When the outside is
prevailing in the cold, the heating installation is not always effective,
especially if the house is inadequately insulated. Then they come to us with the help of
portable heating prejudices, such as fan heaters, oil heaters, stoves or ga brown
The advantage of
portable heating devices is that we can heat up various rooms if necessary -
they are relatively light, and those with a greater weight are equipped with
practical wheels that facilitate moving the device to any place.
The fans
These are the most
popular and cheapest portable heating devices. You can buy them for around PLN 30. Fan heaters, commonly called also
farelkami, are powered by electricity and work with power of about 2000 W. They
heat the interior, in which they are set by blowing a warm air. They are recommended for heating not
very large rooms. The source of
heat of the fan heater is a spiral electric heater, on which the air in the fan
heater fills. The device power
and the temperature of the incoming air can be smoothly controlled, adapting
them to current needs. Thanks to
the small dimensions and weight, the fan heater can be easily moved to another
location and heated to a selected room, such as a bathroom before a bath. Fan heaters are safe to use, because
they are protected against overheating by special protection devices, which
automatically switch off the heating function as required. Farelki do not work completely quiet -
they produce a sound similar to hair dryers while heating.We can use the fan
heater not only in winter, but also in the summer - they can then be used as an
ordinary windmill.
Oil and electric
radiators
The oil heaters work
with a bit more power, amounting to 2500-3000 W. They are usually free-standing ribbed
radiators, which are equipped with legs or wheels, so that they can easily move
them to a different place. Oil radiators
heat up relatively slowly, but also give away heat to the environment for some
time after they are turned off. Such
portable heating devices are supplied with electricity, and heat is obtained by
heating the heat accumulated in the radiator oil. Their advantage is that by emitting
heat to the environment they do not dry the air in the room. Efficient oil radiators can heat quite
large surfaces, such as a 30-meter living room.
Gas stoves
The group of portable
heating devices also includes popular gas stoves. You can choose from among the devices
for blue water, with a ceramic burner or with a catalyst. In the case of gas stoves for
over-heating, heating takes place by burning gas in a steel burner. These devices give off heat through
radiation and convection. It
works well for heating not very large rooms.Burners with a ceramic burner
operate on a similar principle to those of the blue, except that the steel
burner has been replaced with a ceramic one. The
advantage of such portable heating devices is the longer heat retention time. Both devices can be accompanied by an
irritating gas smell. This
problem was eliminated by creating gas stoves with a catalyst. The exhaust gases produced by them are
cleaned, thanks to which the smell of gas is virtually undetectable. In such stoves, the heating element is
a ceramic fiber board - heat is generated on its entire surface.
