Posted by Lefty on January 10, 2010 at 08:48:56 from (72.160.224.99):
In Reply to: Amish Heaters posted by larry@stinescorner on January 10, 2010 at 06:29:52:
One such item I investigated was simply a 1500W electric heater,built w/3 tubular quartz bulbs,as used in floodlights,enclosed in a heavy copper sheet metal shell to more evenly disipate the heat produced.The bulbs were controlled by a thermostat(thermal limiter). Ie:when heater was ON,bulbs radiation(heat)brought copper(heat sink)up to set temp,then cycled off,until copper radiated off the heat,restarting the warming cycle.The copper shell smoothed out the surges that would be present in a nichrome wire element by providing a much larger radiating surface with a longer "cooldown" time vs wire elements. This being simply a radiant heats w/o a fan,when it cycled"off" it did not draw the few milliamps more that a fan/wire took,however IMHO the radiant heater thereby had less circulating power in a given area,so without a ceiling fan or such in larger room,principal comfort zone would be limited to immediate area of heater,depending on room's heat loss logistics. In short,IMHO,an electric heater IS an electric heater IS an electric heater....the copper plate/quartz bulb heaters are nothing magic,just a variation on the oil filled electric heaters which use the enclosed oil as a heat sink also,to more evenly dissipate the heat. This is my opinion ONLY.I have no documents stating I'm smart,just been thru Seen That and Common Sense courses in life :)
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