Although Hong Kong is located in subtropical areas, it makes people suffer terrible weather such as temperature dropping to below 10 ℃ if they encounter cold front from time to time. To fight against such cold weather, a heater is the best choice of home appliances. However, most of the existing heaters on the market are designed for people living in extreme cold areas. Therefore, it requires great leaning in selecting a heater suitable for the weather in south. We hereby provide you the article for the discrimination and some dos and don’ts in purchasing of different kinds of heaters.
Oil-filled / Blowing-type / Radiators
There are three types of heaters available on the market: oil-filled, blowing-type and radiant heaters respectively. As the three types of heaters enjoy different ways of heating, they should be applied in corresponding situations. You can select the most appropriate one for yourself in accordance with situation of your house.
Oil-filled
Oil-filled heater is equipped with chemical oil. After you turn on the heater, oil in it would be heated; subsequently, oil heated would flow circularly in louver pipes, which can generate heat form the pipes. Such heater boasts mute function and safety in operation; however, it is relatively huge in volume and needs longer time for heating. In summary, such heating stove is an advisable choice for a family having the old, children or a pet.
Blowing-type
Blowing-type heater applies inner heating wire to heat the air and then provide heated air, sharing similarity with hair dryer. It can be adjusted in blowing direction of hot air, is smaller in size and quicker in heating air, which make it as the first choice for most of families. But its disadvantages are generating noise and being likely to result in dry air in room. To solve such problem, there launched a ceramic blow-type heater on the market. By ceramic electrothermic element heating air convection, it secures less moisture consumption in the air, delivering a good choice for women who worry skin dryness caused by dried air.
Radiant
Radiant heater, being equipped with heating wire to generate heating power, applies inner radiant surface such as smooth metal plate or mirror to radiate the heating power to outside. Such type of heater enjoys small size, quicker heating and mute function. However, the only thing needing attention is that its heating tube is so hot that it is likely to cause fire.
Purchase notes
In addition to the type of heaters, the size of your house and other factors should be taken into consideration in selection. There is no absolute relation between heater’s heating capability and its size. Lu Guoqiang, former engineer of the department of mechanical engineering in University of Science and Engineering, said that a room of 1 cubic feet needs 1 Watt heating power, that is, a room with wideness, length, and height of 10 feet respectively should be provided with a electric heating stove with 1000 W heating power. To select a heater according to the size of room area contributes to saving more electricity. In addition to heating function, a heater also enjoys a lot of different additional features.
Function of humidification
The air in house is likely to become dry if we use a heater. Thus, many ladies who want to keep beauty worry that their skin would become dry and taut while using a heater. Fortunately, some models of stoves are equipped with function of timing switch for blowing out moisture, securing the air moist.
Function of drying clothes
A heater also can serve as an equipment of dehumidification. In the weather of humidity and coldness, it can either dry your clothes or warm your house, presenting a home appliance of multi function. With it, you can save expenditure in buying appliances of single function.
Waterproof
Many people would take a heater in bathroom when they take a bath in winter. Under such condition, you have to notice that if your heater has waterproof function. Before selection, you have to read IP of waterproof protection class on heaters. Generally, if your bathroom is relatively small so that your heater is likely to be wet, you have to choose a heater with protection class of IP 24 at least.
Although a heater that can bring you warmth is really necessary in winter, there would be potential risk for using it. Therefore, you have to pay attention to such items as following while selecting and using a heating stove.
A heater of credible brand is necessary
Many accidents are caused by those heaters of unknown brands form mainland China. Any possible failure to meet the safety standard of a heater would result in the increase of dangerousness in using. Hence, you have to choose a stove of well-known brand for guarantee, which not only reduces the occurrence of various risks, but also can get more appropriate post-sale maintenance, reducing possibility of accidents.
To avoid sharing power supply with other appliances
Heater is a high power appliance in home; therefore, you have to avoid sharing power supply with others so as not to make power source overloaded, short circuit and etc. furthermore, you have to pay attention to the voltage of any heater you selected. In Hong Kong, only is voltage of 220 V available, while many foreign brands can be used for voltage of 240 V or above, which provides power output deviation up to over 10%. You can purchase a heater of 220 V, which can ensure either safety or saving power.
Turn off your heater before leaving the room.
For lots of fire related to heater, one reason is that sundries are on fire in the house when the heater falling down. Thus, we can reduce the possibility of such accident by turning off the heating stove if it is unnecessary or we have to leave for a while.
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