Monday, September 7, 2015

Heating the House Electrically

Removing the diesel oil tank in the front yard was satisfying, but living in a 60-degree house not so much. Tanya and Kevin loaned an excellent quartz rod room heater, but its fan makes noise when it turns on. Also, I was using it in the bedroom and the kitchen was seriously cold, pre-chilling coffee mugs, for one thing.

A quick trip to Lowes to buy a $40 oil-filled heater and the problem is just about solved. Also, I turned on the electric heater in the entry that I turned off long ago. Went to Home Depot and found zero space heaters--they'll get them later in the year, I was told. Lowes had a broad selection.
Climate control system--fan and heater. The new "Utilitech" oil-filled heater is silent.

The quartz rod model on loan

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