Heater Questions

[Bristen]

I have a programmable digital thermostat to control heat in my snake room. I am currently using a small 1500W electric heater (which has a fan in it). The thermostat I have can be set to be a "on/off" type thing (which I have to use because of the fan in my little heater) or it can be set to be.. uh, I forget the term now, but it would turn the heater on just a bit when temp is just a tad off, or will blast the heater if temp is way off... does this method consume less power? I would suspect that if I'd decide to use a oil-filled heater (which a lot of people seem to think consumes less power), I would have to set it to on/off, correct?

I'm thinking of getting something more efficient, but I'm currently unclear as to what would be better. Because of the thermostat I have, I was thinking a simple heating element (baseboard type heater) would be best. I have a 15" fan running all the time to circulate air in the room.

Any opinions/suggestions welcome.

Thanks,
Bristen.