I need a heater for the laundry room so the water pipes don't freeze. Will this heat the room to only 45 degrees & 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.
120499
The directions say the thermostat will kick on at 38F and turn off once the pipe is heated to 45F. That means the tape itself will be in the 80 to 90 degree F until the pipe gets to 45. If the thermostat gets stuck open and it is a pex water pipe, you might melt the pipe. However, I'm more concerned about it NOT working at all simply because a very hot tape will probably trip the house electric circuit breaker feeding that socket before it does any damage. Do not over insulate the heat tape. Follow the directions. You want the heat transferring to the water pipe as quickly as possible. The thermostat should be located where the pipe will have the HIGHTEST temperature from the heat tape (that is the highest elevation from the ground to the house). Don't cover the heat tape with those foam insulator type tubes. They are a fire hazard. Use fiberglass and wear a filter mask, goggles and one of those 3M paper coveralls that cover your body and your head as well as gloves. Care must be taken around fiberglass insulation to avoid breathing the stuff or getting it on your hands or face. I've had my heat tape two years now and it still seems to be working. You are supposed to test it with a bag of ice on the thermostat every fall to see if it works as well as unplug it in the spring but I never have. I just check the cold water. I know if it's nearing freezing or not. When that happens and it stays cold, I'll know it gave up the ghost and I need to keep the faucet slightly open when it's below 20 degrees F or so until I replace the heat tape. Hope this helps.
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.
2161860
No, but turning down the thermostat on your water heater would do that, as well as save you money on heating your water higher than you need it to be heated. Just search on the internet, "how to turn water heater temperature down"
867160
I had to ask the manufacturer the same question and the reply was "yes, on at 32* and off at approximately 45*" It is interesting that in none of their literature is this mentioned. I'd think that might be something a potential buyer might like to know. I have not verified the temperature range but this is what I was told by the manufacturer. So far however the heater is doing it's job very nicely.
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!
308274
Mine has run at 60 degrees F with no problems. At temperatures below 64 it will go into periodic defrost mode which will prevent freeze-up. The operator's manual states that the unit will operate in temps down to 41 F. The manual says if the room temp remains below 41 F, the machine should be switched off.
451258
The heater is not adjustable and if you want it on you have to turn it on. It turns off at 140 degrees.
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.
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
2140366
If you are trying to heat a room that is less than 40 degrees, then this is probably not the heater for you. If you are just trying to have something to warm your hands next to whenever your fingers stop working, then this will probably do that job, but only if you are inches away from it. I agree with Ann M's answer, this heater is intended to supplement existing heat, it's not going to keep your whole igloo toasty.
1941185
You can use the up arrow to "set" the temperature higher, but the heater may not be capable of achieving a higher temperature in your room. It sounds like your space is too cold and/or too big for the heater to handle it. If it runs constantly and never shows a temperature higher than 58, then that is probably as high as it can manage.
1429634
It cannot be shut off unless you trip the breaker to the thermostat. The lowest setting is 41 degrees.
373282
I have in a room in the garage that is 8x20ft and no problem in getting this room to 70F, takes about 10 minutes and stays there until I shut it off. Have seen other comments about this heater for room sizes up to 200 sq ft.
1233071
Since I'm not home right now I will answer from memory. There are four temperature settings from which to select (I believe they are 70, 75, 80, 85 degrees) with green light to indicate when that temperature has been reached. At that point it will shut down like any heater with a thermostat. When the quick heat setting is used it will continue to run and put out heat even after it has reached 85 degrees setting.
1626237
Stacie, I cannot say what the bottom shut-off is, but I can tell you that if I set it at #1 (and the thermostat functions a little below #1) the heater will shut of with the temperature in the low 60's. I have to bring it between 2 & 3 to get the area to the 68-70 degree range.
542524
It won't shut power off if "water gets low", but it won't turn on heater if water is in designed temperature range. so it won't be over heated.