Chris H
I've never used an electric heater and have always used a real fireplace at home....Now I'm at school and really can't be using the heat and skyrocket my gas bill. So, does anybody know if they are actually cost efficient?
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They're just a regular electric space heater that's overpriced and which they spend a lot of money advertising. Like most electric heaters, they are only efficient if you use them in a small room and you turn down the heat in the rest of your home. So if you want one, save some money and get a cheaper regular electric heater with the same number of watts.
They're just a regular electric space heater that's overpriced and which they spend a lot of money advertising. Like most electric heaters, they are only efficient if you use them in a small room and you turn down the heat in the rest of your home. So if you want one, save some money and get a cheaper regular electric heater with the same number of watts.
Charmglow Electric Fireplace stopped heating.?
MaLooLaLa
Model HB 156DLP/M20 I went to turn it on and only the flame works, the other 3 switches controlling the heat , fan 1 and fan 2 won't even light up. I bought it off CL and it was working fine for a few months and now :( .......it says on the back to not open it up as there are no serviceable parts inside, some of my friends say it could be a fuse but I see nothing. Anyone with same issues? Advice?
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I own and operate a small appliance repair shop in SW lower MI. We are a warranty repair station for the Amish Heat Surge Electric heaters. I've repaired several of the other makes and models of electric heaters in the last couple of years and for the most part they are all pretty much the same on the inside. There will be a fan, ( usually a squirrel cage type fan) and the infrared heat elements, along with some sort of circuit board to control it. Some of them have reset buttons, a tip switch and thermostats, but I've never run across one that had a fuse that could be replaced by itself. If there is a fuse it will be incorporated into the circuit board so that if it blows, the whole circuit board will need to be replaced. If you bought it new, there should have been a user manual packed in with the unit, and there would have been an address and possibly a phone number to call the customer service dept of the manufacturer. If you have this I'd suggest calling them tomorrow and asking what they suggest you do. Usually there will be a network of repair places around the area where you could take it to get it looked at and an estimate of what it will take to repair it. Sounds to me like the circuit board has burned out.
I own and operate a small appliance repair shop in SW lower MI. We are a warranty repair station for the Amish Heat Surge Electric heaters. I've repaired several of the other makes and models of electric heaters in the last couple of years and for the most part they are all pretty much the same on the inside. There will be a fan, ( usually a squirrel cage type fan) and the infrared heat elements, along with some sort of circuit board to control it. Some of them have reset buttons, a tip switch and thermostats, but I've never run across one that had a fuse that could be replaced by itself. If there is a fuse it will be incorporated into the circuit board so that if it blows, the whole circuit board will need to be replaced. If you bought it new, there should have been a user manual packed in with the unit, and there would have been an address and possibly a phone number to call the customer service dept of the manufacturer. If you have this I'd suggest calling them tomorrow and asking what they suggest you do. Usually there will be a network of repair places around the area where you could take it to get it looked at and an estimate of what it will take to repair it. Sounds to me like the circuit board has burned out.
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