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Baseboard Heaters dnoyeB 05-22-2006
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Posted by Paul M. Eldridge on May 24, 2006, 10:02 am
One *big* advantage of hydronic electric baseboard heaters is that
they operate at considerably lower temperatures, greatly reducing
(eliminating?) any potential fire risk, as well as the burn hazard to
young children. These lower operating temperatures also correct
another problem often associated with standard baseboard heaters --
the black streaks or carbon deposits on painted surfaces immediately
above the heater. And they do offer greater comfort in that they
continue to radiate heat long after the element has shut off, thereby
minimizing any temperature swings.

Now, I'm not sure of this next point [hopefully someone can confirm or
correct me on this], but I believe you can safely locate these units
directly under electrical outlets, something I know you can't do with
conventional baseboard heaters.

Years ago, I had liquid-filled electric baseboard heaters in a summer
home (they were made by InterTherm, which I believe is now Cadet). If
I were ever to install electric heat again, this is the way I'd go;
there's absolutely no question in my mind this type of heater is well
worth the extra premium.

Cheers,
Paul

----
> Also, the liquid filled ones really offer no benefits- they take
>slightly longer to heat up and to cool off, sort of a "flywheel
> effect".


Posted by Goedjn on May 24, 2006, 10:48 am
On Wed, 24 May 2006 14:02:20 GMT, Paul M. Eldridge

>One *big* advantage of hydronic electric baseboard heaters is that
>they operate at considerably lower temperatures, greatly reducing
>(eliminating?) any potential fire risk, as well as the burn hazard to
>young children. These lower operating temperatures also correct
>another problem often associated with standard baseboard heaters --
>the black streaks or carbon deposits on painted surfaces immediately
>above the heater. And they do offer greater comfort in that they
>continue to radiate heat long after the element has shut off, thereby
>minimizing any temperature swings.
>
>Now, I'm not sure of this next point [hopefully someone can confirm or
>correct me on this], but I believe you can safely locate these units
>directly under electrical outlets, something I know you can't do with
>conventional baseboard heaters.
>
>Years ago, I had liquid-filled electric baseboard heaters in a summer
>home (they were made by InterTherm, which I believe is now Cadet). If
>I were ever to install electric heat again, this is the way I'd go;
>there's absolutely no question in my mind this type of heater is well
>worth the extra premium.
>
>Cheers,
>Paul
>

I thought that "hydronic" meant forced hot water?


Posted by Paul M. Eldridge on May 24, 2006, 11:52 am
You could be right; people might imagine a system driven by a
conventional or electric boiler, as opposed to a self-contained
"liquid filled" electric baseboard heater. That said, if you were to
do a Google search using the words "hydronic electric baseboard"
enclosed within quotation marks, you would see a number of hits,
including one that takes us directly to Cadet's home page, a major
manufacturer of these products. So, in my defence, if I'm misusing
industry standard terminology, I'm not alone. ;-)

Cheers,
Paul


>I thought that "hydronic" meant forced hot water?


Posted by dnoyeB on May 25, 2006, 4:15 pm
Paul M. Eldridge wrote:

> You could be right; people might imagine a system driven by a
> conventional or electric boiler, as opposed to a self-contained
> "liquid filled" electric baseboard heater. That said, if you were to
> do a Google search using the words "hydronic electric baseboard"
> enclosed within quotation marks, you would see a number of hits,
> including one that takes us directly to Cadet's home page, a major
> manufacturer of these products. So, in my defence, if I'm misusing
> industry standard terminology, I'm not alone. ;-)
>
> Cheers,
> Paul
>
>
>>I thought that "hydronic" meant forced hot water?

Thanks for that opinion. Also, the term hydronic is on all the materials I
have seen to describe these heaters.

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Posted by Joseph Meehan on May 23, 2006, 8:04 am
>I am looking for a good baseboard heater recommendation. Right now I see
>only qmark and Cadet mfg. Both seem to cost about the same.
>
> Im looking for 240v since i hear this will be more efficient?

Not really more efficient, but it means you can use smaller wires. Do
go for the 240V it is a good idea.

> Probably a 4' or 5' unit. I want the kind the the liquid inside.

The liquid inside will not really do much for you. It will slow down
the heating when it first comes on and it will cause it to continue to heat
longer after it is turned off. Proper sizing and placement of the units is
far more important.

Note: unless you have no access to anything other than electric or live
in one of the few areas where electric is really cheap, it would be more
cost effective to heat with something other than electric. Electric is
handy for spot heating, but I would not want liquid filled for that.

>
> Any recommendations or warnings?
>
>
> --
> Thank you,
>



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Joseph Meehan

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