| In many homes, especially old builds, the heat | | | | efficiency in comparison to an electric space |
| your furnace radiates may not necessarily | | | | heater. A number of different heaters fall into this |
| thoroughly warm your home. This can prove | | | | group: |
| problematic, especially in cold climes. If you can | | | | Natural gas radiant heaters - These are perfect |
| relate to this problem, or are experiencing no heat | | | | for large spaces. They possess heating elements |
| in your home at all, several options are available | | | | which are constantly in touch with the air. Air is |
| to you. These include temporary heaters, which | | | | warmed when it is in close proximity to the |
| are often known as space heaters, and | | | | heating elements. This heater may be used in |
| semi-permanent heaters, often referred to as | | | | conjunction with a fan to aid circulation of air, |
| in-wall heaters. | | | | thereby ensuring that all the air is warmed up. |
| One variety of semi-permanent heaters includes | | | | Forced air propane heaters - These heaters use |
| gas wall furnaces. Gas wall furnaces are installed | | | | fans to deliver air into a specific area. The |
| into the wall and run off of either liquid propane or | | | | disadvantage of this is that they can be noisy. In |
| fossil fuels. This type of heater is ideal for large | | | | addition, they require regular maintenance as the |
| areas which do not receive heat on a regular | | | | fans must be cleaned so that they are free from |
| basis. It is a low cost and economic way of | | | | dust. |
| heating a room, especially since gas heaters are | | | | Natural gas convention heaters - These use |
| typically less expensive. Decorative gas wall | | | | special coils which heat the air on contact, thus, |
| heaters are also available. | | | | the actual heater is not warmed. This means that |
| Natural gas space heaters are another option, | | | | it they are an excellent choice for families with |
| albeit temporary. They are ideal if a room is | | | | young children as the children will not injure them |
| experiencing lost heat for a limited time period. | | | | on the heater. |
| This heater is less expensive and of greater | | | | |