Why does the heater use 1500W power? Other heaters at the same power (a little higher cost) give about 6-8 times the amount of heat.
1317908
I have no idea on watts; all I wanted was a small fan/heater for my desk at work ! Sorry I can't help
1317909
Answer here... I have never never seen any heaters that operate at standard 120 VAC with ratings higher than 1500 Watts, which is 12.5 amps. This is safely within the 20 amp limit of household breakers. Six to eight times that power would require 75 to 100 amps.
1317910
I am not an electrician but I have heard an electrician in my office building state that most heaters use 1500W of power, and it is enough heat to keep me warm at my desk. I suppose if I was looking for a heating unit at my house since it does not have central heat & air then I would go with a product that produces more heat but costs more.
1444214
Absolutely, however, 1500 watts is a lot for a small engine. I use a 1500 watt in my caterpillar loaders. Consider a lower wattage heater, unless you plan on needing it to heat up quickly. I use 400 watts in my smaller diesel engines, and they keep them toasty warm.
791938
1500-watt heater increases surrounding temperature by up to 15° F; 5,000-BTU output.
926114
it has 2 settings, 400 watts and 800 watts. It won't heat your 15x20 room...it's more of a spot heater at the 800 watt setting. If you want something that can easily heat up with those dimensions, I would go for a Living Pure heater that puts out 1500 watts and which radiates the heat in all directionsI don't even use the oscillating feature because then the heat dispersion is uneven
1009826
All electric heaters are 100% efficient. My heater ran on a 15 amp 120 volt circuit.
1350574
It is a 180 watt heater. 180W / 12V = 15A. You will need a 15 amp fuse if the heater is the only thing on the circuit. If you have anything else drawing power on the circuit a 15 amp fuse will probably blow.
1125786
If you run it on the highest setting, it uses 1500 watts per hour which is 1.5 kilowatts. Our power company charges 7 cents per KWH (kilowatt hour) so if we run it on high for an hour, it costs us 10.5 cents an hour. If you use the lower settings, you use lower watts so the cost is less. Your electric bill should tell you how much you are being charged per KWH.
390139
My model is DR-988. My owners manual specifies it as a 240 v. 5600 watt heater. I'm not an electrician but I believe the actual wattage is determined by the incoming voltage. My voltage is about 220 so I'm probably getting less wattage since the spec is for 240 volts. Anyway it puts out a lot of heat.
845410
Since it's rated for 2000 watts total at 120 VAC, the number of heaters supported depends on the size of the heaters (total of all individual loads) which you did not supply. E.g., if your heaters are 500 W each, then four; 1000 W each, then two, etc. I would recommend adding a little margin, like 10% and not load to a total of 2000 W. but go to 1800.
2192691
It depends on the cost of electricity per kilowatt-hour (kw-hr) from your power company. A kw-hr is 1000 watts of electrical load for 1 hour. So, for each hour of operation, that heater uses 1.5 kw-hrs. Multiply that by the cost of the electricity per kw-hr and you'll know how much that heater costs to run each hour. Then multiply that by the number of hours it's operating in a month and you'll know the impact on your monthly bill. For example, if electricity costs 10 cents per kw-hr, the heater costs 15 cents an hour to operate. That's $3.60 per 24 hour day, $25.20 per 7 day week, and $108 for a 30-day month.
1453444
I agree, with the other answer. You would be asking way TOO much for this little 180 Watt unit. It does a great job for me heating a small compartment of my motorcoach where the water pipes come into the coach.
936864
That is a VERY good question, the user manual, which can be found here: http://www.laskoproducts.com/usermanuals/751320CeramicTowerHeater.pdf states "When initially turned on, the Heater will be in High heat (1500 Watts) on Max". So basically, the heater will use 1500Watts on MAX, and less power on lower heat settings. In terms of money per month I'll do a quick calculation. Say you use the heater every night for 8hrs (because your significant other is ALWAYS cold because they are anemic, as in my case, and you wake up in the middle of the night sweating because its so hot because this heater works THAT good but you have NO choice but to leave the heat on or sleep in the living room on the couch because your wife will wake up and get mad if you turn it off....smh)... So at the average of 12cents/kwh for 8hrs per night for the average of 30.4368 days a month, we have the following formula: 1500W * 8h * 30.4368days = 36000Wh/month or a whopping 360KWh/month. Now at 12cents per KWh, we have: $0.12 * 360KWh = $43.20/month. That means my electric bill is $43.30 higher every month because my wife likes our bedroom to be around 95deg F every night and I wake up with a dry sore throat and feeling like I was in the Sahara desert in Africa all night. Anyway, I hope that answers your question! This heater really is as awesome as all the reviewers say it is. I have been very impressed so far!
1287741
Our electric bill increased less than$8/mo (run heater 8-9 hrs/day in our sunporch here in MI). Bear in mind we use the 1500 Edenpure. Recommend you use a 1500 - cost might be more, but it will pay for itself.
1800114
depends on who provides your power but 1500 watts is like running 15 100watt light bulbs. works well for our 18'x18' bedroom. cheaper than heating the whole house.
2187231
The typical US household voltage is 120, therefore a 15 amp circuit times 120 volts equals 1800 Watts. Anything over 1,800 Watts will blow a 15 amp fuse or trip a 15 amp circuit breaker. All UL listed appliances are required to have their Wattage consumption listed on it, usually on the bottom. Just add up the total wattages that will be running at the same time to determine if the circuit breaker or fuse can handle it. This heater has 3 power settings; low = 1,000 watts, high = 1,500 watts and an economy mode which varies but averages around 500 watts. Hope this technical answer helps you with more than just with the heater. Use the same formula for an average 20 amp circuit too. The typical US household voltage is 120, therefore a 15 amp circuit times 120 volts equals 1800 Watts. Anything over 1,800 Watts will blow a 15 amp fuse or trip a 15 amp circuit breaker. All UL listed appliances are required to have their Wattage consumption listed on it, usually on the bottom. Just add up the total wattages that will be running at the same time to determine if the circuit breaker or fuse can handle it. This heater has 3 power settings; low = 1,000 watts, high = 1,500 watts and an economy mode which varies but averages around 500 watts. Hope this technical answer helps you... » Read More The typical US household voltage is 120, therefore a 15 amp circuit times 120 volts equals 1800 Watts. Anything over 1,800 Watts will blow a 15 amp fuse or trip a 15 amp circuit breaker. All UL listed appliances are required to have their Wattage consumption listed on it, usually on the bottom. Just add up the total wattages that will be running at the same time to determine if the circuit breaker or fuse can handle it. This heater has 3 power settings; low = 1,000 watts, high = 1,500 watts and an economy mode which varies but averages around 500 watts. Hope this technical answer helps you with more than just with the heater. Use the same formula for an average 20 amp circuit too. « Show Less
1902111
Hello there! This heater is a 1500W model and therefore, it is about 5000 BTU/hr.
351650
the problem is the space heater it take a lot of power to run it probably 1500 watts so I don t tink that it can run the 3 items at the same time