Hiyas
We have a wood heater, but I would prefer a electric heater.
The loungeroom is about 60sm enclosed, but will only be turned on in the arvo and switched off at night before bed.
I know the small fan heaters chew through electricity. We don't have access to gas and no $$$ for reverse cycle.
What is better, oil, ceramic, radiant, or something else?
Thanks !
Thanks, but seeing that you're in Sydney, and I'm not, postage would be a killer.
Electric throw blanket. No need to heat all that space. I love mine!
it depends on the individual needs and the space it is used in.
ceramic panel heaters like the Noirot are the best portable electric heater available today, for clear, small-medium size room — like a bathroom heat lamp, they don't circulate the air but radiate heat directly onto other objects in the room. if you have a very cluttered space or a long distance, the heat won't work very effectively.
the next best solution would be reverse cycle air-conditioning, they heat the air and can effectively heat a large space, provided it is well-sealed against draughts and doors are not regularly opened and closed — if you open and close and walk through a doorway, you are moving several cubic metres of warm air outside, which can be a significant heat loss, (ie. many $$ of energy lost); a drawback of reverse cycle is the noise of the fan unit, and the warm air being blown onto your face which is rarely pleasant (heating is most thermally efficient and most comfortable when coming from floor level) and can be unhealthy for some.
if you have the money to spend on it, in-floor heating, such as hydronic slab heating or wall mounted hydronic radiators are still the most energy efficient heaters available. but even a basic setup is costly (I've had quotes for $7000 for a 4 radiator + boiler installed, whereas in Europe it would cost about a 1/5th of that).
if you're on a tight budget you can buy a water-filled radiator for $60-100 which will do just the same job as a wall-mounted radiator or ceramic panel, with thermostatic control and timer, but the are ugly, heavy, hot-to-touch (keep out of reach of infants) and noisy (the metal makes a creaking/clicking sound as it expands and contracts which can be irritating if you're a light sleeper).
Thank for that, I ended up buying a Noirot. Can't go wrong with a life time warranty either.
The above heater is still available if anyone needs to be toasty warm this winter :-)
Here's the perfect solution.
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Brand New
LATEST MODEL: DM735.7.T FHER
Still in box - never used
LIFETIME FULL REPLACEMENT WARRANTY - Buy with confidence
Made in France
WALL MOUNT OR ROLLS EASILY ON CASTORS FROM ROOM TO ROOM
ELECTRONIC TIMING CONTROLS
TOTALLY SILENT OPERATION
ECONOMICALLY EFFICIENT - ONLY SIX CENTS per hour to run
No fan, Asthma and allergy friendly
Electronic Thermostat
Economical operation - from only six cents an hour to run
NORMAL RETAIL $
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PRECISION THERMOSTAT
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