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Thread Number: 45225
Dandy little heater from 25 years ago |
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| Post# 662695 2/27/2013 at 01:53 (4,068 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea)) | ||
Presenting the Air Care Industries model 6200. Broan bought them and shipped manufacturing to you-know-where and quality did you-know-what and so did price. You can still find these listed for around $50-60 but questionable source/availability. The original cost less than half that.
I bought mine in 1988 for a N. California house with no bathroom heat. Been with me ever since, running as we speak. I clean and oil it periodically. What's remarkable about a portable heater? Well, it's only 5x5x6 and the same thermal output as sold today occupying >5x the space for >4x the cost. And it's lasted a quarter of a century which nothing bought today even has a chance. Inside there are conventional nichrome coils mounted to ceramic standoffs just like an electric dryer. A low/high switch that puts the coils in series or parallel for 1200W or 1500W. A 1750rpm shaded-pole phonomotor and 4-blade aluminum fan that make a gentle z-z-z-z sound. And a fairly sensitive thermostat that can tell if I open a window. As well as overtemp and tilt protection. After my 1977 audio stuff, 1982 microwave, and 1986 Toyota, this is the oldest working gizmo I own. They really made stuff back then, even if it retailed under $30. Where has the pride gone? Oh that's right, "you know where". 
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| Post# 662745 , Reply# 1 2/27/2013 at 10:05 (4,068 days old) by cfz2882 (Belle Fourche,SD) | ||
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i have a couple of those-whenever i see one at a used shop it is an automatic buy.They were still sold as recent as the late '90s or early 2000s. | ||
| Post# 662973 , Reply# 2 2/28/2013 at 02:35 (4,067 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea)) | ||
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Post# 663113 , Reply# 3 2/28/2013 at 18:08 (4,067 days old) by kb0nes  (Burnsville, MN) |
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| Post# 663118 , Reply# 4 2/28/2013 at 18:40 (4,067 days old) by Kenb () | ||
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I have a newer model Broan heater here at work. 
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| Post# 663156 , Reply# 5 2/28/2013 at 22:16 (4,066 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea)) | ||
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No idea it had so many siblings. Bet those cost over $30.
Customers might expect a heater the size of a fireplace to give off more heat than a box the size of a radio. Does seem more of the large ones are offered. But 1500W is the same amount of heat regardless of the cabinet size and these critters fit where the big ones won't. Like my scrunchy apartment bathroom. | ||
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Post# 663254 , Reply# 6 3/1/2013 at 10:34 (4,066 days old) by kb0nes (Burnsville, MN) |
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That Broan heater isn't quite the same design. The original post heater has open Nichrome coil elements, the Broan pictured above has a some form of a ceramic element.
I wonder if there was a safety regulation change made at some point. The open coil design of old could be a shocking experience if someone stuck something metal into the heater! 
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| Post# 663288 , Reply# 7 3/1/2013 at 14:19 (4,066 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea)) | ||
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| Post# 914892 , Reply# 11 1/10/2017 at 04:57 (2,655 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea)) | ||
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Are we to believe that boiling water soaks into a grit faster in your kitchen than on any place on the face of the earth? Well, perhaps the laws of physics cease to exist on your stove.
My Cousin Vinny came to mind.
Big Heat was purring in the bathroom over the weekend cold snap. Just stored it, here it is 60F at 4am. The little box figured that out last night and cut its duty cycle by 75%. It spent winters from 90-07 in the garage keeping the washer pipes from freezing. | ||
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Post# 914930 , Reply# 12 1/10/2017 at 10:11 (2,655 days old) by warmsecondrinse (Fort Lee, NJ) |
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Lol, I've never seen My Cousin Vinny. Maybe I should? To answer your question... YES. According to several members of my family and a number of other people I know, our attitudes and feelings affect how fast boiling water soaks into grits. And people wonder why I disengage.... Jim | ||
| Post# 915058 , Reply# 13 1/11/2017 at 05:27 (2,654 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea)) | ||
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I can't talk with my relatives either, same reason. As Higgins said in My Fair Lady, stick to the weather and everybody's health. Appalling degree of buying the bullshit and drinking the koolaid. And these are 'educated' people, which only makes it all the worse.
By all means see Vinny. Not the cable version either. It's as smart as Neil Simon was in his day. I won't tell you anything that happens and advise against reading the Wiki or IMDB summaries. The story does a top job of telling itself. The female lead won Best Actress for it. | ||
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Post# 915135 , Reply# 16 1/11/2017 at 13:36 (2,654 days old) by kb0nes (Burnsville, MN) |
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No doubt you are onto something there John, I'd bet the outlet air temp is higher on one of these small heaters vs a much larger unit that distributes the heat more. But further out into the room, the temperature rise is the same.
3.41 BTU's per watt, not just a good idea, it's the law. At least electric heaters are 100% efficient (at least on the local level), they turn all the energy they use into heat. It is hilarious to see how many new "miracle" designs that electric heaters have transitioned through over the years. The EdenPure is the latest incarnation of silly marketing hype. I feel bad for the folks that get bilked out of $300-400 hard earned dollars on these things. I still recall hearing people in high school say they would never need physics classes.
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