[Shop-talk] fan forced wall heaters - is there a noise comparison anywhere?

[Richard George]

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)