How do Electric Baseboard Heaters Work?

Electric baseboard heaters do not have moving parts like a motor or fan to push the warm air out of the unit and into the room.  The benefit of not having a  motorized fan is they are virtually noise free, the down side is they take longer to heat the room.

      Baseboard heaters, heat the room by letting Mother Nature take care of moving the hot air into the room.  By using convection, cool air is drawn into the bottom slots and warmed by the heating coils and fins. Then warm air exits from the top slots of the unit.

Using baseboard heat in the bathroom, in my opinion, is not always the best heater for that application. Two reasons why are 1.)size restraints,  to get the same amount of heat that a fan forced heater has you will need a 6’ long baseboard heater and 2.)  I have found  if you keep your heater off for 23 hrs a day and only turn it on 15 minites before I jump in the shower, it might not heat the room to a nice 80 -85 degrees by the time you're done with your shower and are toweling off.

Baseboard Heaters come in two voltages - 120 Volts & 240 Volts and range from 500 watts to 1500 watts in power, and that translates roughly to about 50 to 150 of square heating footage. They can be controlled with a built in thermostat or wall mounted thermostat  They are extremely easy to maintain and often have a circuit breaker to prevent over heating. Up keep is generally easy and revolves around minor cleaning and the removal of dust and lint with a vacuum a few times a year

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