Last edited 07 Jul 2023

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BSRIA Institute / association Website

Accelerator heater

Guide to Controls (BG 83/2023) written by John Marrow and published by BSRIA in June 2023, defines an accelerator heater as: ‘A small electric resistance heating element inside a thermostat which helps minimise large temperature difference in a controlled space when on/off control is used.’

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