Electric Wall Heaters

 

If you have been thinking of purchasing an electric wall heater, to begin with, there are many different configurations as well as styles and sizes. Electric wall heaters are powered by your homes electrical power source. These units can either be plugged in or hard wired to your electrical service. The electric wall heater contains a simple element that operates like a giant resistor, these elements are made of a nickel and chrome alloy. When this resister heats up it provides heat, and coupled with a thermostat that controls the heat.

Electric wall heaters come in a couple different ways such as forced air, or convection heat. Forced air electrical heaters come with a fan built in to the heater assembly. This is much like the typical ground heater with fan. When you turn it on, the fan blows the heat in the direction the heater is pointing and this circulates heat throughout the area needed.
The other style is convection heat. This heating system doesn’t have a fan; it produces heat that radiates throughout the area where it’s needed. These types of heaters are normally larger units that allow air to pass over the heating coil by entering from the bottom, and of course rising from the top. This style of heating system is normally found in bathrooms, bedrooms, living room and kitchens.

Electric wall heaters come in 2 different voltage ranges, 120v and 220v. The 120v wall heaters have wattage ranges and these are 500 to 1500 watts. The 120v wall heater is only recommended to use in rooms that are roughly 50-150 square feet. If you have a room that is larger; you need to look at the 240v heater for more options. If you make a mistake and buy a 120v wall heater and take it home to installed it on a 240v circuit, you will damage the unit or cause it to explode. So be careful to know the voltage rating.

The 240v electric wall heaters come with a wattage range of 1000 to 4800 watts. If you make a decision to purchase a 240v heater you will need to make sure you have a 240v service in the room you want to install this style heater. If you don’t, you will need to have the service installed. If you were to hook the 240v service to a 120v connection you will only us 25% of the maximum capacity of the heater and could cause damage to the unit.

The thermostat is important as well. The electric wall heater comes two ways, either with a thermostat or without. The unit that comes with a thermostat will control the temperature right on the heater. The style that doesn’t come with a thermostat will be controlled by a wall thermostat somewhere else on the wall or in an adjoining room.

Electric wall heaters come in many different configurations. They come wall mounted or recessed in the wall, and some are easier to install than others. If you have an existing wall heater and you are replacing it, simply find a size and voltage that is compatible with yours. If you are looking for a new install, find something that will work for your specific application in mind, while remembering – voltage – wattage- and thermostat location.

 

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