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rgatijnet1
Feb 11, 2014Explorer III
pianotuna wrote:
Hi,
Watts don't care what type of heater they are powering--and they are all the same total heat. However, radiant heaters warm what they are pointed at first--and then the heat from the warmed object radiates to the room.
Wrong. Those same watts powering a heat pump will put out almost twice the BTU's of heat than the best radiant heater. Radiant heat is not very efficient when compared to other methods of producing heat. Here is a link. Heat pump See if you can find ANY radiant heater that can put out 9500 btu's of heat, and blow it throughout the coach with only 950 watts/8.18 amps.
1500 watts of radiant heat will generate ONLY 5200 btu's of heat.
If you need the maximum amount of heat for the minimum amount of wattage, use a heat pump. If you have plenty of power available and are concerned about cost, use the radiant heaters.
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