"Nick Pine" wrote in message
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Edwin Pawlowski wrote:

"Mac Cool" wrote in message

I'm wondering if I might actually save money by installing baseboard
heaters...

Depends on the cost of power...

Power is often free :-) We pay for energy.

Do some energy comparisons first.
1000 Watts (1kW) = 3412 Btu

Nonono. That's comparing power and energy, like miles per hour and miles,
or apples and oranges. Energy is power (a rate of energy use) times time:

1000 watt-hours (1kWh) = 3412 Btu

Nick

I think I said 3412 Btu. Most electric bills show watt-hours used for
comparison. OK, it is a technicality but if you use the kW rate on the bill
it comes out the same.