Heating one room properly costs far less than heating a whole house badly. These are the units that are genuinely efficient, plus the boring draught-proofing that saves more than any gadget. (Note: This list contains affiliate links, and I may earn a...
Oscillates and has a thermostat, so it cycles off instead of running flat out.
Lasko 1500W Ceramic Tower Heater w/ Remote
Silent and it keeps radiating after it switches off. The best choice for a bedroom.
Home Comfort | De'Longhi US
Circulates air rather than blasting one direction. Heats a room evenly, which most do not.
VH200 Whole Room Space Heater
Genuinely quiet at low settings. Good for a home office you sit in all day.
DREO Space Heater for Bathroom & Indoor
Mounts on the wall and heats objects rather than air. No floor space used.
Heat Storm HS-1500-PHX-WIFI Infrared Heater
For a garage or workshop with no power. Never use it in a sealed room.
MH9BX Portable Buddy® Heater
A permanent fix for the one cold room. Needs an electrician, worth it long term.
Com-Pak Series Wall Heaters
Schedule it to warm the room before you get up rather than running all night.
Govee Life Smart Space Heater
Small, cheap, and it heats a bathroom in about four minutes.
Honeywell HCE200W UberHeat Ceramic Personal Heater ...
Mostly ambience, some real heat. Cheaper than the room it appears to add.
Electric Fireplace Inserts & Fireboxes | Classic Flame & Dimplex
Ten dollars and it stops the draught you can feel with a hand. Start here, not with a heater.
Weatherstrip Tape
Shrink it on with a hairdryer. Looks like glass and cuts heat loss noticeably.
Duck Brand Indoor 5-Window Shrink Film Kit
Cold comes through wall sockets on exterior walls. Nobody checks this.
Outlet Foam Gasket
Bounces heat into the room instead of into the wall behind. Cheap and invisible.
Radiator Reflectors with Radstik, 5 Sheets
Turning it down while you are out is the biggest saving available to you.
Programmable Thermostats - Flex Scheduling
Learns your pattern and adjusts itself. Pays back over a couple of winters.
Google Nest Learning Thermostat (4th gen ...
Shows you what is actually costing money. Usually a surprise.
Emporia Energy Monitoring Smart Plug
Humid air feels warmer at the same temperature. It also stops the winter nosebleeds.
Cool Mist vs. Warm Mist Humidifiers: Making the Right ...
Run it clockwise on low in winter to push warm air down. Free, and most people never do it.
Ceiling Fan Direction: Which way should my fan spin ...
Hang it over a draughty front door or an unheated hallway.
Thermal Insulated Door Curtain for Winter
Stops the hot water cooling in the wall, and stops pipes freezing. Two problems, one afternoon.
