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From: dave@cylixd.UUCP (Dave Kirby)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: Space heater info wanted
Message-ID: <655@cylixd.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 3-Jan-86 11:43:48 EST
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Posted: Fri Jan  3 11:43:48 1986
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In article <894@whuxlm.UUCP> jae@whuxlm.UUCP (Jae Chung) writes:
>I want to purchase a quiet space heater for my bedroom and
>I was wondering if anyone could recommend one.  My primary
>concern is that it be VERY QUIET (ie. no fans)...


My brother swears by the new oil-filed electric radiators. He and
his wife and baby live in an old house that does not have central
heat. He bought one of these radiators last year and intends on buying
one for each room when he gets the financial wherewithal.

I visited him last week, and I can vouch for the radiator's
effectiveness. First, the thing is QUIET. It's not like those old
steam radiators you used to have at school that made it impossible to
hear the teacher when the thing banged on. It also does not have any
fan to make noise. You can't even tell if it is on unless you look at
a little light on the side that lights up when the thermostat kicks
on. If you listen closely, there is a little click in the thermostat
which has about the same decibel level as a microswitch.

Second, the thing is very effective. I almost died from the heat. Both 
my brother and his wife like their rooms at 80+ degrees, and this little
radiator at 1100+ watts would bring the room from a comfortable 70
degrees to a sweltering 85 degrees in a very short time. I put my hand
near the radiator when it was on and could feel very little heat from
it, because the 1100 watts of heat was evenly distributed throughout the
surface area of the radiator. So the entire surface of the radiator was
warm, but not hot. But it really does the job on a room.


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