Chainbreaker
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Although its kind of fun to have a DIY project that one can feel a sense of accomplishment when its completed and working. However, I wholeheartedly agree that 240V garage heaters are a perfect load bank. They have safety features and are UL approved and the settings allow one to easily vary the load. I bought one of the Comfort Zone garage heaters on sale last fall and REALLY like it. It is well made and as an aside makes a great garage heater to boot. Plus, if I were to ever want to get rid of it I could easily sell it at a garage sale or on CL and recoup most of my investment....My homemade load bank is nice but if I were doing it over I would probably consider a couple of 240V garage heaters.