so I'm thinking about not freezing in my hovel. The place has 70s style baseboard heaters. Y'all know the type and how useful they are for the power consumed... it'd be more cost effective and practical to just burn the money. I've been getting away with a 1500w oil filled space heater the past few years, and while imperfect, it's not miserable in this small space (250 sqft). Probably around 15-18C with the windows covered. Now I'm looking at plug in ceramic panels. 400w running at 3.3a is kind of appealing given the age of the wiring in this building. anyone used these and have an opinion?
I would think the 1500W space heater would be far superior, and the power's not so high that your wiring should be a concern. (I don't have any experience with the tiles, though.)
All resistant heaters are the same efficiency. Wiring doesn't wear out. I like oil filled electric radiators because they're quiet, but they take longer to warm up. A reflective radiant heater might feel warmer as they focus infrared heat. The 400 watt wall plates will output 27% of the heat of the 1500 watt heater. You'd need 4 of them to get more heat and won't save any electricity. If they're next to you, you might feel warmer due to radiant infrared. Watts/volts=amps.
I stayed up thinking about this last night. How come the GF isn't keeping you warm? An electric mattress pad that goes under the sheet does wonders. Ditto for an electric cushion for the comfy chair. A small radiant heater you can move next to you is good too.
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I could be mistaken but most of Canada sees colder temps in winter than the Mid-west so that may not be an option.
It's colder than Omaha, for sure. But the house/apartment (I'm still not sure which) might be better constructed. There's a reason not to route water pipes within exterior walls or through unheated attics.
Depends on where in Canada. Vancouver has basically the same weather/temps as Seattle and Toronto is the same as Detroit - and Detroit is much the same as Chicago and Omaha. And builders in that same region in the US place water pipes according to the same standards as @mburtonk suggest. While Canada may seem like its much higher north, when looking at latitude (longitude?) lines, Omaha and much of the populated areas of Canada are the same climate.
Does winter camping in the Wasatch mountains on snowshoes count? Icicles in the morning inside the tent. Water and boots had to be stored in the bottom of the sleeping bags. No bedwarmer. We dug out a depression in the snow and tamped down the base with snowshoes. Stakes were useless in the Utah powder.
I camped in the mountains in West Virginia in February. If there had been a blizzard or ice cycles inside the tent, …. Well, I’d say I wouldn’t have gone, but I was in my twenties at the time and was much more receptive to … discomforts. As well as had more fight against “women can’t do that” kind of thinking.
