Comments on: Space heater works to save on power bills

By: kristina

kristina — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 02:30:27 +0000

This was interesting to read. Last month I bought a space heater and we’ve been using it in our living room in the evenings with all the other doors closed. I’ve notice the central heat doesn’t kick on hardly at all, after seeing that other people have noticed a change in there heating bills I will be anxiously waiting to see if we have saved any money. We live in a manufactured home and our heating bills seem very high for the size of our house, so I really hope this helps.

By: funny

funny — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:29:17 +0000

Check the wattage on space heaters before purchasing. Higher wattage means higher power bills. Some are more efficient than others.

By: Rebecca Wood

Rebecca Wood — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:42:21 +0000

My experience with space heaters was they cycled on and off, causing power surges and ran my electric bill about double what it should have been. I have a wall air conditioner with a “heat” feature on it which warms my apartment in about 20 minutes, meanwhile I keep my thermostat low to off. The apartment is upstairs so it’s warmer. The holiday oven helps too.

By: Nancy

Nancy — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:40:20 +0000

This is a great way to save. However, be extremely careful when using the space heaters. They have been known to be fire hazards. Thanks for the good tip!

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By: copyeditorsdesk

copyeditorsdesk — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 15:06:59 +0000

It seems as though if you can keep the power bill from going up, you’re sort of ahead of the game. My gas bill is $2 more than it was last January, which I assume represents the price increase, since I haven’t made any changes in gas usage. However, because I figured out that I could wash in the backyard hose during the hot weather, my August 2008 gas bill was $19.32 less than this month’s bill.

Backyard showering requires a high fence around the yard, warm weather, and few helicopters hovering overhead. We have an oversupply of helicopters, but I finally decided that if they wanted to ogle an elderly woman’s flab, that was their problem. LOL!

You actually can install a shower thing in the backyard — I saw one at Costco last summer. You attach it to the hose, and it has a little wooden base for you to stand on. In theory, you could run a PVC pipe around the top, I suppose, and hang a shower curtain.

By: SimplyForties

SimplyForties — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 02:28:53 +0000

I’m so jealous of your success with lowering your bills. Happy for you but jealous! I lowered my thermostat way down (compared to last year) and mostly stay upstairs where I can take advantage of heat rising and still have been outpaced at every turn by rising fuel costs. Like my gas bill, my electric bill is about the same as last year’s – haven’t dissected that yet but I suspect the culprit will again be rate increases. Congratulations and keep warm!!

By: lulugal11

lulugal11 — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 15:21:27 +0000

I have been using space heaters as well (2 bedroom apartment) and my bill was generally about $40. I decided to run the central heat a few times one month and the bill went to $82 so it is back to using space heaters for me.

The only thing was that I needed to move the fishbowl into the bedroom so he would not freeze at night in the living room. But the space heater really does save you money.