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Lasko 200 watt space heater

December 26, 2012, 08:52:48 pm

We are dealing with a couple of days of 20 degree Texas cold weather and are keeping our plumbing safe with four Lasko 200 watt personal heaters.

These are the same heaters that were recently mentioned by other Forum members:
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Lasko-Products-My-Heat-Personal-Heater/16503222

Heaters put out enough heat to keep the freezing temps away, but not enough to damage any nearby things.

Today we found the defrost water tray behind our electric refrigerator was frozen, so I put another heater behind fridge.
 

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Re: Lasko 200 watt space heater

Reply #1 – December 26, 2012, 10:01:24 pm

I noticed you said the 200 watt heaters don't get hot enough to damage anything. Knowing you I'm sure you have tested these little jewels. How hot do they get? What about the plastic water tanks, the Pex water tubing and the plastic fittings, how close can you get? Do you know how much heat they put out at say 6 inches at say 70 degrees?

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Reply #2 – December 26, 2012, 10:56:02 pm

Kent, you are right that anything very close to the front of the heater needs to be protected. All heater locations, except one do not have anything closer than 6 inches.

In the water manifold area, there is not much room, so we cover the plumbing and the inside of the bay door that is within 6" with heavy-duty foil as a precaution.

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Re: Lasko 200 watt space heater

Reply #3 – December 26, 2012, 11:31:46 pm

@Kent I had one in my wet bay running non-stop for 3 months last year in Denver. Had it pointed away from the tanks and only a few inches from the gray and black pvc. No evidence of any problems. In fact it's down there running right now.

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(edited Oh crap just noticed the cord is running in front of the heater. I'm relocating now!)

see ya
ken 

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