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Window Heater, makes more heat, can stay all year

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We made this window heater a few years back. It works great. It is all wood and only have aluminum inside for thermal storage. I need to replace some of the tinfoil. This unit can heat my 590sq/ft mobile home by itself when the temperature outside is above 40 F and the sun is shining. Above 50 F and it will be to hot inside. The temperature inside the unit gets up to 130 F. This unit saved me a lot of money back when I used oil to heat. It has 3 pieces of glass We got from Lowe’s. Each class has a rubber double sided tape type of foam seal. The lead works both to close the unit in the summer and in the winter the aluminum makes the unit produce extra heat. So we don’t have to take it down in the summer. I almost forgot. The wood was all free, yes I recycled it. this play small like wood all winter, so find a wood that smell good to you and use it. I did not paint the sides of the unit black because I do not want it making heat in the summer. That being said, i do need to look at painting it some color, maybe white of blue. The next one I make would have the cross pieces inside painted black. I may go back later and make the unit self closing to prevent airflow at night. This unit is also facing west so it starts making heat around noon. I would add one to the east side but did not have a window there. The south side has trees blocking the sun. If you would like to have something recycled or help us in a recycling project please visit our web page hcrcfr.giving.officelive.com
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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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Is it more economical to use portable oil-filled electric heaters than the large built-in baseboards?

Question by Dartagnan: Is it more economical to use portable oil-filled electric heaters than the large built-in baseboards?
Electric rates have skyrocketed in my area and I only heata few rooms in the house and only in the evening. I think a small electric portable oil-filled radiator would be cheaper to operate than heating up the large baseboard heater. I am wrong or right? Would love to save some money somehow. Thanks for your answers

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Answer by dodgeum43
I don’t know about cheaper but the smell will get to you.

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Installing two or more electric baseboard heaters on the same circuit?

Question by Mario R: Installing two or more electric baseboard heaters on the same circuit?
I’ve installed two electric baseboard heaters on the same circuit but I did no daisy-chain them. Instead I have my 12/2 coming from the powerbox to the thermostat and splitting ( Y ) with a set of wires going to baseboard A and a set going to baseboard B.

Is this ok?

Everything works but for some reason the thermostat is kinda warm.
Thanks guys

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Actually the electronic thermostat has a capacity of 240 v / 12.5 amp / 3000 w.

I use the same thermostats all over the house and some with 2500 w heaters. No such problems.

I’ve got a 12/2 wire coming from the power box ( 20 amps breaker / 220 circuit ) to the thermostat, then from there it goes to a junction box where it’s split in two. The electric baseboard heaters are 1500 w and 750 w / 2250 w total… about 10.5 amps

What worries me the most it the fact that I put a junction (split) after the thermostat instead of daisy chaining the two baseboards.

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Answer by pokerfunman
1) Be sure the connectons are tight
2) The wattage (power) divided by line voltage will yield your current draw (amps). Be sure your wiring can support the “total load” of both heaters.
3) If you are not tripping your circuit breaker that will be fine, but be sure the wiring at the feed point is adequate for both lines it feeds.

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What are some more efficient baseboard electric heaters?

Question by iswaswill: What are some more efficient baseboard electric heaters?
Are they 220VAC supplied or 120? Are the older ones just as good as the newer ones?

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Answer by johntindale
resistance heat is one of the more costly methods of heating a space. The reason is that resistance heaters are rated in kilowatts, and are governed by the laws of conservation of energy.
3413 X (Service voltage)2
(Label voltage) 2 X KW name plate rating
220v uses less Kh/ hr than 110, since your starting voltage is higher.

one way to maximize effiency is to tile the floor, or lay tiles under the baseboard heaters, with a good heavy ceramic or terra cotta tile. The tile will “store” the heat and continue to radiate heat when the thermostat isn’t in operation.
Energy savings comes during “off cycles” (when the appliance isn’t running) so set the temperature as low as you can.

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Q&A: Which costs more to heat with,electric baseboard or ceramic floor heater ? please read:?

Question by silly willy: Which costs more to heat with,electric baseboard or ceramic floor heater ? please read:?
I have baseboard heating installed in 1981 in my bedroom and I also have a portable ceramic heater, is there a great cost difference in running them? I have to choose and I am desperately trying to save money ! thanks both are electric, the portable one is a small fan blown plug in.

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Answer by Controlfreak38
Which ever has the highest wattage will cost the most to run. If your question is about efficiency I believe the ceramic heater is more efficient but that dose not mean it costs less to run. It may simply produce more heat and therefore use more wattage.

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Is an electric fireplace more efficient than a baseboard heater?

Question by Saskwatchanakwa: Is an electric fireplace more efficient than a baseboard heater?
I have a house that is heated by baseboard heaters and I am thinking of getting a electric fireplace for the living room. Both are 2000W. The fireplace will have a fan – which will use more energy, but spread the heat through the room faster. Which one will be more energy efficient?

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Answer by GTB
Baseboard heaters are scattered throughout the house on exterior walls and radiate heat in. I suspect they will be more efficient.

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Q&A: Why does my room get more dusty than others and how do I fix this problem?

Question by Sarah: Why does my room get more dusty than others and how do I fix this problem?
So out of all the rooms in my house, mine seems to collect alot more dust than others.
Its just as big as the room adjacent to it, but still gets dustier.
Theres no animals inside the house (other than my fish).
I do have central air conditioning, but I once blocked the ceiling thingie that blows out the air for more than a month, and my room was just as dusty.
Right now its winter and my windows are closed.
I do have an Electric Baseboard Heater which looks something like this ——–> http://www.homeadditionplus.com/images/home_pics/Hydronic_Baseboard_Heater.jpg
could the heater be the cause?

how can I solve this dusting problem?

I heard air purifiers don’t work against dust. Is this true?

Please help!!!!!!!!!

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Answer by Kevin
Do the other rooms have this Electric Baseboard Heater? If not, that could be part of the problem.

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