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SoundGuy
Mar 13, 2017Explorer
ScottG wrote:
Just keep in mind that all electric heaters, regardless of price, are very nearly 100% efficient.
So choose the style of your choice but dont be fooled by crazy expensive heaters thinking they will give more heat. They wont.
Also don't believe that just because the heater is labeled as a "1500 watt" model that it actually consumes anywhere near that much. Some do but many don't and since there's a direct relationship between energy consumed (in watts) and output heat (in BTUs) the less energy the heater uses the less heat it's going to put out. Measure a number of different heaters randomly with a Kill-a-Watt meter and it's not unusual at all to find so-called "1500 watt" heaters than consume as little as 900 watts on their highest heat setting and therefore won't generate anywhere near as much heat energy as a true 1500 watt model.
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