The most common and popular types of heaters are the electric heaters. They are simple and easy to use with little to no installation required. With the abundance supply of electricity, these heaters can be used almost anywhere indoor unlike those that uses fuel. By understanding the various types of electric heaters, you will be able to choose the right one for your home.

Electric Wall Heaters
Electric wall heaters are one of the most popular electric heaters. Being easy to install and being used wherever electrical power is available makes electric wall heaters popular.

An wall mount electric heater is able to heat a single room, helping you save money as energy is not required to heat up the whole house. They are also inexpensive and considerably easier to install than a gas wall heater and also occupy much lesser room than traditional radiators.

The main disabvantage of using this heater is the expense of running it. Natural gas is usually cheaper compared to electricity. It is better for you to turn up your central heating thermostat a couple of degrees if you into to use the wall heater in more than one room. But if that’s not an option, a gas wall heater would certainly be a more economical choice.

Electric Baseboard Heaters
Electric Baseboard Heaters are perfect for heating bigger areas.

If you need to heat bigger areas, baseboard heaters traditionally have 500 watts to 1500 watts of power can cover anywhere between 50 to 150 square feet. To prevent overheating, they often have a circuit breaker installed inside the heater. Maintenance is minimum as there are no moving parts inside the electric baseboard heater. Upkeep of the unit requires minor cleaning consisting of removing the dust and lint from the grill of the heater and keeping things away from the intake at the bottom of the unit.

Garage Heaters~Garage Heaters
Garage heaters are great for people who need to work out in the shop or garage during those winter months. They are most ideally suited to heat up small areas such as residential garages and outbuildings, and being portable will even make them more favourable for weekend handyman uses.

Some models include safety features that will automatically shut down if they are knocked over or a blanket thrown over them. You are able to set the temperature to your liking as most of them have thermostat controls. These small electric heaters can also be run year round without heat to increase ventilation and provide you with a breeze when it gets hot in your garage.