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| Yah it's going to get cold |
I may have my 'it doesn't get above 45 in here' problem at least partially solved. It was a combination of having an electriction install some outlets on the more isolated circuits and a new heater.
Last year's heater was great but it died shortly after the season. I had been agonizing over heaters again and I finally picked one.
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B002PLQ4T8
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| My salvation this winter |
The part that drew me to it was the temperature control, I can run it at a really low power setting. I had an older oil radiator for years when I lived in Utah and finally got rid of it while living in CA. That thing was great, I love how it just slowly raises the temperature of the room.
I also had an electrician come in and install outlets on the heater circuit. We also learned that my wall heaters have variable watt settings, so we changed them to the lowest watts. This means I can have the one wall heater that isn't behind things on and this heater plugged into the other circuit (can't run that heater, it's behind too many things) and the breakers don't trip! Both heaters have to be on super low but it works.
For nighttime I wheel the oil heater into my bedroom and it, so far, has kept the temperature just warm enough that I can get out of bed in the morning. It's like I live in a house or something!
I still have to pick and choose what I run and when, but I am happy with these developments and anticipate not freezing this winter. Hopefully.
