Electric Wall Heaters

Electric Wall Heaters - Perfect For Areas Up To 400 Square Feet

When to Consider Electric Wall Heaters?

With all of the heating options available, it is difficult to know what type of heater works best for your situation. Electric wall heaters are ideal for bedrooms, offices, and areas in which you want to heat. If you do not have central heating each room will need its own wall heater. Electric wall heaters can heat up rooms 400 square feet or smaller, providing adequate heat. This type of heater raises the temperature slowly and takes a while for a room to become warm. The heater works best when set to a certain temperature and left alone.Electric wall heaters are great for areas that are not accessible to gas lines. While electric heaters cost more to run, you recover the difference from installation costs, which are far more expensive for gas wall heaters.

What makes a good wall heater?

When investing your time, energy, and resources into electric wall heaters, it is important to select a high quality unit. Ensure that your device has proper safety features, such as automatic shutoff and overheat protection. Fan powered electric wall heaters work better because they force the hot air out, however; they can be noisier. You can a unit that is solid, easy to clean and offers the right temperature needs for your situation. Ensure that it has a programmable thermostat.

Types of Electric Wall Heaters

If you are looking for an energy efficient and money-saving unit, consider the Qmark LFK404 Wall Mount Fan Heater. This heater is ideal for small rooms because it can be mounted, increasing the overall surface area of the room. The heater forces air out through a fan, which ensures that the warmth is distributed throughout the room. Using convection techniques, the warm air rises, causing the cool air to be sucked into the heater like a vacuum. This heater is known for being quiet and blending well with most decor.

The TPI Commercial Fan Forced Wall Heater with Tamperproof Thermostat is an industrial grade heather ideal for a workshop, garage, or warehouse. This is not the heater for your son's bedroom. The heater is sturdy, being made out of aluminium and steel. This heater offers sophisticated security mechanisms to ensure nobody will tamper with the thermostat. Since the heater packs so much energy, it makes a considerable amount of noise when turned on. As the name suggests, its main implementation is in the commercial environment

If you are looking for a wall heater that has multiple uses, consider the Pic-a-Watt Electric Wall Heater (King Electric). This device can be used anywhere, in the house, in the warehouse, or in your RV. The wall heater features a watt selector, which can change from 750 to 2250. This heater is ideal for environments where central heating is not possible. While a bit industrial looking, the heater can be used in bedrooms or dens that do not have air ducts. The heater offers safety features to prevent accidental hazards, such as fire. Whether you need 2250 watts to warm up a warehouse or 750 watts to take the edge off of a game room, the Pic-a-Watt can do it.

An Alternative Heater

Oil filled radiator heaters can be a good alternate choice for your winter needs. Unlike standard electric heaters, oil filled heaters do not have a high risk of causing electrical damage. While they still need to be plugged to a power source, the amount of energy required is only about one fourth of what a typical electric heater would use. The oil in the radiator is slowly heated to the desired temperature, and then the heating unit shuts off, thus saving energy.

Oil filled heaters are becoming more popular as people are trying to save on energy costs for heating. And since the heater heats liquid rather than heating elements, the air is not dried out. This makes it a great bedroom heater, as it allows you to breathe easy at night literally.