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How to heat an unheated room...
I have a 100 year old colonial in MA with one room on the 2nd floor
with no heat source. Nothing. No radiator, no baseboard heater - it was just built w/o heat. The room is about 12 x 10, my wife uses it for her changing room/giant closet. We keep the door open to get heat from the hallway, but it is always 10-15 degrees colder than the rest of the house. How can I get heat in this room without going broke? I am thinking single baseboard heater with it's ownn thermostat - does something like that exist? Can it be plugged into a wall outlet or does it need to be hard wired into the main box? Thoughts or suggestions are appreciated. Bluesman |
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wrote in message How can I get heat in this room without going broke? Electric is the most expensive heat available in New England. I am thinking single baseboard heater with it's ownn thermostat - does something like that exist? Can it be plugged into a wall outlet or does it need to be hard wired into the main box? Both types are available. If it is a plug in, be sure the wiring is sufficient to handl the load. |
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The rest of the house is oil fired FHW into radiators...not really
feasible to tap a radiator into this room. I know elec is expensive - what are my alternatives? Buring scrap wood in a trash barrel? If anyone can suggest a plug in/hard wired baseboard heater with its own thero, let me know. Thanks, Bluesman |
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Run new pipes for a radiator. Electric is probably near 3 times the cost
to operate. In the long term you will be happy you did it. |
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wrote in message ups.com... The rest of the house is oil fired FHW into radiators...not really feasible to tap a radiator into this room. I know elec is expensive - what are my alternatives? Buring scrap wood in a trash barrel? If anyone can suggest a plug in/hard wired baseboard heater with its own thero, let me know. You could always get a window unit heatpump..... |
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I don't know if this would work, but how about one of those radiant heat
lamps that are used in bathrooms of fancy hotels? The only time it seems that you will ned to heat the room is when your wife is in there. So, she could turn on the light and heat lamp while using the room (in the winter), then turn both off when leaving. wrote in message oups.com... I have a 100 year old colonial in MA with one room on the 2nd floor with no heat source. Nothing. No radiator, no baseboard heater - it was just built w/o heat. The room is about 12 x 10, my wife uses it for her changing room/giant closet. We keep the door open to get heat from the hallway, but it is always 10-15 degrees colder than the rest of the house. How can I get heat in this room without going broke? I am thinking single baseboard heater with it's ownn thermostat - does something like that exist? Can it be plugged into a wall outlet or does it need to be hard wired into the main box? Thoughts or suggestions are appreciated. Bluesman |
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