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1. What is a space heater?
Space
heaters come in a wide variety including ceramic,
oil-filled, coil convection, and halogen based
heaters. However, the most common set of features
include up to 1500W settings, tip-over protection,
and overheat protection. Most space heaters are also
powered by a standard 120V, three-wire power cord to
provide safe, grounded operation and avoid
electrical accidents.
2. What benefits come with a ceramic heater?
Ceramic element heaters are safer than normal,
coil-based products. Because the ceramic core is
larger than heating coils, it can operate at a lower
temperature, releasing the same amount of energy
over a larger area. Furthermore, due to the
properties of the material used, it holds its
temperature for longer than a standard, electric
heater in the same way that a hydronic or oil-filled
heater would, leading to higher efficiency.
3. What
are the benefits of an oil-filed heater?
Oil-filled radiators use a contained fluid in a
sealed radiator setup. There is no need to ever
refill or top up this heater. The internal heating
mechanism transfers heat to the oil which in turn
radiates the heat into the surrounding area. These
heaters are highly efficient because the internal
heating element does not constantly need to be on.
Once heated to a higher temperature, the heating oil
gradually releases the warmth to keep your room
comfortable even while the internal element is off.
Because there is no fan with an oil-filled heater,
radiators are extremely quiet.
4. What benefits come with a coil-based,
convection heater?
Coil-based, convection or fan-forced heaters use
infrared wavelength to their advantage by heating
metallic coils within the heater. The coils release
infrared energy to heat the air passing through them
before pushing the air into the surrounding area.
All coil-based heaters have safety meshes to prevent
objects from contact with the internal elements.
Baseboard electric heaters are similar to coil
heaters except baseboards release the heat over a
wider area meet a longer length.
5. What benefits come with a halogen heater?
Halogen or reflective heaters are the newest in
heating technology. Using the well-known and
energy-saving, halogen bulb technology, a reflecting
heater uses light to deliver warmth to the nearby
objects and people rather than heating the air in
the same fashion as the sun. This direct heat method
provides much higher comfort levels than older
technologies because the warmth provided will be
felt immediately by the heater as if one was sitting
in a sunlit living room on a brisk, sunny winter
day.
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