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I'm looking for an electric heater for my office. Ideally it'd be really quiet. The office is well insulated, so it doesn't need to get too hot.

Can you recommend a brand and model?

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[-] otherbarry@lemmy.zip 11 points 2 days ago

Agreed with the other comment, the sealed oil radiator heaters are near silent (no fan) and have no trouble heating up a small/mid sized room after some time. The newer ones nowadays have a thermostat so you can set the temperature to something specific & have it heat up to that temperature.

[-] sbv@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

That looks like the best fit. Thanks!

[-] Hikermick@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Not a specific brand but style of electric heater. I prefer the oil filled ones. They make zero noise and safer because they don't have an exposed heating element that can catch things on fire by coming in contact. The one have has a temperature setting and a clock that can be programmed to turn itself on/off at designated times. Cons are they take a while to heat up and are a bit larger. Mine is tall and thin, looks a bit like a boiler radiator. The big hardware chain stores sell them, I'd expect to pay around $100.

Looked it up on home depot website. They have a lot to pick from. Some are cheaper but with less features https://www.homedepot.com/p/NewAir-Portable-400-Watt-Electric-Oil-Filled-Silent-Slim-Fit-Design-Under-Desk-Heater-with-Energy-Efficient-Operation-White-AH-400/205588528

[-] BertramDitore@lemm.ee 7 points 2 days ago

This. They’re surprisingly energy efficient, and while they take a bit to heat up, once they get going they really radiate. I have a small one, and it gets me through the coldest days of winter without needing to turn on the built-in heaters in my apartment.

Bonus is that my cat loooves it. He posts up right next to it and is in cozy heaven.

[-] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

They are no more efficient than exposed element heaters.

[-] vaionko@sopuli.xyz 7 points 2 days ago

Every electric heater is 100% efficient. In fact heaters are the only things that can be that efficient

[-] QuarterSwede@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Fun fact: heat pumps are more than 100% efficient. In heaters, 100% is trash.

[-] ContrarianTrail@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago

My heat pump is 300% efficient roughly meaning that it outputs the same amount of heat as three 1kW heaters but instead of 3kW it only consumes 1kW or energy.

[-] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Cool. Heat pumps are better for most use cases.

[-] sbv@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

That looks great! I like that it doesn't have a fan. Thanks for the link.

[-] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Candles.

Class up the working environment with a room-warming candelabra.

[-] ContrarianTrail@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago

Heat output of a candle is between 30 and 100 watts. It'll definitely be able to heat a small room if you have enough of them but they also worsen the air quality and cost more money than running an electric heater.

[-] sbv@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago

We're gonna party like it's 1699!

[-] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Verily. Commence the merriment aſ if we were foolſ!

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