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Default Thermostatic timer plug?

On Fri, 31 Jan 2014 15:42:14 +0000, Tim Watts wrote:

1) Not a fan heater - they are fundamentally unsafe if left unattended.
I don't even like them nominally attended.

Fluff builds up or the motor fails. I have had 2 from Argos actually
melt their casing due to this.


Yes, better wall mounted?

2) It is IME easier to get the thermostat as part of the heater than
part of a plug in timer.


Problem with radiant heaters is the thermostat is too near the
source of direct heat.

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