Comment on Is it cheaper to use a plug-in oil radiator to eat an individual room, or run the central heater to heat an individual room and living room?

• Mjpasta710@midwest.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  This is the same layout as the device I was referring to:

  www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004941338607.html

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  • Boomkop3@reddthat.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Oh that’s an odd approach, it’s just an electric heater with extra steps

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    • Mjpasta710@midwest.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Basically yes.

      It adds some efficiency because once you have a radiator full of hot oil in the radiator it tends to release the heat for a long while after the electric is shut-off.

      Most electric space heaters send a plume of hot air arcing upwards.

      You end up with a nice heat storage device to radiate warmth at the level you want to use it for longer than a normal resistive space heater using the same energy.

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      • Boomkop3@reddthat.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        ahh, that is handy! But I guess that’s only suitable for some types of spaces

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