mould are you housing with that simple concept?

@mjc2010 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for putting this together. I really appreciate all the time and effort you put into this! Thank you for figuring out the prices as well. This was so thorough! I’m subbing :D

@electrictroy2010 Жыл бұрын

@seasonstudios 3 жыл бұрын

I haven't used all these exact heaters but I will tell you that for my experience the wooden infrared heater has been my favorite because the small fan blows the generated heat up and down through heated fins before it is released into the air where a lot of space heaters blow the heat out right from a fan and so as it's blowing it is already cooling the heat it is blowing. Most of these heaters are 1500 watts so the heat is comparable and only fluctuates in small ways.

@vinquinn 6 ай бұрын

I am sorry, but just the idea of a hot electric coil inside a wooden box is super scary. What ever happened to the old milk house heaters? They were about 1500 Watts, solid metal with guards and a fan. They were safe and would run forever. The coils did not even glow.

@johnanderson7925 Жыл бұрын

I've been using propane for a backup and ceramic space heaters for years and they are very efficient

@DIYTechnician 4 жыл бұрын

Wow man good space heater study, stats, and overall advice. Good work!

@rimmerd9908 4 жыл бұрын

It's nice to see a KZfaqr actually calculating costs based on simple mathematics. I always get asked to do the same where I live in the Uk and most people don't understand, or care to understand the maths required to make an informed choice based on the real costs. Welll done for that..!

@TutorialGeek 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment! I am definitely a lover of spreadsheets!

@summerforever6736 Жыл бұрын

What a great job you did! Thanks for taking the time to share all this!

@basanth599 19 күн бұрын

I love the way u did the thorough analysis with supporting data.. thank you so much

@tonypittsburgh9 4 жыл бұрын

Good video. I drop the house temperature at night 10 degrees and use an oil filled heater in the bedroom. I turn it on medium an hour before I go to bed and the room gets quite warm, then I put it on low and lower the thermostat to the around 20 percent of max so when the room temp drops, it kicks in at some point. When I wake up, the room is still quite warm.

@electrictroy2010 Жыл бұрын

Probably more efficient to leave the house temp at normal, but close all the vents. The rest of the house will get cold, but your bedroom still hot

@electrictroy2010 Жыл бұрын

In my house I really only heat two rooms: Bed and TV room during daytime. The other rooms rarely get used, so those vents are closed

@lewiemcneely9143 5 жыл бұрын

Good job! Everything is a trade-off. Just depends on how much heat you need, how quick you want it and how much you want to have to spend on it. Good research! Thanks!

@TutorialGeek 5 жыл бұрын

Agreed. All the heat is basically the same. Just depends on features you are looking for. Thanks for your comment!

@lewiemcneely9143 5 жыл бұрын

@@TutorialGeek Thanks for a fine video and so is wood or oil. Just depends on who you want to deliver your heat. The power company, the oil truck or maybe go out and get some dead wood yourself and maybe build a fire if you have a place to build one. We're still going to have to pay someone or use our time, the most precious commodity of all. Thanks again!

@origtex 4 жыл бұрын

Great video....15 minutes of talking and 100% relevant. Thanks!!

@kimmer6 Жыл бұрын

The oil filled heater is my favorite and is the safest. I put it on low range, 800 watts, and put it next to the couch where I will spend time on my laptop. I throw a blanket over it and myself and let the heat build up under the blanket. The thermostat dial is marked and set to1/3 of the high setting. This combination makes for a very comfortable time in a cold house. I plugged it in to the EcoFlow during a power outage and it tends to be easy on the battery state of charge. I hear only a click from thermostat once in a while and otherwise it makes no sounds at all.