In winter, batteries are often not enough to create a comfortable temperature in a house or apartment. Then various electric heaters come to the rescue.
There is a wide range of such devices on the market, which is why many buyers have questions - which heater is better, how to choose a heater for the house? And on the foreground there is such a technical indicator as energy saving.
Types of economical electric heaters for home
All heaters can be conditionally divided into these types:
- oil radiators;
- fan heaters;
- infrared heaters;
- heat guns;
- convectors;
- electric fireplaces;
- heat curtains.
Oil radiator
This device is similar to a conventional battery, only powered by electricity and completely mobile, that is, it can be freely moved around the house. This heater perfectly warms, and for safety it is endowed with automatic switching-off at overturning.
As for energy saving, for these purposes the oil coolers are equipped with a thermostat, which itself monitors the temperature of the oil inside the device and that there is no overheating. When a certain temperature comes (depending on the selected power), the thermostat switches off the appliance. It will turn on again after some cooling of the radiator. As a result, you can safely turn on the radiator for the whole night, without fear of high energy costs.
Fan heaters>
These devices operate on a different principle - they blow out the warmed air and evenly distribute it throughout the room. Fan heaters and heat guns are used to quickly heat a room, but they are not particularly comfortable due to the high noise level they produce. In addition, they are quite expensive for energy consumption. Therefore, do not consider this type of device as an energy-saving heater.
Convectors
These devices work roughly like fan heaters, but only air passes through them naturally, and is not absorbed by the fan. These heaters do not rustle, instantly heat the air, have an attractive appearance and can be hung on the wall.
Wall convectors consume fewer times the energy than oil coolers. In addition, they can work on gas or simply on hot water.
Infrared heaters
Heating the house with infrared heaters is a very good idea. This type of convector operates like a conventional one, but in addition to the internal heater they have an infrared radiator that emits heat rays - they transmit heat to surrounding objects, so these heaters are very economical.
Of the several varieties of infrared convectors, the most economical home heaters are carbon ones equipped with special lamps that consume very little power, have a fairly long life and quickly cool down after shutdown.
Choosing the right energy-saving electric heater for your home
On which of the devices to stop their choice, it's up to you. First of all, you need to determine your needs - depending on whether you need to warm a small room or a spacious garage. Remember that for every square meter of space you will need up to 100 watts of power. However, for additional, and not the basic heating of the room, a heat source with a capacity of 800 thousand watts will suffice.
In addition, it all depends on the type of room being heated. For example, if you need to heat a bathroom, the infrared heater is best suited, and an electric fireplace can be used to create romance.