space heaters c/d

Would be CLASSIC solely for the fact that at our apartment we're required to pay for gas but not electricity, but I can't feel comfortable during the cold months without one in the room.

Our gas bills were insane in the winter until we cranked the (gas furnace) central way down and started using electric space heaters in the rooms we actually live in. Saved at least $125-150/month last winter. The trick was figuring out how to run three space heaters at once without kicking off breakers.

I have no central heating and these fuckers cost me so much. Keeping my bedroom bearable and not bothering about the rest of the flat costs me about £25 a week in the dead of winter.

When my parents had ostriches, they put a few of these out in the lean-to they had built for the ostriches to hang out in in the winter. The thing only had three walls, though, so I don't know why they thought this was a good idea as the heat just escaped into the...everywhere. Anyway, one time one of the ostriches kicked the space heater over & it set the lean-to on fire. It was the only flammable thing around, though, all snow otherwise, so no worries.

When my parents had ostriches

when a story starts off like this you just know

I feel like all I talk about on ILX is those ostriches!

last year our school canteen offered 'ostrich steak' pretty regularly

I think some food distributor here was just trying to offload their inventory of frozen ostrich steak without losing too much money

not to derail this thread too much, do you know if you put a frozen ostrich steak in front of a space heater you will have a warm-ish ostrich steak in a matter of 5 hours

also, I think I am going to get a space heater this winter, but I am not looking forward to the strychnining of the air in my flat

just put on another layer for gods sake

u_u

Space heaters are fine for extra warmth, but if you rely on them as the sole source of heat you get into the situation where with the heater on it's too hot and dry to breathe (never mind sleep), but without it you freeze to death.

i really would have froze to death in my last apartment without one

Ditto, two apts ago. I will stan hard for the oil-filled ones that look like little radiators. Also awesome for putting yr feet up on, as long as you got some good heavy socks on first. Tip courtesy of Chicago Kevin.

draping the duvet over the heater (of the little oil-filled radiator variety) is my own little toasty favourite. Freezing to death without is right where I am now, in the room sans heater I've a couple of times had ice on the inside of the window.

Last winter I survived by heating my apartment with two space heaters when the boiler broke. Draping the duvet over the oil-filled heater is an excellent way to ensure the sheets won't be unbearably cold when you go to bed.

I absolutely can't sleep with pants on, and really hate sleeping with a shirt on, so that technique was extra useful for me.

Ah, the mini-radiator ones aren't too bad - the ones I was thinking of it would be a major fire hazard to put any material near them.

the Sharper Image mini-heater I bought for $15 at TJ Maxx died. Protip: Never trust a space heater that looks nice.

There's a reason The Sharper Image stores died. Just imagine how great you'd feel if you paid a hundred for that thing.

we use one in my sons room, we have a pellet stove to heat the house. Just put 100 gallons of oil in for the winter time....for emergency use and hot water.

MOTHERFUCKING CLASSIC