Oil Filled Heaters.

How many of you use these oil filled heaters 24/7 in the colder months.

I purchased one and was told that they are not meant to be left running when you are not home - now I know I've read on here that many use these to heat their snakerooms - just wanted to check with you guys.

My assumption is the mfg stated this so as not to be liable in the event of a problem

I do have mine hooked up to a Ranco as a safety feature.

Please let me know if you guys let yours run all the time.

Thanks

Mine is hooked up 24/7-11

And you've had no concerns or problems with it??

Thanks

I would keep mine on 24/7, but there was almost always someone home. Since we've moved into the new house, I don't think I'll need to use it since we have central heating and excellent insulation.

The thermostat will cut the power so tecnicality its not on 24/7. I keep mine in what used to be the coldest room in my house and I rarely se it run in the winter

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Mine tends to run continually because we don't keep our entire house at 77 degrees like I want my snakeroom to be at. Because I have a digital heater - I had to set my ranco at 85 degrees with my heater at 75 degrees - which means the ranco is only a safety shut off in the event that the digital built thermostat on the heater fails - so technically my heater is on most if not all the time.

Mine has been on for 24/7 for almost 2 years now.

Mine is hooked 24/7 during the cold months and has been for several years now.

Would I let one run 24/7 if it was not hooked to a external T-Stat? Absolutely not however with a T-Stat I have no issue doing so, plus with an external T-Stat it's not really on 24/7 it only comes on as needed.

I've had two of these on 24/7 for the better part of a year with no issues. One in my QT room, one in the main snake room.

I just got the Rancos today and added those in as well.

Mine used to be digital. I talked with one of the electricians at work and re wired it, here's a pic of one of mine the other is a non-digital type. http://tapatalk.com/mu/aefcf26d-2e03-2c80.jpg the room that its in is non heated. I use a fan to keep the air circulating


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Originally Posted by krmn22

Mine used to be digital. I talked with one of the electricians at work and re wired it

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What for?

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Originally Posted by spitzu

What for?

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To make sure I by-passed the digital part without fire risk. The thermostat is wired directly to the heating element now. I did leave the on off switch working

I run mine 24/7 to heat my snake room.

I have it hooked to a herpstat in proportional mode. The built in thermostats are notoriously bad so rather then using that. I have it set to be on full blast and my herpstat cuts it on and off as needed. LOVE this set up.

Room is always 77.2 giver take.

I have an oiled filled heater on a Rancho thermostat. I run it 24 hours a day 7 days a week 365 days a year, and have never had an issue.

hello just want to
inquire what brand and model
of thermostat you guys use to handle a 1,500 watts oil filled heater coz i believe helix and some
only can handle 800 watts... thanks


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I leave mine on 24/7 unless the room is really hot, then I'll switch it off for a while. I manage it manually, just adjusting the temp as needed.