- Apr 6, 2008
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I have one of these which used to work very well to the point it relieved a large portion of my arthritis pain due to it's more even temperature over time it would be able to keep my room at than a forced air heater:
If you have done any research on this heater you will know that it's heater elements are quite good but the mechanicals are terrible and break quite badly. Now, I actually got this when someone was taking it to the dumpster, and figured it was a quick fix: it was, the thermal cutoff fuse had died prematurely. Simple $2 fix. After a few years the thermostatic dial bimetal switch has started sticking, and there is no real easy way for me to clean or resurface it without destroying it, it is quite small and enclosed. So far I have nothing in this, zero dollars, since I scavanged the thermal fuse from another unit I had been given.
For the record, I used to be a licensed electrician, I know what I am doing quite well, and still have the tools and know-how to fix this safely and well.
Now it comes to this: it really does help me a lot, and I do not have the money for a properly reliable oil filled radiator space heater replacement. Do I spend some money on building a proper thermostatic control and relay for it or do I buy an alternative, a heater I had had for many many years before that has always worked wonderfully but sadly does not help my arthritis pain nearly as much since it is not a heat capacitor functionally but merely a forced air coil heater? For argument, here it is, and I can get one for a $20 bill.
If you have done any research on this heater you will know that it's heater elements are quite good but the mechanicals are terrible and break quite badly. Now, I actually got this when someone was taking it to the dumpster, and figured it was a quick fix: it was, the thermal cutoff fuse had died prematurely. Simple $2 fix. After a few years the thermostatic dial bimetal switch has started sticking, and there is no real easy way for me to clean or resurface it without destroying it, it is quite small and enclosed. So far I have nothing in this, zero dollars, since I scavanged the thermal fuse from another unit I had been given.
For the record, I used to be a licensed electrician, I know what I am doing quite well, and still have the tools and know-how to fix this safely and well.
Now it comes to this: it really does help me a lot, and I do not have the money for a properly reliable oil filled radiator space heater replacement. Do I spend some money on building a proper thermostatic control and relay for it or do I buy an alternative, a heater I had had for many many years before that has always worked wonderfully but sadly does not help my arthritis pain nearly as much since it is not a heat capacitor functionally but merely a forced air coil heater? For argument, here it is, and I can get one for a $20 bill.