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Heating a Basement
I was looking for a couple suggestions on heating my basement. I do a lot of hanging out down there and it's pretty cold this season. Around 55 degrees. My home uses electric heat, and I was hoping to do something alternative to that, mainly because just heating the main parts of the home are expensive enough. I wouldn't mind plumbing a propane line from outside down there to a stand-alone heater and being fueled by one of the grill-sized tanks, but I don't even know what kind of heater to use from that point. Or maybe it would be better to use those camping-size propane tanks. I did have one little propane heater before, and I think it was giving off carbon monoxide...because after being around it a little while we were feeling dizzy and tired...so CO was the first thing we thought.
Just to give an idea of the basement, it is pretty large and open. There is carpet down there, and drywall. Also, our chimney is in the middle of the basement, so installing a wood stove would be a possibility, but a pretty expensive possibility. Plus the time involved in splitting wood, which I don't have. I was considering a pellet stove too..but they seem pretty pricey as well.
So, any suggestions?
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