Need to replace Baseboard Heaters with ??

[Scott Townsend]

So we have a guest house that had 20 year old 220v electric Baseboard heaters. Flip a few on and watch the Meter Fly!

So I'm looking to replace them with either another baseboard unit, or a Wall unit.

We have one of the portable radiator type fin units filled with oil and I like the way it can still heat after the oil's been warmed up.

Do they make a Baseboard heater that I can Mount to the Wall that does something Similar? I do not want a Portable unit, I want something Fixed.

Any Suggestions?

Scott

[Speedy Jim]

[RBM]

[Mike Dobony]

[Scott Townsend]

I expected more grief then that! ;-P

The old units look like this:

Pretty hideous.

If its all Apples to Apple, So maybe someth>> So we have a guest house that had 20 year old 220v electric Baseboard

[Eric]

The thing is, while its heating the oil its not heating the room. Heating oil to heat a room is going to use more energy than to just heat the room.

[Speedy Jim]

[Edwin Pawlowski]

[nicksanspam]

Ah, basic nonsense :-)

Nick

[Scott Townsend]

Thanks guys.

Since this is a 'rental' and its only 520 SqFt (the whole unit, not just the one room) I'm thinking the 1500 watt unit should be fine. The Last tenant had a portable 1500 watt radiant oil filled heater and they usually put it on 1500 watt for a bit to take the Chill off, then set it to 700 watt to maintain.

Being that I've just finished building a house I'm not really interested in spending much time and effort on this small rental. So I'm looking for something that I can Fix to the wall/ceiling and hard wire in so I can meter it (along with the Stove and a few other things) so we can charge for it. The other Outlets are not on the Meter. (if you really want to know why, I can explain, but...) Quick and Efficient. (-;

There is no Fireplace or any roof penetrations, so back to the quick and not wanting to spend time, I don't think a fireplace/pellet stove is in my future.

Wait, We'll be putting in an Electric Oven.. What if I get one with Convection? Have her turn on the Oven and the Convection fan... Adjust the baking tem to what she wants the room to be? (-;

Scott

[bud--]

. Nope. As several people have said electric heat is 100% efficient.

As Edwin said the oil just maintains heat output over a longer time.

[Charlesmurphy via HomeKB.com]

So, is it a good idea to replace my standard base board heaters with this Hydronic type?

[Edwin Pawlowski]

It will give a more even heat in a drafty room. Certainly not a bad idea, but it may be a bit more costly to buy. Over a number of years, it is cheap.

[nicksanspam]

You are welcome. Here's more: power is measured in watts, not "Watts per hour."

Nick

[Banty]

Heat is energy and therefore is to be provided in terms of energy units, which would be power x time.

Banty

[nicksanspam]

Exactly. "Per" means "divided by" time, which implies an acceleration of power ("Cap'n, we're up to Warp 11! She canna take much morra this!" :-)

Nick