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Faiyaz Cheulkar

Faiyaz Cheulkar

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Hi everyone,
I never needed a heater before but I need one now because I have two little ones and I cant risk them getting the flu this winter. My bedroom can go down to as low as 16 degrees on a cold winter night. Actually it was 17 degrees yesterday night.
I just want a heater that is safe, economical, and easy to use and can maintain the room temperature at around 21 degrees if required. An aircon is not an option because it's expensive and I rent so don't want to waste money on a setup that I might leave behind.
I looked at the options like a gas heater, filament heater, induction, etc, all very confusing.
Any suggestions?
 
Gas heater on a closed bedroom I wouldn't recommend. Especially with kids around. It's open flame technically.

We use a 13 fin oil heater in the bedroom and it works well and is fairly economical (much cheaper than a bar heater or fan heater). I also have a panel heater on the wall (looks like a big square tile) but I don't feel they work that well so hardly use it. Our gas heaters are in the lounge and on the patio. Lounge door is always open a bit for the dogs to run in and out so there's always circulation of air.

Not sure about induction heaters etc so won't comment on that.
 
Faiyaz Cheulkar said:
Hi everyone,
I never needed a heater before but I need one now because I have two little ones and I cant risk them getting the flu this winter. My bedroom can go down to as low as 16 degrees on a cold winter night. Actually it was 17 degrees yesterday night.
I just want a heater that is safe, economical, and easy to use and can maintain the room temperature at around 21 degrees if required. An aircon is not an option because it's expensive and I rent so don't want to waste money on a setup that I might leave behind.
I looked at the options like a gas heater, filament heater, induction, etc, all very confusing.
Any suggestions?
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I had panel wall mount heaters in my kids rooms when they were smaller, combined with a thermostat that only switched on if the temp went under 20 degrees and stopped at about 24, with sun during the day, was lucky I had a warm house, they sometimes only switched on first time at about 1 am. They are also quite economical power wise, but a oil heater once set will work just as well, although with a higher consumption. You can also put the panels on a timer, if need be to ensure they not on 24/7.

Also, biggest thumbs up from me is that they don’t get so hot to the touch that it will necessarily burn a young one if they touch for any reason. Combine with a block out lining on the curtains and you retain a lot of heat that way.
 
@Faiyaz Cheulkar a fin heater is a good investment. A wall or panel heater is an excellent investment.

I will recommend a fan heater. It's small can sit on a wardrobe or under counter mounted, wall mounted etc. I don't own one but experienced the joy of one when visiting a friend. I had a three halogen fan assisted type for my workshop. Too big for your application.(maybe)
It basically rotate the heated air so the whole room reach the same temperature.
 
I think this might work for my kids room. Just cant find a suitable thermostat.

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Fin heater all the way.
The panel heaters are excellent provided the room is small
 
Faiyaz Cheulkar said:
I think this might work for my kids room. Just cant find a suitable thermostat.

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Check any electrical supplier or anyone that does underfloor heating. Just ask for one that reads ambient and not underfloor temp. Position near kids bed away from the panel and you are up and running. Looking fo a supplier I had in Maraizburg, wholesaler , but any underfloor supplier should het you a price. Prices will vary dramatically between so shop around. If I find them I will pm you.
 
We used a oil fin heater for both my kids. It takes a while to warm up but it doesn't overheat a room. Enough to break the worst cold.

You lucky that in CT you don't get the frost snaps we get on the Highveld. It can go below zero at night without any warning.
 
@Faiyaz Cheulkar
A panel and a fin/rib heater is probably your best bet in this situation but it would work best in conjunction with the fan heater.
You can use it to heat up the air while the two above come to temperature making it more efficient.
Which ever one you go with would serve your purpose.
 
Resistance said:
@Faiyaz Cheulkar
A panel and a fin/rib heater is probably your best bet in this situation but it would work best in conjunction with the fan heater.
You can use it to heat up the air while the two above come to temperature making it more efficient.
Which ever one you go with would serve your purpose.
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You are right a heater only without a fan is not efficient.
I was actually looking for a setup that I can leave on for the entire day without having to worry about overheating the room or huge electrical costs.
Thats why the thermostat.
I was thinking of this one .
 
Adephi said:
We used a oil fin heater for both my kids. It takes a while to warm up but it doesn't overheat a room. Enough to break the worst cold.

You lucky that in CT you don't get the frost snaps we get on the Highveld. It can go below zero at night without any warning.
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do u have to keep turning it on and off? or u just leave it on throughout the night/day ?
 
Faiyaz Cheulkar said:
do u have to keep turning it on and off? or u just leave it on throughout the night/day ?
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You probably can keep it on through the night.

I never did, but I'm just overly careful with heating devices. Don't like the idea of a heater running through the night unattended.
 
@Faiyaz Cheulkar
This thermo will work best with a small fan heater. Reason being, once the room reaches temperature it cuts off. It also heats faster and it heats the air faster.
There's two types of heating. Ambient and Radiant and the two normally works better together and in my opinion insufficient.
The heater you have in mind is good, but once it goes off the heat dissapates and the room is left with a sudden cold.
Now with a nice radiant heater it heats the space around it including object that keeps the heat in.
I found an article that explains it better.
https://www.google.co.za/m?q=heating+ambient+vs+radiant&client=ms-opera-mobile&channel=new&espv=1

So for long term I'd suggest either a wall mount panel heater because it heats the wall as well and radiates the heat that way. Or a fin fin heater which basically does the same to surrounding furniture etc. A good wall mount thermally controlled panel heater is going to cost you a little more.
You do get ones without thermo's and it's normally cheaper and more freely available.
Fin heaters have this feature built in.

The halogen heaters works well to heat but if there's nothing to keep the heat the energy is lost once you switch it off. And with a thermo it will need to constantly on unless the thermo is mounted where the halogen can heat something.

The fan heater I suggested Wil heat the air in the room and this in tern will help raidate the heat because the air heats what's surrounded in the space.
I hope this helps.

My suggestion is
https://www.google.co.za/search?q=p...=2#imgrc=BUp9mPSwRWrICM&imgdii=WFLe2pjjMIwv5Mimages-279.jpeg check the site it's says special at slightly over half the price I've seen somewhere else.
And shopping.jpeg
You do get thermally controlled ones. O just didn't check for one.

Or this
https://www.google.co.za/shopping/p...Ml_NGX9RBFqVQ55zcJbl1WQK-aw,cdl:1,prmr:1,cs:1shopping-1.jpeg
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Then I have also seen this

https://www.google.co.za/shopping/p...OONlcSW5qGK4o0qrwmzXiKy-dUQ,cdl:1,prmr:1,cs:1
shopping-2.jpeg
I think you need to look at this as long term and should sit and think about it first before deciding.
The info is there for reference.
And the links got prices and other options to consider. Good luck.
 
Faiyaz Cheulkar said:
do u have to keep turning it on and off? or u just leave it on throughout the night/day ?
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An oil heater has a thermostat built in and doesn't have an open flame or heat source. It can be left on overnight but preferably away from anything, meaning freestanding.

The halogen is a great big no even with thermostat.
 
Like I said before the fan heater is to get the room up to temperature fast. After that you don't need it to stay on,but it will be helpful when the radiant heater is warming up as well. So very useful in my books.
 
Can i recommend my ex?

Unbelievably expensive to run. But no other product in the market will get you so hot under the collar.

Results, or extensive psychiatric therapy sessions guaranteed.

But wait, theres more! Order now and you will receive a pair of stomach ulcers, FOR FREE!
 
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SmokeyJoe said:
Can i recommend my ex?

Unbelievably expensive to run. But no other product in the market will get you so hot under the collar.

Results, or extensive psychiatric therapy sessions guaranteed.

But wait, theres more! Order now and you will receive a pair of stomach ulcers, FOR FREE!
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Have you considered converting her to solar yet?
Maybe she'll heat up under the belt also:drums:
 
Resistance said:
Have you considered converting her to solar yet?
Maybe she'll heat up under the belt also:drums:
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Are you nuts? Havent you seen Cloverfield? She will turn into a black hole and then all of us are screwed
 
Puff the Magic Dragon said:
Faiyaz. You can't catch the flu from cold weather. Having said this it is nice to keep daddy's little tax deductions warm.:)
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You are right and I strongly believe that when a child falls sick it makes them stronger.
My son was hospitalized twice for flu when we moved to cape town and because of all this Covid-19 issues, I can't risk hospital or even a pediatrician..

Also, I only know about the medical tax credits. what other tax benefit/deductions should I look forward to ?
 
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