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Baseboard heater problem…?

Question by discover_every_inch: Baseboard heater problem…?
I have electric heating in my house and recently the baseboard heater in my bedroom makes a niose when it is turend on a warming up. It sounds almost as if water is dripping on it and last for atleast 5 minutes. It drives me nuts at night so i have resorted to turning it off at night. Does anyone know whats going on and how to fix it?

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Answer by avhac
probably the metal casing expanding. you can buy a replacement unit relatively cheap at home depot and do it yourself.

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Home Heating, using Baseboard heaters?

Question by foxtrotman28: Home Heating, using Baseboard heaters?
I just moved into a new 3 bedroom 2 story home. It has no central heat and air in it and is a rather old home. It appears remodeled for the most part (New insulation was pumped in I’d say a year or two ago). My question is this. I have 5 baseboard heaters (2 Upstairs, 3 Down), 1 Fake Fireplace (Gas) and Very Large electric heater (7 feet tall, 2 feet by 2 feet). Are Baseboard heaters good for conserving energy? At the moment all but 2 are turned off. The large electric heater is unplugged because it was’nt vented properly and is stripping paint on the outside of the house. The average electric bill before we moved in was 0. The previous owners looked like power hogs though, no energy efficient light bulbs, etc. I was looking for advice on how to cut the bill down (All needed light bulbs are now energy efficient, they had 70w-100w! In every one). Someone told me baseboard heaters (electric) are’nt good at conserving energy, how truthful is that statement? Sorry for the long question. Any help would be appreciated
By the way I live in an area that gets to 40 below in the winter. I winterized the house as much as I could (plastic on the windows, etc)

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Answer by chelsea_dilldine
aww man lol we have baseboard heat too- with huge windows and an older than dirt boiler that’s stuck together with gum! my best advice is to look into getting a blower insert for your fireplace, covering your windows with the winterizing kits and keeping your house thermostat set to at least 65. the baseboard water heating idea on the whole is less expensive than a furnace but its dependent on your boiler or water heater. have it checked for leaks. even the tiniest leak could end up costing you more than using your electric heater.

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are space heaters more energy effecient than electric baseboard heat?

Question by Bradley Klitsch: are space heaters more energy effecient than electric baseboard heat?

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Answer by glbrown78
No way, no no no. But neither of them is very efficient, 7.4x vs 6.3x.

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Why is there a strange scent coming from the baseboard heater?

Question by Mrs. Heathcliff: Why is there a strange scent coming from the baseboard heater?
My family and I moved into a 30+year old house over the summer. The former tenants were an 80 year old couple, and we suspect they lived in the downstairs, so the heaters may not have been in use for several years. The problem is, the heaters emit this horrible scent. If I could describe it, it smells of rust and something else. Even with opening windows and turning them on several times, it’s not going away. We have electric baseboard heat in all the rooms, and all give off the same scent. Does anyone know what could be causing this, and how to fix it? We’re renting the house.

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Answer by Carl M
yuk, yeah!

If they are electric bace heaters, it is the baked on dust, mildew dead bugs and all the other stuff of the previous owner. Electric base heaters, to me are the worste heat applicators out there. They’re horrible. BUT……they are 100% efficient. You’ve got to find a way to clean off the fins, the little heat radiators, that have been “caked” with dust.

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Baseboard heater making strange “clicking noise”?

Question by cobraninja: Baseboard heater making strange “clicking noise”?
hello,

I have baseboard heaters in my condo, when they are running the seems to make a faint clicking sound (almost as annoying as a dripping faucet) not so much occasionally but constantly and almost rhythmically while they are running.

My girlfriend is convinced this is normal although I don’t ever remember these types of electric heater making so much noise…

any hints pointers ?…

wanted to ask here before calling an electrician.

thanks in advance for you answers and time
I imagine the heaters oculd make noise when turning off and on but considering its winter now they will always be turning on anf off to keep the room at a constant temperature…
I imagine the heaters could make noise when turning off and on but considering its winter now they will always be turning on anf off to keep the room at a constant temperature…

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Answer by Frankie D
Try adjusting the thermostat. Ours click when they turn on and when they turn off. Perhaps yours is set so close to the room temp that it turns on and off a lot.

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Electric baseboard heating? What do I need to know purchase replacement heaters?

Question by Curious1: Electric baseboard heating? What do I need to know purchase replacement heaters?
We have electric baseboard heating that has functioned very well for many years. However, they are now starting to provide less than adequate heat or not work at all. We do not have ducting for forced air heating and cooling, and the extra insulation and attention to detail in the original contruction has meant that electric heat has not become unduly burdensome even with rising electicity costs. Any advice will be appreciated.

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Answer by aussie
replace with the same votlage and wattage rating

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Electric Baseboard Heat Question?

Question by Sks144: Electric Baseboard Heat Question?
I have a few electric baseboard heaters in my apartment at college, and since they are my only source of heat, I generally run them constantly at a moderate temperature.. It generally runs up my electric bill a good bit, almost 200 a month, but I don’t have many other options.. Anyways, I will be going home for winter break for a month, and I was wondering whether I should just turn off all the heaters, because they are expensive to run and I won’t even be there (fire hazard as well).. There is an apartment below me and one above me, I am in the middle, so I am not too worried about pipes freezing, but I don’t know what else I should be concerned with.. Can anyone give me some advice?

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Answer by daffyduct2006
If you’re confident the pipes won’t freeze, shut em off. I in doubt, set em at 50 degrees.

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Retro Style BaseBoard Covers Install

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This video shows an installation of Shutter Shack’s Retro Style BaseBoard Covers.

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Is a baseboard heater or electric fireplace under my new Plasma TV going to cause damage and which is better?

Question by owen h: Is a baseboard heater or electric fireplace under my new Plasma TV going to cause damage and which is better?
I live in Mass. and its just getting too cold for my space heater in my bedroom. I can install a baseboard heater but the only wall it can go on is right under my Plasma TV.

The electric fireplace would also go right under the Plasma but since the TV is mounted it would vent out the heat approx. 18in in front instead of right under it like the baseboard heater.

I know heat next to electronics is not a good idea and i think the electric fireplace would be safer for the TV since the heat is farther away. I will still need an additional heat source from a space heater since they dont punch out much heat but thats ok.

thanks a lot for any help…i need it!

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Answer by tshnobodysfool
You mean the plasma tv doesn’t heat up the room enough? J/K I wouldn’t put another heat source UNDER your plasma – they run hot already and electronics don’t do well with excess heat. It will burn out/break down/ DIE. As far from the tv as possible – then the heat in the room will be distributed more evenly anyway.

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Q&A: Is it cheaper to use an electric fireplace or the baseboard heaters in my house?

Question by drew1970: Is it cheaper to use an electric fireplace or the baseboard heaters in my house?

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Answer by Larry E
The base board would be more efficient.

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Electric baseboard heaters wont work?

Question by Cynthia: Electric baseboard heaters wont work?
Hi,

I just bought this new house and we had inspectors go through with us, and all the heaters worked. Now that we moved in, it seems like the day after we moved everything in, at least 3 heaters do not work. We have the thermo at max and they are still ice cold.

I am a complete noob when it comes to this, so I am not even sure what to look for. We have alot of switches in the house that don’t do anything, so I am assuming those are for power sockets.

There are some heaters that have a turny-knob thing, I tried turning it and it clicked but still nothing happened. My bf checked the fuses, they are all good.

What else should we do to troubleshoot?

Thanks.

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Answer by Jeff K
Call your inspector back and have him confirm they are not working.

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Could there be a fuse on the heater elements themselves? Circuit breaker in the basement shut?

Thermostat set to heat with high temperature selected?

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Help: Moving electric baseboard heaters…..?

Question by BeAsT Of ThE EasT: Help: Moving electric baseboard heaters…..?
taking one out to put in a sliding glass door….not sure what kinda problems im going to run into…someone give me some pointers?

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Answer by one more time to kill the pain☮
we dont have those in florida…
but im here to support ya with a star!

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I’ve found a mouse hole under a baseboard heater. Can I fill it with steel wool, or is this too flammable?

Question by P: I’ve found a mouse hole under a baseboard heater. Can I fill it with steel wool, or is this too flammable?
Most recommendations are for steel wool, but it is flammable and the heaters are electric. Should I use another kind of caulking material? Thanks in advance.

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Answer by turtle crap
try using something like a foam spray that hardens after awhile and filling up the hole then u might have too cut it a little bit because it got pushed out

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We have electric baseboard heaters throughout the house, they have power going to them but they don’t heat up.?

Question by jo_otter: We have electric baseboard heaters throughout the house, they have power going to them but they don’t heat up.?

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Answer by John L
In all heaters there should be a thermostat, check that it’s operating and it’s not turned right down, if it is although there is power going to them they won’t heat up,…… good luck.

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Electric Baseboard Heat Question?

Question by Sks144: Electric Baseboard Heat Question?
I have a few electric baseboard heaters in my apartment at college, and since they are my only source of heat, I generally run them constantly at a moderate temperature.. It generally runs up my electric bill a good bit, almost 200 a month, but I don’t have many other options.. Anyways, I will be going home for winter break for a month, and I was wondering whether I should just turn off all the heaters, because they are expensive to run and I won’t even be there (fire hazard as well).. There is an apartment below me and one above me, I am in the middle, so I am not too worried about pipes freezing, but I don’t know what else I should be concerned with.. Can anyone give me some advice?

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Answer by stacy
Don’t turn the heat off.Set it so it’s above the freezing temp.

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