Master Brian
DIY Senior Member
I have a couple of questions regarding heating with baseboard heaters.....
I have a 2nd floor that IS NOT on my forced air central heat/air system, but instead has an electric baseboard heater installed. I don't know much about the unit, except it was probably installed in the early 90's. It has a thermostat in the sense you turn the knob to the desired level of heat, but it doesn't have temp. I supplement heat on the 2nd floor with an automatic temp controlled space heater. The space heater has a digital temp, so I use that to set the temp of the room, it kicks on when the baseboard can't keep up.
The 2nd floor is 3 rooms, a "study", a bedroom and a master bath. The baseboard is currently in the bath, but I'd like to add one to each of the other rooms for more control. Originally I had planned on installing a seperate forced air system, but looking at everything, I'm not sure that is cost effective and I can't seem to get anyone that comes out to actually give me a quote.
Question, are newer units more efficient/safer than one from say the early 90's? I'd like one that has a temp reading that I can set to say 68* and let it go. Any recommendations?
I have thought about using some radiant heat and can get easily get PEX tubing to the 2nd floor and am looking at replacing my water heater with one that could handle a radiant system. Should I look at a radiant heat baseboard heater? Or would that require a boiler?
Thanks for any replies, I am trying to weigh some options....
I have a 2nd floor that IS NOT on my forced air central heat/air system, but instead has an electric baseboard heater installed. I don't know much about the unit, except it was probably installed in the early 90's. It has a thermostat in the sense you turn the knob to the desired level of heat, but it doesn't have temp. I supplement heat on the 2nd floor with an automatic temp controlled space heater. The space heater has a digital temp, so I use that to set the temp of the room, it kicks on when the baseboard can't keep up.
The 2nd floor is 3 rooms, a "study", a bedroom and a master bath. The baseboard is currently in the bath, but I'd like to add one to each of the other rooms for more control. Originally I had planned on installing a seperate forced air system, but looking at everything, I'm not sure that is cost effective and I can't seem to get anyone that comes out to actually give me a quote.
Question, are newer units more efficient/safer than one from say the early 90's? I'd like one that has a temp reading that I can set to say 68* and let it go. Any recommendations?
I have thought about using some radiant heat and can get easily get PEX tubing to the 2nd floor and am looking at replacing my water heater with one that could handle a radiant system. Should I look at a radiant heat baseboard heater? Or would that require a boiler?
Thanks for any replies, I am trying to weigh some options....