Cheapest way to heat a large room?

moonrakerz

Mankysteve wrote: »

When it comes to electrical heating it all about how it heats the room fan heaters will be every so slightly me more expensive due to fan but it makes so little difference might as well consider it too be same.

Not really - any losses due to the fan will be caused by friction, this will result in heat being generated; so the extra heat produced by the bearing friction will also be blown into the room.

louisdog

I'd second the electric blanket suggestion, and also bought an electric fleece throw for last winter, which I wrapped around me like a cloak when I got cold. It was very effective and I was only paying to heat me.

dander

I third the electric blanket! V cheap to run and absolutely pump the heat out.

Mankysteve

moonrakerz wrote: »

Not really - any losses due to the fan will be caused by friction, this will result in heat being generated; so the extra heat produced by the bearing friction will also be blown into the room.

Your forgetting the energy given to accelerate the mass of air. F=MA and also the sound it produces and if iam being really geeky a small portion will be turned into mass E=mc^2. Like a said its so little its makes no difference.

27col

Geek alert!!! Take cover!