Electric heaters

Murray A. Elliott · Oct 30, 2010

O/T Electric heaters, as advertised in yesterday's news paper. First 3908 received a FREE heater just pay for the oak cabinet that fits around the heater. "Amish" New type of electric heating device. Question did anyone ever used these heater's with any success?
I actually burn wood most of the time and haul the wood with the MF 135, and handle the wood I think 17 times from time of cutting until ashes are placed in the garden. Thanks, Murray

John T · Oct 30, 2010

My neighbor got sucked in n paid big huge bucks for an Eden Pure or Amish or whatever electric heater n YES it works buttttttttttttttttttt my $20 Wally World resistance electric heater produces bout the same BTU/Watts (i.e. same efficiency) as his expensive albeit "prettier" wayyyyyyyyy more expensive unit.......

So you can pay a couple hundred or just $20 n get bout the same heat units per unit of elecricity consumed, for myself Im a frugal conservative "tight wad" so I opted for the Wally World special.....

Ol John T and all

Old Roy · Oct 30, 2010

Must not be too many ordering them I got the same letter last year and sounds like the same offer.

Anything that sounds too good to be true probably isn't the route to go I use an electric oil filled radiator style thermostatically controlled suits me for about $38.00

tlak · Oct 30, 2010

If you plug into a 110 you can only go up to 1300 watts. So bathroom heater, Amish, space they all only use 1300 watts. Some might have a better design, but all using the same quantity of electricity a good design can only be a small percentage better than a bad design.

LA in WI · Oct 30, 2010

Hi Murray!

I live near a lot of Amish, and I never saw any of the women wear a necklace like I see in those magazine ads. Plus the Amish do NOT want someone taking pictures of them.

Did you go to the IPM last month? I couldn't make it, but I hear that it's in the Waterloo, Ontario area in 2012 so I hope to see it then.

Best regards,

Lowell

Paul N Texas · Oct 30, 2010

If you can search the archives, there was a long discussion on many of these last year. Fortunately I am in Texas, so we can heat with two of the Quartz and one of the oil filled radiator heaters. I actually seem to get better heat with the electricity, than I do with the Propane furnace, and it costs less to use the electric. I can use the electric, and always have it available, but the propane dealers wants a minimum drop, and charges a delivery fee. I stopped using them a few years back, especially when Propane was over $3.00 a gallon here. These three heaters are all rated at 1500 watts. The quartz heaters warm quicker as they heat the tubes, and have fans. The radiator has to heat the oil, and no fan. It's great once the area is warm though, and I feel it is the safest of all heaters, but that is ONLY my opinion... Oh, and we decided we didn't need the fancy wood mantles and whatever else they offer. Surely you didn't miss out on their super cooling fan system this past summer did you?

RayP(MI) · Oct 30, 2010

Have a 1000 watt unit. Frankly it is a big disapponitment. They really don"t put out that much heat. If you like expensive cabinetry, buy the expensive unit. BUT you"ll get no more heat than a cheapie. Watts is watts BTU"s per watt are the same no matter how expensive the unit.

paul · Oct 30, 2010

My wife wants to get an Eden Pure. Ah well. 'They look nice.'

There are now the ads for the free safe, if you buy some coins - or is it free coins, if you buy the safe?

Anyhow, if you look close, you can tell the safe is added to the picture, or taken at an angle/ position so that it looks like a big old safe, but probably is the size of a small recipe holder or so.

Too funny.

My brother in law has 2 of the free heaters, but that does not surprise me at all....

--->Paul

Anonymous-0 · Oct 30, 2010

They are built in china and sold from a company in Canton Ohio. All their non working returns and damaged units get buried in a landfill at Bolivar Oh.
My brother in law works for the landfill operating the compactor.

Total china junk. Amish hands never touch them.

JDemaris · Oct 30, 2010

This "Amish electric" heater seems a little oxymoronic - since most of the Amish don't allow electricity on their own premises.

Anonymous-0 · Oct 30, 2010

most Amish business in my area these days have electric but cant have it in their homes.

Murray A. Elliott · Oct 30, 2010

Hi Paul , couple of questions on your electric heaters. you explain that quartz have the fans and the oil type don't. do these both use the 110? I presently have oil fired furnace, mostly use wood and a few years ago installed 220 thermostat controlled heaters, which we very seldom ever use. Alway's looking for a better deal. Thanks, Murray

36 Coupe · Oct 30, 2010

My friend bought 2 1300 watt milk house heaters last spring at Walmart on close out for 3.80 each.He gave me one.These heaters are use ful to prevent water line freeze ups.I have an older one that I use in my sharpening shop.Its an enclosed porch about 12x10.Ive seen the Amish commercials.they are fake because nobody is actually doing anything.Edenpure commercials are going strong now.Bob Villa is pushing Edenpure now.His credibilty is shot now.Friend has a small workshop where he uses a small heater to take the chill off but he is quick to say it doesnt heat the shop.Small milk rooms could be kept above freezing with these heaters.Back when electricity was 2 cents a kilowatt they could be run for 3 cents an hour.

Murray A. Elliott · Oct 30, 2010

Hi Lowell, no I did not make the trip to IPM. Last May, somehow hurt my lower back and for 3 months just moved rather slow and was feeling quite crippled. Everything was great for about 2 months and three weeks ago same injury is back and a little worse. Made 7 trips to the chriopractor, starting to make improvements. This afternoon was outside painting a couple of pieces of steel( bent over)and tonight lot's of pain in lower back. Probably have 25 projects on the go, winter is coming,have to slow down and take life easy.Cheers, Murray

JDemaris · Oct 30, 2010

That's why I said "most" and not "all." Different groups of Amish have different rules, and same goes for the Mennonites.

The farmers here, at their farms, allow a telephone in the barn, but not in the house. Obviously, telephones work via DC electricity. But, for all the milking equipment in the barns? No electricity of any sort allowed. All done with diesel engines turning hydraulic pumps, that run hydraulic motors. No equipment allowed with rubber tires either. I bought a rubber-tired backhoe from an Amish farmer who had just moved in. He then went out and bought a Deere crawler with a backhoe on it. That was OK since it ran on steel tracks.

buickanddeere · Oct 30, 2010

With electricity the heater has 100% efficiency, no chimney, no need for outside combustion air, no fuel storage tanks.
Plus instead of heating the entire house toasty warm. The house can be kept cool.Then one heater can be placed locally to keep a TV room, reading chair or bathroom/shower warm.
A lot of people seem to compare but of heat in LP,oil,wood,coal, wood pellets or natural gas. With figuring on 10 to 50% of the heat going up the stack when figuring combustion air losses.
When everything is tallied up. Electricity isn't as expensive as it seems compared to LP or oil. In particular off peak rates.
The programmable stat runs the house temp up in the 5-7AM then the place coasts during the day. With another burst 4-5PM on the mid rate price. Then a full warmup on cheap rates after 9PM.
If the wife or kids complain. I tell them to either put some clothes on on top of the shorts and T-shirt because it's January. Or bring in some firewood for the stove.

Anonymous-0 · Oct 30, 2010

10 years ago we were putting steel wheels on Deere 5000 series tractors for the Amish. Many in this area have cell phones now.
I have seen some big changes among the Amish past 15 or 20 years.
Some groups still live like its 1780.

greenbeanman in Kansas · Oct 31, 2010

I never had the desire for one because of the price. I instead bought a $15 electric heater which does precisely the same thing--provide heat.
$200+ or $15 that's a no brainer for me.

buickanddeere · Oct 31, 2010

Hope they don't do the Conestoga round wagon wheel in 2012 like they did the last time the IPM was in Waterloo Region.

GordoSD · Oct 31, 2010

Now of you want real electric heat do like I did and install an Amana Motel heat/ac unit. 5000 watts of heat.
Elec company installed seperate meter for all the elec appliances so I get the "all electric" rate of 2 cents per KW on them.

greygoat · Nov 1, 2010

I looked at one at a mall, where a booth was
selling them. Fine print on the label said 1.5KW.
You can buy a 1.5 Kilowatt heater at Wal-mart or
any farm store for under $20.
"A fool and his money are soon parted"
"There's a sucker born ever minute" (P.T. Barnum)

36 Coupe · Nov 2, 2010

Most older home have 14 Ga wire in them, this limits you to a 15 amp load.A 1500 watt heater would draw 12.5 amps but there may be other loads on the same line.My line voltage run 120 to 122.The 110 volt line is a thing of the past.You can use a 1500 watt heater if there are no other loads on the same line.A 1300 watt heater on a 110 volt line would draw 12 amps leaving you 3 amps before overload.Depends on your line voltage.My heater, US made is a 1500 watt at 12.5 amps.

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