Portable electric heaters are handy and lightweight devices that can help in keeping your home warm. They can be carried to from one room to another with ease. Some people use them in their office, bed room, bathroom and even in their garden house. The main advantage of buying these machines is that they are light and have a simple internal. Since these are small units they consume less energy than conventional machines. After advantage of buying these machines is that your maintenance expense is low as they don’t require frequent servicing. Even if there is a problem in the machine, the mechanism of the machine is so simple that you can repair the machine at home.

If you are planning to buy a portable electric heater for your home, there are several important factors that you must consider. Here are a few important factors that can influence your buying decision.

Area of the Room

Before you buy a portable electric heater, you must check the size of the room. These machines are usually used to heat a small room or a small area of a large room. If you use the machine to heat a large room it will be ineffective and may get damaged easily.

Features

If you want a heater for a small room, the size of the heater should be small. There is no point buying large machines for small room as they spoil the decor of the room. Also, you must buy a lightweight machine that you can carry from one room to another. It is in your interest to buy a machine that comes with the Underwriter’s Laboratory label and is thermostatically control as it will help in reducing your energy bills.

Safety

Since these machines are used inside your home, it is important that you check the safety features of the machine. When you buy a machine, you don’t want any accidents in your home. It is best buy machines that come with features like heat guards, anti-tipping devices and auto shut-off feature. It is also a good idea to get a homeowner’s insurance policy that will reimburse the monetary loss sustained when accidental fire is caused by the heater.

Power Requirements

The power requirements of the heater will vary depending on the machine and the size of the room. If you want to heat a large room than is more than 35 square meters, you must buy a machine that has maximum heat input of more than 4.0 KW. If you are looking to heat a small room, you must buy a machine that has maximum heat input of 2.4 KW.