ItÂs just an electric heater

You see 1KW = 3,413 BTUÂs of heat no water what type of an electric heater you are using. Although some distribute heat better via radiation or convection, all electric heaters are 100% efficient so you get out what you pay for going in.

The electric heater principle such as this relies on you using it to keep one room that you are using to stay comfortable while you have setback, turned down or turned off your central system that is serving multiple areas to save money.

With exception to fan assist units that can use a bit more energy to circulate air, any unit that you find in any home store that suits your style or choice is just as efficient.

Correction to ZL700s post...

They're an EXPENSIVE heater.

You can get the exact same "heat radiating" effect that Hydro-Sil touts by buying an oil filled radiator style heater from Pelonis or Delonghi.

And depending on where you buy them, and when, you can get several of the radiator heaters for less than 1 room's worth of Hydro-Sil.

Yes k frame (as in S&W?)

I figured it's just a heater and check the home store would give the clue to $$$

"Yes k frame (as in S&W?)"

Yep.

I just wanted to get the point across that Hydro-Sil heaters are damned expensive.

I can't ever see anyone actually being able to recoup their costs for them.

Or a few other pumped up ads for electric heaters out there.
Like the "Amish" heaters LOL

My first was a 586 (dont have anymore)

Only revolv now is a super redhawk

Good god, that's the first I've heard about the "Amish Heater."

What a crock of crap.

If you go to heat surge's website, they're not even showing AMISH working in the woodshop.

They're Mennonites.

I know
Having a cottage in the fingerlakes and the heart of Mennonite/Amish country I got a chuckle myself.

They were and perhaps still taking out full-page newspaper adds in Syracuse and Rochester and perhaps others.

And they want $600 for it on the website?

And then THIS statement?

"Because of the HIGH DEMAND for the Heatsurge Amish fireplaces, most visitors to this web site are ordering at least 2."

Almost as bad as Edenpure telling everyone that their copper heat exchanger is more efficient than the laws of physics will ever permit because it has some mystical, magical treatment on it...

complete nonsense.... we have the silicone filled hydro-sil heaters throughout our main home in southern wisc. and they without doubt have saved us money.

base board heat, is base board heat, you will have some dead spots as opposed to a fan/forced air type furnace.

further, has anyone actually priced running a house full of 110 plug in oil filled radiators ???
one alone will cost a small fortune to run and you are heating vertically rather than horizontally which makes absolutely no sense.

I'll agree $319 for hydo-sils top of the line silicone filled heater is a big chunk to lay out on a "home-wide" basis,
but your $35-40 home-cheapo baseboard heaters cycle roughly 40-45 minutes per hour and they dont retain much if any heat while off.
our hydro-sil units cycle on average 18-20 minutes per hour and the silicone filled system will retain heat while they are off.
do the math...
if you plan to be in your home for a while,they are money well spent.

I can say without hesitation that our northern wisconsin cottage/summer home will be getting a hdro-sil make over come spring as our monthly electric bills this winter so far have been astronomical for a house that we spend roughly 2 weekends a month in ,and while away keep the temp at 55 degrees.
further while we are there we have an efficient LP heater as well as a wood fireplace that we run continually while we are in that home, so its not as though we crank the electric heat up .

as for the amish heaters.. I have no experience with them, but cant see one LP heater being much different from the next unless they have some crazy heat retaining miracle built in or space age blower on it.
it being amish alone would disqualify any of the above technologies to ever be at work anyway.

I have noticed that all the posts are put downs by people who do have nor never tried the hydro-sil units. PLUS YOU PUT DOWN A WELL RESPECTED RELIGION. Tell who can and why should anyone believe any thing you say?
I don't know about hydro-sill,however, i do repect the the aproach.