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I live in the Northeast. Electric heat only option. We are looking to replace electric baseboard with electric oil-filled baseboard heaters. Looking for feedback. Thank you.
With straight electric there is no magical solution. Forget the marketing.
1500 watts of electric will produce only 1500 watts of heat. Makes not difference if it is heating the oil first.
Only 1 good option that works because it can actually draw heat from the outside air. That is a heatpump.
Central units. Or even window and PTAC units.
I live in the Northeast. Electric heat only option. We are looking to replace electric baseboard with electric oil-filled baseboard heaters. Looking for feedback. Thank you.
Yep, as stated above...
Like most forms of electric resistance heating, electric baseboard heaters (regardless of their content) offer 100 percent efficiency. That means 100 percent of the electricity consumed by these heaters is used to produce heat.
I’ve used the electric hydronic in one house that I built and preferred the hydronic to the common fin tube type. The hydronic will hold the heat longer, be somewhat less dustier, quieter and are built stronger and more attractive looking than the fin type, IMO.
I assume they are AC ducts but you could explore a heat pump for HVAC and get rid of the baseboards entirely. Heat pumps do have auxiliary heating strips (electric) when really cold temps, like below 30 or so.
Yep, as stated above...
Like most forms of electric resistance heating, electric baseboard heaters (regardless of their content) offer 100 percent efficiency. That means 100 percent of the electricity consumed by these heaters is used to produce heat.
No cloak, no hocus-pocus.
While that is true , it also is true that it takes the heated oil longer to cool down than air fins so it provides more residual heat to the room.
It is no different then different types of reflectors and refractors in lighting .....the way the light couples to the room matters even though the wattage may be the same.
Ever notice how hot Chinese food can stay when you finally get home with it ?
While that is true , it also is true that it takes the heated oil longer to cool down than air fins so it provides more residual heat to the room.
It is no different then different types of reflectors and refractors in lighting .....the way the light couples to the room matters even though the wattage may be the same.
Ever notice how hot Chinese food can stay when you finally get home with it ?
That hot oil holds heat a lot longer
Exactly correct, as I’ve mentioned in a previous post!
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Air ducts are in the ceiling.
