There was a time when electric radiators were much maligned heat methods. They were attributed with unpleasant heat, as well as excessively high electricity consumption, which aggravated the costs of the electricity bill.
However, for some time now, electric radiators have been significantly improved. Now we can find much more efficient models on the market, which heat the room pleasantly without increasing consumption.
Therefore, they are an excellent option to reinforce the action of your central heating, as a source of heat in a specific room. But to choose the most suitable and efficient electric radiator, there are a series of issues to take into account.
First of all, it should be noted that on the market you will find a wide variety of thermal radiators at very different prices. To choose the most suitable one, an important premise is to opt for recognized brands and not get carried away by bargains. Often in this type of device, a very low price is associated with lower quality features and higher energy consumption. This is because what makes electric radiators most expensive is precisely the innovation they integrate to heat more and better, without increasing consumption.
On the other hand, you have to consider what type of use you will give to the electric radiator: whether you will plug it in for many hours a day continuously or whether you will connect it only at specific times for short uses. For the first case, it is best to opt for inertial radiators, which are ceramic or with quality thermal fluid, which accumulate heat during the time they are on, deactivate when reaching the selected temperature and maintain the accumulated temperature by their thermal inertia.
On the other hand, if you will only connect the radiator for shorter periods of time – such as two or three hours – you can opt for a non-inertial one. They are cheaper and heat up faster, although they do not accumulate heat, so they will lose it when they are turned off.
To choose an efficient radiator, with adequate consumption, you must assess the dimensions of the space to be heated, since the ideal power will depend on it. Ideally, the radiator should have a power of between 90 and 100 watts for each square meter of the room.
Finally, an extra criterion to evaluate positively is that the electric radiator incorporates some system that allows you to program it, whether it is a built-in manual device or even with a remote control or your mobile phone. Thus, you can program the time you want it to turn on or off without wasting heat.
