Heaters for Your Home; Gas, Electric, Etc.

December 03, 2009

A home heater can be a source of affordable, reliable comfort, working alone or in addition to your central heating system. There are many practical heating options available today which were either impractical or unavailable twenty years ago. Let’s look at a few of them.

Gas Heaters

Some gas heaters use natural gas, which comes to your home through a pipe, or liquid propane gas, which must be stored in a tank outside your home. Gas heater units can be freestanding, portable units, gas logs in your fireplace, or units which resemble wood burning stoves. Gas heaters are safe, efficient, and usually cheaper to operate than electric heaters. Some models require outside venting, while others do not.

Corn-Burning Heaters

Heaters which burn corn are more properly called corn stoves. These heaters operate on the same principal as wood heaters, except that they burn shelled corn kernels instead of wood pellets. Corn burns cleaner than wood, and can be cheaper in some areas.

When choosing your next heater, remember that the cost and availability of fuel varies in different areas of the country. Once you choose a fuel source, you’ll find a selection of heaters that work for you, too.