Xref: utzoo misc.consumers:7589 sci.electronics:4441 Checksum: 35237 Lines: 14 Path: utzoo!sq!rph From: rph@sq.uucp (Pontus Hedman) Date: Fri, 9-Dec-88 22:41:14 EST Message-ID: <1988Dec9.224114.27045@sq.uucp> Newsgroups: misc.consumers,sci.electronics Subject: Electric heaters: $150 vs $50 Reply-To: rph@sq.com (Pontus Hedman) Distribution: can Organization: SoftQuad Inc., Toronto While strolling around in Canadian Tire the other day, I noticed they had some 1500W fan-driven thermostatically-controlled electric heaters for sale for $150. As far as I could tell, they were functionally identical to any other $50 1500W fan-driven thermostatically-controlled electric heater, except that: a) they are smaller b) they have steel cabinets instead of plastic c) they have "ceramic heating elements" So: What is it about these heaters that would make one want to pay 3x as much for them? They folks in the store sure don't seem to know... -- Pontus Hedman rph@sq.com {utzoo|utgpu}!sq!rph