Electric Heater

[richfaa]

We have one of those oil filled units as well. Pulls 9.64 amps on high as compared to 12 or better for the others. We were impresed how well they keep the living area warm without the aid of a fan..and they are quiet.

[MacDR50]

Being a tinker by nature I was wondering if it would be possible to install a 120 volt 3500 btu electric duct heater in the basement, connect it to the existing heater ducting, take its return air from one of the grills in the step faces and have it controlled by a thermostat in the living room. An automatic louver could be hooked up to the unit so when it powered on it closes off the duct to the propane furnace. The same type of connection but in reverse could turn off the duct heater and therefore reopen the louver if the propane furnace cuts in.

Oil fired heaters are safe, quiet, less expensive and way easier but ..................................tinker, tinker.

[bncinwv]

Just bought a Delonghi oil filled heater at Walmart for $40.00. Target has another brand on sale for $30.00 also. The MOC recommendations influenced the purchase yet again!!!! Thanks guys.
Bingo

[Ozzie]

I do like the idea of these silent heaters (especially the mica ones), but one thing I don't understand.
Unless you get the type of unit that can mount to a wall, the heat also comes out towards the wall heating that surface up.
The ceramic heaters I use can be put up close to a wall with no worries of heating them up. I do have to listen to the fans though.

Are you guys using these out away from the walls out in the middle?

[Ozz]

Mac, I think for one thing, the airflow would have to be boosted, and for that size electric heater, you would need a larger heat run. There would have to be high limit switches installed if the whole deal worked.
I think there are too many obsticles in the way for that. Good thinking, I like the Tinker thinking.

[MacDR50]

Just coincidence but I was over at the "outlaws" place last night and he had just installed a Broan, kickspace heater in his bathroom vanity. It was putting out a very quiet 1500W on 120V. It set him back less than $200 complete with a thermostat mounted to the side of the vanity cabinet. It has a non-glow element. I didn't see the amp draw but am guessing it would be similar to a freestanding heater. What I liked about it was it took up wasted space in an area that running wires to didn't mean tearing up a wall, although I think an eye height wall mounting of the thermostat might be more effective.