We have several ETS home heaters. The one in our above-garage apartment is streaking the wall above it black and the walls and ceiling in that room also though not as much. Our electric company says the unit is NOT causing the problem. We don't believe that.
Electric heaters should not give off anything to make the paint go black , paint will change colour from the heat over time . I would say make sure there is nothing behind the heaters causing this to go black .
Ask where you buy your paint they can advise on paint that will not change with the heat .
SOURCE: Williams wall furnace, top vent.
if your old furnace is faulty replace the unit for safety and efficiency. it will pay for itself in energy.
SOURCE: Coleman Gas Heater for home
I have a Coleman gas heater. My heat won't come on. I can here the blower comming on when I turn on the thermonstat. However no heat will come out. I went up in the attic and the heater instructed me not to light it with a flame. There was a yellow spiral kind of pipe with what look like a little yellow open and close valve. It looked like you should turn it and let the gas come in the heater from the gas line.I wasn't sure if it really was how to turn on the heater. I need some help. should I call the gas company or another company.
SOURCE: There is black soot on my walls and ceilings above
In my experience soot in the house is (almost) always caused by the burning of candles. Get a CO detector if you don't already have one! You see the soot at the heaters because of the air flow they cause. There is nothing in a baseboard unit that could cause soot. Just water.
SOURCE: there is a black "soot" coming from my radiant heater
Black soot appearing above and around electric baseboard heaters is caused by burnt hydrocarbons in the air.
The Heating element draws the cool room air from the bottom and over the element. Any excess hydrocarbons in the air become burned and are deposited on the surrounding surfaces from the warm heated air flowing up out of the heater.
The Heater is not the cause of these hydrocarbons. They come from the home / enviornment.
Some cause.
Smoking, burning Candles releases waxy hydrocarbons, carpet cleaning solutions, spray type air fresheners.
Black waxy sooty deposits are usually from burning candles.
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