micky wrote in
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In alt.home.repair, on 28 Dec 2018 18:05:55 GMT, KenK
wrote:

Is there such a thing as a low power space heater? My central heating
in my mobile home is propane which has become too expensive to use. I
don't have heat in the kitchen and I have relatively high power stuff
like a refrigerator, MW oven, bread machine, etc. there. Rather than
worrying about tripping the breaker can anyone think of a way to up
the temps a bit when I'm in there for any length of time? I live in SW
AZ so cold to me is 50s - 60s.

For some strange reason, temperatures that woudl seem warm outside
seem cold inside. Even wearing the same clothes. 60 is cold inside.

I have a swamp cooler there whose AC receptacle would be available in
winter but I'm afraid it doesn't use nearly as much current as a space
heater so that though the swamp cooler doesn't cause any breaker
tripping the heater might.

If all you have to do is reset the breaker, try it and see. AFAIK all
breakers are 15 amps or more and most space heaters I've seen are 1100
watts, which is less than 15 amps.

I'm thinking of that plus the fridge, MW, etc.

But electricity is usually expensive. Will it be cheaper than
propane?

Put in a little fan to blow warm air from part of the place to the
kitchen.

Wear a sweater. (That's my mother's recommendation, and indeed, I
think that was the standard until some time after WWII. Look at
Father Knows Best. I think it's still the standard in most of the
world. (Although there is another way to look at it: I've spend $90
to be almost warm, and if I spend just 4 or 5 dollars more, I can be
actually warm. Your numbers may vary. Void where prohibited by law.)

I wear one all winter.


Suggestions? Experiences?

TIA





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