how much space do these heaters need behind them, and wear do they draw cold air from? putting one between two studs, sealed top&amp;bot hows that work?
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That is what I did. It pulls air in the bottom, heats it and blows it out the top. All the air movement is through the grill on the front.
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I use them to fit under my linksys routers (WRT54G) and leave them on low setting to move a little air though the router. I leave the little wire frame on one end attached and just set the router on top of the fan with the wire frame on the down side. It keeps the unit room temp. As far as laying flat, if you are trying to move a lot of air, (not sure what is in your cabinet), then with it laying flat you will restrict the amount of air the fan can move, assuming you need to use it on high speed setting. Even 1/2 inch rise on the fan will allow it to greatly increase the amount of air it moves. Again I am assuming you need to move a lot of air. I use them to fit under my linksys routers (WRT54G) and leave them on low setting to move a little air though the router. I leave the little wire frame on one end attached and just set the router on top of the fan with the wire frame on the down side. It keeps the unit room temp. As far as laying flat, if you are trying to move a lot of air, (not sure what is in your cabinet), then with it laying flat you will restrict the amount of air the fan can move, assuming you need to use it on high speed setting. Even 1/2 inch rise on the fan will allow it to greatly increase the amount of air it... » Read More I use them to fit under my linksys routers (WRT54G) and leave them on low setting to move a little air though the router. I leave the little wire frame on one end attached and just set the router on top of the fan with the wire frame on the down side. It keeps the unit room temp. As far as laying flat, if you are trying to move a lot of air, (not sure what is in your cabinet), then with it laying flat you will restrict the amount of air the fan can move, assuming you need to use it on high speed setting. Even 1/2 inch rise on the fan will allow it to greatly increase the amount of air it moves. Again I am assuming you need to move a lot of air. « Show Less
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Hi @nerenttt, You need to maintain a minimum distance of 1 feet from the heater
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Per the installation instructions , three (3) feet clearance of objects from the front of unit. Maintain a spacing of three (3) feet between heaters in order to prevent re-circulation of heated air. Insulation surrounding the back and sides of the recess mount box will not affect performance.
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There is a double wall on this heater. I was thinking like you where this is concerned. I had an older heater of this type that i could leave a pot of water on. The top of this one is only warm.
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This makes sense, you are wise to use a filter before installing the #1 canister. Also would you tell me how to vent the heater in one small room, I have windows but hate to open them, as the cold air comes in?
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vent on one end, directions say allow 3" clearance back, top and sides for air circulation. will not hold proper temp in over 110F or under 0F
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Hopefully, you have air slots or vents in the hotter components. If you have air vented slots on the sides and bottom, mount the fan below, if you have vented slots on the top, mount the fan unit above to draw the heat away.If you have room in the rack to space the components from each other, that is best. It is a little noisy, but works well. If you can, put the fan closest to your most critical component that is effected by heat
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I think in very well might be better to install 2 of them. I have a single level 2400--but has a bonus room above garage--and a very tall attic space. I got 1 and it is only cooling my attic 10 degrees or so in the heat of the afternoon. I may look to buy a 2nd one later on down the road.
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Hi- I've never used a space heater in mine -- but thinking about it, I would use a very small one....
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Hello Amma, What do you mean by "ceiling space?" Is that the vent in the ceiling? For what I understand about how this unit works you'll need a window for the unit to bring in fresh air and expose the hot air.
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Technically this is difficult to answer, without seeing your exact set up. The big issue with these is that they do have specific venting requirements, with special pipe etc. If you can satisfy those, you should be good to go as the unit itself does not put out a lot of heat (ours is a 2 person household. YMMV if you have this running for hours keeping up with multiple showers etc.) Our hangs in a relatively tight attic "crawl space" in condo - and very satisfied.
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I have two of these units and I can tell you they will hold the temperature within 1-2 degrees most of the time. You will get fluctuations of 3-4 degrees if you drop the temp below 50. Keep 3-4" of space behind and on the sides. I find if I press it right against the wall or furniture it causes the temperature to rise. It definitely needs buffer space around all the air vents in order to work property.
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That is their recommendation....I would make sure to follow their recommendation. Ours in in the garage with plenty of room....the heatpump does need plenty of room to pull air...hope this helps
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I have this system in my insulated garage and I put a 10x10 vent near where I hung it. Also I put a carbon dioxide detector to be safe. Heater works great!!
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No need to mount the heater directly on the studs.First, Mount a finished piece of wood on the wall in the wood studs. (Use white baseboard wood; it looks good).Then mount the heater on top of that, on the finished piece of wood on the wall.
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First check your in-wall wiring to see if they can take the drain of multiple heaters on single/multiple plugs. Would be a disaster if you bought them and can only use 1 or 2 for the house. I plugged mine in at the same time as running a small vacuum and the fuse blew after 5'. Not worth the savings if it's gonna blow up your electricity repair bill. Whether they will work would also depend very much on the lay-out of your house, is there good insulation, how cold/warm do you like your rooms... Hope this helps