I've got a several-year-old Holmes floor model space heater (no model
number on it) that shuts off the heat, though set to maximum, while the
area is still too cold. It worked fine last winter.

I assume it's a thermostat problem. I suspect it's fatal but if anyone
knows of something that might help you'll save me the expense of a new
heater.

TIA



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You know it's time to clean the refrigerator
when something closes the door from the inside.

On 12/24/2014 09:37 AM, KenK wrote:
I've got a several-year-old Holmes floor model space heater (no model
number on it) that shuts off the heat, though set to maximum, while the
area is still too cold. It worked fine last winter.

I assume it's a thermostat problem. I suspect it's fatal but if anyone
knows of something that might help you'll save me the expense of a new
heater.

TIA






Here is what happened when someone tried to fix their own space heater

http://splitwise.files.wordpress.com...ace-heater.jpg

"philo " wrote in message
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On 12/24/2014 09:37 AM, KenK wrote:
I've got a several-year-old Holmes floor model space heater (no model
number on it) that shuts off the heat, though set to maximum, while the
area is still too cold. It worked fine last winter.

I assume it's a thermostat problem. I suspect it's fatal but if anyone
knows of something that might help you'll save me the expense of a new
heater.

TIA






Here is what happened when someone tried to fix their own space heater

http://splitwise.files.wordpress.com...ace-heater.jpg




Echo!!

squeegees (

On 24 Dec 2014 15:37:52 GMT, KenK wrote:

I've got a several-year-old Holmes floor model space heater (no model
number on it) that shuts off the heat, though set to maximum, while the
area is still too cold. It worked fine last winter.

I assume it's a thermostat problem. I suspect it's fatal but if anyone
knows of something that might help you'll save me the expense of a new
heater.

TIA

May be the thermostat, could be the safety switch that turns if off
when knocked over. Or some overheating sensor. Does it go back on by
itself once it shuts off?

Problem is, the part will probably cost about the same as a new
heater.

squeegees wrote:
"philo " wrote in message
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On 12/24/2014 09:37 AM, KenK wrote:
I've got a several-year-old Holmes floor model space heater (no
model number on it) that shuts off the heat, though set to maximum,
while the area is still too cold. It worked fine last winter.

I assume it's a thermostat problem. I suspect it's fatal but if
anyone knows of something that might help you'll save me the
expense of a new heater.

TIA






Here is what happened when someone tried to fix their own space
heater http://splitwise.files.wordpress.com...ace-heater.jpg




Echo!!

squeegees (

I saw no indication someone tried to repair the heater . How did you get
that idea from the picture ?

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In article ,
KenK wrote:

I've got a several-year-old Holmes floor model space heater (no model
number on it) that shuts off the heat, though set to maximum, while the
area is still too cold. It worked fine last winter.

I assume it's a thermostat problem. I suspect it's fatal but if anyone
knows of something that might help you'll save me the expense of a new
heater.

TIA

KenK-

I have had a Holmes floor model convection space heater for several
years with no problems.

According to its instructions, it will turn itself off if it overheats.
You have to unplug it and allow it to cool down before it will reset.

If yours is set to full-on, it may internally overheat and shut off
before the room has reached a comfortable temperature. Mine keeps the
room around 70 to 75 degrees F with the thermostat set to eleven o'clock.

I can hear the thermostat contacts make and break as I turn the
thermostat up and down in a warm room, and a light comes on when it is
turned above that point. If you can not hear yours, its contacts could
be stuck. I would try setting it counter clockwise and tapping the
control, to see if the contacts might break free.

Fred

On 24 Dec 2014 15:37:52 GMT, KenK wrote:

I've got a several-year-old Holmes floor model space heater (no model
number on it) that shuts off the heat, though set to maximum, while the
area is still too cold. It worked fine last winter.

I assume it's a thermostat problem. I suspect it's fatal but if anyone
knows of something that might help you'll save me the expense of a new
heater.

TIA



I have electric heaters made with no thermostat at all. People just had
to remember to turn them off. If they didn't, it got too hot, but
still didn't cause a fire If something that an electric heater can set
fire to is close enough to be a hazard, it's a hazard right away, long
before the thermostat will turn the heater off.

They are also a hazard if they fall over or are knocked over. if a
person knocks one over, he should put it upright again. If you have a
baby or a toddler or anyone so young he doesn't know what to do,
including pets, he shouldnt' have access to the heater even if it is
upright.

One of my heaters my mother bought when I was born, almost 68 years ago,
because the bathroom (which was the size of a medium-sized bedroom in
those days) didn't get hot enough. It has a foot switch on the front
and was in perfect condition, even the cloth or silk covered cord, until
10 or 20 years ago. It was stored under the sink, along with toilet
bowl cleaner in a cardboard cylinder. I let the cleaner sit there too
long and eventually humidity must have helped it escape the cardboard,
and the chrome on the heater ended up pitted, like a car's chrome.
But the heater still works fine.

It has a built-in fan, and I also have another one with no fan at all.
I like that one because it makes no noise. However, despite all the
posts I've made about my furnace problems, I've never used any electric
heater here.

Anyone know if there are there external thermostats he could get to turn
off the AC when the room is warm. After bypassiing whatever is broken
inside.



BTW, Ken, I don't know where your road service thread is, but when I'm
80, I probbly won't want to change tires either. One suggestion in
addition to no-flat tires is Fix-a-flat in a can or compeittors like
Slime. It has gooey stuff inside that some mechanics don't like, but
it also has compressed air inside, and if the leak is not big, can
usually pump up the tire to where it's rideable.

On 12/24/2014 2:25 PM, micky wrote:
On 24 Dec 2014 15:37:52 GMT, KenK wrote:

I've got a several-year-old Holmes floor model space heater (no model
number on it) that shuts off the heat, though set to maximum, while the
area is still too cold. It worked fine last winter.

I assume it's a thermostat problem. I suspect it's fatal but if anyone
knows of something that might help you'll save me the expense of a new
heater.

TIA



I have electric heaters made with no thermostat at all. People just had
to remember to turn them off. If they didn't, it got too hot, but
still didn't cause a fire If something that an electric heater can set
fire to is close enough to be a hazard, it's a hazard right away, long
before the thermostat will turn the heater off.

They are also a hazard if they fall over or are knocked over. if a
person knocks one over, he should put it upright again. If you have a
baby or a toddler or anyone so young he doesn't know what to do,
including pets, he shouldnt' have access to the heater even if it is
upright.

One of my heaters my mother bought when I was born, almost 68 years ago,
because the bathroom (which was the size of a medium-sized bedroom in
those days) didn't get hot enough. It has a foot switch on the front
and was in perfect condition, even the cloth or silk covered cord, until
10 or 20 years ago. It was stored under the sink, along with toilet
bowl cleaner in a cardboard cylinder. I let the cleaner sit there too
long and eventually humidity must have helped it escape the cardboard,
and the chrome on the heater ended up pitted, like a car's chrome.
But the heater still works fine.

It has a built-in fan, and I also have another one with no fan at all.
I like that one because it makes no noise. However, despite all the
posts I've made about my furnace problems, I've never used any electric
heater here.

Anyone know if there are there external thermostats he could get to turn
off the AC when the room is warm. After bypassiing whatever is broken
inside.



BTW, Ken, I don't know where your road service thread is, but when I'm
80, I probbly won't want to change tires either. One suggestion in
addition to no-flat tires is Fix-a-flat in a can or compeittors like
Slime. It has gooey stuff inside that some mechanics don't like, but
it also has compressed air inside, and if the leak is not big, can
usually pump up the tire to where it's rideable.

I believe Slime can be used prior to a puncture. Filling up all tires
will provide a coating on the inside. If a puncture occurs, it's
supposed to seal. Though, I have no first hand experience. Just
repeating hearsay.

On Wed, 24 Dec 2014 14:54:29 -0500, Meanie
wrote:



BTW, Ken, I don't know where your road service thread is, but when I'm
80, I probbly won't want to change tires either. One suggestion in
addition to no-flat tires is Fix-a-flat in a can or compeittors like
Slime. It has gooey stuff inside that some mechanics don't like, but
it also has compressed air inside, and if the leak is not big, can
usually pump up the tire to where it's rideable.

I believe Slime can be used prior to a puncture. Filling up all tires
will provide a coating on the inside. If a puncture occurs, it's
supposed to seal. Though, I have no first hand experience. Just
repeating hearsay.

I've used fix-a-flat quite a few times, when i lived where there was a
lot of junk on the road and I got quite a few flats, but I've only used
Slime once. A friend was out of town. He said he had a slow leak and
he asked me to get a can and put it in the tire that was low. I did,
and I immediately drove around for a couple miles. IIRC, it worked.
IIRC, I bought the large can by mistake or just to be sure even though
his tires were small enough that they recommended the small can.

micky wrote in
:

BTW, Ken, I don't know where your road service thread is, but when I'm
80, I probbly won't want to change tires either. One suggestion in
addition to no-flat tires is Fix-a-flat in a can or compeittors like
Slime. It has gooey stuff inside that some mechanics don't like, but
it also has compressed air inside, and if the leak is not big, can
usually pump up the tire to where it's rideable.


Thanks for the reminder. I'd completely forgotten about that stuff. I saw a
friend use it on a flat once and it worked fine. I'll have to pick up a can
or two next time I go to Walmart - probably Saturday.


--
You know it's time to clean the refrigerator
when something closes the door from the inside.

"squeegees" wrote in message ...

"philo " wrote in message
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On 12/24/2014 09:37 AM, KenK wrote:
I've got a several-year-old Holmes floor model space heater (no model
number on it) that shuts off the heat, though set to maximum, while the
area is still too cold. It worked fine last winter.

I assume it's a thermostat problem. I suspect it's fatal but if anyone
knows of something that might help you'll save me the expense of a new
heater.

TIA






Here is what happened when someone tried to fix their own space heater

http://splitwise.files.wordpress.com...ace-heater.jpg




Echo!!

squeegees (

What Squeegees said....

"KenK" wrote in message ...
I've got a several-year-old Holmes floor model space heater (no model
number on it) that shuts off the heat, though set to maximum, while the
area is still too cold. It worked fine last winter.

I assume it's a thermostat problem. I suspect it's fatal but if anyone
knows of something that might help you'll save me the expense of a new
heater.

If you decide to replace it, I have 3 small heaters I bought at Big Lots 3 years ago and all work great. The thing that sold me on those was that they are completely metal except for parts that don't get hot, like knobs and the handle on top. They were $25 each at that time. Seems like I saw them this year too for the same price, but not sure. From the label...

Comfort Zone
Howard Berger Co.
Model CZ798
1500W
July 2011

On 25 Dec 2014 17:31:58 GMT, KenK wrote:

micky wrote in
:

BTW, Ken, I don't know where your road service thread is, but when I'm
80, I probbly won't want to change tires either. One suggestion in
addition to no-flat tires is Fix-a-flat in a can or compeittors like
Slime. It has gooey stuff inside that some mechanics don't like, but
it also has compressed air inside, and if the leak is not big, can
usually pump up the tire to where it's rideable.


Thanks for the reminder. I'd completely forgotten about that stuff. I saw a
friend use it on a flat once and it worked fine. I'll have to pick up a can
or two next time I go to Walmart - probably Saturday.

You'r e welcome. When I lived somewhere that caused an awful lot of
flats, I got a can, then thought, "If I use the can, I'll have no can.
So I'd better get two cans." Then I thought, "If I have two cans and I
use a can, I'll only have one can, and I already figured out that one
can is not enough, so I'd better have three cans." I thought this
might continue to 100 or 1000 cans but it seemed to stop at 3. Here I
only carry one.

On 12/25/2014 10:29 PM, micky wrote:
You'r e welcome. When I lived somewhere that caused an awful lot of
flats, I got a can, then thought, "If I use the can, I'll have no can.
So I'd better get two cans." Then I thought, "If I have two cans and I
use a can, I'll only have one can, and I already figured out that one
can is not enough, so I'd better have three cans." I thought this
might continue to 100 or 1000 cans but it seemed to stop at 3. Here I
only carry one.


Actually, three is a pretty safe number. Also
allows for "buddy aid" where you be a good sam,
and stop for others with flat tires along the
highway to Damascus. After all, the priest, the
traveller, and the Levite all drive past, and
ignore the poor guy with the flat tire.

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