We have a 5 room, 900 square foot cabin in the mountains. Is this heater a good option for circulating heat through the 5 rooms
850673
I have this installed in my garage and it does a great job keeping it to temperature. However, I don't think the fan on this would do a good enough job of circulating to cover 5 rooms. I think you would have 1 really hot room and it would be drastically cooler the further away from the heater you get.
850674
Yes. I have a 2600 square ft hm.It heats the whole house..as a back up.Even upstairs.
850675
I have 750 sq ft apt, this does a grat job on #3 it's goes to 5 I was freezing before I bought this heater it's works great
850676
i have the same unit in my 1000 square foot grarage it works great heats the shop up to 60 f on the 1 heat setting 70f on the 2 setting the blower works automatic. great product you would have to keep all the doors open on the rooms but no problem heating that size area.
850677
This is a VERY good heater. I am using it a 400 square foot garage it heats very well regardless of the temperature outside very efficiently . That said I know it will heat the area that you will be using it in. However the fan that is on this heater does not produce a large air flow. It is basically designed to move the heat away from the heater with very little air flow. What I would recommend is to buy a few small floor fans to move the air throughout the cabin. I am not sure there is a heater on the market that would provide enough air flow to provide the cabin with uniform heat
850678
yes I have no trouble heating 3 rooms in the house with the temperature in the 30,s
850679
Yes. I have a 2600 square ft hm. It heats the whole house..as a back up. Even upstairs.
850680
I believe that this heater works great for open spaces. It really heats up a 1100 sq. ft. apartment, however, I cannot say that the heat will permeate through the doors. It is a great heater though.
202484
Not a bad little heater seams safe but does not heat 2,000 sq feet more like 800 not bad for the money but not a stand alone heater you get below 35 degrees and even 800 ft not warm
1092434
This heater works best in a closed off room versus trying to heat an entire house. I use mine in master (20x20) bedroom over top garage. It has no problem keeping the room around 72 degrees. The thermostat on unit is off by 5 degrees for some reason.
703279
Yes this well heat it fine. It does our living room 22x11 fine in Pa. the only thing to concider on this model is. It does not have a thermistat. Just 600 watt and 1500. Worst is you can only use it at either. where my other one you can use both 600 or 900 or together for 1500 watt. My other unit made by the same company also has a thermistat which can be adjusted for any of the settings. think it is 30 dollars more than this one and it is worth th extra dollrs to get it.
1003980
I had it in my living with very vaulted ceilings to help with drafting and it was about 700 square feet. Right now its in our guest house (850 square feet) and it is nice and toasty. Right now temp is around 30 lows to 50 highs. Great for supplement heat or higher temps. I have thought about getting another for main house foe this kind of weather because the wood stove is too hot right now.
1158328
I m am heating a well insulated area approx. 12' x 12' and its the only source of heat. its always around 70 deg. and the thermostat is set at 2. I highly recommend this heater. I use natural gas. if there is a power failure it will continue to operate. I shut it down in the warm months and restaI heat an area 12' x 12' and its my only source of heat on that side of the house. I converted an attached garage into a bathroom and laundry room. with the thermostat set at no. 2 its always 70 deg. its running on natural gas. I am very satisfied with its operation and it will fully operate with loss of power. i rate it highly and easy to install I m am heating a well insulated area approx. 12' x 12' and its the only source of heat. its always around 70 deg. and the thermostat is set at 2. I highly recommend this heater. I use natural gas. if there is a power failure it will continue to operate. I shut it down in the warm months and restaI heat an area 12' x 12' and its my only source of heat on that side of the house. I converted an attached garage into a bathroom and laundry room. with the thermostat set at no. 2 its always 70 deg. its running on natural gas. I am very satisfied with its operation and it will... » Read More I m am heating a well insulated area approx. 12' x 12' and its the only source of heat. its always around 70 deg. and the thermostat is set at 2. I highly recommend this heater. I use natural gas. if there is a power failure it will continue to operate. I shut it down in the warm months and restaI heat an area 12' x 12' and its my only source of heat on that side of the house. I converted an attached garage into a bathroom and laundry room. with the thermostat set at no. 2 its always 70 deg. its running on natural gas. I am very satisfied with its operation and it will fully operate with loss of power. i rate it highly and easy to install « Show Less
239745
I use it to heat and cool a 14' by 17' den and it does the job. I don't think you need to worry about it being too much. A lot will depend on how cold/hot the room is in comparison to where the thermostat is located, and also the temperature of the heated or cooled air. I have a heat pump so the air is never real hot and it works out fine. A gas furnace might warm up a little faster but you also have a lot more area to heat.
1200856
I have one of these heaters. It should have no problem with a room that size.
775354
I've had it this heater about 2 months now but it's getting it's true test now. It's in the teens and 20's at night this week in the north east and I have this heater in my finished basement 1200 sq ft with no heat zones. I have the temp set at 69 f. and it maintains without working hard. Great heater. As with any heat source, it is only as good as your insulation..... I would say yes for 1800 sq ft open area. I have doorways and a long hall and it heats fairly even to the other rooms.
1450338
I don't think it will work well for this application. I have used it to heat and cool a small bedroom (350 sq ft) as a supplement to heat and central air. I think it adds/subtracts about five degrees maximum. So I would not think it would be effective at all in a larger space with no other HVAC source - especially your heat!
82535
I use the stove to heat 3 large rooms. Normally I would have to overheat the rest of the house to get these rooms comfortable. This heater is almost perfect efficiency because there is no vent to the outside, so I can now keep the rest of the house cooler, and use this higher efficiency stove to heat the rooms we spend the most time in.
221362
This should do well in a small room. The application we used it for was a LARGE room - 30x30 with 10 foot ceilings. It did OK. It kept the temp bearable - around 75 as opposed to 85. We bought this unit knowing that is would be small for the space we were cooling. Our space requires about a 25-30,000 cooling BTU. So this unit should facilitate a small room with no problem.
1420473
I have two of them in an 850 sf house in the pacific northwest, and they heat it just fine. Course, the amount of insulation in the house is a big factor. Mine is well insulated in the ceiling. I also have a single unit in a 200 sf "granny pod" and it does fine. Keep in mind a small plug-in space heater is 1500 watts, while this unit is 2250 watts. If you go to the King Electric web site they have some data on sizing electric heaters.
707036
This is a big heater for such a small space. However, there are a lot of variables to consider. Is this enclosed porch addition well insulated or is it mostly glass walls. Is it in the shade with a N. exposure or in full S. exposure shade free sun. Assuming the worst with poor insulation, single pane glass and a northerly exposure this is the heater for you if you want to keep plants alive or sit in this porch in the evening in the winter. An over-sized heater will cycle frequently. You may not want to sit or even have furniture within 2 feet or so from this heater. It is more efficient to have a small heater running a high percentage of the time than having a behemoth turning on for five minutes every half hour. When in doubt it is probably best to error on the side of a little extra capacity. There are internet sites that will work the math for you if you know square footage of wall area by type, wood, window, etc. You can calculate your heat loss in thermal units given a certain outside temperature. In this way you can precisely calculate your BTU needs. This is a good little heater. I use it to assist heat pumps on cold evenings as they don't work well below a certain temperature. It makes a big difference in an area 5 times the area of your patio, but it is not the sole source of heat for the space. One last thought, if possible position the heater along the new outside wall facing in toward the original structure. If any of this is masonry the thermal mass will absorb heat when the heater is on and let it out slowly between cycles. This will allow your heater to cycle less often. Regardless, even with no masonry you don't want to be sending radiant heat into glass. I hope you find this helpful.
2237762
Greetings James, the room I have this unit in is about 2400 cubic ft and it does NOT keep the whole room at 65-70 deg only an area of approximately 8' x 8'. It really is good for a small bedroom. I use it to warm the sofa/seating area around the TV but beyond that I'd have to use the house heater. I got this to avoid having to use the house heater due to cost. It does the job for the small area only. Ciao, TLM
515360
This unit doesn't have an accurate thermostat when used in an area with high ceilings, or inadequate insulation. Also depends on the area being heated. An inline electric thermostat would be a little better at controlling the temperature if placed in the right area opposite the heater. My recommendation would be to go at least 100 sq ft larger in Heater size. It seems that you are at max sq ft per BTU rating.
1939376
VERY poor insulation is only one factor in understanding room "heat loss" so it is difficult to answer your question specifically. Any heater would be used to compensate for this "heat loss" and provide "enough heat". Given the size of the room, I would think you will see some limited improvement in comfort but it would be difficult for this OR any 1500W heater to sustain a high level of heat comfort IF you have significant heat loss.