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"...I have had a wood stove going the night before, but let it burn out after I go to bed..."
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Instead of letting the wood stove go cold (after all the time it takes to get it hot), toss in a large,
unsplit piece of hemlock wood and shut down the air to minimum. Hemlock, when used unsplit in this manner, will keep the firebox adequately warm all night and will regain its normal daytime heat range much faster. I don't recommend hemlock wood otherwise, although my supplier of hardwood firewood says
he uses hemlock routinely.
1) With a choice of four radiant heaters available at my cottage, I've found the best for "spot" heating has been one with a parabolic reflector—similar to, but much older than—this one:
At just 800 watts, it does a great job—so good a job—that when I saw a gen-u-ine and unused collectible heater with a gen-u-ine
copper reflector—formed into a flower (!)—I just had to have it.
(But can't bring myself to use it for the first time since it was made in the 30s!
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2) The seat at the computer can be very chilly in the early morning hours, so the 800-watt heater was attached to a location 8' above the floor and aimed at the computer area about 12' away. (This is a cottage with a cathedral ceiling about 14' high). Since it is out of reach, I removed the screen guard: removal made a remarkable difference in heat output. It is the only heater that gets the request from those nearby to shut it off!
3) My question relates to a
1500-watt
quartz element heater. The base would suggest that the (longish) 18" quartz element should always positioned
vertically:
I'd like to remove the reflector unit from its base and install it
horizontally.
Would a quartz element (that long) be safe from damaging anything if oriented horizontally?
BTW: My understanding is that a parabolic-style reflector
for propane is not legal for sale in New Hampshire.
One
I use has a super output of directed heat. (When the propane cooking grille tank gets suspiciously low, the remaining fuel gets used for radiant heat).