I am finishing off an area in my garage for a shop. I am looking for some input into heating options…I am limited to electric heat. I was thinking of using an wall heater, but one thing I read is that they arc..is this a concern with sawdust and finishes? Would electric baseboard heat be safer?
Thanks for any advice.
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Any mechanical thermostat will arc. In addition to the regular thermostat (if built in) the wall heaters are likely to have a mechanical overtemp thermostat, to prevent a fire if something is placed in front of the unit. This would be common with any "glow red" heater, I suspect, including probably even the sort of heater unit used for "emergency" heat in heat pumps.
Thanks for the input.