Itty Bitty Hooves

Space Heating The Cold Away

Burr with the winter chill really set in here, last weeks unseasonable warmth not withstanding, we use kerosene shop heaters designed for in house heating in some of the colder rooms of the house. Our family room is an addition that even though it was connected to the central heat, really doesn’t benefit from it. It’s cold. The space heater makes it comfortable and enjoyable even in the coldest of weather. Our basement is another area that doesn’t handle the cold well with just the central heater. I understand the family room’s problem better, built on a concrete slab, and attached to the house but in such a way that the venting from the CA doesn’t really cover it well. The basement seems like it should be able to use the available central air better but perhaps because it’s under ground, cement block construction with cement floors it just doesn’t. The space heater makes that very large area enjoyable again like it is in the summer months. Since my son often uses that as a big bedroom/living area apartment with it’s seperate entrance it is necessary for it to be warm. Thanks to the space heater it is.