Comments on: Three Ways to Heat Your Tiny House

By: Logan

Logan — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 23:39:38 +0000

Several companies produce a “toe-kick heater” which can fit in the toe-kick area of a kitchen cabinet. They are compact and effective. A toe-kick heater can be placed above or below a cabinet, inside walls, etc.

Happy heating.

By: different ways to heat your home

different ways to heat your home — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:33:09 +0000

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By: bottleman

bottleman — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 01:29:13 +0000

Hi Kent- sorry it took me a while to notice your comment above. Sure you can do a piece if you want. Cheers!

By: Kent

Kent — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:23:14 +0000

Hi Bottleman,

Sorry it has taken me so long to respond. I really appreciate your input as you are actually living the tiny house lifestyle.

Radiant heat sounds like a great idea, even if it takes longer. I’ll do some research on it and see how it would apply to small spaces.

P.S. - I would like to do a article on you and your home in the near future if you would be interested.

Kent

By: wall mount electric fireplace

wall mount electric fireplace — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:10:22 +0000

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By: bottleman

bottleman — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 03:58:13 +0000

Most of the sources you’ve listed are radiant heat sources — which is good, because radiant heat is the most pleasant kind, but also somewhat different than the forced air heat that most Americans are used to, in that areas that are “out of sight” of the heater (e.g. the inside of the bathroom, which is behind walls) will be noticeably cooler.

Of course radiant heat does heat the air too, but it takes a while to do so and even in a very very well insulated space there can be inequities. We anticipated this effect a bit in the bathroom of my tiny house project, and put in a motel-style heat lamp for occasional use, but it’s just barely enough (especially considering the concrete floor).

If I was doing a new house of any kind I’d consider radiant electric heat in the floor. It might not be the most efficient, but it really would be nice.

By: Kent

Kent — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 02:05:40 +0000

Hi Ketdryn,

Yes, please include a link from your site. I will also add one from mine to yours. Good luck in your new blog and in spreading the word on small homes.

Kent

By: Ketdryn

Ketdryn — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:06:41 +0000

The phrase “great minds think alike and fools seldom differ” has new meaning to me now. I just started my own blog relating to small houses, today. I’ve also noted that many of the homes and items (e.g. Jotul stove) featured also figure in my favorites listings on my own computer. This is extremely validating. Rather than repeat what you’ve already done, I’d like to include a link to your blog on my own. If you’re open to this, leave me a reply here on your blog or on mine smallhousemusings.blogspot.com Cheers!