# what would be cheaper (heating wise) **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [October 20, 2011, 7:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-would-be-cheaper-heating-wise/217688 "2011-10-20T19:33:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ImsloIkno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58956e/32.png) [@ImsloIkno](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ImsloIkno)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 7:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-would-be-cheaper-heating-wise/217688/1 "2011-10-20T19:33:38Z")
i just moved into an apartment end of summer, apartment included a big gas heater in the living wrong so it will take alot of gas to heat a smaller 2 bedroom apartment. sooo would it be cheaper to use as much gas to heat my apartment or i have 3 spaces heaters and run them in different rooms for heat? ---
**Author:** ![FadetoBlack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fadetoblack/32/6118_2.png) [@FadetoBlack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FadetoBlack)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 7:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-would-be-cheaper-heating-wise/217688/2 "2011-10-20T19:36:00Z")
I’ve heard that kerosene is actually a pretty economical way to heat. It makes your place smell weird though. lol ---
**Author:** ![97FormulaWS-6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/97formulaws-6/32/7384_2.png) [@97FormulaWS-6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/97FormulaWS-6)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 7:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-would-be-cheaper-heating-wise/217688/3 "2011-10-20T19:36:46Z")
Unknown… maybe fans to circulate the heat from the big gas heater into the other rooms. I know this is what I did with my fireplace in my house to circulate the heat. ---
**Author:** ![TradersBASE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tradersbase/32/5321_2.png) [@TradersBASE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TradersBASE)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 9:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-would-be-cheaper-heating-wise/217688/4 "2011-10-20T21:56:39Z")
Kero will get you high man. LOL. During the ice storm here I had no power for 5-6 days and resorted to Kero for a few of them…I had to stop because it was making me feel loopy. My hunch is the space heaters will be more economical and you an zone your heat for the room you’re in. JMHO ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 10:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-would-be-cheaper-heating-wise/217688/5 "2011-10-20T22:02:58Z")
Buy a pellet heater. /thread. ---
**Author:** ![TradersBASE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tradersbase/32/5321_2.png) [@TradersBASE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TradersBASE)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2011, 10:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-would-be-cheaper-heating-wise/217688/6 "2011-10-20T22:27:23Z")
> [@Motocrossx23](#): > > Buy a pellet heater. > > /thread. **"i just moved into an apartment "** I’m assuming that’s not an option here. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![1QIKZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1qikz/32/6112_2.png) [@1QIKZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1QIKZ)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 4:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-would-be-cheaper-heating-wise/217688/7 "2011-10-21T04:12:03Z")
Dollar for dollar, gas is a cheaper heat option. If you could use the fan for circualtion it should help. I don’t feel safe with space heaters. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 5:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-would-be-cheaper-heating-wise/217688/8 "2011-10-21T05:06:40Z")
Wait, what? There’s no furnace, boiler, or baseboard electric? ---
**Author:** ![Bakes](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bakes/32/7469_2.png) [@Bakes](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bakes)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 5:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-would-be-cheaper-heating-wise/217688/9 "2011-10-21T05:30:20Z")
> [@Fry](#): > > Wait, what? There’s no furnace, boiler, or baseboard electric? What kind of appt doesn’t have some sort or central heating system? ---
**Author:** ![TradersBASE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tradersbase/32/5321_2.png) [@TradersBASE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TradersBASE)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 5:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-would-be-cheaper-heating-wise/217688/10 "2011-10-21T05:41:28Z")
Smaller apartments sometimes have one gas heater centrally located. This would be a small apartment I assume. ---
**Author:** ![FadetoBlack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fadetoblack/32/6118_2.png) [@FadetoBlack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FadetoBlack)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 5:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-would-be-cheaper-heating-wise/217688/11 "2011-10-21T05:53:12Z")
> [@TradersBASE](#): > > Smaller apartments sometimes have one gas heater centrally located. This would be a small apartment I assume. Yep I’ve seen these. Typically in older homes. ---
**Author:** ![superfan99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/96bed5/32.png) [@superfan99](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/superfan99)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 8:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-would-be-cheaper-heating-wise/217688/12 "2011-10-21T08:30:37Z")
> [@FadetoBlack](#): > > Yep I’ve seen these. Typically in older homes. Yep, I used to live in one near American Brass on military. The apartment was around 900 sq feet with one gas heater in the middle. Even with the gas heater on, keeping the room it was in around 70, the bathrooom would get down as low as the 40’s on really cold nights. Used to getup and run a kerosene heater in the bathroom in morning just to warm it up so my ass didn’t freeze to the seat. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 8:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-would-be-cheaper-heating-wise/217688/13 "2011-10-21T08:59:24Z")
> [@superfan99](#): > > Yep, I used to live in one near American Brass on military. The apartment was around 900 sq feet with one gas heater in the middle. > > Even with the gas heater on, keeping the room it was in around 70, the bathrooom would get down as low as the 40’s on really cold nights. Used to getup and run a kerosene heater in the bathroom in morning just to warm it up so my ass didn’t freeze to the seat. An electric heater with a cam timer would have probably cost you 30 bucks. ---
**Author:** ![91MR2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91mr2/32/7217_2.png) [@91MR2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91MR2)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 10:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-would-be-cheaper-heating-wise/217688/14 "2011-10-21T10:07:16Z")
Electric heaters cost a lot to run… ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 10:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-would-be-cheaper-heating-wise/217688/15 "2011-10-21T10:41:08Z")
> [@91MR2](#): > > Electric heaters cost a lot to run… Not when you’re talking the size you’d need to heat a small bathroom up for a short period of time. [http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20091119111202AAulmRd](http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20091119111202AAulmRd) $3 a day, if you ran it 24/7. So even if you took a full hour getting ready you’re talking .12/day, $3.60 a month to heat the bathroom with a 1500 watt ceramic heater. ---
**Author:** ![superfan99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/96bed5/32.png) [@superfan99](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/superfan99)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 10:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-would-be-cheaper-heating-wise/217688/16 "2011-10-21T10:52:23Z")
> [@Fry](#): > > An electric heater with a cam timer would have probably cost you 30 bucks. Yeah, but I already had the kerosene heater, and considering the electrical issues in this place, I wouldn’t have wanted to take any chances with an electric heater. Just the coffee maker would blow the fuse. ---
**Author:** ![ieatpaint](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ieatpaint/32/7311_2.png) [@ieatpaint](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ieatpaint)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 12:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-would-be-cheaper-heating-wise/217688/17 "2011-10-21T12:04:54Z")
Where’s the picture of the guy venting the dryer into his basement for heat? ---
**Author:** ![Hass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/51bf81/32.png) [@Hass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hass)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2011, 4:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-would-be-cheaper-heating-wise/217688/18 "2011-10-22T16:45:12Z")
> [@Motocrossx23](#): > > Buy a pellet heater. > > /thread. I made a cool response. But it was stupid. Yep. So i deleted it. I just wanted to point out, that in 0 circumstances is a pellet heater better than natural gas when it’s available for whole house heating. I’m nearly positive you can’t put them in bedrooms, so that eliminates that. Especially since I doubt the landylord wants a 4" hole in his wall. Figure out the REAL cost of your electric per kwh. Figure out your heater efficiency. Figure out your REAL nat gas price. and crunch some numbers. Probably using an electric heater in a bedroom at nights would save money if you turn your gas way down to 50 or so. But other than that it probably won’t save anything unless your efficiency is terrible. ---
**Author:** ![PureXTC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/purextc/32/5223_2.png) [@PureXTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PureXTC)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2011, 6:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-would-be-cheaper-heating-wise/217688/19 "2011-10-22T18:56:15Z")
Using electricity to produce heat is the most inefficient way. ---
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2011, 7:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-would-be-cheaper-heating-wise/217688/20 "2011-10-22T19:51:38Z")
> [@ieatpaint](#): > > Where’s the picture of the guy venting the dryer into his basement for heat? [http://www.nyspeed.com/showthread.php?77900-I-am-frugal-point-dryer-vent-inside](http://www.nyspeed.com/showthread.php?77900-I-am-frugal-point-dryer-vent-inside) 🙂 Although I never ended up doing this^, we never turned the heat on downstairs the whole winter. It got down to 45 degrees, lol. Electric baseboard heating in the bedrooms at night along with a heater blanket. I actually like having the room a little colder and using the heater blanket to keep warm. Either way, I wouldn’t suggest leaving anything turned on during the day when you aren’t home.