Would this provide enough energy to cool/heat the entire house? My home is 1740 square feet-thanks! Millie
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It all depends on the particular load breakdown for your residence if you call on Tuesday september 3rd and give me All of the loads for your home i can calculate it J&J; Clap Electrical Contractors 203 791-9773
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Yes but you need to talk to an electrician about amperage demand and make sure you have enough propane to supply your needs spend the extra money and go larger if you want to power your hvac the generator will last longer
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Millie, here are additional questions from my husband Mike. Basic load calculations are: how many appliances do you plan on running in an emergency situation? Do you have central air? What size unit is it? Do you have electric heat? What is the full load running current of that heating system? Do you have an electric dryer? Do you have an electric stove? Do you use gas for your heating? What are your basic needs in an emergency? Again, best regards, Sprit
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My home is 1600 sq ft. I have a 4 Ton a/c, + 4,000 watt condenser running 24/7, plus a 1 horse-1500 watt pump running my pool filter 7 hrs/day running during the summer months, plus two refrigerators, etc. running continuously, and it's enough. I have hot water heat, not electric. My husband said you need to do a load calculation and give more information, i.e, do you have central a/c, is your heat electric? etc., in order to give you an adequate answer. Best regards, Sprity
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Here are two good links to sizing a generator for your homehttp://www.generac.com/Portables/How_Many_Watts_Do_I_Need/http://www.generac.com/Residential/Sizer/
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I have the same sf house size with all electric alliances, central gas heating and air conditioning. The 14k (propane) can handle the load.
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I think so I have 2,100 sf house a 5 ton ac, pool pump two fridge, and ran all lights in house and hair dryer ,coffee maker when I test ran it Monday it did fine had no vote drop, I did not run my electric water heater at the same time so I don't know that but I have the smart switch that I can always hook up to shut off the ac and then I know it will run everything, I have gas heat though !
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The size of the generator is not figured on the square feet of the structure, but rather on the amperage load of the equipment at the structure. ie... heat pump, ref., freezer, ceiling fans,....ect. If you have more questions my husband can answer them for you. Also our house is over 3200 square feet. It will run ours.
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If you could define "small" in square feet this would be a much easier question to answer. If you live in an apartment complex or have a small condo, yes it should cool a small bedroom (200-300sqft) easily.
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A lot depends on how you use it. If you use it to heat the room you are in instead of turning up the heat for the whole house to warm yourself, then yes, it can help. It also depends a lot on the electric rates in your area, and what type of heat your home is heated with, and how much insulation you have. These heaters are not miracle workers, but they are problem solvers for cold rooms, and if you use them correctly, they can help lower your bill. :-)
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HI heather - I purchased this unit in July. Works good and cools very well. I am not sure this unit will cool a small house but for me it cools about m500-600 sq. ft. Hope this helps.
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I would say no with normally insulated house. I was pleasantly surprised how quiet this fan is. My only disappointment is that I didn't buy a larger size. My shop is 16x20 and this fan has a hard time keeping up with a thermostat set at 85 degrees.
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Yes it would heat a 700 sq ft room. I have used ours at the end of a hall way approx 50 feet away from our main heater which is a Monitor oil stove and sits in the living room. I have never checked to see how much less electricity is used in our home but will say, we must lower the heat settings in the living room. We are very satisfied with the lifesmart 1500. Keep in mind that it will take a little time to heat the air in the room but I think its great.
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I don't have that information. My house is 1930 sq. ft. and it does a good job of cooling this size house.
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My bedroom is over 300 sq feet, and it cools that pretty well. If you follow the suggestions I made in my review, you can probably cool 300 sq feet with it, depending on how cool you need it of course.
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Regret that i cannot answer that question. We live in a 26,000 sq foot school house with no central heat. We use a woodburner in the kitchen and use our fabulous Dr. Infrared Heater in the library which is 1250 square foot. We operate it all day,everyday and I have it on one temperature and have not changed it so far because it keeps this room livable. Maybe you could call the manufacturer. I do not know what the situation is for other people using this product but know it has been so helpful to us with this really cold winter this year.
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We used it to heat approx 400 sf of garage space. I don't think it will get to the high temp you are looking for.
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This is a VERY good heater. I am using it a 400 square foot garage it heats very well regardless of the temperature outside very efficiently . That said I know it will heat the area that you will be using it in. However the fan that is on this heater does not produce a large air flow. It is basically designed to move the heat away from the heater with very little air flow. What I would recommend is to buy a few small floor fans to move the air throughout the cabin. I am not sure there is a heater on the market that would provide enough air flow to provide the cabin with uniform heat
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It will help a little, but it won't cool the whole floor to an acceptable level. Only the room you have it in will get acceptably cool. The other 3 rooms will feel like there isn't much cooling going on(even if you close all the windows).
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We're currently heating an area about 25 X 30 with only partial walls due to the structure. We have an open ceiling and a storage area beside the room of approx. the same size. It keeps the training area comfortable. I would be comfortable saying it can handle 1200 square feet without a problem. It might cover more if the room was totally enclosed.
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I only used the heater for one night to take the chill off, and it did, our unit, the 12000 btu, cooled a 2100 sq ft house on a low setting of 70 and the house was at 67 degrees. I think it will do it in that small space, I am very well insulated with spray foam and 10 in thick walls, we do not have a furnace, in Iowa/Nebraska!
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1. I do not think it would fully cool a 700 sq. foot apartment. Mine is ~850 and so I just use it in the bedroom; it keeps it below 70 degrees. Bedroom is 400 sq. feet.2. You can barely hear it run; the unit is quieter than any fan I have ever heard...
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It cools my medium sized bedroom extremely effectively, but not much beyond it due to door ways. I believe it would cool a 700 sq ft area well if there is good airflow between the rooms or a fan to push the cool air around.
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Probably not well. Many factors need to be considered such as the ambient temperature and how much you would like to raise it. 1,500 watts or 5120 BTU's per hour would raise your room with average insulation only 10 degrees F. It would make you feel warmer having it next to you while you were out there. Here's a link to an on-line calculator that you might find helpful. http://www.calculator.net/btu-calculator.html