Looking for 1000 watt heater
- Thread starter Bajamike
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Horse trough heaters are 1500watts it would def work but for most it would be to large, they also have a built in thermo for 40°F . A small hot water heater may work but how would you get it to continuesly cycle. Larger tanks use boilers that the water passes through 1/2 copper pipes that are over the boiler flame. I have seen the boiler method used on a 8k TWV system but never seen anything smaller.
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Mike, I'm with you brother. I'm running 1500 watts on 5 heaters right now. They ran constantly to keep 78 deg over the past few months. I was thinking about going with a 1000w myself, but didn't want to do that unless I had a controller I trusted. I was worried if a "big" one got stuck on, I would overheat the tanks. So I went with a 500w titanium as my largest. Still could use a controller, but just my .02
Ya i am with you, but if a 1000 watt heater gets suck on and you need 1300-1500 watts will it realy do any harm? Due to the fact that I have 1300 watts on my tank now and they NEVER shut off i dont think a it makes a differance if a 1000 watt heater gets stuck. It is not enough to heat the tank anyway. Right?
Yeah, that would be the theory. 
I know over the past week, I refused to turn on my A/C yet so the inside of my house got into the high 70's. I noticed the heaters weren't working full time any longer. So I think that theory would work during the winter but I'm not so sure in the summer?? Guess it depends on what temp you keep your house during the summer. My basement will stay cool during the summer but definitely not as cool as it does during the winter. Of course, none of this would matter if I had a controller.
I know over the past week, I refused to turn on my A/C yet so the inside of my house got into the high 70's. I noticed the heaters weren't working full time any longer. So I think that theory would work during the winter but I'm not so sure in the summer?? Guess it depends on what temp you keep your house during the summer. My basement will stay cool during the summer but definitely not as cool as it does during the winter. Of course, none of this would matter if I had a controller.