Everyone can find the sort of space heater which they require. Space heaters use either electricity or fuel and every type has its own advantages. Electric space heaters seem to be the most used, mainly because you can find an electricity source almost anywhere. This type is also very efficient in how they change electricity into heat.

There are several different types of electric space heaters, convection, radiant, both come with or without a fan. When you wish to heat a whole room, convection is your best bet. A convection heater with a fan moves the warm air up and out. You can find a large one that is movable to warm up a large garage or workroom. A downside of electric heaters used to be that they would get very hot. Now the newer models stay cool and are safe for children and pets.

Radiant heaters are made for smaller work areas. Many people get a small radiant space heater to use under a desk at the workplace. You can find different kinds, which include infrared, that uses quartz tubes, ceramic heaters with ceramic cores or oil filled.

Oil filled heaters are extremely affordable. There's a special thermal oil sealed inside. It doesn't get used up so you don't ever have to refill it or replace the coils. The heating element heats up the oil which runs through the radiator coils and heats the air. Oil filled radiators take some time to heat up a room but once the oil gets heated, the heating element is often turned off and the appliance will still radiate heat for an extended time.

Ceramic heaters heat a ceramic element inside. In order to heat the room quicker, ceramic heaters have fans to push the air out. They are lighter than most types of electric heaters, which makes them very portable.

Quartz infrared heaters are a type of radiant heater. Quartz infrared space heaters produce heat like the way the sun heats things. Infrared rays actually penetrate the skin and things to heat them up from inside. The heaters don't really heat the air but heat the objects in the path of the rays.

The most effective space heater one can find is the one that works for you. First figure out what you want the heater to do, and then find the model that will do that task best. You can find a heater for just about any budget. It doesn't have to be expensive to be effective.