Need help picking out a heating solution for the winter. (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago by Coldgoron@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Long story short I need to heat my home with electric heaters this year, minisplits and hvac are way out of my budget. I’d like some help picking a solution.

Choice A: Micro heat pumps

https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/heat-pumps/renters-you-too-can-get-a-heat-pump-a-micro-one-at-least

Choice B: Multiple PTC Fast Heating Ceramic Heater

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B099YYWNM9

Been coming up short on solutions so if you have a third option I'd be glad to hear it.

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[-] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 11 points 3 months ago

If you pay for electricity, make sure you include an estimate for the electricity cost in your cost calculations. A resistive heater like choice b will be much cheaper to buy, but will be much more expensive over time. Heat pumps use about 3x less energy.

this post was submitted on 28 Jul 2024

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