They warm up oil inside the heater that acts as a heat reservoir that tends to warm rooms up at a slower, but longer-lasting, rate. Great at retaining heat and keeping your home at a comfortable temperature, our oil-filled radiators are a good choice for heating whole rooms. Halogen heaters are a cheap yet effective way to heat a room and it’s for this reason why they are so popular. Several of the cheapest electric heaters we've tested have thermostats that detect the ambient temperature and adjust the heater's output according to your preferred setting. Halogen heaters are good for small areas which keep energy usage to a minimum, as they are environmentally friendly, they do not produce Co/Co2, and they are very easy to install,” says Mark Ronald, lead engineer at Hometree, the boiler and home cover provider.

Although expensive, the Sealey IR15110V is built to the highest standards and is ideal for any tough environment. I do not use the oscillating function but have tested it and did not find that there was any noise when using this function. While the energy is expensive, heaters are great if you are only looking to warm up one room or only need to heat an area in short, sharp bursts. This 2kW Igenix convector heater has three power settings, a programmable timer and lip handles at each end to assist with moving it around your home.The innovative design allows the halogen tubes to be replaced while the infrared heating operates silently so you can relax and enjoy the quiet, cosy atmosphere in your home. As well as halogen heaters, other winter-warmers include electric blankets, electric heaters and even blackout curtains. If anyone from the manufacturers reads this then an amendment to your description to incorporate what I have said above, may provide consumers with information they need.

Why not get ready for summer and check out our cooling range, with desk fans, standing fans, and portable air conditioners to keep your home cool? You can choose specific temperatures on the thermostat for it to aim for, but it only has two power settings - most heaters have three.Depending upon your personal preference, you can choose between three different heat settings as well as a wide-angle oscillating function for heating the room.

Its compact size means you can carry it from room to room, and it has two power settings, depending on the size of the room. This oil-filled radiator really is mini - it's not much bigger than some of the smallest heaters we've tested. A halogen heater’s energy consumption is directly related to the power output and how long you run it at that power output for. Please tick if you would like to receive news, offers and information from our trusted and carefully selected partners that we think you might like.It could not have been more simple and more straightforward - thankfully, my wife is delighted with it. It has three power settings and a thermostat that ranges from non-specific cool to hot temperatures. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Heating by radiance has advantages because the infrared heater heats objects rather than the air, so there is less hot air circulating, and the air is less dry than with a convection heater, which causes less mould”, adds Dr Lee.

They are different because you can quickly turn an electric heater on/off and the heat will be direct rather than central heating which has to heat up all the water in the central heating system, from the boiler to the radiators. It has feet on the side as well as the bottom, so you can set it up flat or upright as a very mini tower heater.Bad points are probably related to value for money - given it's a cheap heater, perhaps you get what you pay for. It comes as money saving expert Martin Lewis recommended halogen heaters as a cheap way to warm your home and slash energy bills. Whether you’re seeking an affordable heating solution for a small room or an additional way to supplement your central heating, they are highly recommended and there is a range to choose from. A third wrote: "I bought this heater as I didn’t want to heat the whole house when I’m working from home in 1 room. All of our recommendations within our roundup are suited to a range of budgets and heat output requirements.