Electric radiators: features of oil appliances, fan heaters,

27-01-2018

Heating

Any room can not be imagined without a reliable and high-quality heating system. High demands are placed on such structures: they must be safe, must not have a negative impact on human health and have a sufficiently large working resource. Electric radiators for space heating can be an excellent solution if other types of communications cannot be used for any reason.

We consider the most popular options today, which are in high demand and meet the basic operational requirements.

In the photo: in many countries, the main source of the heating system is electricity, which is why electric heating radiators are produced by a number of large companies.

The main advantages and disadvantages of this option

To begin, consider the main advantages of electric heaters:

Easy installation	You can install the elements with your own hands, without having to spend a lot of time and money on it, everything is quite simple and often all you have to do is to install the structure and plug it into the socket
Environmental friendliness	The use of electricity eliminates any harmful emissions into the environment, which contributes to the improvement of the environment. In addition, the noise level of the equipment during operation is minimal.
Security	All modern products are manufactured according to European standards of fire safety and can be used in the premises of the most diverse purposes. To do this, the system includes special nodes that stop working in case of any failures in the system.
Reliability	The lifetime is very large, the instruction manual is simple, which eliminates the disabling of elements due to the incompetence of users. In addition, the failure of one element does not affect other heating structures in the heating system.
Democratic value	The price of products of this type is low, so they are available for a wide range of customers.
Visual appeal	Modern manufacturers offer options for a variety of configurations, sizes and colors, which allows you to make the heater an organic part of the situation and choose the best option for any interior

The design of electric radiators is in some cases very unusual and original.

Note! You can use these options as an additional source of heat in case of low temperatures outside. They will not only help to keep warm even in the most severe frosts, but also will be an excellent insurance in case of accidents on the heating systems, they can not fully heat the room, but you will not freeze.

It is impossible not to touch upon the shortcomings, there are not many of them, but they are weighty enough:

First of all, it is the high price of energy., as a result, to fully heat a house or apartment is very costly in financial terms. But if there are no other options, then the best solution will be electric energy-saving heating radiators, their consumption indicators are much lower, we will talk more about these options in the next chapter.
The second minus is the high surface heating temperature., but this applies only to some species, so consider this factor when choosing a specific solution.

The oil electric radiator, with all its advantages, has a big minus - high surface temperature, therefore it is better to choose options with a protective casing on top

If the equipment has an open-type heating element, it will inevitably burn oxygen in the room and dust particles.. In closed systems, this is not the case, but because of convection, dust constantly moves around the room, which can also be considered a disadvantage.

During convection, the cold air moves downward, and the warm air moves upwards, and with it the dust moves.

Main types of equipment

Consider the main options that you should pay attention to when choosing, they all have their own characteristics and are suitable for certain conditions of use.

Oil radiators

The most common option has the following features:

The design is a system filled with mineral oil with a heating element located in it. Since the circuit is closed, the equipment does not burn oxygen in the room.
The equipment weighs quite a lot, but the wheels allow you to move it quickly and comfortably.
Electric oil radiators with a thermostat allow you to spend electricity rationally, turning off when exceeding a certain temperature value.

The thermostat allows you to customize the operation of the equipment.

It is best to use this option as an auxiliary one, including only when necessary, since its power consumption is very large.

Fan heaters

This solution has the following features:

The most important advantage is low cost, which is why such options are very popular.
The design consists of a heating element and a fan, thanks to which the air in the room is heated very quickly, but oxygen and dust particles are burned in the process, which is not very good.
It is impossible to use such an option as basic heating, it is good for rapid heating and turns on for a short time.

Fan heaters are good as an additional source of heat.

Convectors

Considering the question of which electric heating radiators are better for an apartment, many experts select this type of product for the following reasons:

The work of convector equipment is based on the physical process, when warm air rises up and cold air goes down. In the case there is an enclosed heating element that takes air through the intake from below, heats it, and it leaves through the grate from above.
The surface never heats above 60 degrees, which prevents burns when touching. A closed heating unit prevents oxygen from burning out in the air.
Such a hinged electric radiator takes up little space and is able to heat the room quite effectively.

Such products can be both mobile and permanently attached to the floor or wall.

Quartz heaters

This option can be divided into two main groups, let's start with the well-known infrared devices:

They do not heat the air, but all the objects to which they are directed, such heat, by their properties, resemble sunlight.
Designs can be installed on the walls or ceiling, which allows you to not occupy the useful space and exclude cases when children get to the equipment.

The second option is electric quartz radiators, they are unfamiliar to customers, so we’ll tell you about them separately:

They are a monolithic plate, inside which is located the heating element.
The design heats up very quickly to 95 degrees, which provides rapid heating of the room, but also creates the danger of burns.
One such element consumes about 0.5 kW, which is much less than that of analogs and is able to heat a room up to 8 sq.m.
Installing the thermostat allows you to maintain the optimum temperature in the system.

Products may have a very different appearance.

Aluminum constructions

Electric aluminum radiators - a new solution that has a number of advantages:

To heat a one-room apartment, it costs only 1.5 kW per hour, and for a two-room apartment this figure is 2.25 kW per hour, which makes this solution the most economical today.
The equipment costs a little and pays off for one heating season.
The installation process is quite simple and will not cause difficulties even for inexperienced developers.

Aluminum heaters - a new word in the industry

Tip! If you are interested in this option, choose products only from proven manufacturers that have been on the market for a long time.

Conclusion

If you choose economical electric heating radiators, then you can only get by with this option as the main heating, but we recommend carefully calculating all costs and estimated energy consumption to make sure that this solution is advisable. The video in this article will tell you more about the topic.