Nov 13, 2017 · That applies to a £10 heater from Argos, to £1,000 heaters marketed with outrageous claims and filled/coated with any ingredient known to man. Thus the 2,000w(2kW) ceramic heater for £249 produces no more heat than any other 2kW heater - including the aforementioned £10 Argos heater, and is no more economical to run. https://forums ...

Jan 22, 2023 · Halogen is, as has been said, directional and ceramic has to heat the surface before conduction takes place to the air. Everyone will have their own take but that's my 2 pennies 15 x JASolar 405w Panels installed 25/11/22, 5 SE, 5S, 5SW 2 x Growatt Inverters 6 x Uhome LFP2400 batteries Luxpower ACS 3600 Battery Inverter 7.2KW of off grid Lead ...

Nov 16, 2015 · Ceramic Hobs can have halogen, radiant or semi-halogen heating elements under a heat resistant glass. Halogen is a bulb with a tungsten element and halogen gas. Semi-halogen is a halogen bulb surrounded by a radiant element. Ceramic hobs will usually be all radiant, or a mixture of halogen, or semi-halogen and radiant.

Nov 10, 2015 · A Convector heater will always give you directional, forceful heat. Rather than an Oil filled radiator/ceramic heater, which emits more radiant heat. Both are good, but if you want a quick heat source then it needs to be a convector heater like an electric fire. Radiators will warm your room through the same, but it takes longer to do that.

Jan 1, 2013 · I think ceramic relates to the material used for the heated surface. Fan heaters create noise because of the fan that blows the air over the heated surface. If you want a quiet heater, look for a convector heater or an oil filled one which do not have the noise creating fans.

Dec 11, 2013 · We bought a 500 watt fan heater to heat our lounge. Regardless of lounge size, if you sit within about 8 feet of the heater you will be toastie and you can leave it on for 14 hours a day for £1 at current prices (14p per KWH). It has slashed our heating bills by half. We bought a 500 watt PIFCO fan heater for £10 on ebay.

Oct 27, 2020 · Same with a cheap fan heater of the same power. All produce equivalent amount of heat, just in different ways. I’m considering Dimplex Quantums to replace my warm air storage heater. I think they’ll be an improvement over 1970s insulation and galvanised steel ducting.

Sep 22, 2012 · MoneySavingExpert.com Insert: We can't help you with ceramic radiator deals right now but you might like to take a look at our DIY Deals pages. Back to yorksguy11's original post.----I was wondering if anyone on here has bought the new style ceramic radiators and how they rate them and their running costs. I live in a small terrace house.

Dec 5, 2010 · A 400w heater will keep a room the size of a toilet warm. I think your room is a bit bigger than that. You will need a 2kw heater to get the room up to the right temperature then 1kw will maintain the temperature. I'm assuming a relatively small conservatory 3*3 fully glazed.

May 7, 2020 · Fix the insulation and make sure the heaters are the right size for the space and fully working. You don't need anything more than a storage heater, which don't come with any stupid advertising claims about magic dust or ceramic this and that. As @Richie-from-the-Boro says, it's a box of hot bricks. You just need a big enough box with the right ...