| It should be very easy to find a portable space | | | | heater will continue to heat the room for a long |
| heater to meet your needs. There are many | | | | time. |
| different types, each with its own advantages. | | | | Ceramic heaters work by heating the ceramic |
| Space heaters run on either electricity or fuel, like | | | | element that is inside. Some ceramic heaters have |
| propane or kerosene. Electric space heaters are | | | | fans which blow the air out and the room will heat |
| the most popular because if you have an electric | | | | quicker. They are lighter than most types of |
| socket, you can have heat. | | | | electric heaters, which makes them very portable. |
| Some of the different types of electric space | | | | Quartz infrared heaters are a type of radiant |
| heaters are convection and radiant, both with fan | | | | heater. Quartz infrared space heaters heat |
| and without. A convection heater is your best bet | | | | objects like the sun heats. Infrared rays heat up |
| for heating an entire room. A convection heater | | | | objects from the inside by penetrating the skin. |
| equipped with a fan will quickly move the warm | | | | Heat comes from the rays penetrating the skin |
| air around. A large, movable heater with a fan will | | | | not from heating the air around. |
| easily heat up a large garage or workroom. | | | | When you have not electricity, propane space |
| Radiant heaters work best in small work places. | | | | heaters come in handy. They are mainly used |
| Radiant heaters are perfect for the small space | | | | outdoors, on camping trips, ice fishing and other |
| under a desk at work. Infrared heaters are a | | | | similar activities. You usually find propane space |
| type of radiant heater that uses quartz tubes. | | | | heaters as outdoor patio heaters. You need to |
| There are also ceramic heaters with ceramic | | | | use propane heaters outside or in a well ventilated |
| cores and oil filled radiators. | | | | area because they give off carbon monoxide as |
| Oil filled heaters are very economical. There is a | | | | they burn. |
| special thermal oil sealed inside the heater. It | | | | The best heater you can find is the one that |
| doesn't burn up so it never has to be refilled or | | | | works for you. First, figure out what you need |
| replaced. The oil, heated by the element, runs | | | | the heater to do and then you can find the one |
| through the coils and heats the air. Oil filled | | | | that will work the best. You can get a good |
| heaters are slow to heat up but once the oil inside | | | | heater for any price. You don't have to spend a |
| is hot you can turn off the appliance and the | | | | lot of money to get a good product. |