Ease of use There’s no assembly required with the Russell Hobbs 700W Ceramic Plug In Heater – just plug it in. In her free time, Blossom openly admits to being a music geek and indulges her creative side through crocheting, baking, singing and writing. Standing knee-high, it can be plugged in anywhere, but you won’t be moving it around much: at 50kg, it takes two people to lift and does get very hot. Shortly after turning on the stove, we felt heat coming from the main vent and after around 30 minutes the main body of the stove was up to temperature and radiating gentle warming heat into the room.

This small but powerful Elite Fan Heater blows air over 2 specially aligned elements to produce a steady increase in room temperature. There are even integrated carry handles, so we were able to move it from room to room as well as up and down stairs.The controls – consisting of two dials with an indicator light between – are well placed on one side, so they can be accessed from both standing positions. That means that whilst it's more of an investment upfront than the Challenge convector heater, the Duux Edge convector heater is more energy efficient and costs less to run. They’re ideal for chasing the cold away instantly, and, if you choose one with a ceramic element rather than metal, it’ll heat up faster, requiring less energy initially to get hot.

This was reinforced when we tested the Princess model; while the overall room temperature was lower than you’d find using a convection heater, it still rose after some use. With smooth curves and no edges, it blended in seamlessly with the decor of each room we used it in. Although performance depends on the power of the heater (it's wattage will give you an idea of how much heat it can emit) a fan heater can usually heat up an area very quickly. In addition, special discharge grilles prevent the new floor from being blasted, or dry, warm air from being blown across the floor too fast. One thing to note is that in a poorly insulated room with a high ceiling, the chimney effect didn’t work - the heat escaped rather than circulating.

While this heater looks compact, it packs a real punch, heating up in just 38 seconds and then maintaining its heat well. As the only source of heat, I assessed how quickly each space heater warmed the room, its ease of use, noise levels, and energy efficiency. Sign up to our newsletter for style and decor inspiration, house makeovers, project advice and more. You can even mount it on the wall should you wish, which may be handy if you have little ones or animals running around, as while the freestanding feet are stable, it’s quite tall so could be easily knocked over.

But we found it even more useful in the large, open-plan living room, where it was more than capable of heating up the room to our preferred temperature of 32C and maintaining it, so we didn’t need to keep switching it on and off. The heat escapes from the vent at the top, making this a convection heater like many others, but after about half an hour the rest of the cast iron body heats up too, radiating warmth outwards for quite a while after it’s turned off.In addition to the DFE series, we offer the DEH series; high-quality, stationary heaters that are extremely suitable for providing clean and dry heat to workplaces, warehouses, garages, etc. So, as cooler temperatures roll in, read on to find the best electric heater for keeping warm this winter. The Supa heater is revolutionising the holiday-let market where heating spa water, fast, between changeovers, is essential. We were impressed by how it dispersed heat into the entire room and by how we didn’t need to be anywhere near it to power it on.

You need heating for a room that you only use occasionally, such as a home office or a spare bedroom. It would cost 54p an hour to run on full power (2000W) for an hour, 34p an hour on medium (1250W) and 20p an hour on low (750W) at a rate of 27p per kWh.So, with a standard electricity cost of 29p per kWh, your heater would cost between 9p and 45p per hour. It’s straightforward to use too, with a clear thermostat and well-placed switches that keep your hands at a safe distance from the heater.