Panel heaters vs. Electric radiators

Specifying electric heating for your home or business is a good choice, but it’s not the only important judgment you’ll be called upon to make. As you shop around for the best deal, you’ll come across a range of electric heating options – selecting the best one is a crucial decision.

Specifying electric heating for your home or business is a good choice, but it’s not the only important judgment you’ll be called upon to make. As you shop around for the best deal, you’ll come across a range of electric heating options – selecting the best one is a crucial decision.

Radiant heat (or radiation) warms people and objects within its vicinity rather than the air surrounding them. A good example of radiation is the way the Sun heats the Earth. The Sun’s heat radiates 93 million miles through space, eventually hitting the Earth and warming its surface, which then raises the temperature of the air above it.

Convective heating (or convection) involves transferring heat from one place to another via the movement of gases or liquids, typically air or water.

The main difference between panel heaters and electric radiators is that the former produce heat only through convection (typically using hot elements and a fan to blow hot air around the room) whereas the latter use a combination of radiated and convective heat.

While they are often more expensive to purchase, we believe that electric radiators are more cost-effective than panel heaters and win out over them on a number of other fronts too, including: