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Heating & Air Conditioning Remodeling Design Dilemma

Feedback on Dimplex electric baseboard heaters, please

8 years ago

They are smaller than standard units, appear from pictures to be more attractive, and come with or without a built-in thermostat (can be controlled on the unit or via a 4 zone remote). If you've used Dimplex units or otherwise have knowledge of them, would you recommend them? Why or why not? Heating efficiency? Installation ease? Is the wiring for the remote a big job? Problems? Etc.

Thank you!

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Jake The Wonderdog
8 years ago
"Heating efficiency?" all electric resistance heat is ~100% efficient.
However, electric resistance heat is usually the most expensive way to heat a space.
Ann
Original Author
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
Re efficiency, I guess that was a poor choice of words. I was thinking of online comments by Dimplex users who said heat seemed more than with with their previous units. We have municipal electric which runs about the same as gas, I'm told, and it's a small home.
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