heaters for rooms.

i have all my snakes on UTHs, and my beardies on baksing bulbs, and CHEs at night, but what type of relativly cheap, heater can sit in the room without making a smell, the reptiles are at my girls house and she is putting the heater in her room, so what would make a good one.

An oil filled one.

I use 2 of these on Double Rancos and have no complaints.

Keep the room a nice and toasty 82 degrees:D

http://www.amazon.com/Delonghi-TRD07.../dp/B000A33B1C

i have no clue on any heaters 2k, but isn't there on you can plug in that has a t-stat built into it, its also gonna help heat her room at night, the cool side in the snale cages drop to 70 at night so i was just looking for somthing to keep the rooms ambiant temp up a little bit. but i checked the link and i've seen many of these before

These are the ones i use. I have 4 running right now. The digital t-stat built in is awesome.

http://www.homedepot.com/Appliances-...atalogId=10053


EDIT- When ever buying a new oil radiator plug it in on high in a well ventilated room as they STINK for the first few hours of use. After that your golden.

thanks guess i will be paying some cash out

http://www.spendlessonheat.com/shop/...t/HS-1500-WOOD

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http://www.spendlessonheat.com/shop/...t/HS-1500-WOOD

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That is a waste of money. You can get 60$ ones doing the same with less power. I run 3 1500watt space heaters i listed and i barely break 150 a month in electric bill.


When offering help try being economical

Try being educated before calling something a waste of money. :) Space heaters are a waste of money; they heat a little cube sized room that is why you need to run 4 of them! They suck humidity out of the air like crazy.

Those oil filled ones only heat 144 ft. Infared heaters heat 1000 sq feet and cost just under $30 a month to run.

I use one per 15x15 room. having 3 rooms with snakes in them heated to 81F and 51% room humidity is fine wiht me. Like i said i run 3 of these on top of the snakes heating and my lights in house and i barely break 150$ a month in electric.

Im not gonna argue over it. do what you want but the OP was looking for a cheap way to keep room temps up not go all out of something thats over kill.

I am just stating facts. You called something a waste of money before even reading about it. We are all here to help each other and that is what I was doing. He can choose what he wants, the more options he has the better.

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I am just stating facts. You called something a waste of money before even reading about it. We are all here to help each other and that is what I was doing. He can choose what he wants, the more options he has the better.

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And i agree with that but the heater you posted is more for a larger colletion in a shed type setup, not for a small bedroom. Not many beginners will have 4-500 to toss around on a heater when they can get a oil radiator to do the same thing for a fraction of the price. I been using these for about 5 years now with no problems. And MANY others do as well which is why their highly recommended in this hobby.

Fact of the matter, both oil filled heaters and that other heater produce the same amount of btu's per watt.

Both work just the same as far as heat output is considered.

I use oil filled heaters like you Flamethrower, work great in my opinion.

They MAY lower the room humidity, but it's not as bad as other heating types.

I will however say I was always intrigued by those infrared heaters, but after looking at the btu's per watt, I'll stick to my oil filled.

And as far as sucking humidity out of the air would it be possible to add a humidifier or 2 to the room to keep it a little more humid? Im asking as i will be starting a whole new room soon...
~Brandon

If you are heating a SMALL room a oil filled would be alright. I have used them in the past but like most heaters the heat goes straight up and out. Infrared heaters are different, the heat is absorbed. Iv'e always had trouble keeping my basement warm and with infrared heat the whole basement is warm not just the area where the heater is located. It's like with tstats you can but a cheap one and sure it will work or you can but a quality one that you don't have to worry about. There are tons of different infared heaters out there I use that one because like I said it heats my whole basement. They are rather cool you guys should look into them for the future.

SG just get a thermometer humidity gauge to measure the room. Most heaters burn the water in the air causing the humidity to drop. Depends where you live etc etc. Best way to know is to try out what works best for you.

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SG just get a thermometer humidity gauge to measure the room. Most heaters burn the water in the air causing the humidity to drop. Depends where you live etc etc. Best way to know is to try out what works best for you.

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yea, also, all my animals are in tubs in my racks that obviously hold humidity, so i dont see why i would have a problem, now thinking of it..

I really ant one of those sun's. they are the bomb!

it seem the last couple post i've started are having arguements started in them, i value bothe of your opions and since my gf, is also using only at night, for her heat to i will probely get the oil filled showed by flamethrower i believe, but thank you for all the input. also a shout out for my wonderful woman letting her big room, become the reptile room.