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user-inactivated  ·  1280 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: September 23, 2020

Welp, I didn’t jump fast enough on the house to rent that would have needed the heater. Not happy about it, but will keep this in mind for the chance the current applicant falls through. Electricity for heating in winter here is not optimal, but that’s what window A/C units are equipped with. The electric fireplace was intended as a ‘safer-than-normal-space-heater’ option to heat the area given where the heat is output and how the heated surfaces are buffered by the display. At least, these are what are cited in why they cause less house fires (something tells me the sample size just isn’t as large, though).

    Electric fireplaces ARE just space heaters. Same technology; more expensive box.

Yeeeaaaaaahhhhhhhhh... 🤑

It’s more in budget currently than the propane heater.





goobster  ·  1280 days ago  ·  link  ·  

This is basically the one I got, because I wanted a piece of multi-purpose furniture, not a little space heater.

The cabinet is surprisingly well made, solid wood. Sturdy. I've stood on the top when putting up a new curtain rail in the window, and I'm 240 lbs. But the fireplace insert is still just a glorified space heater.