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Reviews of the Best Electric Heaters:In recent years as energy prices have gone up around the United States, heating our homes has become a heavier burden on our budgets, especially during the winter months. If you own one of those "McMansions" that is 3000+ SQ Feet, then your heating bill during the peak winter months could well exceed $500/month in some areas. Most of us want to be warm and don't necessarily require that the whole house be heated in order to be comfortable. Most central heating systems are not good at just heating certain rooms or areas of the house very well and you end up wasting lots of energy by heating rooms that are never used. Therefore, having a portable heater in the same area where you are sitting or sleeping makes perfect sense and will definitely help to lower your heating bill if you are unable to turn down your thermostat on your central heating system. There are plenty of portable heaters to choose from and we like the selection we found at HomeDepot.com. They carry Charmglow, DuraHeat, Fedders, Hampton Bay, Honeywell, and Patton heaters. Although some are over $300, we think that for $60-$100 you should be able to get a decent portable heater that will keep you warm. Keep reading below to find out the top models and prices.
Electric Panel Heaters:One of the top electric panel heaters in production is the Econo-Heat electric heater. The Econo-Heat slim panel heater uses small spacers to mount to a wall and the air gap between the wall and the electric heater creates efficient convection heat. The Econo-Heat is meant for smaller bedrooms (10 x 10) but does a great job with spaces of 100 SQ FT or less. You can install them in less than 5 minutes and they are virtually maintenance free. It uses less power than the average computer (400 watts) and costs about $.03/hour to run based on the average power cost of $.08 per kilowatt/hr. There is also no fire or burn risk because the electric heater panel has no exposed electric elements. The panel heater is similar to baseboard heaters and works the same as a central heating system except for much cheaper. The Econo-Heat panel heater will work more economically than electric reverse cycle air conditioners, electric radiator heaters, electric fan heaters, and electric oil heaters. The cost of the Econo-Heat is just $89.95 and will improve your energy efficiency immediately.
Baseboard Heaters - Wall Heaters:I grew up with baseboard heaters in my house and they are still seen in older schools and building. The old wall heaters worked tremendously well in small rooms, but were terribly inefficient in larger rooms. The current lineup of baseboard and wall heaters have improved and work much better than their older counterparts. The Cadet 5 Ft. White Electric Baseboard 1250 Watt Heater ($50) is a top selling model at HomeDepot and other hardware stores. Cadet also offers the The EBHA Softheat Permanent Baseboard heater which is perfect for nurseries and bedrooms and the EPA Softheat Portable Baseboard from Cadet is great as a supplemental heating choice. HomeDepot also carries plenty of wall Cadet heaters like the Cadet Com-Pak Plus 1000 Watt Fan Forced Wall Heater ($120), Cadet Com-Pak Twin Plus 4000 Watt Fan Forced Wall Heater ($207). Some other top selling heaters are the Williams 14,000 BTU NG Direct Vent Furnace with Wall Thermostat ($410), Charmglow 28K Btu Propane Blue Flame Heater With Thermostat ($249), Charmglow 18K Btu Ng Infared Heater With Thermostat ($219), Williams Monterey Top-Vent Wall Furnace, 35,000 Btu, Natural Gas with Wall or Cabinet-Mounted Thermostat ($399), 10,000 BTU Manual Infrared Propane Gas Heater ($99.99).
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