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For some weird reason my kids' room is much colder than the rest of
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wrote in oups.com: For some weird reason my kids' room is much colder than the rest of the house. We are thinking of buying a room heater. Anything specific to look for or are all models the same? It's a medium sized room about 11x13 ft. what do you mean by 'much colder'? if the house is 70, the room is 50? (my living room is like that, but it has a fireplace) add blankets, and/or check the heaters in that room (FHA can get clogged ducts & FHW can also clog or leak. electric heaters can burn out or short). room heaters are frequent causes of fires. if you must go the supplimental heater route, make sure it is UL approved, has auto shut off if it tips or overheats & keep it far *far* away from curtains, beds, closets, anything except a hard surface. do not place on a carpeted floor. do not place where a child can reach it or can jostle it enough to fall over. only run it if there is an adult present.... lee I would recommend a space heater that heats by convection, rather than radiation. Like one of those oil-filled heaters. Banty |
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On Oct 25, 1:24 pm, enigma wrote:
wrote roups.com: For some weird reason my kids' room is much colder than the rest of the house. We are thinking of buying a room heater. Anything specific to look for or are all models the same? It's a medium sized room about 11x13 ft. what do you mean by 'much colder'? if the house is 70, the room is 50? (my living room is like that, but it has a fireplace) add blankets, and/or check the heaters in that room (FHA can get clogged ducts & FHW can also clog or leak. electric heaters can burn out or short). room heaters are frequent causes of fires. if you must go the supplimental heater route, make sure it is UL approved, has auto shut off if it tips or overheats & keep it far *far* away from curtains, beds, closets, anything except a hard surface. do not place on a carpeted floor. do not place where a child can reach it or can jostle it enough to fall over. only run it if there is an adult present.... lee It's about 5 degrees colder I think though I never measured it. The younger one (3yo) doesn't like blankets. The older one (4yo) uses a blanket but doesn't know how to re-cover herself if the blanket shifts during the night. She's a light sleeper so gets irritated if the blanket doesn't stay in place. So on colder nights they end up in my bed for warmth. Given your list of cautions, I think a room heater may not be a good idea. It's a carpeted room with curtains and beds on the floor. Adults won't be present when the heater is working. Anyone has any other suggestions? |
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wrote in message ups.com... For some weird reason my kids' room is much colder than the rest of the house. We are thinking of buying a room heater. Anything specific to look for or are all models the same? It's a medium sized room about 11x13 ft. Thanks. Have you considered a baseboard heater? http://www.air-n-water.com/heater_base.htm I really like ours. I want to get another for our bathroom. |
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wrote in message ups.com... On Oct 25, 1:24 pm, enigma wrote: wrote roups.com: For some weird reason my kids' room is much colder than the rest of the house. We are thinking of buying a room heater. Anything specific to look for or are all models the same? It's a medium sized room about 11x13 ft. what do you mean by 'much colder'? if the house is 70, the room is 50? (my living room is like that, but it has a fireplace) add blankets, and/or check the heaters in that room (FHA can get clogged ducts & FHW can also clog or leak. electric heaters can burn out or short). room heaters are frequent causes of fires. if you must go the supplimental heater route, make sure it is UL approved, has auto shut off if it tips or overheats & keep it far *far* away from curtains, beds, closets, anything except a hard surface. do not place on a carpeted floor. do not place where a child can reach it or can jostle it enough to fall over. only run it if there is an adult present.... lee It's about 5 degrees colder I think though I never measured it. The younger one (3yo) doesn't like blankets. The older one (4yo) uses a blanket but doesn't know how to re-cover herself if the blanket shifts during the night. She's a light sleeper so gets irritated if the blanket doesn't stay in place. So on colder nights they end up in my bed for warmth. Given your list of cautions, I think a room heater may not be a good idea. It's a carpeted room with curtains and beds on the floor. Adults won't be present when the heater is working. Anyone has any other suggestions? Check the insulation above and around their room, it may have shifted. Use a fan in the hallway to move warmer air into their room. Put plastic cling insulation on the windows. Move the beds off of the floor, it's colder down there. Get a couple of cats to sleep with them. :-) My 18-yr-old sleeps in the coldest room, and needs a space heater, but it has to stay in the hall outside his room, where there's a wood floor and no laundry sure to be piled up, etc. |
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wrote in message ups.com... On Oct 25, 1:24 pm, enigma wrote: wrote roups.com: For some weird reason my kids' room is much colder than the rest of the house. We are thinking of buying a room heater. Anything specific to look for or are all models the same? It's a medium sized room about 11x13 ft. what do you mean by 'much colder'? if the house is 70, the room is 50? (my living room is like that, but it has a fireplace) add blankets, and/or check the heaters in that room (FHA can get clogged ducts & FHW can also clog or leak. electric heaters can burn out or short). room heaters are frequent causes of fires. if you must go the supplimental heater route, make sure it is UL approved, has auto shut off if it tips or overheats & keep it far *far* away from curtains, beds, closets, anything except a hard surface. do not place on a carpeted floor. do not place where a child can reach it or can jostle it enough to fall over. only run it if there is an adult present.... lee It's about 5 degrees colder I think though I never measured it. The younger one (3yo) doesn't like blankets. The older one (4yo) uses a blanket but doesn't know how to re-cover herself if the blanket shifts during the night. She's a light sleeper so gets irritated if the blanket doesn't stay in place. So on colder nights they end up in my bed for warmth. Given your list of cautions, I think a room heater may not be a good idea. It's a carpeted room with curtains and beds on the floor. Adults won't be present when the heater is working. Anyone has any other suggestions? How about pjs and a blanket sleeper? |
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