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From: Dr. Larson on 9 Dec 2009 15:39
Hello-

I've recently purchased a home that has a guest suite addition that is
on a slab, so not on the central gas forced air HVAC. Instead they
installed one of those Amana "motel units," a through-wall electric
combined heat/AC unit, that handles the bedroom, bathroom, and
hallway. The total space involved is approx. 325 sq. feet. We live in
Minnesota where it routinely hits -20 in the winter and my guess is
that this unit will be horribly expensive to use for heat so I'm
looking for alternatives. I'd prefer a gas unit of some sort and am
open to almost anything: fireplace, free-standing stove, direct vent
wall heater, etc. Or any other ideas folks may have-- particularly if
you have experience with a specific model or kind of technology that I
can find easily in central Minnesota.

Thanks!

-Derek
From: GregS on 9 Dec 2009 16:04
In article <f6054f33-df46-4991-9c0c-83e1bae60a32(a)u36g2000prn.googlegroups.com>, "Dr. Larson" <kiwanda88(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>Hello-
>
>I've recently purchased a home that has a guest suite addition that is
>on a slab, so not on the central gas forced air HVAC. Instead they
>installed one of those Amana "motel units," a through-wall electric
>combined heat/AC unit, that handles the bedroom, bathroom, and
>hallway. The total space involved is approx. 325 sq. feet. We live in
>Minnesota where it routinely hits -20 in the winter and my guess is
>that this unit will be horribly expensive to use for heat so I'm
>looking for alternatives. I'd prefer a gas unit of some sort and am
>open to almost anything: fireplace, free-standing stove, direct vent
>wall heater, etc. Or any other ideas folks may have-- particularly if
>you have experience with a specific model or kind of technology that I
>can find easily in central Minnesota.
>
>Thanks!
>
>-Derek


Hows the insulation ?

Gas wall heaters are very common, and don't need any fans.
I had an apartment with one and you can
get used to heating mainly one room. You just need to keep doors open.
Have it installed professionally. Get one with a remote thermostat.
You could probably pick one out at The Home Depot or similar.

I had one with no thermostat and no pilot ! I just set it so it
worked pretty well.

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