Electric Heater, BE CAREFUL

My insurance agent said to put an electric heater on the open oven door for a bit more protection.

ScottG wrote:
Just curious, was that the type with electronic controls? (digital readout and all that stuff)

Mine had two rotary knobs. One for low/high/off and one for temperature.
I just returned another one to walmart of the same type because when it's temperature setting would call for heat it would just click on and off, over and over.

ScottG wrote:
Just curious, was that the type with electronic controls? (digital readout and all that stuff)

It had a series of buttons you'd push to select temp, and on/of and oscillate, No LED readouts or anything fancy. I don't even remember where I bought it.
Brian

I even do abit more in that I very seldom crank up the thermostat on the electric heaters much above 50%.

Running full "ON" they all get very hot and the electric cords also get hot... To me you are just flirting with disaster.

We use the oil-filled electric heaters all the time in our trailers unattended. Great back up heat source. We picked the oil-filled type heaters for their inherent safety feature as there is no visible open flame or red hot cores, no burnt dust smell and they also are very quiet with the only noise you hear is an occasional click. You won't have to worry about a mouse on fire running around the walls of the trailer

We use the standard tall oil-filled heater in the big trailer and the low profile ones in the POPUP trailer. Over the winter months I have these set for a #3 setting and plugged into one of those THERMO CUBE electric adapter. These will turn on when the temperature gets below 35 degrees and then turn off when the inside temperature get over 45 degrees.

Roy Ken

Just curious, was that the type with electronic controls? (digital readout and all that stuff)

I have had that happen with CFL bulbs, normally if I am not using something I will unplug it. I always unplug portable appliances like toasters and mixers. JMO

I had the same thing happen. So now days we cant use an electric heater without watching it. Cheap foreign products. After looking at various propane and electric heaters it makes the factory rv furnace seem pretty good.