Electric heaters for the home - what are they

Undoubtedly, at the moment it is cheaper to heat with main gas, but it is not everywhere. In contrast, electricity is carried to the farthest village, so people often choose electric heaters. We decided to talk about what they are and how expedient their use is.

How appropriate is the use of electric heaters

• A significant advantage of such equipment can be called its relatively affordable price.. The price of an electric boiler or a convector heating, in comparison with gas analogues, with the same parameters, is much better.
• Installation instructions for such equipment are usually very simple.. In particular, all units that operate from a 220V household network can easily be installed by almost everyone, and with their own hands.
• Control of such equipment requires absolutely no special training.. If the installation manual has been executed in full and without violations, then the further operation is possible for any person imputed.
  

• Dimensions of even the largest electric heaters are relatively small.. The most volumetric are boilers with a liquid coolant, but they also do not require the arrangement of a separate boiler house. This equipment fits easily in a kitchen or other living space.
• The bureaucratic component plays an important role in modern life.. For example, the design of gas equipment in the relevant instances, firstly, is problematic, and secondly, it can cost a pretty penny. Electric heaters, for the most part, do not require any permits, as they relate to household appliances.
• In the light of the widespread struggle for environmental cleanliness, electric heaters are almost ideal.. If the device is made in compliance with all rules and regulations, from environmentally neutral materials, then he will not be able to cause any harm. A prime example is the Quickheat electric heater.

But, unfortunately, not everything is so smooth and any material aggregate has its drawbacks.

• The main disadvantage, of course, is the ever-rising price of electricity. It is for this reason that electric heaters can not get widespread. Despite the fact that they are used everywhere, for the most part it is only an addition to the main heating system or heating of temporary housing, such as a summer house.
• Serious units with a capacity of more than 6 kW require reinforced electrical wiring and connection to a three-phase system with a voltage of 380V, which entails additional costs.

Important: another not unimportant factor is the instability of the supply of electricity to some areas of our great homeland. How not cool, but here if there is no light, then there will be no heat.

Varieties of aggregates

Currently, all electric heaters can be divided into several of the most developed areas. Selecting one of the directions as a leader will not be correct, since each of them was developed for its own purposes.

Boilers with a liquid heat carrier

Modern household boilers for heating systems with a liquid coolant can be of three types, these are units in which heaters are heating elements, electrode boilers and appliances operating on the induction principle.

The boilers in which the heating elements are installed are the closest to solid fuel and gas units. The only difference is that the heater here is an electric heating element, otherwise these boilers are similar. Devices can have one or two circuits that allow you to fully provide with both heat and hot water in private homes.

New word in the heating industry have become electrode boilers. The principle of their work is simple and at the same time unique. The heating element here is water itself.

From the course of physics, everyone knows that water is a good conductor, this feature of it is used in these devices. Electrodes are placed directly into the system and connected to the network. With the passage of current, due to its own resistance, the water heats up.

Induction units appeared quite recently and are considered the most advanced development. Heating occurs in them without contact with water or other coolant. The developers based on the principle of the transformer. Heating occurs by increasing the temperature of the secondary winding.

Convectors

Convectors operating on electric energy, are now widespread. These are devices intended for local heating of premises, the power of which ranges from 0.2 to 2 kW.

The main advantages here are the use as a coolant of ambient air and the presence of a personal control system for each convector. Such devices operate from a household network and do not require special training during installation and operation.

The heater here is also a heater, which is built into a metal radiator, equipped with channels for convection air. Cold air through the grate from below enters the convector, heats up and exits through the upper grate. Everything is built on the ability of heated air to rise upwards.

Infrared heaters

Infrared electric heaters have become a revolutionary solution for heating not only the living quarters, but also open areas. The fact is that the principle of their action is fundamentally different from all the above options. In these devices there are no heating elements.

Instead, they use emitters that work in the infrared. Infrared radiation does not heat the air, it heats all material objects encountered on its path. It is thanks to this feature, installed on the street, they will warm the person without affecting the atmosphere around.

This miracle of technology is produced in the form of directional “lamps” or a special film that is glued to the ceiling, floor and walls in the rooms. Like all other electric heaters, infrared devices have their own control system that allows you to adjust the intensity of radiation. The only disadvantage is the very high price of such units.

Tip: all electric heaters, regardless of the principle of their work, have an efficiency above 95%. Therefore, if someone is trying to tell you about the emergence of a new technology, as a result of which the heat transfer has increased significantly, you should know that you are communicating with a specialist in the field of marketing and advertising.

On the provided video reveals the features of some units.

Conclusion

As mentioned earlier, all of the above units work long and reliably. Selection criteria depend solely on the size and purpose of a particular room.