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Safe Space Heaters


chezron

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I have these and haven't had any issues with them and Babalu. But I did get him the avitech heat panel so they aren't around his cage anymore. The heat dish will collect dust when not in use and have a burning smell when you turn it on again. My solution is to put it in a trash bag when not in use.

 

http://t.costco.com/Presto®-HeatDish®-Plus-Parabolic-Heater.product.11619443.html

http://t.homedepot.com/p/Lasko-23-in-1-500-Watt-Electric-Portable-Digital-Ceramic-Tower-Heater-with-Remote-Control-5160/202295960

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I use infrared heaters, but never leave them on when I'm not home or at night. My furnace goes down to 64 at night, but I would rather my birds be a bit chilly than worry about a fire. The top half of their cages are covered by a sheet.

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I use Eden Pure heaters, I have 3 and if you look at my avatar you will see my girls on one.

They are safe around pets and the shell dose not get hot.

They have a copper jacket heat exchanger and make a lot of heat for a little money.

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Ordered a quartz infrared heater -- thanks! I have a big house and am only interested in taking the chill off the bird's room (my office/kitchen too) in the coldest months. Most of the time it is a fine temperature, but when it gets down below 59F I get a little concerned. I don't need to heat the whole house. I figure using a space heater very occasionally would save energy costs over heating the whole house. I am new to energy costs. Am I right about that?

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Cost savings depends on the type of heat you have. I don't have the ability to shut off unused rooms or regulate temp by room (hot water, gravity fed system) so the space heater concept saves me a lot of money. The only way I can think of that it might not save money is if you have electric baseboard heat and can regulate on a room-to-room basis.

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We went with Holmes because they actually state this on their website: http://www.holmesproducts.com/service-%26-support/product-support/product-faqs/heaters/general-information/heaters-general-faq.html "Are any Holmes® heaters made with non-stick coatings as these materials can be dangerous to pets?

No. Holmes® heaters are not made from these materials."

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