| An electric heater is a type of electrical appliance | | | | there are different plans to completely remove it. |
| that transforms electrical energy in heat. The | | | | Denmark also took action and banned the |
| entire system is based on an electrical resistor | | | | installation of electric space heating in newly built |
| that is located in every single electric heater and is | | | | buildings. Modern installations are using heat pumps |
| based on the Joule principle of heating. The electric | | | | that can use as heat source warmth found in air |
| current that goes through the resistor will | | | | or ground. This helps out a lot because there is a |
| transform electrical energy into heat energy. | | | | cut in electricity consumption and the impact to |
| Everything might seem complicated but in fact it | | | | the environment is considerably reduced. |
| is not. Electric central heating systems are very | | | | If you want to operate electric resistance heaters |
| common and widely used. | | | | in order to heat an area for a long period of time, |
| As time passed electricity has become widely | | | | you should know that this can be very expensive. |
| used in central heating systems. There are | | | | If you only plan to use the heating system |
| various ways to use electric heaters or you can | | | | partially or intermittently then the electric central |
| not even use them at all. For instance, with some | | | | heating system actually becomes very cost |
| under floor heating systems you can use electric | | | | efficient. This fact alone makes the network very |
| heaters or pumps that are powered by electricity. | | | | popular in office settings and in vacation houses. |
| In both cases we could say we have an under | | | | The use of ground source heat pumps (GSHP) |
| floor electric central heating systems installed. | | | | offers a new type of heat pumps that can be |
| Domestic electric under floor heating systems are | | | | combined into your electric central heating |
| referred to as radiant heating systems, even if | | | | system. Heat is absorbed from the ground and |
| they are based on a radiator or are powered | | | | this makes it possible for the GSHP to cool your |
| electrically. | | | | home during summer and heat it during winter. |
| The problem with electric central heating systems | | | | Electric bills are smaller and the overall efficiency |
| stands in the fact that they are not tagged as | | | | of the system is higher with the use of these |
| environmentally friendly. This is because the | | | | heat pumps. Solutions always appear and there is |
| biggest amount of energy generated is obtained | | | | a method of heating a home that is perfect for |
| by the use of fossil fuels. Sweden actually banned | | | | every individual, although it may not be suited for |
| the use of direct electric heating since 1980 and | | | | another. |