[Shop-talk] hydronic heat retrofit?

[Steven Trovato]

Keep in mind that electric heaters are for the most part all the same 
efficiency.  The heater you link to is 400W, which is not 
much.  Depending on your needs and climate, It might work for 
you.  Just realize that they haven't invented any magic that will 
make that heater put out more than 400W worth of heat.

Also, I believe you mentioned a timer.  I don't think that heater has 
a fan, but for a heater with a fan you have to be careful about 
timers.  I have an electric heater that runs the fan for a while 
after the coils turn off.  I was told by the manufacturer that if I 
just cut the power to it, it would shorten the life of the coils.  Of 
course it has to be built to handle that situation in power failures 
without burning the house down.

-Steve Trovato
strovato at optonline.net

At 08:58 AM 11/6/2008, Chris Kantarjiev wrote:
>I also discovered some modern electric space heaters for permanent
>install - like this one, which is quite intriguing:
>
>http://www.amazon.com/Eco-heater-602-whole-room-heater/dp/B00185XISW