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Hello from Oz.... :D

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Hi there...i m a newb to this forum.Living in Australia and i desperate to find and purchase an eco heater panel.I used to own one awhile ago and my energy bill didnt budge at all....So if anyone knows of any Ozlinks let me know...hope to hear back...
Cheers
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 Hi Zebell, Welcome to the Greenhome Huddler!

I am not sure exactly what you are requesting. I looked back and and found one on the huddler but I don't agree with the statements made about it. The Eco-heater website claims the equivalent of 4 each 100 watt bulbs which means you are getting 400 watts of heat but that is all. I found the same thing on the web with similar claims. The UL certification means it should be safe from a 'process' point of view - it means nothing about efficiency.

The claims about some mysterious recirculation making it more effective are wishful thinking.

The only way I know of to reduce the amount of power used to get a given amount of heat is using a heat pump (either air source or ground source). They typically have a COP (efficiency) of 3 or better. Meaning they will supply the same amount as electric radiant (Eco-heater) for approximately 1/3 the power consumption.

Electric radiant heat is electric radiant heat no matter how it is dressed up. The COP of electric radiant is 1. A very expensive heat source. 
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oh thank you


Ive had one (eco heater) once before as i said and i ran it almost 24-7 throughout cold winter nights and it DID infact keep my small house at least at a comfortable temp the whole time and my energy bill down..i am also after a good rain water tank filter...can u link me to anything OR should i post another post about that?
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 For use in toilets etc you can see the products area.

For drinking water there are various purifiers (counter top) I have seen but don't believe we have them listed. I couldn't find the site I wanted where they reviewed many different types - bing (or google) 'gravity water filter' and you find many different models - I have no experience with any of them to offer.
 
Edited by Russ - 7/26/2009 at 04:17 pm GMT
Edited by Russ - 7/26/2009 at 06:33 pm GMT
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