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Old 11-03-2009, 12:40 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Default Re: comparisons of heat mat costs and performance

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Originally Posted by Dalmatiansoap View Post
Think twice about that. If they are used properly with quality ceramic they can save U lot of money.
And U always pay Watts per Hour!
It isnt named "low energy heating sys" for nothing
The cables I've looked at would consume 50 W per square foot. I'm only trying to raise the temperature from 2 C to 15 C. For this I believe 15 W to 20 W per square foot is sufficient.

My area is also small (see first post). For a larger surface, it would be more cost effective to use hot water pipes under the flats of plants, with water heated by a gas boiler.
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