| During the winter months it can get very cold in | | | | The only thing you need to do is check the oil |
| some areas of the country. During these times it | | | | levels from time to time, keep it filled to the |
| can be a real life safer to have a heater ready to | | | | proper level, and clean off the unit. Most oil filled |
| use at a moments notice. However traditional | | | | radiators have a cut of switch for overheating, |
| electric heaters have a few shortcomings and | | | | electrical overload, and tip over accidents. This |
| dangers associated with them. This is why oil filled | | | | makes them very safe to leave running even at |
| radiators are a good alternate choice for your | | | | night. The way they heat the room also has a |
| winter heating needs. | | | | few other advantages. |
| Oil filled radiators have several advantages over | | | | Mainly the air in the room is not dried out. |
| normal heaters that make them safer, and more | | | | Everyone who has used an electric heater knows |
| efficient. The main complaint about electric | | | | that they dry out the air. Since the oil filled |
| heaters is that many don't feel safe leaving them | | | | radiator heats liquid rather than heating elements |
| on at night. Electric heaters consume a great | | | | the air isn't dried out. This allows you to breathe |
| amount of electricity, and cheaper models are | | | | easy at night quite literally. |
| prone to short circuiting. This can lead to damaged | | | | Due to the fact that the radiator doesn't use a |
| wiring and in some cases electrical fires. | | | | fan the air is heated via convection. The better |
| Unlike standard electrical heaters, oil radiator | | | | airflow in your room, the faster the room will |
| heaters do not have such a high risk of causing | | | | warm. In most cases however this type of |
| electrical damage. While they do still need to be | | | | heater outperformed its electric counterpart in |
| plugged into a wall to draw power, the amount is | | | | heating capacity, and quickness. Best of all the |
| only about one fourth of what a typical electric | | | | amount of heat you need can be custom set. |
| heater would use. The reason for this is the | | | | You can keep your office or room at 65 while |
| heating method the unit uses. The oil in the | | | | others keep theirs warmer. |
| radiator is slowly heated to the desired | | | | Oil filled radiators are becoming more common as |
| temperature, and then the heating unit shuts off. | | | | people are trying to save on energy costs and |
| The oil is then circulated throughout the unit and | | | | heating. Since they do not require as much power |
| over aluminum fins. These fins heat the air that | | | | they save on the electric bill, and the oil is never |
| moves over them and cool the oil as they cool. | | | | burned or used up. It can occasionally dry out but |
| This will eventually cool the oil to a point where | | | | other than this small amount you will never need |
| the heating unit turns back on. This method is | | | | to replace it. Remember to leave plenty of space |
| much safer than an electric heater. Since there | | | | around the radiator though, common sense still |
| are no moving parts to take care of maintenance | | | | applies here. |
| is rarely required. | | | | |