--- william ruyle <inquartata@comcast.net> wrote: > I stand corrected and thanks for the info, Mike! I keep > killies > so don't use heaters, but if I ever go back to tropicals, > your > method would be the safest. I was thinking the > electricity bill > would increase with my method, too. Thanks again, > > Bill > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-aga-member@thekrib.com > [mailto:owner-aga-member@thekrib.com]On Behalf Of Mike > Roberts > Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 6:49 PM > To: aga-member@thekrib.com > Subject: RE: [AGA Member] Heater > > > Hi, > > If the heater is too large it will cycle continuously and > wear out quicker. > The ideal heater would be on continually at a very low > wattage replacing > exactly as many BTUs as was being lost and never turning > off. > > So a very small heater set to the target temperature you > want and then a > larger back up heater set a few degrees below the target > temperature would > be ideal. > > Take care, > > Mike Roberts > ===================================== > *DataWest Internet - www.datawest.net > *Colorado Springs - 888-304-5988 > > > ------------------ > To unsubscribe from this list, please send mail to > majordomo@thekrib.com > with "Unsubscribe aga-member" in the body of the > message. Archives of > this list can be found at > http://lists.thekrib.com/aga-member/ > ===== S. Hieber - - - - - - - - Amano Returns to the AGA Annual Convention Nov 2004 -- Baltimore __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html ------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please send mail to majordomo@thekrib.com with "Unsubscribe aga-member" in the body of the message. Archives of this list can be found at http://lists.thekrib.com/aga-member/