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Old 01-07-10, 05:14 PM   #3
longam
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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk View Post
The deal is once the oil is warm and the lag time over you keep the heater on. Attempting to reheat the room over and over will kill you for sure. Get it up to temp and let it keep a constant temp. One may turn it down when they go out but turning it off is not wise. It will have to work hard to get it back to a comfortable temp. Keep it on, this is were it works well. However, plugging up to the neighbors or the street lamps is a great idea!
I'd say its a wash because when you turn off the unit it still keeps heating with the stored heated oil. 600watts - most PC's consume that much power.
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