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Baseboard heater

Term · Energy · MLC-T-ENE-000136

As a type of heating equipment, a system in which either electric resistance coils or finned tubes carrying steam or hot water are mounted behind shallow panels along baseboards. Baseboards rely on passive convection to distribute heated air in the space. Electric baseboards are an example of an "Individual Space Heater."

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENE-000136
FieldEnergy
ReferencesEIA Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENE-000136",
  "term": "Baseboard heater",
  "field": "Energy",
  "definition": "As a type of heating equipment, a system in which either electric resistance coils or finned tubes carrying steam or hot water are mounted behind shallow panels along baseboards. Baseboards rely on passive convection to distribute heated air in the space. Electric baseboards are an example of an \"Individual Space Heater.\"",
  "references": [
    "EIA Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/energy/baseboard-heater/"
}

Record 136 of 2,515 in Energy terminology (MLC-0117). Request the full dataset.