tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post2909721678442915586..comments2024-03-29T01:22:31.114-04:00Comments on Granny Sue's News and Reviews: A Little Beast of a HeaterGranny Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-22038098570843371352011-01-09T13:26:12.956-05:002011-01-09T13:26:12.956-05:00I really like this kind of heat, argyle. We consid...I really like this kind of heat, argyle. We considered putting in a furnace and ductwork but the cost was pretty high for our small house. This way is a little more labor-intensive but not enough to matter and I like the look of the heaters we have now. <br /><br />Nancy, cinnamon toast is a wonderful treat for kids!Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-76785084501481387872011-01-08T23:51:39.666-05:002011-01-08T23:51:39.666-05:00I do not remember these heaters . . . but just fed...I do not remember these heaters . . . but just fed my grandchildren cinnamon toast tonight. They ask for it when they sleep over.Nancenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-13397861609437862912011-01-08T22:55:19.579-05:002011-01-08T22:55:19.579-05:00We have three in my house, two downstairs in the l...We have three in my house, two downstairs in the laundry room and the man room/shop and the third upstairs in the bathroom. It was built by my Great Grandpa in the 50's, I think across the road from their farmhouse. There's 3 over their as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-51956602214235089572011-01-08T19:08:20.743-05:002011-01-08T19:08:20.743-05:00Jane, lol! I haven't had that experience--yet,...Jane, lol! I haven't had that experience--yet, but I have to be careful with my long hair. Charley the cat went around with curled lashes after we put it in--she likes to get close, but I think she learned a lesson that time!Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-702556815405100472011-01-08T12:59:42.951-05:002011-01-08T12:59:42.951-05:00We had one when I was young, an old one we got fro...We had one when I was young, an old one we got from my great aunt that was installed in a new room added on for me. I took off my eyelashes and brows once at eleven when I couldn't get the match struck after I'd turned on the gas. I still remember that whoosh! --janeharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17429442912701353172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-23481826924276885002011-01-08T11:37:01.614-05:002011-01-08T11:37:01.614-05:00The house where I grew up in Doddridge County was ...The house where I grew up in Doddridge County was heated with these types of heaters. Fond memories of a snug, warm, house. ThanksSteve Ferendohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00356032644715038106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-49917639720396070272011-01-08T10:11:32.825-05:002011-01-08T10:11:32.825-05:00Barbara, we have free gas, so cost isn't an is...Barbara, we have free gas, so cost isn't an issue :) We heated with wood for the past 35 years, until this winter, so this is a new experience for us.Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-21858080280927509852011-01-08T08:53:18.726-05:002011-01-08T08:53:18.726-05:00yep, sure remember these heaters. sure miss them ...yep, sure remember these heaters. sure miss them as well. i miss steam radiator heat as well.willowhttp://fluxability.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-32686585068937041702011-01-07T23:42:30.766-05:002011-01-07T23:42:30.766-05:00Granny Sue -- No clay back furnaces -- just coal f...Granny Sue -- No clay back furnaces -- just coal furnaces in my past. Do you figure the clay back heater will save on your energy bill? Do you find it heats the room better than other types of energy you have used? It sure looks like it would heat well. -- barbaraFolkways Note Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-1317718917554409292011-01-07T20:06:05.701-05:002011-01-07T20:06:05.701-05:00Mama-bug, we used to do the same thing! I can reme...Mama-bug, we used to do the same thing! I can remember so well coming in from sledding and being icy cold but a few minutes in front of the heater and we were toasty.Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-89146659829198374292011-01-07T20:05:12.260-05:002011-01-07T20:05:12.260-05:00We have a gas fireplace too, Angela and as you say...We have a gas fireplace too, Angela and as you say, it does a great job of heating the house. It is a new, unvented model and we love it. We bought it at Lowe's this fall. This little heater is a backup unit and not used often, but I am not afraid of it at all. As I said, we grew up with them and my parents used them until they moved in 1987.Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-35204167240576798542011-01-07T20:02:51.784-05:002011-01-07T20:02:51.784-05:00wvsimplicity, thank you for the cautionary advice....wvsimplicity, thank you for the cautionary advice. An automatic shut-off is installed outside the house that prevents any gas entering the house in the case of the well having issues like you describe. We have to manually re-set it for gas to flow again.Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-34891242901408458962011-01-07T20:00:30.933-05:002011-01-07T20:00:30.933-05:00Our old farm house we lived in before we built had...Our old farm house we lived in before we built had 2 of that type but we never used them. It also had a vented newer gas heater in the living room and a huge vented one in the dining room. We have free gas. In our new house my husband put in a gas log fireplace in the corner of our living room. It heats the entire house very well! Right now it is 79 degrees in the living room! I love it! You might want to get gas logs instead. Ours is vent free. My husband bought ours around March when they are clearancing them out really cheap!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15240864960032938754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-27462903301818434532011-01-07T19:38:08.761-05:002011-01-07T19:38:08.761-05:00I remember both of my grandmothers having this typ...I remember both of my grandmothers having this type of heater in their homes. One of my grannys was bad about backing up to it and heisting her dresstail to warm her backside! Naturaly being kids we thought it was absolutely funny but weren't allowed to try it ourselves.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14880046224880273404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-78444253040899338572011-01-07T18:59:57.900-05:002011-01-07T18:59:57.900-05:00Early in our marriage we lived in an old rental ho...Early in our marriage we lived in an old rental house in Alabama. We had one of these heaters and it was fantastic.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10123691580195879542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-22393219178907262462011-01-07T18:48:57.950-05:002011-01-07T18:48:57.950-05:00Be careful with this type of heater. One-because ...Be careful with this type of heater. One-because they are not vented and two-because if your gas/gas well would go off or if the plunger on the well would drop and then get back on again without you being home, gas would be pouring into your home. Make sure your heater has a automatic shutoff. Most of the older heaters did not have the shutoff. I remember these types of heaters well. When we moved in my Grandma's old house, we removed the 3 unvented ones and replaced them with newer ones. I do love the looks of the older ones though. Our livingroom still has a large, older, vented one. We also have a gas well. If your heater has a pilot light and a THERMOCOUPLE you are probably safe.wvsimplicitynoreply@blogger.com