King

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Detailed Information: About King

A BRIEF HISTORY...

1958
In the beginning, electric heat was a new frontier. Typical heating systems were usually dirty, smoky and smelled bad. Coal, oil and kerosene were the normal heating fuels. Electric heat was the new, clean, flameless heating system with no more bad smelling fuels and no maintenance. The public loved it and millions of homes replaced their huge basement furnace with small baseboard heaters under the windows.

1963
Business was booming and soon King was to outgrow its small factory location in South Park, a south Seattle suburb. Seattle was hosting the World’s Fair in the early 60’s and many people had their first look at the Pacific Northwest. After the fair, one of the display buildings was moved to a lot close to King, offices were added to it, and a new factory was born.

1968
By this time, there were over 30 different manufacturers of electric heat. Many innovations came and went, but only the strongest would survive.

1970’s
King continued to add warehouses across the United States to expedite delivery to a rapidly growing customer base. The International market steadily increased and several large distributors were set up in Canada, South America, and other various countries.

1980
Other variations of electric heaters were getting started and small fan heaters were a popular choice.

1986
Pic-A-Watt showed up on the scene and started a whole new class of electric heaters. Quality was the main focus and reliabilty quickly followed.

Present
Electric heat today is still the cleanest, most dependable heating system you can buy and has the ability to heat single rooms at different temperatures, making it economical too. Things to be looking for in the future include the capability of having total control over your heating system through Windows based software, remote access by phone to turn on your thermostats, pulse modulation of heating elements, and thermoelectric heating and cooling.

King Location

King is headquartered in a manufacturing and distribution facility located in Seattle, WA.