I have a room that has no vents for GFA. The baseboard heater was professionally installed to the circuit breaker and has a thermostat hooked up. Can I leave for work with this heater on low so it doesn't take three hours to heat the room after work? Is that safe?
2006-12-04 07:28:00 · 6 answers · asked by Banker 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
yes.
here in quebec, 60% of house use electrical power for heating most of them use baseboard.
i personnaly lived in a house with 12 baseboard heater running all winter long without problem. anyway, the unit dont work all the time. thermostat power-it only long enough to reach the desired temp then stop.
2006-12-04 08:55:18 · answer #1 · answered by Sandrin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes of course you can. The electric baseboard heaters are relatively safe, the element doesn't heat up to a red hot level.
As with any appliance make some common sense decisions when ever you choose to run it. Don't allow clothes or other potentially combustible material to pile up against it or come in contact with the unit and you will be fine.
2006-12-04 07:53:51 · answer #2 · answered by jagerbombmeister 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cut the thermostat back so that your electric bill wont be too high. if i were you i would buy a oil filled radiator or a bottled gas heater for that room. baseboard heat is really expensive
2006-12-04 07:33:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Based on the fact that you had it done professionally and it's on a circuit breaker and has a thermostat, I would say Yes you can.
2006-12-04 07:30:56 · answer #4 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Should be OK as long as you keep everything away from it including draperies.
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2006-12-04 07:31:12 · answer #5 · answered by John H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
should be fine
2006-12-04 07:30:22 · answer #6 · answered by A A 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋