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Types of Home Electric Heaters

By Bob Formisano, About.com

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Electric Wall Heaters

Convection Electric Wall Heater

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Electric Wall Heaters
Wall heaters are useful for supplemental heat in small rooms, especially a bathroom. They are usually recessed in the wall cavity between two wall studs and are most often a convection style heater with a motorized fan although some models use silent radiant heat with electric coils and reflective back panel.

Most of these units are self contained and have built-in thermostats. These units should not be installed in exterior walls because of the conflict with exterior insulation and the condensation problems you will have with hot metal in a cold exterior wall.

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