Richard,
I have rentals with the fan powered, in wall Cadet heaters. They had some
issues with the thermal overload switches back in the early 2000's, but they
are pretty much commodities at this point. Match up your required BTU's and
run with it.
Like a furnace, if you size it too large, it will short cycle and not heat
the space evenly.
Jack
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[mailto:shop-talk-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Richard George
Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 2:28 PM
To: shoptalk
Subject: [Shop-talk] fan forced wall heaters - is there a noise
comparisonanywhere?
Hi,
I'm in the process of buying a condo to use as a rental - the unit has
a lot of "issues", including a giant 8' electric baseboard heater that
needs to be replaced (the unit isn't that big, and it eats up a big
chunk of the wall in the living room area) - rather than burn the space
along the wall, I was considering changing this to (a) forced fan wall
heater(s) of some type.
That's where the fun begins - I've done a LOT of searching online, and
there seems to be no comparisons of these units. Does anybody
have much experience with these units? is there any comparisons of
these units out there that cover the "typical" stuff - reliability, fan
noise, effectiveness, strengths/
weaknesses, etc? Should I be looking at something completely different
(within the constraint
that I gotta use electricity for the heat source)? I think I 'd need a
2-3 KW unit to replace the baseboard heater, and might swap out another
smaller one in the dining room, etc.
Thanks,
rkg
(Richard George)
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