| An oil-filled radiator heater can become quite an | | | | that just never seem to warm up. They may be |
| asset to your home as cold weather sets in. | | | | located by a window or door that is not properly |
| Somehow, you always forget about the drafty | | | | sealed and your thermostat works very hard to |
| areas of your home when it is 70 degrees and | | | | reach these areas. When those spots are |
| sunny outside. But let those subzero | | | | warmed, your furnace runs less. It usually takes |
| temperatures start along with a kicking wind and | | | | this heater up to one hour to reach its best heat |
| suddenly you remember. | | | | but once it gets there, your area is nice and |
| What is an Oil Filled Radiator Heater? | | | | toasty. It also takes the same amount of time to |
| Unlike portable electric heaters that radiate heat | | | | cool down. |
| then use a fan to blow the heat in a directed | | | | What are the Benefits of Oil over Electric or |
| area, an oil-filled heater has oil that is stored inside | | | | Propane Heaters? |
| of a sealed compartment of coils and fins. The | | | | An oil-filled radiator heater is portable and energy |
| heat works by convection and the warm air | | | | efficient, much more than an electric unit that |
| generated floats up without any type of fan. | | | | blasts the room with a surge of electricity or a |
| Advanced models have a timer function that lets | | | | propane heater that loses much of its fuel in |
| you set the unit 30 minutes before you get out | | | | waste. The nice part about an oil-filled radiator |
| of bed so it does not operate all night. | | | | heater is that you never have to refill, is energy |
| How does it Heat an Area? | | | | efficient and costs much less to operate than |
| As the heat rises from the unit, it comes back | | | | other traditional methods. |
| down, warming the immediate area surrounding | | | | If you are looking for a small, dependable heat |
| the radiator. Although you will not be able to heat | | | | source to help keep your home less drafty this |
| your room as well as a forced air furnace, a 12 x | | | | winter, an oil-filled radiator heater can be found |
| 18 foot room can warm up an additional 10 | | | | anywhere where baseboard heaters, ceramic |
| degrees by using this heater. | | | | heaters or propane heaters are sold. A free |
| Where Does this heater do the most Good? | | | | advantage of an oil unit is that it will not dry out |
| Most people have drafty spots in their homes | | | | the air and your skin as others that blow dry air. |