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Sunday, October 10, 2010

Heater buying guide


Winter is on the way and you might be thinking about buying a new heater. There are few things you should consider before buying a heater. We will be discussing those important factors to consider before buying a heater in this buying guide in point wise fashion.
  • Size of the heater: one should look for a heater of a suitable size for his/her room or house. To ensure safety and the power/ energy consumption this factor is important. While a too small heater might not generate enough heat for you a too large heater might not fit easily in your room or its might be uncomfortable and it will surely exhaust too mush unhealthy air pollutants.
  • Type of heater you want: there are types of heaters like radiant space heaters, Convection space heaters, Ceramic space heaters and Micathermic space heaters based upon how they heat the air. And upon the ventilation system they have there are unvented gas heaters and vented gas heaters.
  • Temperature controls: Once you have selected the type and size of portable heater that is right for you, you’ll begin weighing the importance of a heater’s convenience features. Temperature control is one feature that has advanced so much overtime that it is now automated in many portable heater models. You might want to look for a portable heater with a programmable thermostat.
  • Safety features: when it comes to instruments like heaters safety measures is essential. Today heaters comes with different safety measures like tip-over protection, cool-touch cabinets( that never grow hot enough to burn anyone who touches the unit) and overheat protection switch which is a very important safety feature that acts as a sensor, detecting when the heater's internal components reach an unsafe temperature.
  • Power consumption: along with different types of heat levels now a day’s heaters com with different of power level setting. Significantly saving the cost of electricity.
  • Noise level: we have already bared those humming noisy heaters and those days are almost over now. Today’s heaters come with minimal noise and very friendly.
  • Cost: cost varies greatly depending upon the features they provide and the brands. But a few hundred dollars heater can cost you about 50$ per month on electricity and that’s affordable, because it saves us from the winter chill.


Hope with all these info it will be easy to buy a heater for you this winter

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