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RE: Thermostat or Rheostat

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Posted by: JohnKelly at Thu Oct 11 12:03:00 2007   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by JohnKelly ]  
   

A thermostat controls heat by constantly adjusting power to keep the correct temps. A rheostat is just a dimmer switch that must be manually controlled. For a UTH, I would suggest a thermostat. Just set it and forget it. Hope this helps

John
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