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How's the weather treating you today?

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How's the weather treating you today?
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RE: How's the weather treating you today?
January 24, 2025 at 11:10 am
I decided to buy a Walmart-brand radiant space heater. I've got credit left from returning the ice maker, and while it may not be needed much longer, with a 3-year warranty, I'll be good for next year.
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RE: How's the weather treating you today?
January 24, 2025 at 12:49 pm (This post was last modified: January 24, 2025 at 12:49 pm by Angrboda.)
I changed my mind about the radiant heater. For safety, I had planned to turn it off at bedtime and on again in the morning. But given how long it would take to have an effect after turning on, a good chunk of the day wouldn't really benefit from it. Weather.com is forecasting one more cold week in February. The rest of the time is will be around 30 F.
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RE: How's the weather treating you today?
January 24, 2025 at 12:54 pm
(January 24, 2025 at 12:49 pm)Angrboda Wrote: I changed my mind about the radiant heater. For safety, I had planned to turn it off at bedtime and on again in the morning. But given how long it would take to have an effect after turning on, a good chunk of the day wouldn't really benefit from it. Weather.com is forecasting one more cold week in February. The rest of the time is will be around 30 F.

Our tiny little one does a good job of making and keeping the room warm.

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RE: How's the weather treating you today?
January 24, 2025 at 12:57 pm
Yeabut, you live in Florida.
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RE: How's the weather treating you today?
January 24, 2025 at 1:07 pm
Minus -13c In Ottawa today the suppose to only be -3c the next 3 days
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RE: How's the weather treating you today?
January 24, 2025 at 1:16 pm
Target has a 22" Lasko ceramic tower heater available for pickup today with 2-year warranty for $65. That may be the way to go. Lasko makes good shit.
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RE: How's the weather treating you today?
January 24, 2025 at 1:31 pm (This post was last modified: January 24, 2025 at 1:38 pm by Angrboda.)
Ordered a pedestal ceramic tower heater from Traget. It's a few dollars more, but it has tip-over protection, unlike the cheaper one. It will sit right next to my desk.

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RE: How's the weather treating you today?
January 24, 2025 at 8:49 pm
(January 24, 2025 at 12:49 pm)Angrboda Wrote: I changed my mind about the radiant heater.  For safety, I had planned to turn it off at bedtime and on again in the morning.  But given how long it would take to have an effect after turning on, a good chunk of the day wouldn't really benefit from it.  Weather.com is forecasting one more cold week in February.  The rest of the time is will be around 30 F.

I find the oil-filled radiator heaters to be safe enough.
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RE: How's the weather treating you today?
January 24, 2025 at 9:10 pm
It's actually kind of cold in the early morning (14C/57F), which is only cold on account of we - like most people here - have no heat in our home. Normally the concrete construction retains enough heat to keep the house comfortable but it's not been hot enough.
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RE: How's the weather treating you today?
January 24, 2025 at 10:29 pm
^ That's an ancient native thing, where they built the walls over 2 feet thick in order to absorb the sun's heat and release it at night. Concrete doesn't have the same specific heat capacity, and it probably isn't thick enough, either.
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