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Dillon Gillespie
6:30 - 6:48
“This is where we need to talk about the space heater. They feel small and they feel convenient, but they use a lot of electricity and are often run for hours at a time. People usually use a space heater to compensate for things like drafty rooms, poor insulation, and cold floors or windows.”
- Speaker
- Dillon Gillespie
- Timestamp
- 6:30 – 6:48
- Transcript
- GVEA: Home Energy Audit Basics
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Fairbanks
- Captured at
- November 4, 2026
From the transcript
If you don't have those things, that's okay. There's analog timers out there that work with the dial system and they work really well. This is where we need to talk about the space heater. They feel small and they feel convenient, but they use a lot of electricity and are often run for hours at a time. People usually use a space heater to compensate for things like drafty rooms, poor insulation, and cold floors or windows.
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