How big of a room will a 1500 watt heater heat?

How big of a room will a 1500 watt heater heat?

150 square feet
As a rule of thumb, you’ll need roughly 10 watts of heating power for every square foot of floor area in the room. This means that a 1,500-watt heater can be the primary heat source for an area measuring up to 150 square feet.

Is a 1500 watt heater expensive to run?

For example, for a consumer who pays the base rate in winter, PG&E charges about three dollars for the electricity to run a 1500-watt heater for 24 hours. That’s about $90 for a month of continuous use.

Do all 1500 watt heaters put out the same amount of heat?

An electric space heater rated at 1,500 watts will put out the same amount of heat regardless what you pay for it.

How many square feet will 5000 Btu heat?

On average, it can heat about a 110 sq ft room. In the cold north, 5,000 BTU will be enough to heat 80 sq ft, and in the hot south, you will be able to heat a 170 sq ft room with such a space heater.

How many BTUs is a 1500 watt heater?

A 1500-watt heater generates 5,100 British Thermal Units (BTU) of heat. When sizing a heater, the rule of thumb is to allocate 10 watts of heat to every square foot. One (1) watt is equivalent to 3.41 BTU. A 1500-watt (about 5,115 BTU) heater, therefore, would be ideal for a 1500/10 = 150 square-foot-room.

How many BTU in a heater?

Average BTU Ratings. A typical furnace is rated at 100,000 or 80,000 BTU per hour, but furnaces might be as small as 40,000 or as large as more than 200,000 BTU. A 90 percent high-efficiency rated at 60,000 BTU will deliver about 54,000 BTUs per hour of heat energy to your home.

What is the highest BTU space heater?

For example, an 800-watt heater would deliver 2,730 BTUs and a 1,500-watt space heater would produce roughly 5,120 BTUs of heat. The higher a heater’s BTU rating, the better its heating performance. The highest BTU space heater tops out at 5,120 BTUs, as the highest wattage space heater is only 1,500-watts.

What is the most efficient electric heater?

Forced-air heat pumps are the most energy-efficient electric heaters. These systems use about 50 percent less power than any other type of resistance heating unit to produce heat for the home (see References 1).