On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 17:56:11 -0500, Terry
wrote:

On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 17:32:49 -0500, Tom The Great
wrote:

On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 15:24:00 -0500, Terry
wrote:

I just bought a $20 space heater from Wal Mart. It has a 900W setting
and a 1500W setting. It does a pretty good job heating the room. The
problem is that the built in thermostat lets the room get too cool
before it turns on and too hot before it turns off.

Anyone want to recommend one that has better temperature control?

IMHO:

You noticed the problem having the thermistat so close to the heat
source. There are some plug in types of thermostats, however you
might want to seriously look into another way to heat, or conserve
heat. Is this your home?

tom @ www.MedJobSite.com

Yes it is my home. I have central heat/air, but I keep it around 66.
Because my computer is in my bed room I just keep that room a little
warmer than the rest of the house. It is just me.


Ha ha ha. I understand. I have my computer in the basement,
unheated. I bought a heating pad, that I put on the floor and heat my
feet. One tiny heating pad keeps me warm. When I have back problems,
from being at the computer too much, I use it on my back.

I have one that auto shuts off after a time, since I'm safety
paranoid.

If you have the cash, might want to look into zoning, or maybe even
having a real electric heater installed. Something that is designed
to keep the room warmer than the rest of the house.

tom