Best Far Infrared Heater?
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I was hoping a few folks might care to weigh in on the best brand of
Far Infrared techonlogy in terms of heating a room. I am electronically sensitive and am hoping a far infrared heater will not only help me feel better but may even save me a bit of money heating my home for the rest of the winter. I want either one that heats approximately 1,000 square feet or a few that each heat 200-300 square feet. Thanks so much!!!! ~Deidra |
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> I was hoping a few folks might care to weigh in on the best brand of
> Far Infrared technology in terms of heating a room. I've tried some of the infrared heaters sold in hardware stores (the ones which glow orange, both with and without a parabolic dish), and found them to be intolerable. The best luck I've had is with an oil-filled radiator, and I even then I had to try a second brand of these because the first brand offgassed a smell that I could never get used to (and never seemed to go away completely) Marc |
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Following up on that question with a more general question --
what sorts of space heaters work best for people here? There is a wide variety of space heater technology available, although I seem to do best with the more old-fashioned methods... Marc |
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I concur with what Mark says about the type of infrared heater he is talking about. The ones with the parabolic dish that glow feel good for awhile but I became sensitive to it and couldn't tolerate it toward the end of the winter last year. I use the infrared heaters with the infra red bulbs that are in a metal box that can come inside a cabinet and looks like an end table. They have a blower fan in them. I am not sensitive to these.
----- Original Message ----- From: Marc Martin To: [hidden email] Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 1:29 PM Subject: Re: [eSens] Best Far Infrared Heater? > I was hoping a few folks might care to weigh in on the best brand of > Far Infrared technology in terms of heating a room. I've tried some of the infrared heaters sold in hardware stores (the ones which glow orange, both with and without a parabolic dish), and found them to be intolerable. The best luck I've had is with an oil-filled radiator, and I even then I had to try a second brand of these because the first brand offgassed a smell that I could never get used to (and never seemed to go away completely) Marc [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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Same here--more old fashioned, generally, the better. I could not use oil-filled, parabolic, or some of the mycothermic ones. Out-gassing was a problem for most. Parabolics were too ES problematic. My dad has natural gas and other electric ones that I cannot be around at all and they are2 or 3 years old. I am now using a mycothermic which causes ES, but I can direct the fins (move the unit) in various directions to divert emfs away from me. It even diverts outside emfs from the windows! So, I DO react to these, but if I am careful how I place them they can work. I had no off-gassing from the ones I now use in my other house, but had great out-gassing from another mycothermic heater that was loaned to me. I don't know the name of the brand off hand because I am not at the other house, but can get it if someone is interested in that info. I bought them at Target. 3 of them heat about 1000 sq ft down to around 20 degrees F, but I
also have a 4th in the basement. Below 20 F, the temps begin dropping, but they held the house at 65F at a 15 degree low one night. (I have no other heating in that house at this time.) My 2 cents, Diane --- On Mon, 12/15/08, Marc Martin <[hidden email]> wrote: From: Marc Martin <[hidden email]> Subject: Re: [eSens] Best Far Infrared Heater? To: [hidden email] Date: Monday, December 15, 2008, 2:36 PM Following up on that question with a more general question -- what sorts of space heaters work best for people here? There is a wide variety of space heater technology available, although I seem to do best with the more old-fashioned methods... Marc [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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Hi, All,
I take back what I said about the mycothermic space heaters that I have in my other house. I cannot sleep in that house (tried since I wrote the former post), and it is possible it is the heaters which are causing all/most of the ES I have there at night. I wrote that the heaters heat the space well and that moving the heaters various directions divert emfs, and this is true. But when I lay down there, I still am having theold familiar vibrations (badly) I get from emfs. I assume, since I can get emfs off of these if they are pointed in the wrong direction, that they are the culprits. When it is warm enough to check this at night by unplugging them, I will test to make sure. But there is no doubt these do put some emfs into the atmosphere (that was why I had to change the directions of the unit). Sorry and hope I did not lead anyone amiss on this subject, Diane --- On Fri, 12/19/08, Evie <[hidden email]> wrote: From: Evie <[hidden email]> Subject: Re: [eSens] Best Far Infrared Heater? To: [hidden email] Date: Friday, December 19, 2008, 1:24 PM Same here--more old fashioned, generally, the better. I could not use oil-filled, parabolic, or some of the mycothermic ones. Out-gassing was a problem for most. Parabolics were too ES problematic. My dad has natural gas and other electric ones that I cannot be around at all and they are2 or 3 years old. I am now using a mycothermic which causes ES, but I can direct the fins (move the unit) in various directions to divert emfs away from me. It even diverts outside emfs from the windows! So, I DO react to these, but if I am careful how I place them they can work. I had no off-gassing from the ones I now use in my other house, but had great out-gassing from another mycothermic heater that was loaned to me. I don't know the name of the brand off hand because I am not at the other house, but can get it if someone is interested in that info. I bought them at Target. 3 of them heat about 1000 sq ft down to around 20 degrees F, but I also have a 4th in the basement. Below 20 F, the temps begin dropping, but they held the house at 65F at a 15 degree low one night. (Ihave no other heating in that house at this time.) My 2 cents, Diane --- On Mon, 12/15/08, Marc Martin <marc@ufoseries. com> wrote: From: Marc Martin <marc@ufoseries. com> Subject: Re: [eSens] Best Far Infrared Heater? To: eSens@yahoogroups. com Date: Monday, December 15, 2008, 2:36 PM Following up on that question with a more general question -- what sorts of space heaters work best for people here? There is a wide variety of space heater technology available, although I seem to do best with the more old-fashioned methods... Marc [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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I was thinking about getting one of these. Anyone have any experience with them? Andrew On Dec 29, 2008, at 12:12 PM, Evie wrote: > Hi, All, > > I take back what I said about the mycothermic space heaters that I > have in my other house. I cannot sleep in that house (tried since I > wrote the former post), and it is possible it is the heaters which are > causing all/most of the ES I have there at night. I wrote that the > heaters heat the space well and that moving the heaters various > directions divert emfs, and this is true. But when I lay down there, > I still am having the old familiar vibrations (badly) I get from > emfs. I assume, since I can get emfs off of these if they are pointed > in the wrong direction, that they are the culprits. When it is warm > enough to check this at night by unplugging them, I will test to make > sure. But there is no doubt these do put some emfs into the > atmosphere (that was why I had to change the directions of the > unit). > > Sorry and hope I did not lead anyone amiss on this subject, > Diane > > --- On Fri, 12/19/08, Evie <[hidden email]> wrote: > > From: Evie <[hidden email]> > Subject: Re: [eSens] Best Far Infrared Heater? > To: [hidden email] > Date: Friday, December 19, 2008, 1:24 PM > > > > > > > Same here--more old fashioned, generally, the better. I could not use > oil-filled, parabolic, or some of the mycothermic ones. Out-gassing > was a problem for most. Parabolics were too ES problematic. My dad > has natural gas and other electric ones that I cannot be around at all > and they are 2 or 3 years old. I am now using a mycothermic which > causes ES, but I can direct the fins (move the unit) in various > directions to divert emfs away from me. It even diverts outside emfs > from the windows! So, I DO react to these, but if I am careful how I > place them they can work. I had no off-gassing from the ones I now > use in my other house, but had great out-gassing from another > mycothermic heater that was loaned to me. I don't know the name of > the brand off hand because I am not at the other house, but can get it > if someone is interested in that info. I bought them at Target. 3of > them heat about 1000 sq ft down to around 20 degrees F, but I > also have a 4th in the basement. Below 20 F, the temps begin > dropping, but they held the house at 65F at a 15 degree low one > night. (I have no other heating in that house at this time.) > > My 2 cents, > Diane > > --- On Mon, 12/15/08, Marc Martin <marc@ufoseries. com> wrote: > > From: Marc Martin <marc@ufoseries. com> > Subject: Re: [eSens] Best Far Infrared Heater? > To: eSens@yahoogroups. com > Date: Monday, December 15, 2008, 2:36 PM > > Following up on that question with a more general question -- > what sorts of space heaters work best for people here? > There is a wide variety of space heater technology > available, although I seem to do best with the more > old-fashioned methods... > > Marc > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > |
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Any one have an opinion about infrared zone heaters?
http://sunheat.com/ Andrew On Dec 29, 2008, at 12:12 PM, Evie wrote: > Hi, All, > > I take back what I said about the mycothermic space heaters that I > have in my other house. I cannot sleep in that house (tried since I > wrote the former post), and it is possible it is the heaters which are > causing all/most of the ES I have there at night. I wrote that the > heaters heat the space well and that moving the heaters various > directions divert emfs, and this is true. But when I lay down there, > I still am having the old familiar vibrations (badly) I get from > emfs. I assume, since I can get emfs off of these if they are pointed > in the wrong direction, that they are the culprits. When it is warm > enough to check this at night by unplugging them, I will test to make > sure. But there is no doubt these do put some emfs into the > atmosphere (that was why I had to change the directions of the > unit). > > Sorry and hope I did not lead anyone amiss on this subject, > Diane > > --- On Fri, 12/19/08, Evie <[hidden email]> wrote: > > From: Evie <[hidden email]> > Subject: Re: [eSens] Best Far Infrared Heater? > To: [hidden email] > Date: Friday, December 19, 2008, 1:24 PM > > > > > > > Same here--more old fashioned, generally, the better. I could not use > oil-filled, parabolic, or some of the mycothermic ones. Out-gassing > was a problem for most. Parabolics were too ES problematic. My dad > has natural gas and other electric ones that I cannot be around at all > and they are 2 or 3 years old. I am now using a mycothermic which > causes ES, but I can direct the fins (move the unit) in various > directions to divert emfs away from me. It even diverts outside emfs > from the windows! So, I DO react to these, but if I am careful how I > place them they can work. I had no off-gassing from the ones I now > use in my other house, but had great out-gassing from another > mycothermic heater that was loaned to me. I don't know the name of > the brand off hand because I am not at the other house, but can get it > if someone is interested in that info. I bought them at Target. 3of > them heat about 1000 sq ft down to around 20 degrees F, but I > also have a 4th in the basement. Below 20 F, the temps begin > dropping, but they held the house at 65F at a 15 degree low one > night. (I have no other heating in that house at this time.) > > My 2 cents, > Diane > > --- On Mon, 12/15/08, Marc Martin <marc@ufoseries. com> wrote: > > From: Marc Martin <marc@ufoseries. com> > Subject: Re: [eSens] Best Far Infrared Heater? > To: eSens@yahoogroups. com > Date: Monday, December 15, 2008, 2:36 PM > > Following up on that question with a more general question -- > what sorts of space heaters work best for people here? > There is a wide variety of space heater technology > available, although I seem to do best with the more > old-fashioned methods... > > Marc > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > |
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Hi, Andrew,
I don't know the name brand of the one my Dad has, but it looks like this. Not sure it is the same tho. It had horrible outgassing and I was still reacting to it months after they got it. (If I remember, I will ask to try it again when I next visit and see if it EVER stopped outgassing andwhat type heater and brand it was.) It was very expensive comparativelyspeaking, as well. My 2 cents, Diane --- On Wed, 12/31/08, Andrew McAfee <[hidden email]> wrote: From: Andrew McAfee <[hidden email]> Subject: Re: [eSens] Best Far Infrared Heater? To: [hidden email] Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2008, 11:50 AM Any one have an opinion about infrared zone heaters? http://sunheat. com/ Andrew On Dec 29, 2008, at 12:12 PM, Evie wrote: > Hi, All, > > I take back what I said about the mycothermic space heaters that I > have in my other house. I cannot sleep in that house (tried since I > wrote the former post), and it is possible it is the heaters which are > causing all/most of the ES I have there at night. I wrote that the > heaters heat the space well and that moving the heaters various > directions divert emfs, and this is true. But when I lay down there, > I still am having the old familiar vibrations (badly) I get from > emfs. I assume, since I can get emfs off of these if they are pointed > in the wrong direction, that they are the culprits. When it is warm > enough to check this at night by unplugging them, I will test to make > sure. But there is no doubt these do put some emfs into the > atmosphere (that was why I had to change the directions of the > unit). > > Sorry and hope I did not lead anyone amiss on this subject, > Diane > > --- On Fri, 12/19/08, Evie <evie15422@yahoo. com> wrote: > > From: Evie <evie15422@yahoo. com> > Subject: Re: [eSens] Best Far Infrared Heater? > To: eSens@yahoogroups. com > Date: Friday, December 19, 2008, 1:24 PM > > > > > > > Same here--more old fashioned, generally, the better. I could not use > oil-filled, parabolic, or some of the mycothermic ones. Out-gassing > was a problem for most. Parabolics were too ES problematic. My dad > has natural gas and other electric ones that I cannot be around at all > and they are 2 or 3 years old. I am now using a mycothermic which > causes ES, but I can direct the fins (move the unit) in various > directions to divert emfs away from me. It even diverts outside emfs > from the windows! So, I DO react to these, but if I am careful how I > place them they can work. I had no off-gassing from the ones I now > use in my other house, but had great out-gassing from another > mycothermic heater that was loaned to me. I don't know the name of > the brand off hand because I am not at the other house, but can get it > if someone is interested in that info. I bought them at Target. 3of > them heat about 1000 sq ft down to around 20 degrees F, but I > also have a 4th in the basement. Below 20 F, the temps begin > dropping, but they held the house at 65F at a 15 degree low one > night. (I have no other heating in that house at this time.) > > My 2 cents, > Diane > > --- On Mon, 12/15/08, Marc Martin <marc@ufoseries. com> wrote: > > From: Marc Martin <marc@ufoseries. com> > Subject: Re: [eSens] Best Far Infrared Heater? > To: eSens@yahoogroups. com > Date: Monday, December 15, 2008, 2:36 PM > > Following up on that question with a more general question -- > what sorts of space heaters work best for people here? > There is a wide variety of space heater technology > available, although I seem to do best with the more > old-fashioned methods... > > Marc > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > ------------ --------- --------- ------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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