Baseboard ELECTRIC heat

[Wulf202]

First off electric heat is 100% efficient. Putting the heat where the loss is i.e. exterior walls and windows. Having individual thermostats for each room allows you to turn down the rooms you don't use. The lower level of the heater allows it to more efficiently heat the air in the room.

Having said all that baseband heaters are usually in older homes where insulation lacked to begin with or in additions by inexperienced or cheap owners/builders.

The short answer is a qualified maybe

[fly boy]

First off electric heat is 100% efficient. Putting the heat where the loss is i.e. exterior walls and windows. Having individual thermostats for each room allows you to turn down the rooms you don't use. The lower level of the heater allows it to more efficiently heat the air in the room.

Having said all that baseband heaters are usually in older homes where insulation lacked to begin with or in additions by inexperienced or cheap owners/builders.

The short answer is a qualified maybe

Thumbs up! That's makes a little more sense. I knew that you could change room temps, but I was under the impression it used a ton of wattage to heat rooms, and since they were at the outside wall edge it would constantly be running drawing power.

so short understanding.... avoid if bad insulation from older home, newer 1995+ it would be good to go??

[Wulf202]

Thumbs up! That's makes a little more sense. I knew that you could change room temps, but I was under the impression it used a ton of wattage to heat rooms, and since they were at the outside wall edge it would constantly be running drawing power.

so short understanding.... avoid if bad insulation from older home, newer 1995+ it would be good to go??

If you want a generic rule sure but everything has grey areas. Older homes can be updated with insulation materials.