17 Reasons To Buy A Halogen Heater

The latest advancement in the world of electrical heaters, halogen heaters are becoming more and more popular. They are cheap to buy, cheap to run, and portable. But there’s more to their popularity than that. If you are unfamiliar with halogen technology it is a very energy-efficient form of heating, and incredibly safe to use.

What Makes Halogen Heaters So Popular?

With more people switching to halogen heaters as their choice of portable heater, more manufacturers are producing more halogen heaters. Giving us, the general public, more choice than ever before. Halogen heaters are a great choice of heating because:

1. A Safe Source Of Heating
   As halogen heaters produce no smoke, exhausts or fumes, they are safe to use in any room from nurseries, childrens playrooms, bedrooms, in fact, anywhere there’s a plug socket will be safe enough for a halogen heater to be installed.
2. Long Lasting Energy Production
   Halogen bulbs are made from quartz, unlike glass, quartz is more robust and will not break easily. A tungsten element and halogen gas create the perfect long-term heating environment.
3. Instant Heat
   Halogen and tungsten are both highly conductive materials, as soon as the heater is switched on, it starts producing heat.
4. Simple To Use
   Just plug in, and switch on, you will now have a warm room in no time.
5. Inexpensive Purchase Price
   Halogen heaters start at around £10 for a 1200 Watt model with an oscillating feature for even heat distribution.
6. Cheap Running Costs
   That same 1200 Watt halogen heater will cost around 19 pence per hour to heat a room. That’s around £1.14 per day, assuming an average of 6 hours per day usage and electricity charged at 16 pence per unit.
7. Pleasant To Look At
   Many earlier halogen heaters were quite ugly to look at, these modern halogen heaters are much more easy on the eye. Some even look like traditional fireplaces.
8. Portable – Move With Ease
   Due to their compact, lightweight design, halogen heaters are easily transported from room to room. Allowing you the freedom to warm up just the areas you need.
9. No Heat Loss-Full Control
   Due to the way halogen and tungsten work, once you cut the power the unit cools down immediately. So there’s no slow heat loss, the heat is turned off and stops pumping heat out at the same time. 
10. More Energy-Efficient Than Any Other Form Of Heater In Its Class
    According to the Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE) Halogen heaters are more economical than fan heaters, bar fires, oil-filled radiators,and convector heaters of comparable size.
11. Clean Air
    Halogen heaters produce no gas or other harmful pollutants. No smoke, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide etc.
12. Cool To The Touch
    Halogen heaters radiate heat, that means they heat objects rather than the air. So there is no heat loss into the room and the heater itself stays cool to the touch.
13. Preset Timers
    This is a welcome function, you can preset the heater to come on just before you get up in the morning, or just before you get home in the evening. Ensuring your home is warm when you are there but not wasting energy or heat when you are out.
14. Versatile Designs
    Halogen heaters are available as free standing fires, wall mounted, and even ceiling mounted. Whatever your situation, there will be a halogen heater to fit in.
15. Outdoor Usage Too
    Halogen heaters have also been designed as patio heaters nowadays, to create that nice warm ambient feeling when the late summer nights start drawing in.
16. Variable Heat Settings
    Some models have up to 4 heat settings allowing you to be in full control of the level of heat in your home.
17. A Full Range Of Sizes
    Halogen heaters come in 4 sizes, small, medium, large and extra large. Ranging in power from 800 Watts to 3000 Watts. So you have the choice of size and power capability to suit your home, room size and budget.

Average Running Costs For Various Sized Halogen Heaters

Assuming electricity is charged at 14 pence per unit, the average costings are as shown below.

Halogen Heater Size	Power Rating	Maximum Area Heated	Energy Cost Per Hour In Pence
Small	Up To 800 Watts	Up To 100 Square Foot	9.3 Pence Per Hour
Medium	Up To 1200 Watts	Up To 150 Square Foot	17 Pence Per Hour
Large	Up To 1600 Watts	Up To 200 Square Foot	22.5 Pence Per Hour
Extra Large	Up To 3000 Watts	Large Garage Or Shed	42 Pence Per Hour

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