what is the difference between a whole room heater and space heater?
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This Vornado Tower Space Heater has a fan that can be used to move the warm air away from the heater (out through the room). It is not more powerful than any other space heater, but the fan may help you feel warmer when you are not directly in front of the heater.
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The whole room heater circulates the air throughout the room it is more powerful, Whereas a space heater is something you put next to yourself or under a desk to heat the space directly next to it
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No difference to me. I have the electric one at the office and thinking of going to this at home. So much safer and if you forget about it it shuts off. If you want to reheat, just turn it back on
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Uhh, its not a heater. The air coming out will not be warmer than the air going in. Its just a fan. Like any fan - box, oscillating, stand or what have you, it simply moves the air in the room around.
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I would pick a different space heater. Mine burned out within a couple of months and both the manufacturer and the seller refused to replace it or do anything about it.
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Yes -- the heat it generates is not dissimilar to a very small space heater. It's nice in my basement.
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As near as I can tell, the biggest difference is the model number. Lasko has been making this heater in the same basic design for at least 10 years. The 5919 and 5905 have basically the same geometry and rating. Both have two "power" settings and their sizes are the same. The differences appear, to me, to be only cosmetic. I will say that my 5905 models have a more powerful fan than the model I first bought 10 years or so ago...a very welcome upgrade.
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Usually a bedroom or a closed off room... 12x12 which is what we use it for. It is a space heater for a reason. open space[2 ajoining rooms] won't cut it. it will run forever we also use a thermostat that we plug the unit into and we have it set at 69 degrees to kick on/off at night.
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Depends. The space heater will be the biggest draw. Best thing you can do is get a Kill-O-Watt meter (about $20) and measure each device's peak wattage draw. Add them up and see if they are over 2000 watts.
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It's the way infrared heaters put out and distribute the heat compared to ceramics. Ceramic heaters along with heat coil and sun dish type will burn up and destroy all the moister in the air, infrared heater work with the moisture so it doesn't dry out the air as bad as one of the other types and that alone will heat up the room more efficiently and keep the humidity levels more comfortable.
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This is because many space heaters, including this one, can run up to 1500 Watts. This means that the space heater needs a dedicated circuit all to itself when in use because of this large draw. This means that if you plug this space heater into a wall and then plug in say a vacuum in the same plug or different socket on the same wall, you may very well trip the breaker. Remember, when a breaker is tripped it is a safety function ment to prevent damage to your electrical system. If you find that you are tripping your breakers consistently, you may want to get a schematic of the wiring in your house so you know what plugs are on the same circuit and what ones are separate circuits. This heater will most certainly trip a breaker if you use another device that creates enough draw on the same circuit. However, if you can figure a way to use it on it's own circuit, this heater is very very good. You can always run a medium duty extension cord from another room so that your heater is plugged in away from the room it resides in. Definitely have an electrician check your system and maybe update it a bit.
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Resistance electric heat is not an energy efficient means of heating a large space: i.e. central eating. But used for heating a small space, instead of turning on the central heating, it can be. For example I keep a small electric heater in all bathrooms, which makes life pleasant with minimum use of the main furnace. This works well for me. This particular heater, however, (at least the one I have) produces an unpleasant odor. So I would not buy again.
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All types of electric space heaters convert electrical energy into heat. Ceramic and quartz heaters distribute their heat by convection, which heats the air and circulates it around the room. Infrared heaters transfer thermal energy via electromagnetic waves, which are absorbed by people and objects in their path, creating warmth.Read more : http://www.ehow.com/about_5348342_infrared-versus-quartz-ceramic-heaters.html
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It is no different than any other heater with a thermostat that is set to the same temperature. ALL electric heater marketing that suggests a product is more eco or efficient is deceitful. They all convert power to heat with the same 99.999...% efficiency. The difference in price should account for a style, features, safety (room placement or reduced exterior operating temp or less likely to tip over if pets or children are in the area), or lifespan improvement that's important to you.
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The heater and the humidifier are competing with each other. The humidifier does put a lot of moisture into the room but if the heater is drying the atmosphere more than the humidifier is moistening it, you will not feel the full benefit of the humidifier. In a small room you will have a better chance to feel the benefit of the humidifier.
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David - from a review from popsci.com from September 14, 2011, it states the wattage is 1500. The article states this is pretty standard for space heaters. I own this product and I am extremely satisfied with it. Lary K
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Sorry Jerry. The heater is ventless. I bought 2 of these to heat my very old home that has 12' ceilings (about 1200 sf). It kept us fairly comfortable all winter here in central GA. My natural gas bill never ran more than 120 in any month, and we also have a gas stove. My wife and I are home most of the time. We never keep the heater in our bedroom on at night, but leave the one in the kitchen on a low setting at night. These little heater give off a lot of heat. A thermostat control on them would have been a small improvement, but to save money, I did not order mine with thermostats. Hope this helps. Sorry Jerry. The heater is ventless. I bought 2 of these to heat my very old home that has 12' ceilings (about 1200 sf). It kept us fairly comfortable all winter here in central GA. My natural gas bill never ran more than 120 in any month, and we also have a gas stove. My wife and I are home most of the time. We never keep the heater in our bedroom on at night, but leave the one in the kitchen on a low setting at night. These little heater give off a lot of heat. A thermostat control on them would have been a small improvement, but to save money, I did not order mine with thermostats. Hope... » Read More Sorry Jerry. The heater is ventless. I bought 2 of these to heat my very old home that has 12' ceilings (about 1200 sf). It kept us fairly comfortable all winter here in central GA. My natural gas bill never ran more than 120 in any month, and we also have a gas stove. My wife and I are home most of the time. We never keep the heater in our bedroom on at night, but leave the one in the kitchen on a low setting at night. These little heater give off a lot of heat. A thermostat control on them would have been a small improvement, but to save money, I did not order mine with thermostats. Hope this helps. « Show Less
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Better heat out put more heat coming out of the heater. Tryed the Vornado took it back and got another Lasko 5812. Vornado didn't heat the room as good as the Lasko did.