I need a heater for the laundry room so the water pipes don't freeze. Will this heat the room to only 45 degrees &amp; then turn off?
245248
It has a thermostadt that can be digitaly set to the desired temp. Now whether it can be set as low as 45 degrees I am not sure but you surely can set if for 50 degrees and it will function very well. I have a 400 square foot den and on the coldest days, and I am talking 20 degrees below, it will run you out of the room when set on 70 degrees. I had to set it at about 65 degrees to tolerate the heat. This heater really performs well. To answer your question will it turn off once the temp is reached...the answer is YES it will and turn on when it drops below the desired temp too.
1710778
I ordered one of these for mine I thought it was bad but the little round thing in the copper wire for the thermal couple is a temp shut off if it get over 190 it shuts of the gas we had a refrigerator and dryer to close to it and it was over heating. I moved them and it worked great.
1264738
It goes down to 40, but be careful. 40 degrees at the interior location of the thermostat does not guarantee that the basement and pipes in exterior walls will stay above freezing. If you have fixtures on exterior walls, typically kitchen sink, leave the sink base cabinet door open to allow the pipes to be exposed to warmer room air
889879
I think the best thing to do is to call the manufacturer and ask them that question, but I don't think you would need to since the heater can be kept at the desired room temperature by clicking the dial clockwise and stopping when you hear a click sound.
512275
If you set it to 73, it should turn off when the ambient temperature is 75. The temperature you see on the display when you're not adjusting it is supposed to be the room temperature. I do know from personal experience that this heater has a lot of problems and is not one that I would buy again.
1812164
The information for this thermostat states "50 degrees" But I would unplug the cord if the temperatures were going to stay above 40.....just to save on the electric bill!
834138
I have a 20 X 20 basement room that is freezing. When I turn it on, the heater reads that it is 55 degrees in the room. If I turn it on at 6 am, the room is comfortable (maybe 74) by 8:30. I think it does a very good job. My parents have one that they use to heat their family which is maybe 30 X 20. I really like it.
862659
I had some trouble when it was -20F. the heater that comes with the unit is adjustable. It gets very warm/ hot when you turn it all the way hot. The water still freezes over some on the top.
2176236
Even on the low setting it will let you choose the temp. The temp goes in increments of 5, from 65 to 85 (I believe). This is a great heater that keeps our 450sf bedroom very warm.
1495335
Must be something wrong with your heater. When I set the heater temperature to 71 degrees the heater will stay on until reaching 73 degrees (don't know why). Once it drops to 70 degrees then the heater should come back on. The heater will tell you whatever the temp is in the room. When it's extremely cold the heater can't heat some rooms. Hope this helps.
1386920
I've used this unit for the entire house for the past year. No problem so far. My clothes washer is not as warm using the warm water setting. For showers and other manually controlled water temperature items, the unit works fine. I live in South Carolina. I would not recommend unit if you live in Alaska.
911913
Is the hot water supply to the washer actually hot? Is there a long run of pipe to the water heater (water that has to be used up before the hot water appears)? Is the wash water hotter if you shut off the cold supply temporarily as a test? Do you have an on-demand water heater that maybe can't keep up? By the way, it seems like for the WARM water setting, this washer does not mix hot and cold to produce a specific target temperature. It just turns both on and you get what you get. It's up to you to adjust the valves of the supply (usually closing the cold valve slightly) to achieve the right temperature water for WARM.
977799
Not sure, but rather than turn it off I set it at 40; so it can go at least that low. Not sure you'd want it any lower because the pipes would freeze!
1703104
We haven't noticed a problem. The heater kicks on with a really small water flow. Compared to a tank type heater, there is a slightly longer wait until the water gets really hot. After all, in both cases the water in your pipes is cold and must be flushed out with hot water. If it's a concern, run a tap near the washing machine to get the pipes hot before you start the washing machine.
1230192
The lowest is about 35 degrees. Just enough to keep things from freezing in the shop. It depends on the amount of space you have, and how well insulated it is. I am heating the equivalent of a one car garage and it is not well insulated. This heater would work better in a insulated garage.
97007
I would think that because the temp is 30 degrees the mositure is not going to be close to 45 percent. Therefore, if it set at automatic, which mine is. It will turn on and off based on the humidity. However, you should look at the drain lines so that they cannot freeze up.......... insulation of some type around the line.........
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I don't think the sensor temp can be adjusted. But I think that the water heater at the lowest setting (but not vacation mode) should be fine. I've had the sensor not stop the flow if the kids turn the hot water on to less than half, but you can feel the water and it's barely lukewarm at that point. I think as long as you turn the hot to full blast when you turn it on, even with the lowest water heater temp, it will still stop the flow. If you have two handles on your water, leave the cold off. Your goal is to get the most hot water to the showerhead as fast as possible to flush out the cold water in the pipes. If you have a one handled shower faucet, just turn it all the way up. I don't think the sensor temp can be adjusted. But I think that the water heater at the lowest setting (but not vacation mode) should be fine. I've had the sensor not stop the flow if the kids turn the hot water on to less than half, but you can feel the water and it's barely lukewarm at that point. I think as long as you turn the hot to full blast when you turn it on, even with the lowest water heater temp, it will still stop the flow. If you have two handles on your water, leave the cold off. Your goal is to get the most hot water to the showerhead as fast as possible to flush... » Read More I don't think the sensor temp can be adjusted. But I think that the water heater at the lowest setting (but not vacation mode) should be fine. I've had the sensor not stop the flow if the kids turn the hot water on to less than half, but you can feel the water and it's barely lukewarm at that point. I think as long as you turn the hot to full blast when you turn it on, even with the lowest water heater temp, it will still stop the flow. If you have two handles on your water, leave the cold off. Your goal is to get the most hot water to the showerhead as fast as possible to flush out the cold water in the pipes. If you have a one handled shower faucet, just turn it all the way up. « Show Less