The north bedroom
on the 2nd floor stays pretty cool, which is great during the
summer; but not so great during the winter. Since we don't want
to increase the heat in the rest of the house just to accomodate
that one room... we opted for a room heater. There are lots of
options out there, but one that is relatively unknown: a ceiling
fan with a heating unit. I've known about them for years because
of my insane obsession with this sustainable building stuff.
I was SO excited to be able to buy one!!
As usual, I did my research and discovered that
while there are several different brands and models available
on the market; the technology is owned by one company (as of
12/2010) and is manufactured by only a couple of businesses.
The fans come in a wide variety of prices and looks.
We opted to go with the a less costly version and are already
happy with the Hunter brand because we put two of their regular
ceiling fans in the master bedroom and like them very much. At
the time we purchased it, I could only find it on-line and we
paid about $250 for it.
It is the Hunter, 21894 52-inch Westover Heater
Fan. It has 5 blades, a light and a remote control.
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