It uses the same number of amps but the voltage is doubled. That gives twice the power as the spects say, 1500 watts versus 3000 watts. It will give twice the heat but in very cold weather when the thermostat is not cycling, it will cost you twice as much to run.
Regards. Max. K 4 O D S. Email: m...@maxsmusicplace.com Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwithtubes.net Music site: http://www.maxsmusicplace.com To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email to, funwithtubes-subscr...@yahoogroups.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry Klarich" <te...@klarich.net> To: <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com>; "William Stephan" <wstep...@everestkc.net> Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 8:30 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] quartz infrared heaters > On Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:16:19 -0600you write: >> >>Terry: >> >> >> >>Do they rate those heaters in terms of BTUs? And, what's yours rated at >>if >>they do. > > > Here's the low-down. > Electric Infrared Heater, Indoor/Outdoor, 3000 Watts, 10236 BtuH, Voltage > 240, 12.5 Amps @ 1 Phase, Height 3 3/8 In, Width 5 1/2 > In, Length 57 In, Beam Pattern 60, Number of Lamps 1, Housing Material > Painted Steel, Anodized Reflector Finish, Mounting Ceiling > Hung, Agency Compliance ETL > > > I know we've all heard this before. Anyway, according to my > calculations, this heater shouldn't cost me any more to run than my > old electric space heater. It was 1500 watts at 120V. It 12.5A. At > least it was until it died. This wone draws the same > amps; but, is so much warmer. > > Terry > > ------------------------------------ > > Send any questions regarding list management to: > blindhandyman-ow...@yahoogroups.com > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 > Or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various > List Members At The Following address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > > Visit the archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ > > If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following > address for more information: > http://www.jaws-users.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > blindhandyman-h...@yahoogroups.comyahoo! Groups Links > > > > >
