I grew up in a tropical region as well as when the two of us moved multiple hours north, although the two of us were still in the Deep South, it was a fairly different climate.
The two of us rented a large two bedroom home that had a gas furnace in the central hallway towards the back of the property as well as it was large enough to heat most of the place, except for the kitchen as well as living room, as well as only if the two of us left all the doors open.
But the two of us prefer our privacy, so the two of us ended up investing in some section heaters. The two of us needed one for the living room anyways, however I was truly shocked as well as impressed at the assortment of section furnaces for sale. There are small box ones as well as medium sized ones as well as ones that take up a huge section of a wall. There are also ones that are hardly noticeable, some designed to match decor, as well as others that look basically like large fireplaces. There were several sizes as well as designs that it was difficult to really decide. The two of us chose one that looked pretty much like a wood burning stove for the living room. The two of us could turn it on the flame only, heat only, or both. It heated up the living room, kitchen, as well as bedroom. The safety features on these section furnaces were also excellent as well as made me feel substantially safer. The tower ones the two of us obtained for the bedrooms turned off if they fell over. The section furnaces made me feel so much safer than the gas furnace in the hallway. The two of us still used it, however not all that much as well as the tank of gas actually lasted two years.