Mine has a master power switch in front of it to eliminate that stealth drain on the battery when not in use.
I was thinking more of one operating at ‘tickover’ - about an amp per hour I think.
No, they dont usually have a thermostat. They just go n churning out heat at whatever setting you choose. They start at full heat during warmup. They do use a little more power at full belt obviously, as the fan is working harder. Some do have a preset temprature setting, but most people find it isnt sensitive enough to be worth bothering with. Mine just carries on churning out heat regardless! If you want a room thermostat facility you pay seven times the price and buy a 'proper' one from Eversplasher...
Mine must be different, it does have a temperature setting and the closer it gets to that setting, then the power output from the heater reduces and the fan speed reduces, so you can have it running at a low power and slow fan speed just to maintain the warmth.
Interesting. Mine does have a temprature setting, but it is so insensitive that its nto worth using: it willget far too hot befroe it switches off, and far too cold before itcomes back on again. Maybe something to do with where the sensor is fitted, but a with a t/stat worked pretty well - when it could be persuaded to stay lit, which wasnt too often!
I have always left the programmer on. Didn't realise it has much of a drain on supply. Excellent item but needs a main switch.
Up to a point, but a small boat in England, I think we will be at least cracking the hatch open a bit, if not sometimes running it flat out with the washboards out to drive out some damp.
What's a definition of small boat? Average size in the Caribbean is about 45ft. 'Small' isnt an SI unit
It's not supposed to have a main switch as that risks someone unwittingly switching it off before the cooldown sequence is done which best case might damage the unit and worst case could cause a fire.
