Heating is a key element of comfort in our homes and workplaces. There are many different heating systems to choose from, but the two most popular are electric heaters and central heating rad iators (C.O.). Both have their unique advantages and limitations, which are worth considering when choosing the right heating system. Terma is a manufacturer that offers products from both of these groups, in a wide range.
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Water heater or electric heater?
The choice between electric and central heating radiators depends on a number of factors, such as budget, property type, geographic location and personal preference. Electric radiators offer speed and control, while central heating radiators provide uniform and, by all accounts, more economical heating. Most often, it is the economic factor, and the availability of the system for a given building, that is the deciding factor in choosing the type of heating.
Until now, the most commonly chosen heating method on the Polish market, have been central heating radiators. Due to environmental changes and new technologies entering our lives, this has begun to change in recent years. The advancing energy transition has increased interest in products that provide heat from electricity. Until now, electric heaters were considered an add-on to the classic heating system, so the choice of these products was very limited. Most often they were convector heaters, or bathroom dryers with conservative design. Currently, electric radiators are increasingly becoming a complementary part of the electrical system, so their availability and variety is increasing.
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Champions of Comfort:
Where to Use Profile Electric Radiators
There is a very noticeable trend in single-family housing away from traditional wall radiators and toward underfloor water heating. However, there are places, such as the bathroom, laundry room and other utility spaces, where a wall heater is essential. Installing an electric heater in them allows you to raise the temperature of one room, in the off-season, or dry towels without running the whole system. We have met this demand and expanded our offer with a wide range of profile electric models. A large range of products, previously available in a water version, can now function as a heater powered solely by electricity. Such a radiator is filled with a heating medium (water or oil), or has a built-in heating cable - in this case, it is a "dry" product. The solution is available depending on the model.
The range of our electric heaters is available here: Radiators | TERMAHEAT
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Save on Heating:
The Economy of Electric Heaters in Your Home
Profile electric heaters are equipped with heaters that heat rooms by converting electricity into heat. If power is needed to heat a room, for example, 500W, then we need to supply it, and in this view it is difficult to talk about savings. So what are the features of electric heaters with a heater that make us talk about them as economically beneficial devices?
Heaters are a converter of electrical energy into thermal energy. The generation of this final form of energy, which is heat, already takes place at the place (in the room) to be heated. The transmission of electricity takes place with very few losses, the opposite is true for the transmission of heat energy (a constant shortcoming of water installations) - poorly insulated city heat pipes, hot pipes running, for example, from the basement, where the gas boiler stands, to the floor to the bathroom. On top of that, there is the cost of maintaining the heating system on during the period when we use it sporadically (i.e., for example, outside the heating season) - using heaters we do not pay for this! Also, there are no losses associated with the heat capacity of the installation itself - any additional amount of heating medium circulating in the installation is the need to heat it up at startup and cool it down when the installation is turned off.
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What's more, the heaters are easily controllable - switching on and off at a specific moment marks the beginning and end of the effective operating time (no start-up phase, or the need for the fuel to burn out after operation).
Programming devices can be easily implemented, further increasing the convenience and efficiency of managing the operation of the heater (as evidenced by our entire series of controllers). In this context, we can confidently talk about savings - a conscious user of the heater is given many opportunities to precisely manage the energy consumed, and thus, to consume it sparingly.
The previously mentioned features of heaters apply to virtually all electrical appliances.
And what are the additional advantages of electric heaters equipped with heaters?
An electric heater installed in a heater in a sense integrates with it, gaining additional properties. Compared, for example, with other electric heaters - radiant or convector - the tubular heater with a heater has an advantage in properties such as:
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Safety of use: it is insensitive to splashing (the heating element is enclosed inside the heater), so it can work in wet rooms (most dry electric heaters cannot be installed in bathrooms at all, precisely for safety reasons)
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No restrictions: it works only within the safe temperature range, so it can be in close proximity to users,
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Greater comfort: it gives off heat to the room on the same principle as a water tubular heater, so with a large, nearly 50% share of radiation - a more favorable (healthier) way of heating a room than through convection alone.
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In addition, we can mention two features that are important from the user's point of view, which make electric radiators superior to water models:
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Speed of heating: Electric heaters typically heat up faster than water heaters and can deliver heat not long after being turned on. This is ideal when you need a quick rise in room temperature, such as during a sudden drop in temperature,
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No CO: Electric radiators are easy to install and do not require extensive plumbing. They can be added anywhere there is an outlet, of course, while adhering to the rules for safe installation of electrical equipment, including acceptable location and distance from wet areas.
Modern Heat Control:
Using Heaters in Electric Heaters.
In the field of temperature control, we have a large assortment of heaters that can be adapted to a particular model of heater, depending on your needs. These range from products with basic functions that allow for simple temperature control to very advanced heaters that provide all the conveniences you'll find in smart home systems. Heaters with a simple control function include KTX1, KTX2, MOA, MEG models.
More advanced devices with a number of control and programming functions are MOA BLUE, MOA IR, KTX 4 BLUE.
The most advanced product in our range is the VEO heater, which allows remote control of functions, through a dedicated app, and can also be integrated with Alexa and Google Home.
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In addition to the VEO heater, we have developed a whole range of smart devices in the Terma Smart line, which includes heaters, heads, sensors and electric heaters that allow them to follow the lifestyle and use of our customers' homes. This ensures optimal use of the functionality of our products, such as making it easier to manage the house by dividing it into zones and setting separate system operating parameters for each zone.
The full range of our heaters and heaters: HEATERS | HEATERS
In the near future, we expect to expand our assortment of electric heaters with more models that will find application even in the smallest spaces. We recommend keeping an eye on our social profiles istrona termaheat.pl, where we will inform you about new products in Terma's offer.
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