Best small electric heaters

SoundGuy wrote:

MrWizard wrote:
Most are around 1500 watts which is 12.5 amps at 120vac ...

In theory yes but in reality hardly does any electric heater advertised or labelled as "1500 watts" actually consume that much power, in some cases much less. I have a gaggle of so-called "1500 watt" electric heaters and only one of them comes anywhere near close to drawing 1500 watts, rather ~ 1440 watts, with all the rest much less. My Kill-a-Watt meter is a handy device for measuring actual draw like this. :)

I believe the rating is at 125 volts. Wattage drops fast because with less voltage there is also less amperage.