[Shop-talk] hydronic heat retrofit?

[Steven Trovato]

Yes, of course.  I'm talking about resistive electric heating units, 
like the one in the link provided.  Companies try to market some of 
them as unique marvels of efficiency.  All resistive electric heaters 
have the same efficiency.  The only difference is that the blowers 
consume some electricity in some models.  Electricity through a 
resistance producing heat is pretty much just physics.

At 10:21 AM 11/6/2008, Doug Braun wrote:
>That's actually what a heat pump does.  it essentially
>"borrows" heat from outside, even though it is colder
>outside.
>
>Doug
>
>--- Steven Trovato <strovato at optonline.net> wrote:
>
>  Just realize that they haven't invented any
> > magic that will
> > make that heater put out more than 400W worth of
> > heat.