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pasusan
Explorer
Nov 12, 2014

Opinions on heat strip for A/C - UPDATED with Results

I've been thinking of getting a heat strip for the A/C for Christmas and I want help deciding. I've read here that the heat is pretty negligible so they aren't worth it. Here is why we are thinking...
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pianotuna
Nomad III
Nov 14, 2014
Hi Phil,

Yup that works great to reduce humidity. I'm glad to see I'm not the only person thinking "outside the box".

I ran into a snag last night with the heat strip. It was so cold that the fan motor would not run at full speed. I gave up quite quickly as I do not wish to be replacing motors. Fortunately I had a spare heater.

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