| As the cold season begins to set in, it is important | | | | them? Which one is the better choice? |
| to be well prepared. For years, people have | | | | The main difference between portable and hard |
| looked to electric heaters to keep them and their | | | | wired heaters is portability and power. Generally |
| families warm, during the cold months. Yet | | | | speaking portable heaters offer less heat then |
| purchasing a heater can be confusing sometimes. | | | | hard wired ones. Portable models are easy to |
| Whether it be wall, space or baseboard it is | | | | take with you letting you place them effortlessly |
| important to purchase the right kind of heater the | | | | from room to room without worrying about any |
| suits you. The first rate staff at Air-N-Water | | | | installation. Of course there are exceptions |
| have been researching and testing multiple heaters | | | | depending on the model. We have provided two |
| and have posted their results online. | | | | reviews of products that are exemplary in each |
| Base Board Heaters | | | | category. |
| Electric baseboard heaters are heaters designed | | | | Hard Wired Baseboard Heater |
| to line the wall and provide heat for the entire | | | | The Qmark HBB500 baseboard heater is perfect |
| room by using convection heat to circulate the air. | | | | for households with kids and pets. It sports a |
| As the baseboard heater heats the immediate air, | | | | sheathed electric heating element that is totally |
| it begins to rise and the cold air begins to fall to | | | | immersed in a heat-transfer liquid and sealed in a |
| the floor, only to be immediately heated and | | | | heater-length copper tube. Its large diameter |
| continue this trend until your room is warm and | | | | reservoir maximizes the volume of heat storage |
| toasty. Baseboard heaters traditionally have 500 | | | | fluid to prolong the thermal constant of the entire |
| watts to 1500 watts of power and usually cover | | | | heater. It heats even after it is turned off to |
| anywhere between 50 to 150 square feet. They | | | | save you energy and keep your house warm. It |
| are extremely easy to maintain and often have a | | | | easily attaches to any wall no matter what |
| circuit breaker to prevent over heating. Up keep | | | | flooring you are using. |
| is generally easy and revolves around minor | | | | The low operating temperature allows carpet to |
| cleaning and the removal of dust and lint. | | | | be installed up to and around the baseboard. |
| Baseboard heaters are generally quiet and there is | | | | Heavy-duty welded steel louvered grilles |
| never any type of threat from ember or sparks. | | | | discourage insertion of foreign objects and direct |
| There are differences between models, perhaps | | | | heat outward into the room. It features a built-in |
| the biggest being whether they are hard wired or | | | | cut off feature to prevent any potential damage. |
| portable. But what are the differences between | | | | |