The Bite:
Ah-chyou betcha. Get an energy-saving space heater - it'll warm you up faster than you can catch a communicable disease and will keep you from getting sick over high heating bills.
Are you commonly cold during the winter?
01.18.2008
Submitted by tmeronek on Fri, 01/18/2008 - 1:04am.
The Benefits:
- Keeping the (planet's) temp from rising. The last two decades were the hottest in 400 years; we can all do our part by using less energy.
- Saving cold cash. The Department of Energy says 56% of the energy an average home uses goes to heating and cooling. Space heaters use about 14% of the energy that the average central heating system uses.
- Less petroleum. Many space heaters are oil-filled. Not these.
- Hitting the spot. You can point these chill-fighters in any direction you like.
Wanna Try:
- Vornado TouchStone Vortex Heater - circulates the heat it produces around the room and stays cool to the touch ($150).
- Holmes Radiator Heater - while it doesn't distribute heat throughout the room, this radiant heater's filled with water instead of the typical oil, and the price is right ($32).
- U.S. Department of Energy - the fed's guide to space heaters.
Cocktail Fact
On average, people older than 60 catch less than one cold per year.
Bang For The Bite
If 10,000 Biters use a space heater instead of central heating to heat just one room, in a month we'll save a collective $1,419,400.
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