Heaters under R1,000 that are ideal for backup power systems

Mike Hoxbig said:
Yes. If you really must have direct heating, then you need a proper IR heater if you want efficiency.

More suited to larger areas though. I use this one in the lounge. The warmth is felt throughout the room.

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Has 4 levels of heating.
Level 1 - 500W
Level 2 - 1000W
Level 3 - 1500W
Level 4 - 2000W

We never go above level 2, it's too hot...
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The cheap quartz ones are also mamba. Instant heat.
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Mike Hoxbig said:
Yes. If you really must have direct heating, then you need a proper IR heater if you want efficiency.

More suited to larger areas though. I use this one in the lounge. The warmth is felt throughout the room.

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Has 4 levels of heating.
Level 1 - 500W
Level 2 - 1000W
Level 3 - 1500W
Level 4 - 2000W

We never go above level 2, it's too hot...
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Yassis thats expensive. We have a Jetmaster in the bedroom. I've been holding off buying the log pan etc, because I want to convert it to a closed combustion when the funds allow. Think I'm just gonna wheel the gas heater up there.
 
Hazy_Living@79 said:
Yassis thats expensive. We have a Jetmaster in the bedroom. I've been holding off buying the log pan etc, because I want to convert it to a closed combustion when the funds allow. Think I'm just gonna wheel the gas heater up there.
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You can get cheaper ones, but they have fewer settings. Same concept though, IR heater with a single carbon element...

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Benedict A55h0le not said:
Some proper misinformation in this article. Fan and gas heaters suck. The normal fan heaters are 2000w on high and 1500w on low, and it will not properly heat a medium sized room. Gas heaters run out of gas in 3-5 days. IR and panel heaters are better but also suck.
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Gas heaters are suitable for Events/VVIP area, according to my knowledge.
 
SauRoNZA said:
Wall panel heaters are not good or efficient.

Yes they are low energy…they are also ****ing useless.

Even with backing foil and all the tricks. They also last maybe two years and then need to be replaced.

You need to keep them on all day for them to be of any use and even then the room is a few degrees warmer.

500W x 18 hours is suddenly 9kWh PER ROOM PER DAY, the most inefficient thing on the planet.

So then rather use a 1-3kW heater that actually works but only needs to be on for a very short period to heat the room and thanks to its thermostat only here and there in between.
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Absolutely agree if you trying to use this to heat a room.

However, I have one placed underneath my desk, I built a portable stand for it so that it can be moved away during the summertime.

Yes, it uses 400W, but it immediately heats up the entire area under the desk as the heat gets trapped.
Warm feet and legs all winter long.

On really cold days, it even goes on automatically before I start my workday to pre-heat the desk.
 
Another great idea I had and successfully implemented was installing a Reptile Heat Pad underneath my mouse pad - My mouse pad extends to my Keyboard as well.

I always had a problem with my hands getting cold and at 20W, this was a game changer - Bonus points for getting a second one for the Missus.


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*Side note, the coils can cause some interference with your Wireless mouse
 
We have a three panel gas heater and rarely need to use more than one panel. At 90g/hr a 9kg bottle ends up being used for another appliance before the end of "winter".

EDIT: speaking of other appliances the Milex gas pizza oven we have heats up the kitchen in no time.
 
SauRoNZA said:
Yup, even a non-inverter unit is more efficient that most of the other options and works faster.

Guess the heat pump helps in mine, don’t know if others use a different system to achieve heat?
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Yes. Our portable AC uses a stock standard element. Not energy efficient (but we didn't buy it for heating at the time). As did many of the pre-heat-pump A/Cs.
 
SauRoNZA said:
Wall panel heaters are not good or efficient.

Yes they are low energy…they are also ****ing useless.

Even with backing foil and all the tricks. They also last maybe two years and then need to be replaced.

You need to keep them on all day for them to be of any use and even then the room is a few degrees warmer.

500W x 18 hours is suddenly 9kWh PER ROOM PER DAY, the most inefficient thing on the planet.

So then rather use a 1-3kW heater that actually works but only needs to be on for a very short period to heat the room and thanks to its thermostat only here and there in between.
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👏All 👏resistive👏 heaters👏 are👏 100% 👏energy 👏efficient.👏
 
konfab said:
👏All 👏resistive👏 heaters👏 are👏 100% 👏energy 👏efficient.👏
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What on earth are you saying? They may be efficient in input and output power if that’s your point.

They are absolutely useless at heating anything, and burn more power than almost anything else for having to be on all day.

As an input/output sure you can say they are 100% efficient. As a heater to actually warm a room they are at <10%.
 
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Man.

These headings.

Who here uses a heater as a backup solution?
 
ESKOM says don't do it.

Do not buy/use your electrical heater.

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G.A.S said:
This.

And some more panels on the roof so you can charge the batteries and run the heater (and A/C in summer) at the same time.
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So glad I don't live in the Western Cape, where all the cold weather comes with cloud cover. Give me Gauteng and bright blue winter skies any day!
 
What is the best heater for a 1 bedroom flat? I havnt bought one In years but its cold here in Cape Town
 
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