I expected more grief then that! ;-P The old units look like this: hideous. If its all Apples to Apple, So maybe something like this then? do like this unit though... Seems like the Hydronic would be more efficient though. the Energy heating the oil, then the oil still retains…
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Scott Townsend
I expected more grief then that! ;-P
The old units look like this:
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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
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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.
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nicksanspam
Ah, basic nonsense :-)
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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? (-;
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. Nope. As several people have said electric heat is 100% efficient.
As Edwin said the oil just maintains heat output over a longer time.
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So, is it a good idea to replace my standard base board heaters with this Hydronic type?
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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.
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nicksanspam
You are welcome. Here's more: power is measured in watts, not "Watts per hour."
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Heat is energy and therefore is to be provided in terms of energy units, which would be power x time.
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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!" :-)
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