Image © Donald Lebel from Domaine Floravie
Pros & Cons of Common Tiny House Heating Sources
After visiting and filming over 25 tiny houses, we’ve seen quite a few different heating options to stay warm during the cold months, and we thought we’d share the most common ones that people are using, the pros and cons of each heat source, and the product links below in case it helps you choose a heating option for your tiny.
Image © Exploring Alternatives
Importance of a Heat Recovery Ventilation System
Before you choose a heat source, you’ll want to ensure you start with a well insulated tiny house, and an HRV system (heat recovery ventilation) to ensure you’re always getting fresh air in your house without losing precious heat energy.
Image © Exploring Alternatives
Using a BTC Calculator to Calculate Your Heating Needs
Next, you’ll want to use a BTU calculator to enter the building volume details for your tiny house so you can find out how big or small your heating system needs to be. At this point, it’s a good idea to also decide if you want to be on the grid, off the grid, or have the ability to do both.
Heating Options for Tiny Homes
Once you have this information, you can start considering options like a wood stove, a propane heater, electric baseboard or wall heater, a solar air heater, or in-floor radiant heat. We talk about all these options in our video below. Hope it helps!
VIDEO: Top 5 Tiny House Heating Options for Winter Living
Additional Resources:
- EcoSolaris Solar Air Heater
- Martin Propane Heater
- Dickinson Marine Propane Fireplace
- Envi Electric Panel Heater
- Cubic Mini Woodstove
- Morso Wood Burning Stoves
- Electric Ceramic Wall Heater
- Nu Electric In-Floor Heating
- Lunos HRV (heat recovery ventilation)
Latest posts by Exploring Alternatives (see all)
- VIDEO: Woman Builds Her Own Tiny House with No Experience - November 6, 2022
- Awesome Tiny Cabin Built with a Single Used Shipping Container - November 5, 2022
- Tiny A-Frame Cabin Perched 40ft in the Forest - October 27, 2022
Left this comment before, but don’t see it so excuse me if it repeats. I come here for information, not to click thru to other sites that I don’t know. If your posts are just click-bait, you’ve lost a reader.
Hey Tom, sorry, info is in the video on this one but next time I’ll do a better job of including info in article format too! Thanks.
Thanks, Danny.
I would like to find an alternative to using propane. What are some suggestions?