What is the difference with this heater that puts out 5112 BTU's at 1500 Watts of power and my Air King Ceramic that puts out 5112 BTU's? My ceramic heater covers 280 square feet so how can this heater with 5112 BTU's cover 800 square feet?
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The Lifesmart LS-3ECO heater is a very good heater for small rooms - I now own three of them. Concerning the square foot heating ratings on this and all heaters, note my statements from my review of the heater: Some people have complained about the unit not heating their area. For the size room I have (12 x 10) it works just fine. I think the best use for heaters like this is to take the chill out of the room and not as a source of primary heat. Often I have it on for a short period of time, and then I shut it off because it is warm enough in the room. With all heater advertisements, you need to take the maximum heated room size specification with a grain of salt. There are many factors that determine if a given heater will provide sufficient heat for an area. For example, are there any openings into other rooms, is a stairway present in the room where the heat can rise, how many windows are in the area, are there any outside walls, how well insulated are the walls, how cold is it outside, etc. For a small unit like this, it should adequately heat an area of about 300 square feet; again, it depends.
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You need to find the max btu rating (i.e. 250,000btu) for the cooktop, and then compare it with the rating for this regulator, which is 140,000 btu. Word of advice: if you need to ask these questions, you might be better letting a professional size and install your system. Gas is nothing to play with, and an improperly sized regulator could mean big problems.
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Really depends on the space and insulation. At max output this heater produces 60,000 but/hour. You can figure out the heating arrangement here:http://www.calculator.net/btu-calculator.html I use it in a semi-insulated garage that is 1000 sq/ft and it brings it up from 25 to 60 in about 15 minutes on high.
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I have the same size garage, and the HD60ASO111 Hot Dog does a real good job of heating with no problems with it since I purchased it about a year ago as a replacement for what it had. I had a 75,000 BTU unit in it before and I can't tell any difference.
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I can't make that comparison, but compared to a much less expensive Commercial Cool Unit from BJs, which was much lower BTU (10000, I think), it doesn't compare. I was extremely disappointed in this unit.
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High/1500, Low/750. BTU: High/1500, Low/2561I found these specs by googling the writing on the shipping box (luckily/lazily the heater that I ordered is still sitting inside of the box in by utility room).
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Look at the amps the unit draws and compare it to other similar sized units. More amps directly co-ordinates to more heat. The big 8 amp unit will theoretically produce 880 watts of heat when drawing a full 8 amps (compressor running). Unless it's vented to the outside, the entire 880 watts gives up it's heat to the room. That's equivalent to a smaller sized electric portable heater.
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since it's only a 400/800 watt heater, it's more of a spot heater. Since your room is 15x20, you should look into a more powerful heater that puts out 1500 watts in one of its settings. I actually don't use the oscillating feature because it's not that powerful and usually use the 800 setting for just a couple of hours. Overnight, I switch it to the 400 watt setting.I think those Living Pure infrared heaters would heat up your 15x20 room easily and those heaters radiate the heat everywhere whereas this heater is more of a directional, spot heater
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I agree that the specs are confusing. In purchasing mine I went with the advice of several friends that owned similar heaters. they told me that theirs were heating approx. 2/3 of the sq. footage stated in the ads. I found this to be quite accurate. Other than that I am very pleased with my heater. Hope this helps!
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We love this heater. It shuts off when reaching desired temperature. We turn it down at night. Yes, when running, it is always at 1500 watts.
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it all matters , have god windows? , insulation? Iam not impressed with these heaters at all ,A vornado puts out more heat , but they are all like running a hairdryer constantly , they use energy big time ! my suggestion , try to find another way to heat your house , but would guess 300 to 400 square foot if all above is good !
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I am not finding a BTU listing on my Instructions - Operating Manual. 120 Volt outlet, 1500 Watts. Call Lasko Customer Service at 800-233-0268 and tell them the Model #. Mine is Model # 5624 Silent Room Heater. Hope this helps.
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One watt = 3.41 BTU's. A 1500 watt heater will produce 5115 BTU's/hr. and at 800 watts will produce 2728 BTU's. A great money-saving alternative to heating the entire home, this portable electric heater delivers comfortable warmth wherever it's needed most. Designed for a large 16-by-16-foot room with an 8-foot ceiling, the unit's energy-efficient Vortex technology fully circulates warm air throughout the room in just minutes. Choose from two heat settings--low at 800 watts or high at 1500 watts. For added convenience, its automatic climate control adjusts the heat output and fan speed at all times to maintain the set temperature, which means the room doesn't need to cool down in order for the heater to turn back on. Great for at home or at the office, the unit offers simple top-mounted controls, whisper-quiet operation, and a variety of safety features including a cool-touch cabinet and grill, a non-glowing heating element, and automatic shut-off for peace of mind. Model is made for 120 Volts only. I use mine in my motorhome which is 8.5' x 37' and it does a good job in the front 2/3rds. of it. When the outside temp falls below freezing it struggles to maintain 70 degrees but a motorhome is not very well insulated and has lots of window glass to transfer cold. I am very pleased with mine and recently purchased another one. There are cheaper heaters on the market but I haven't found any that out perform this one.
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Hello. I wanted to start by noting the heater I received is not the one in the picture. It is shorter and thicker, and only has one suction cup at the top.That said, I bought this one because it was the lowest wattage I could find for my 1 gallon tank. The recommendations I found said 7 watts for 1.5 gallons and up, 5 watts for 1 gallon and up. I have not seen any for smaller tanks than that.
200475
Yep, it is only a 200 watt heater... blows cool air in my opinion. .. we have two of them.... both the same... we are returning one... ones without fan are 10X the drying /heating power. Regret the purchase
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i dont think you will ever get more than 60-75 k btus out of this burner, and that;s if you hook it directly to you gas meter outlet with a 3/4 connection which is what this burner's inlet connection is. getting a bigger meter won't help. you can run an entier house with 2 cntral heaters, a stove, a water heater, and more off of a 250,000 cubic foot meter, and you can run them all at once. keep in ing a standard 40 gallom water heaterdraws about 38,000btus. this burner is defintley bigger than that. i would think it would produce a bout twice that, so 2X38,000+74,000.
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About 1700 BTU. It must be hardwired to a 240volt supply. Hope this helps you. King used to make a portable 120volt heater. You might try their website King-electric.com for more info