Every home needs a plug-in portable heater for when a little extra heat is needed in a room – or when a cold room needs quickly bringing up to a decent heat before the central heating can warm it up. Many people are justly worried about the cost of electricity and the impact using a portable heater will have on winter fuel bills – and rightly so – these kinds of heaters were never designed for a main source of heat. However, if you live alone and only live in one room at a time when not using the central heating and using a portable heating to heat the room you are in, may well be much more energy saving. Some portable heaters will quickly bring a room up to a pre-determined heat and then switch off until the temperature drops below that level again. It is better to get a 2KW heater at least – it has to be powerful enough to heat the room quickly, and make sure it has a thermostat so that it can maintain the room at the ideal temperature. This is obviously much easier if the room is well insulated and has double glazing. [Read more...]