I use those cheap 12 to 25 dollar electric heaters to heat my garage or upstairs when i do not want to turn the furnace on.
Sometimes I get some that shut off way early and take an hour to come back on if they even come back on without unplugging them.
I tweak almost everything I have in some way or another to make it better/stronger / faster.
These little heaters have points sets in them and I bend the contact point arms a bit to make them stay on longer.
Of course you need to watch the heat and make sure the cord can take the long run times.
I have never had any issues doing it.
I even had to do it to a couple of electric deep fryers that would not get to the right temp.
Bend the point arm a bit until it is accurate.
My neighbor had a deep fryer that on max temp would only get to 220° F .
I fixed his in just a few minutes.
Just stating this because some of you may use those heaters and notice the lack of run time or heat.
I also break some of the plastic shroud vanes out of the back and sometimes the front of those heaters to allow more air flow.
It does make a big difference and allows the coils to dissipate heat better.
Some of the old ribbon steel heaters with a fan I have drilled holes in the housings and baffles to allow more air flow.
Sometimes I get some that shut off way early and take an hour to come back on if they even come back on without unplugging them.
I tweak almost everything I have in some way or another to make it better/stronger / faster.
These little heaters have points sets in them and I bend the contact point arms a bit to make them stay on longer.
Of course you need to watch the heat and make sure the cord can take the long run times.
I have never had any issues doing it.
I even had to do it to a couple of electric deep fryers that would not get to the right temp.
Bend the point arm a bit until it is accurate.
My neighbor had a deep fryer that on max temp would only get to 220° F .
I fixed his in just a few minutes.
Just stating this because some of you may use those heaters and notice the lack of run time or heat.
I also break some of the plastic shroud vanes out of the back and sometimes the front of those heaters to allow more air flow.
It does make a big difference and allows the coils to dissipate heat better.
Some of the old ribbon steel heaters with a fan I have drilled holes in the housings and baffles to allow more air flow.