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wa8yxm
Feb 11, 2014Explorer III
First.. all 1500 watt space heaters put out the exact same amount of heat, Ceramic, Hot wire, Quartz, Oil filled, none of this matters, they all put out the same amount of heat they are all exactly 100% efficient.
Given this,, Look for quality of construction, small size and tip over protection. I have 4 of them here, two are Ceraminc two are hot wire and all but one oare the same size (About 4 by six by eight) (the last one is bigger but it has a soild state thermostat and a few other "Bells"
Also be careful of the wiring in your RV, one of my outlets was clearly not up to a 1500 watt load and had to be replaced.. I put in heavy duty outlets fed by 12 ga wire, each with it's own breaker for them and no more smell of melting insulation.
What would I like (And likely will buy as my next replacement) CW has a small 1500 watt fake Fireplace,, About the size of 2 of my current heaters.. (or the screen on this Win-8.1 computer) Looks good and works well.
Given this,, Look for quality of construction, small size and tip over protection. I have 4 of them here, two are Ceraminc two are hot wire and all but one oare the same size (About 4 by six by eight) (the last one is bigger but it has a soild state thermostat and a few other "Bells"
Also be careful of the wiring in your RV, one of my outlets was clearly not up to a 1500 watt load and had to be replaced.. I put in heavy duty outlets fed by 12 ga wire, each with it's own breaker for them and no more smell of melting insulation.
What would I like (And likely will buy as my next replacement) CW has a small 1500 watt fake Fireplace,, About the size of 2 of my current heaters.. (or the screen on this Win-8.1 computer) Looks good and works well.
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