Fan heater

Household floor fan heater

Fan heater - a heating device that heats the flow of air blown through the heating element using the built-in fan .

The use of a fan heater is most justified in rooms where constant maintenance of comfortable temperatures is not required, but they need to be reached quickly. The heating element quickly reaches the operating temperature, and forced air forcing ensures its faster circulation in the volume of the room. With the heating element turned off, many models are able to perform the function of a conventional fan .

Depending on the product class, the noise and cleaning performance of the fan heaters is improved. There are models, the use of which is possible even in wet rooms.

If the ceiling height in the room is more than 5 m, it is economically feasible to equip with ceiling fans ( destratifiers ) to redirect the heated air accumulating above.

Content

Types of fan heaters

By type of fuel:

Electric.
Gas (liquefied, natural).
Kerosene.
Fuel oil.

By scope of application:

Household.
Industrial (often called "heat guns").

Household wall fan heater

By installation method:

Wearable.
Fixed: floor, wall, ceiling.

Also distinguish:

Standalone
Built in heating system

Electric fan heaters

According to the type of heating element they are divided into spiral (heating element - nichrome spiral), heating elements (heating element - heating element (tubular electric heater), heating element can be smooth or finned) and with a ceramic heating element.

Efficiency

Fan heaters are very effective, as they operate in continuous heating mode (while many oil radiator electric heaters are regularly turned off to prevent overheating of internal elements and the external surface). Also, thanks to the injected air stream, fan heaters provide a more uniform temperature in different parts of the room.

Use Safety

The presence of suspended droplets of water and water fog in the premises is unsafe for the operation of electric fan heaters, especially with an open spiral.
To protect against possible fire, fan heaters must have a protective thermostat.
Non-electric fan heaters (diesel stoves, gas heat guns) present some (relatively small) risk of poisoning by fuel vapors, carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide, since they are combustion products.