What is the lowest thermostat setting on this unit? I want to use it to keep a small basement area, with plumbing from freezing.
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sorry, I cannot see a temperature scale on it. however, if you really only want to use enough electricity to prevent freezing, this unit is not appropriate because it will be on much more than the minimum to do what you need. Suggest you look at greenhouse thermostat, which will control a heater to come on at any temperature down to freezing, and costs about $35 on eBay. It will control up to 10 Amps, which will be a heater of about 1200 Watts, more than you will need to prevent freezing. What do you do when the power goes off, or does it not? My solution would be to use a heat pipe to bring heat up from the earth below. You can make one with a length of copper pipe. Ask a friendly physicist to help sorry, I cannot see a temperature scale on it. however, if you really only want to use enough electricity to prevent freezing, this unit is not appropriate because it will be on much more than the minimum to do what you need. Suggest you look at greenhouse thermostat, which will control a heater to come on at any temperature down to freezing, and costs about $35 on eBay. It will control up to 10 Amps, which will be a heater of about 1200 Watts, more than you will need to prevent freezing. What do you do when the power goes off, or does it not? My solution would be to use a heat pipe to... » Read More sorry, I cannot see a temperature scale on it. however, if you really only want to use enough electricity to prevent freezing, this unit is not appropriate because it will be on much more than the minimum to do what you need. Suggest you look at greenhouse thermostat, which will control a heater to come on at any temperature down to freezing, and costs about $35 on eBay. It will control up to 10 Amps, which will be a heater of about 1200 Watts, more than you will need to prevent freezing. What do you do when the power goes off, or does it not? My solution would be to use a heat pipe to bring heat up from the earth below. You can make one with a length of copper pipe. Ask a friendly physicist to help « Show Less
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It is perfect for that use...there is no setting that refelects the temp (it is a low, med, high, type) but the lowest setting seems to keep our spare/seperate from house bedroom in Colorado nice and toasty when used, and "not freezing" when not used....just set it and forget it. Unit MUST be installed by electrician....it has no wires included.
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Sorry I'm late on the response! You can set the humidity level right on top of the unit.. I leave mine at 45% because I have a damp basement that stays very cool but humid if I didn't answer the question you were asking please let me know thanks for asking my opinion Pete
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Well I have three of these in a 900 square foot cabin at 4000 foot elevation, I don't expect to heat the house this way, it is about freeze protection while I am gone.Never had a freezing problem yet, and it has been below zero within the last few months
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The unit doesn't have a calibrated thermostat. I made a little arm to go on the knob of the temperature control that lets me see about where it is set. When I leave the shop I turn it way down and then I turn it up when I return. I do have a small oil filled radiator unit I depend on to keep the area above freezing, about 40deg. so it isn't as cold when I go back to work. I suspect one could rig up one of the thermostat units used for 220v baseboard heaters to provide more accurate control but I don't think it is worth the effort, at least not for me.
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During the winter my basement's temperature gets into the 50s but, the humidity is so low that the unit hardly ever runs.I have one of the new electric heat pump water heaters and that doesn't produce any water either in the winter.
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I can't say for sure but I imagine it can be set as low as you want. Of course, it's probably risky to set it lower than 50 in the winter as your water pipes might freeze and burst.
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The temperature is thermostatically controlled so the unit would turn off and come back on when needed.Never used mine in a basement, but if there's moisture I would be concerned.
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I think it would work fine in a small garage-if your intention is to set it low to keep pipes from freezing, if you intend to heat the garage in a cold area it would probably run constantly. pretty simple design, the only issue I had was to replace the fan motor as it had worn out after a couple years of use.
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I found the same thing with both my units. That is, if I want the room temp. to be 78 degrees, I set the air cond. for 74 degrees. No big deal.
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Live in PHX and house is at 85 degrees or so in summer and the unit has no problems keeping it at its lowest settings,46 degrees in upper 54 in lower. This unit has dual cooling systems and the area each unit has to cool is pretty small....... Not sure if humidity plays a role though. Hope this helps.
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Not sure but mine is in basement that I keep at about 55 degrees. Works just fine.
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My unit can be set as low as 59 degrees F. My home thermostat reads 61 degrees when put at this setting, so I think the calibration is off a bit on the unit. We use this unit to heat a large LR area (kept at 60 degrees overnight) and it does this quite well at only the moderate (4 element) heat setting. During the winter we keep our house at a cool 64 - 65 degrees when occupied. Seems cool, but if properly dressed, it makes a big difference in the heating bills...down 30% over prior winter heating costs for same month when we used to keep the house around 68 degrees constantly using our heat pump. My unit can be set as low as 59 degrees F. My home thermostat reads 61 degrees when put at this setting, so I think the calibration is off a bit on the unit. We use this unit to heat a large LR area (kept at 60 degrees overnight) and it does this quite well at only the moderate (4 element) heat setting. During the winter we keep our house at a cool 64 - 65 degrees when occupied. Seems cool, but if properly dressed, it makes a big difference in the heating bills...down 30% over prior winter heating costs for same month when we used to keep the house around 68 degrees constantly using our... » Read More My unit can be set as low as 59 degrees F. My home thermostat reads 61 degrees when put at this setting, so I think the calibration is off a bit on the unit. We use this unit to heat a large LR area (kept at 60 degrees overnight) and it does this quite well at only the moderate (4 element) heat setting. During the winter we keep our house at a cool 64 - 65 degrees when occupied. Seems cool, but if properly dressed, it makes a big difference in the heating bills...down 30% over prior winter heating costs for same month when we used to keep the house around 68 degrees constantly using our heat pump. « Show Less
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I used mine all winter long in the basement here in central il. Havent had any issues and the thing works great! Ive unplugged it a few times but for the most part it runs 24/7. I know for sure it ran alright around 50°f maybe lower.
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I don't know the lowest, I have never set it below 36 F. I use one in my shop to keep things from freezing.
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The heater control is not intended to be a thermostat that will keep an area temperature no lower than a setting. It keeps the heater no colder than a setting so my heater came on briefly when the temperature was 25F. It didn't significantly heat the area. I would not trust this heater to keep an area from going below freezing, The outside temperature plays a major role in the temperature that this or similar heaters heat an area. By experement you could find a setting that would keep an area at 40F but if the outside temp. took a dive the inside temp will also go down but not as much. If you need to freeze protect an area plug your heater into a Farm Innovators TC-3. Find one on Amazon. It kicks on at 35F
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I use my Procom gas heater to heat an attached sun room measuring20'x15' During the heating season, the room is a comfortable 68 degrees with the thermostat dial set between 2 and 3. Depending on the area of your basement, and whether it is totally below ground, a low setting on the thermostat dial would meet your needs. I would call Procom's technical support, if you need a more precise answer.
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I heats the basement well. I keep it set at 50. Keeps the pipes and floors warm. It is only 7 foot ceilings. Not sure how warm you need it. Quite costly on the electric bill. This last month it went up $100 and it isn't really cold yet. Not sure if this helps. I ran it all summer to keep circulation in the basement. I have three partitions (partial walls).