| Electric heaters are both practical and versatile, and | | | | more than enough to heat the typically-sized room or |
| as such are a great item to have in your home. You | | | | office. Most heaters on the market today also come |
| don't have to go too far back in history when the | | | | with a range of safety features including overheat |
| only option for families to keep themselves warm | | | | protection and safeguards against electric shock. |
| was to burn wood they had placed in the fireplace. | | | | Additionally, many heaters offer electrical discharge |
| Because the fireplace was normally located in the | | | | protection which can help prevent accidental fire. |
| main room of the house, other rooms were not | | | | In light of the above, then, what is the best type of |
| heated meaning there was ultimately an uneven | | | | heater to buy? Well, ceramic heaters are generally |
| distribution of the heat created. Not only this, but the | | | | considered safer than the coil heaters and as well as |
| fuel, or the wood in this instance, quickly burned itself | | | | this the ceramic plates are quite big which means |
| out. | | | | once they heat up, they are very good at retaining |
| Luckily, today families do not need to fret about | | | | their heat. They can, therefore, be set at lower |
| such things as finding wood to burn, inhaling (often | | | | temperature ranges and are ideal for slightly larger |
| toxic) smoke and fumes, or, God forbid, their houses | | | | areas. |
| burning down. There is a plethora of heating methods | | | | Oil-filled radiators are similar to ceramic heaters in the |
| for the home and probably the most versatile of | | | | respect of maintaining their heat for longer periods. |
| them all is the humble electric heater. The trouble for | | | | They are efficient in the sense that they do not |
| many today though, is how do they know what | | | | have to be switched on constantly and when they |
| type of electric heater to buy for their home? | | | | do, a relatively short burst of power is enough to |
| When it comes to electric space heaters, there are | | | | keep them heated for hours. They are quiet to run, |
| quite a few different ones on the market today - | | | | and very easy to keep clean as there are no |
| ceramic heaters, oil-based heaters, coil heaters, and | | | | working parts as such. |
| more recently, the halogen heaters. Ceramic space | | | | Coil heaters utilize metal coils through which electrical |
| heaters utilize ceramic heating elements to generate | | | | current is passed and it is this electric current that |
| their heat and are probably the safest and most | | | | heats up the coils. Heat is generated by the air |
| economical of all the electrical heaters on the market. | | | | coming in contact with the coils. The coils are usually |
| Oil-based heaters use special oil that is securely | | | | behind protective screens, but this type of heater is |
| enclosed in the heater to generate its heat, while coil | | | | still accident prone and more dangerous to use than |
| heaters, which are probably still the most common | | | | other types of heater. |
| type around, use coils through which electric current | | | | The new kid on the block insofar as heaters are |
| is passed to generate their heat. Halogen heaters | | | | concerned is the halogen heater. The heating process |
| utilize, as the name implies, halogen bulbs for their | | | | is very similar to that of a halogen light bulb insomuch |
| heat generation. | | | | as that these heaters actually use the light to stream |
| A typical heat range for any type of electrical heater | | | | out heat waves. These heaters heat up very quickly |
| would be in the region of 1400 watts, and this is | | | | and offer a constant stream of heat. |