Ceramic Heaters

Basically, there are two types of electric heaters: convection and radiant. Convection heaters provide heat energy by blowing or extracting air over a heated surface, hence are usually manufactured to heat a room. While radiant heaters direct heat at a particular object. However, with the inflating prices of oil and gas, most of the people are resorting to cheaper options for heating purposes. And one such option is convection heaters that help heating confined spaces like rooms, in place of heating the entire house. Ceramic heaters are most recent convection heaters now available in the market, that offers more effective and economical heating.

Ceramic Heaters

Ceramic heaters are the type of electric portable space heaters, that employs a ceramic disc for heating purposes. These heaters comprise ceramic plates with aluminum baffles for maintaining the flow of heat. These heaters primarily work by utilizing electricity to heat up ceramic elements. When the electricity is passed over them, the heat is absorbed by the aluminum baffles, which is radiated in to room through a fan. These heaters usually include shut-off sensors to stop the equipment from working, if it tips over. Also some ceramic heaters contain heat-sensitive elements that switch off the unit, if it overheats. All these distinctive features, make them quite efficient and popular amongst other types of heaters.

Desirable Characteristics of Ceramic Heaters

Amongst many other favorable features which are also available as industrial ceramic heaters, here are some of the most common ones:

Safety:One of the most important advantages is their low temperature. Since they have low operating temperatures, ceramic heaters components remain much cooler than the components of other types of heaters. Moreover, as their temperature rise to 380º F, these heaters include a feature that slowly reduces the electric current flowing through the unit, hence reducing the risks of causing a fire.

Portability: Another advantage of these heaters over central heating is that these heaters are easily portable. Hence, these portable heaters come handy in situations where one person in a room requires more heating than the other in the same room, and the heater can be simply shifted to a more logical location.

Cost: As compared to other conventional home heating systems, ceramic heaters are more cost-effective. As they are used for confined areas, these heaters do not use much electricity and heat up quickly. Hence, they are not only inexpensive but also energy efficient by helping in energy saving.

Size: Being more compact in size, ceramic heaters are easy to move and can be transferred from one place to another as per the necessity. Also they are capable of heating a larger area than a radiant heater, that too without making you pay heavy electricity bills.

Efficiency: Ceramic heaters are robust and efficient heaters, capable of heating an entire room. These heaters efficiency vary between 85 to 90 percent. Well designed ceramic heaters not only offer high efficiency but also flexibility in zoning, long life and uniformity.

Unlike other conventional fuel burning heaters, ceramic heaters generate clean heat i.e. they do not release toxic fumes or chemicals into the air while being used. Hence, these heaters are ideal for small families or single person as they can be employed to heat rooms that are used, in place of heating the entire house or unused rooms. Some heaters also have timers, touch sensor, overheat sensor, thermostat, manual heat adjustment, digital display, remote control, etc. which make these heaters even more beneficial.