Do heaters even work???

[Bovin Khan]

Like seriously, i have to place a heater (electric) every 5 square feet to even keep the temp to a normal temp.... There is a MAJOR bug with indoor temps right now. Half my colony is dying even tho i have more then 10+ heaters going.....

[jojobe]

that is a good question... there are not temperature settings on them as far as I can see.

[Mastoras]

They work fine. You are doing something wrong. Room must be wood, size maybe 3x4. Never lost anyone if I had a heater. Right click on them and input temprature 18.

[Bovin Khan]

Originally posted by Leo:

They work fine. You are doing something wrong. Room must be wood, size maybe 3x4. Never lost anyone if I had a heater. Right click on them and input temperature 18.

Rooms are wood. But a 3x4 room is not even big enough to begin with. Maybe for a bedroom, but for anything else, nope. I have a 12x20 workshop with over 10 heaters. The heat refuses to distribute throughout the room. Sure, it's warm standing RIGHT next to it, but air exists lol. Air diffuses temps. So it seems this is not working proper.

[Orici Vintarion]

Funny thing if your setting is low on the one miscalleneus task noone ever actually turns the heater on my ppl froze at 2 degrees Celsius in a room with 2 heater and plenty of power and after a while i noticed that there were off.

[Lastpick72]

One way to work with the current issues that I works quite well is to combine heaters with a thermostat set to 20 c and make sure you have appropriate clothing for the season. Doing both will ensure you can survive even the harshest extreme cold snaps. I've also found that I can make walk-in freezers using the heat pump. The downside is that there's an unhappiness buff when someone goes in so be aware of that if you make these types of freezers.

[Arsonist]

Heaters do work but they are very weak and may need multiple depending on room size. Clicking on the floor will show you room temp. Build your dwelling out of nano tubes. Any other building material leaks heat like a sieve

[Tribbs94]

Originally posted by Orici Vintarion:

Funny thing if your setting is low on the one miscalleneus task noone ever actually turns the heater on my ppl froze at 2 degrees Celsius in a room with 2 heater and plenty of power and after a while i noticed that there were off.

Set your people to a higher priority on handle.

[SmlehliW]

... let Vivian craft good winter-clothes ... (i do not heat the bedrooms)

[DarkHorse]

Don't forget .. once you make a heater you have to turn it ON in the winter and OFF in the summer or they will get heat stroke inside.

[wcbarney]

Originally posted by Lastpick72:

... I've also found that I can make walk-in freezers using the heat pump. The downside is that there's an unhappiness buff when someone goes in so be aware of that if you make these types of freezers.

Another downside is when you have solar flares that shut off many of your electrical appliances. If that happens and you're using the cold room to store food, then that food will quickly spoil. Disclaimor: I haven't actually checked to see whether or not the air conditioners are affected by the solar flares / sun spots.

Originally posted by DarkHorse:

Don't forget .. once you make a heater you have to turn it ON in the winter and OFF in the summer or they will get heat stroke inside.

Here's the solution to that little annoyancer:

Originally posted by Lastpick72:

One way to work with the current issues that I works quite well is to combine heaters with a thermostat set to 20 c ...

[CatSlave]

I have a scrap iron building, does that effect how it stores heat? I never saw that in the tutorial and must have missed it in the tooltip

[wcbarney]

Originally posted by CatSlave:

I have a scrap iron building, does that effect how it stores heat? I never saw that in the tutorial and must have missed it in the tooltip

Yeah, scrap iron floors, walls, roofs have the least thermal insulation. I have a complete scrap iron warehouse where I place stockpiles + freezers if needed. I still haven't checked as to whether air conditioner units are affected by the solar flares, but if you want to make a walk-in freezer, then a complete carbon building would be the way to go.

[Jatlen]

In winter i equip my survivors with a fur coat, sweater, thermal pants and beans. I don't have any heaters in my wood base. No problems.

[Tolodociro]

The question is where to put the thermostat?
You have one dining room and six 3x3 bedrooms, each one with one heater.
Where do you put the thermostat? Do I need 2?

[Senpai Onyx]

use fireplaces - takes no electricity and they put out a ♥♥♥♥ ton of heat.