Re: Electric space heater?

D.J. Osborn wrote:
"Lone Haranguer" <linusz@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


D.J. Osborn wrote:


"GBinNC" <GBinNC@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


On Sat, 17 Mar 2007 20:06:02 GMT, SnoMan <admin@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


I never did care for a heatpump in a house let alone a RV because they
produce luke warm air at best and like you said when it is below 40 or
so they suffer in performance even more.

The heat pumps in our houses have gas-pack furnaces for backup heat,
instead of electric elements. Makes a world of difference.

It doesn't make "a world of difference" at all. The elements in a properly-sized home electric furnace put out the same amount of heat as the burners in a properly-sized home gas furnace.

But they lack the heat transfer ability because they lack equal heat transfer area.



What? Your statement makes no sense.


Therefore, there is no

noticeable difference in heating performance between an electric furnace and a gas furnace.


Bull twiddle.



Another statement that makes no sense.

Blow the same amount of air around a couple of skinny electric heating elements and also around a heated chamber with about 4 times the surface area. The greater surface area will allow more heat to be transferred even though the same number of BTUs are available.
LZ
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