farenheat wall heater question

9 years ago

We have a finished basement that lacked heat until just recently. We had a 4000 watt farenheat wall heater installed. It has a dial from 1 to 10. If we set it on 2, within 15 minutes it heats the basement area, 450 sq ft or so, from 63 to 68 degrees and shuts off. The trouble is it does not seem to cycle back on...unless we just are not waiting long enough! You would think once the temp dropped 2 degrees it would kick on..?

If we set the sucker to 3 then it runs but does not seem to shut off. We have had to manually shut it down because it gets too hot...72 degrees.

I was hoping that for times we'd be down there for a few hours it would cycle on/off. It seems we must manually get up and adjust it though.

Do you think there is something wrong with the unit?

Comments (2)

Elmer J Fudd
9 years ago
Have you spoken to the installer or the manufacturer?
andrelaplume2
Original Author
9 years ago
yes...manufacturer...only said to 'pick a number' to start, when the room gets warm enough turn the knob back until it clicks and shuts off...it should maintain the temp from that point on. I have no idea, nor did they mention, how far the temp must fall before it kicks back on ....from my observation it must be more than 2 degrees. I guess I have to play with it.

It does a great job of immediately warming the area but my experience so far is that I have to get up and adjust it as the room gets too cool before it kicks back on...assuming it ever does! I'll have to test that I guess.

Further setting it one notch higher...it nerver shuts! That tells me setting '2' is 68 degrees...thats when it consistently shuts off, yet setting 3 is 72+ degrees...not sure how high it has to go to shut off because 72 gets too warm and I always turn it back!

I do have a heat supply in the general area from my heat pump...perhaps this is somehow messing with it...I guess I can sut that off.....
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