5 DIY Sand Battery Air Heaters! with heating elements! all models heat up quickly and radiate heat for hours. simple to make. made with steel food cans, sand...
Consensus on these seems to be they’re gonna be more trouble than they are worth unless I’m in direct sunlight with solar. I don’t really understand electricity that well yet so I appreciate the feedback.
I have been slowly researching stuff like this. So far the most interesting styles of heaters for a small space i have found are these ones and I found some really compact ones that run off oil - and can even run on cooking oil in a pinch.
I watched a video of a guy with a heat pump on a box truck he was living in last night, and he said if he runs it 24/7 in the summer, it keeps the internal temp down to where the unit only draws between 200-400 watts to keep the temperature in check. That seems like definitely the best option for cooling, hadn’t considered that before, just assumed they were crazy power hungry.
Consensus on these seems to be they’re gonna be more trouble than they are worth unless I’m in direct sunlight with solar. I don’t really understand electricity that well yet so I appreciate the feedback.
I have been slowly researching stuff like this. So far the most interesting styles of heaters for a small space i have found are these ones and I found some really compact ones that run off oil - and can even run on cooking oil in a pinch.
Something like this seems promising for a small living space: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0guulsNSQXU
I watched a video of a guy with a heat pump on a box truck he was living in last night, and he said if he runs it 24/7 in the summer, it keeps the internal temp down to where the unit only draws between 200-400 watts to keep the temperature in check. That seems like definitely the best option for cooling, hadn’t considered that before, just assumed they were crazy power hungry.
I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy: