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MummyFreckle 
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Posted: 23 April 2010 at 1:16pm |
What sort of heaters do people use in their toddlers bedrooms? DS is now in a bed, and last winter we used a little radiator, but am concerned about him touching it or tipping it over now that he can get out of bed.
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kebakat
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Posted: 23 April 2010 at 1:18pm |
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Ecnoheat heaters are what we have in our bedrooms. They do get hot but they don't burn on inital contact or anything. So what we did was have it going for ages so it was hot and then showed daniel by putting our hands near it and told him all about burnies and he hasn't had any issues with it. Hes touched it a couple of times by accident without burning himself. At least mounted to the wall it can't tip.
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Posted: 23 April 2010 at 1:50pm |
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I would love wall mounted heaters or a ventilation system but we rent. Any ideas on what to do if you can't have permanent solutions?
LIke is there a portable version of the econoheat panels? I do love them - my friends have them and they are just awesome.
We have a dehumidifier and it can't keep up in the winter but it does definitely help.
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Posted: 23 April 2010 at 2:12pm |
I'm not sure that we'll use a heater in Liam's room this winter. We'll just wait & see how cold it actually gets in his room. He has good bedding & a woollen underlay & he is surprisingly good at staying under the covers.
But if we do end up needing a heater, I agree with Stacey that the econo heaters look ideal. I don't think I'd risk putting any other type of heater in his room as I'm sure he'd fiddle with it 
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Posted: 23 April 2010 at 2:14pm |
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Another vote for econoheaters!
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Posted: 23 April 2010 at 2:17pm |
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If you or hubby is a handy DIY person you could maybe rig a wall like structure like a frame or something that won't tip over to screw it into. Dunno how exactly but someone who is good at DIY would figure something out.
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Posted: 23 April 2010 at 2:26pm |
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How much are the Ecnoheaters?
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Posted: 23 April 2010 at 2:58pm |
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I would ask the landlord if you could put one in. the one we had cost about $150, but if you are renting long term it would be okay.
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Posted: 23 April 2010 at 3:35pm |
We have a Delonghi Oil Heater that has a built in cover on it so it's cool to touch but keeps the room nice and toasty 
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Posted: 23 April 2010 at 4:05pm |
We have an Econoheat, too.
They're great.
Ours got a crack in it after we'd had it for 18months, but the replaced it, no questions asked, even let us keep the old one!
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Posted: 23 April 2010 at 4:43pm |
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We have oil heaters in our kids' rooms. DD has learned from a young age what hot is and that it can hurt you so she is really good. DH let her touch his coffee mug (definately not hot enough to hurt) and we said "hot" so she knew what hot was. And that was it really. Hoping that DS will learn the same at a young age.
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Posted: 24 April 2010 at 12:10am |
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I don't have a heater in Sam's room, he just has extra blankets and warm clothes. He is one of those kids that will just touch it until he either burnt the house down or broke it.
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Posted: 24 April 2010 at 10:13am |
Another vote for econoheat
The holes they leave in the wall are pretty small, you could always fill them in with filler stuff (?putty) if you moved out.
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Posted: 24 April 2010 at 11:38am |
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Great thread! Thomas's new room is cold now and it's not even winter! he doesnt stay under the covers so we're gonna need heating. I have a mini oil fin heater and he knows what hot is - we also have a nightstore in the hall and he knows not to touch cuz it's hot.
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Posted: 24 April 2010 at 2:32pm |
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we have an oil fin in the boys room but it is between then end of the boys cots and their rocking horse is in front of it so until he can climb right over he cant get it.
depending on how much heating the room needs though, we also have a standing fan type heater (if that makes any sense) but it has a sensor on the bottom which means as soon as it falls, or even tips a little it cuts all power and re-sets so it must be turned on again properly before it will work. so if your kids knock it over they wont get burnt, and it wont cause a fire.
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Posted: 24 April 2010 at 3:20pm |
 MamaPickle wrote:
We have an Econoheat, too.
They're great.
Ours got a crack in it after we'd had it for 18months, but the replaced it, no questions asked, even let us keep the old one!
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I wished I knew that - our one cracked right down the mniddle and I just threw it away (it was about a year and half old) Should of tried but then again couldn't find the receipt either.
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Posted: 24 April 2010 at 3:30pm |
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we have oil heater as well... E only touches Liam's one for some reason..he doesn't sleep under blankets so we have same issue.. so until he does we will need the oil heater as nothing else really heats enough and no spare money:( there is a little wall mounted one in the middle of their rooms but it doesn't heat much ...
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Posted: 24 April 2010 at 7:28pm |
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DH just said 'when he is in the bed he can learn to stay under blankets.' lol so i guess no heater:)
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Posted: 26 April 2010 at 9:02pm |
My 2 know not to touch the heater, however they think that playing with the plug is fair game 
I put it in their room once they're asleep.
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Posted: 27 April 2010 at 8:12am |
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I don't think they should need heaters in their rooms personally - well not in Auckland anyway. (It is a heck of alot colder down south!)
Luke didn't have a heater last year, it got down to around 10deg in his room but he was fine! Lots of blankets, good jammies and he was toasty!
But if you want a heater I would use something that attaches to the wall or have a gate or something around it so he can't get to it
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Heaters in toddlers rooms?
