Re: Electric Panel Heaters

On Thu, 11 Aug 2005 16:12:55 GMT, "excap" <excap@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>http://eheat.com/
>
>Does anyone have any experience with these? Do they work as advertised?
>How is the electricity consumption and did they offer any return on the
>investment as far as decreased oil/gas usage?
>
>

These appear to be electrical resistance heaters in just another form.
Even though electrical resisitance heating is 100% efficient, it is
generally the most expensive method of heating in most parts of the
world. You pay the same per kilowatt whether it is a radiant heater,
or an electric oil-filled convection heater or a baseboard electric
heater on the wall. If these are sized smaller than normal heaters,
then yes, the cost and consumption will be less but so will the heat
output.

Beachcomber


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