If you want to raise the temperature of a room and then maintain that temperature at the lowest possible energy setting, then you will appreciate these test results.

This test was performed in a Large Scale Climatic Controlled Chamber at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The outside temperature was maintained at a freezing 29 degrees Fahrenheit (blue line) and the room temperature was allowed to drop to a cold 50 degrees (red line). The Reiker Room Conditioner was activated (red line) and quickly warmed the room to 72.4 degrees using less energy (black line, 1480-1420 watts) then a hand held hairdryer. As the Reiker Room Conditioner moved into its maintenance mode you can see the reduction in power (black line) first to three heating elements (approximately 1100 watts) then to two heating elements (approximately 850 watts) then fluctuating between one (approximately 480 watts) and two elements (an average of 622 watts) to maintain 72.4 degrees F. Using the national average cost of electricity (8.3 cents per kilowatt hour) equates to an average hourly maintenance mode cost of heating with the Reiker Room Conditioner of approximately 5 cents per hour.