Ceramic heaters vs. ... what?
I'm seeing a lot of references to the use of ceramic heaters, as opposed to furnaces. I understand that when you're hooked up, you may as well use the electricity you've already paid for, rather than...
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My work has several oil filled heaters. I am REALLY surprised that they might use that type, as the heat up to where it would be uncomfortable to touch it accidentally while it is hot, and it takes about 15 minutes to cool down before you can safely store it (or pick it up).
I have seen several ceramic heaters. It is a type of heating element, that is very compact, and has a tiny fan, that blows out very warm heat- to hot for my comfort, I would worry about air more than 120F coming out of the small heater.
I use regular portable heaters. I have 3 in my RV. I can only run 2 at a time with my 30 amp service. I normally run one on low heat, and the other switch back and forth between high and low heat, depending on how cold it is. I don't want to max out my 30 amp plug, so never run both on high, except perhaps a short time. But if the RV is that cold, I would rather just turn on the furnace for 10 minutes to get it from 50 to 65, then use the electric ones to warm it the rest of the way or rest of the night.
My heater is about 8" square - perhaps 10" square. It has a 6" fan on the back and heating element built in. It is fairly quiet, and only warms the air by about 25 - 30F. So normally it is fairly warm, but not hot air coming out of it. It has to have a thermostat, or you can not leave it on at night!
I can also use them in the summer as fans!
Have fun camping!
Fred.
I have seen several ceramic heaters. It is a type of heating element, that is very compact, and has a tiny fan, that blows out very warm heat- to hot for my comfort, I would worry about air more than 120F coming out of the small heater.
I use regular portable heaters. I have 3 in my RV. I can only run 2 at a time with my 30 amp service. I normally run one on low heat, and the other switch back and forth between high and low heat, depending on how cold it is. I don't want to max out my 30 amp plug, so never run both on high, except perhaps a short time. But if the RV is that cold, I would rather just turn on the furnace for 10 minutes to get it from 50 to 65, then use the electric ones to warm it the rest of the way or rest of the night.
My heater is about 8" square - perhaps 10" square. It has a 6" fan on the back and heating element built in. It is fairly quiet, and only warms the air by about 25 - 30F. So normally it is fairly warm, but not hot air coming out of it. It has to have a thermostat, or you can not leave it on at night!
I can also use them in the summer as fans!
Have fun camping!
Fred.
