Type Of Heaters And Their Effectiveness

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By Alex D White


There exists various types of heaters that come in different shapes and functionalities. It could be winter and you need a heater to keep the pinching cold away. The problem is getting to know what a heater is and which the ideal one is. Selecting one will go with what you know is available in the market.

First off, there is the electric water. A cold shower on a very cold evening bites, right? You need to invest on a water heater. Water heaters are basically made of a wire that has a high resistance that heats up when a current passes through them. Once they are heated, they in turn heat the water. Silica is used in water heaters to reduce chances of electric shocks. Go for a high quality and efficient water heater like the solar heater to avoid breakdowns.

Electric heaters or electric stove heaters use electricity to give out heat. They turn electric energy directly into heat through a resistance element in the metals involved. Heat distribution will however vary from heater to heater. They are fairly safe to use and cheap due to the convection heat that they give off.

Some heaters such as the convection heaters will heat up the air and finally heating the entire house through conduction of the heat. Infrared heaters alternatively heat objects inside a room directly instead of the air. Heat pumps are a kind of heaters that suck heat from outdoors and transfer it to the inside.

Convection heaters are a type of heaters powered by a resistor that opposes the flow of electricity. The electric energy turns into heat and then it flows through the metal heating element. Convection heaters heat energy above them directly, the air rises and spreads out into the room. Some heaters such as the forced air convection heaters usually heat air through blowing air over heated coil using a fan. This air spreads out into the room and in the process the room gets heated up.

Radiative heaters are another type of heaters that use high temperature elements as compared to convection heaters. They are cheaper and economical. These elements are encased in a protective covering which prevent the heat from escaping. This keeps the heating elements very hot. They are ideal for heating objects directly as compared to heating of air. They are ideal for heating places which require short durations of time such as instant bathroom water heaters.

Heat pump heaters, use a pump to drive a liquid called a refrigerant through sets of coils. The refrigerant flows through a condenser coil inside the house. Most of the heat is transferred into the air which then heats and warms the room. It as well cools the refrigerant at the same time.

This happens when the refrigerant gets decompressed in the evaporator coil outside the house. The outside heat warms up the refrigerant as it moves back to the compressor. It goes on in a cycle taking air from the outside and pumping it to the inside, continuously until the whole room gets heated. They are cheap, efficient and they provide both heating and cooling.




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