| When cold weather strikes many people use the | | | | What are the types, styles? |
| electric heater as an alternative heating source. | | | | There is convection heat and radiant heat. |
| With the economy in a slump this may be the | | | | Convection Heat is low to the floor. It heats cold |
| best idea right now. It's a safe and efficient way | | | | air that is low to the floor and circulates it through |
| of saving on gas and electrical utilities. | | | | a fan in the heater which is then circulated out of |
| What are electric heaters? | | | | the unit and rises up. The units can be installed, |
| The dictionary/thesaurus definition of an electric | | | | preferably, near a window, due to cold air that |
| heater is: A small electrical space heater. | | | | may seep in through the glass. Then there is |
| The heating element: The component of a heater | | | | Radiant Heat. This type of heat is not only located |
| or range that transforms fuel or electricity into | | | | low to the floor, but units also can be at ceiling |
| heat. | | | | level. This type of heat is directed mainly at |
| Space heater: Heater consisting of a | | | | heating objects. |
| self-contained (usually portable) unit to warm a | | | | Styles are: Base Board heaters, wall heaters, |
| room. | | | | toe-kick heaters, and cove, or panel heaters. |
| How are they used? | | | | The best electric heaters are those that have a |
| As stated before electric heaters are an excellent | | | | tip-over switch, when the unit is accidentally |
| alternative heating source for when weather the | | | | kicked over, this mechanism will shut the unit off |
| temperature drops, to save on utilities. Electric | | | | automatically. |
| heaters are best plugged into an outlet, standard | | | | Also, most units come with a thermostat and also |
| 120 volt, or 240 volt depending on the style and | | | | a fan to force heated air into the room. |
| size of your heater. | | | | |