two heaters

[Vost]

If I have two temperature controlled heaters side by side, what will the
outcome be?

Will the two heaters both run at 1/2 the pace they normally would, or will
one heater end up doing all the work?

 

[shrtrnd]

You need to be more specific. Side-by-side doesn't say much.
How they're wired to your power source will get you a good answer.
Are they actually commercial floor heaters for personal use?
Just plugged into the wall socket together?
Or some type of circuit 'heater', wired into a circuit you're using?
Not sure exactly what kind of heater you're talking about.

 

[Metro]

If I have two temperature controlled heaters side by side, what will the
outcome be?

Will the two heaters both run at 1/2 the pace they normally would, or will
one heater end up doing all the work?

Surely depends on what the 'stats' are set at. If A is set at 18c it will
cut out when the temp reaches 18c. If B is set at 22c it will cut out at
22c. (over runs etc taken into consideration.) Once the temp starts to drop
B will come back on and start to heat back up, thus not letting A come back
into play. Of course in practical terms there are many variables involved.
In theory I would say in a controlled experiment the one heater (B) would
end up doing all the work.

Metro...

 

[Jasen Betts]

If I have two temperature controlled heaters side by side, what will the
outcome be?

Will the two heaters both run at 1/2 the pace they normally would, or will
one heater end up doing all the work?

unless they are set to exactly the same setting once the room reaches
the set temperature of the cooler heater the other heater will do most
of the work.

 

[yaputya]

unless they are set to exactly the same setting once the room reaches
the set temperature of the cooler heater the other heater will do most
of the work.

Just a thought... If both heaters were identical, set to exactly the same setpoint and
in a room where the heat was uniformly distributed, then they would probably
switch on alternately. This would arise because the heater that had just finished
heating would retain some heat due to heat capacity, and so the other one would
be slightly cooler and would reach setpoint faster.