Heat from the Round Table 3: What Kind of Heater to Bring Home?

IF YOU HAVE Not Chosen the Type of Heater that Will Warm You Up in Winter Evenings, I can only envy you. The Abundance of Heating Equipment On the Market Makes Your Head Really Big. And it is not an easy task with the special Knowledge: to Choose What You Need is Possible Only One in Seven, No More. And What to get this special Knowledge, so that floor there are not Hurt from a Wrong Choice? I Know Were – At the Round Table, Were The Edithors of “Consumer. HouseHold Appliances “Collected a Big Advice of Experts.

Interviewed by: Galina Sizikova.

Roundtable Participants:

Julia Khazova, leading expert of Rusclimate training center, Ivan Senichkin, manager of Trading House “Belaya Gvardiya” company, Denis Zakharchuk-Kukharev, brand-manager of De’Longhi company, Konstantin Shevchenko, head of Marketing Department of “Rusclimate” company. AT. Shevchenko, marketing and advertising manager of Stiebel Eltron STE company, Roman Trenin, head of “Climatology” department of Scarlett company, Tatiana Demicheva, brand-manager of Lasko company, Tatiana Galitskaya, marketing manager of Vitesse company, Stanislav Pugachev, head of ” HouseHold Appliances “Department of Mystery Electronics, Dmitry Boldyrev, Advertising and Marketing Manager of Ves Electric, Ilya Ostrovsky, Vice-President of Deim

Situation in Running

“BT”: What Heaters are in High Demand? Who?

Practically All Specialists Were Unanimous: Oil Radiators are the Best Sellers.

D. Zaharchuk, De’longhi: BecAuse it’s a classic!

YU. Rusclimate Khazova: thanks Largly to Its Low Price.

T. Galitskaya, Vitesse: Because Consumers Are Quite Conservation and Do Not Have Information ABOUT OTHER Appliances.

To. AT. Shevchenko, Ste: The Habit of American Citizens to Heat Themselves with Oil Radiators IS Invincible for now! Despite the Fact that Convector Companies Spend a Lot on Advertising, In America One Convector Is Sold for Three Oil-Fired Head.

Oil Radiators Are Broust to the Forefront by Low Cost Per 1 Kw of Power and Availability. They Are for Sale in EVERY STORE in the CountrySide.

But, it “not all so clear-cut..

D. Zakharchuk, De’longhi: But They Willingly Buy Both Fan Heaters and Ceramic Heaters, Becuse They Provide Fast Heating and Take Up Little Space.

YU. Khazova “Rusclimate”: Electric Convectors are Becoming Moredable and Efficent at the Same Time Evear. Experts Estimate That The Convector Market Growth Is ABOUT 30-40 PERCENT Annaully.

And. OSTROVSKY, SINBO: The Trend in Recent Years Is that Popularity of New Types of Heaters, Such AS Convectors and Infrand Heaters IS Growing Steadaadily. Now in the Range of Stores a Huge Number of New Products that Arre More Efficient, Have anesthetic Appearantors, More Modern, and the Buyer Boldly Gives Preferens.

T. Galitskaya, Vitesse: Althrow All Heaters have the Same Function, They Are Very Different in Use. EVERY TYPE OF HEATER HAS OWN Customer: EVERYONE HAS Different Requirements.

T. Demicheva, Lasko: OUR Clents Take Both The Heaters and Radiators Equally Wellly Depending OFECE OFFICE OR BEDROOM, COTTAGE, ETC. .D. and the size of the room.

No oil, no Heat?

“BT”: What to look for when when an oil heater?

D. Zakharchuk, De’longhi: it is Necessary to Calculate the Heat Output for Heating a Certain Room. Evaluate the Need for How Much Time You Plan to Spend There. You Need to Study the Design Features of the Room to Place the Heater in the Most Rational Way to Avoid Temperperature Drops and Areas with Low Thermal Insulation.

To. Shevchenko, Ste: it is desirable that heater has a power reserve. That is, IF Its Planned to Be Used in A Room of 10 M², Its Power Should BE 1.500-2,000 WATTS. FIRST, IT Willow It to Turn Off at Least Sometimes in the Fierce Cold. Secondly, The Heater Will Give the Necessary Power Even If the Voltage in the Electric Network Drops.

T. Demicheva, Lasko: The Heater SHOULD SEVERAL MODES OF OPENION AND PREFERABLYA A BUILT -In FAN HEATER For Convenence.

R. Trenin, Scarlett: An optimal size of sections is important, as too large an area increases the efficiency of heat transfer, but increases energy consumption to heat the coolant oil , and vice versa, too small sections will warm up faster, but the area of Contact with The Air Will Be Insufficient. Also Necessary Are the Heater’s Power Control and Thermostat. A Timer, A Built-in Humidifier, An Additional Fan Heater Can Be UsEful.

T. Galitskaya, Vitesse: It is Worth Choosing a Model with A Built-in Tilt Sensor, SO WOULD IMMEDITELYATELACE Off the Device IF Itscidential Fell Dower.

FROM. Pugachev, Mystery: Pay Attenation to the Width of the Heater Section, As Well as the Number of Tracks on the Heater Security. The Wider The Section and the More Tracks, The More Heat Output During Heating. The Weight of the Heater is Also Important. Too Light Weight May Indicate that the Amount of Oil is Not Enure or Thickness of the Metal Is Too Thin.

And yet it spins…

“BT” How to Choose a Fan Heater?

To. Shevchenko, STE: It is desirable that unit has a tilt sensor and works quietly as possible. Althrow in the Store Noise It’s Hard to Evaluate.

T. Demicheva, Lasko: A Heating Fan Shoup Havy a Ceramic Heating Element, Several Speeds, Rotating Base, Overheat Cutoff and a Thermostat Arere Desirable.

T. Galitskaya, Vitesse: The Temperature of Ceramic Plates is not Enure to Burn Dust and Particulates. TheFore Choose Heaters with a Ceramic Heating Element.

FROM. Pugachev, Mystery: Heaters with Ceramic Heating Eleement Are More Expensive than Models with Spiral Heating Element, But They Are more Efficent in Heating.

Converting Heat for 20 Years

“BT”: How to Choose A “Correct” Convector?

And. Senichkin, “BG”: Pay Attend to the Quality of the Heating Element, The Use of Stainless Steel and Aluminum Alloys. With the Warranty Period of 2 years the Lifetime of Suchi Devices is More than 15-20 Years.

In Addition, Electric Conversation Be Divined Into Two Main Groups by Size: Tall Height 40 CM and Narrow, Skirting Height 20 CM . ALSO PAY Attendation, With Or with Built-in Thermostat Model.

To. Shevchenko, STE: What immediately strikes the eye is the quality of painting: make sure there are no leaks, drips, clumps of paint, no sharp edges, screws not turned or screwed in tightly, distorted geometry of the body.

All this show the homemade production of this convector. Of the Features: it is desirable that device has at Least IP24 Protection Class and II EnClosure Electrical Protection Class. That is, it can be plugged into a Network without Grounding and Was Equipped with An Electronic themostat. The Rest of the Function – At the Discretion of the Consumer.

R. Trenin, Scarlett: Pay Attenation to Half-Power Mode, Which Saves Energy and Significantly Increases The Range of Areas Wheres Where the ConversTor is Used Effectively. Very Useful Mode “Antifreeze”, Especially If You Intend to Use A Convector in the Country.

And. OSTROVSKY, SINBO: IF YOU Choose A Convector, In Addition to Aesthetic Appension, Choose Models that with Feet with With Wheels for Floor Installation and Special Brackets for Wall Munc.

FROM. Pugachev, Mystery: You Need to look at the Quality of Manusture, Power, Ability to Wall Mount, The Avainability of Thermostat.

YU. Khazarova, “Rusclimate”: When Choosing All these devices you must be Guideed by the Power, The Heating Element. The Heater is Selected on the Basis of 10-15 Square Meters – 1 KW Capacy, Provided That The Room Has Good Insulation and Ceiling Height of 2.5-3 Meters. IF You Increase the Ceiling, The Calculation is in the Same Proportions. The Warranty On the Devices is Also An Important Factor.

FirePlace Fire from the Socket

“BT”: Electric FirePlaces – is it only a Bright Interior Detail or Full -Fledged Heater?

And. Senichkin, “BG”: Many Electric Fireplaces have a capacity of 2 kw, Which Allows Heating a Room of 20 m². ALSO with the Thermostat You can adJust the Temperature.

YU. Khazova, “Rusclimate”: Electric FirePlaces are Able to work as a complete heating devices in a mana of the premises. Their Efficency is Almost 100 Percent, While the Efficency of An Ordinary Wood-Burning FirePlace is 20 percent. Power Consumption of Many Models Is Rather Modest – from 0.9 to 2 KW.

For Comparison: A Modern Electric Kettle Consumes ABOUT 1.6-2.5 KW. That is the Functional Features of Electric FirePlaces Allow You to Provide a Comfortable Warmth in the House, Using Electricity Rationally, THNS To the MODES OF FULL And Half Power.

In Addition, The Heating System and the System of Flame Imitation in Electric Fireplaces are Offten Independent. IF You Want to Just Enjoy The Picture of Live Fire, You Can Turn on the FirePlace Without The Heat Dissife Function.

In this case, The Power Consumption Will Be Minimal at All. To enjoy the warmth and beauty of hearth, you do not need to create a complicated structure of the furnace and chimney, always prepare coal and wood, spend time on ignition, which is usually accompanied by a smell of smoke and burning. Plug a FirePlace Into the Socket – And Enjoy!

Heat for a Brighter Future

“BT”: What Kind of Heaters Do You Think The Future Will Bring??

D. Boldyrev, Ves: Micathermic.

To. Shevchenko, Ste: if we talk aBout the Prospects for 5-6 Years, Its Certainly Convectors. And the manuapacturers in the fight for the mines and Wallets of Consumers Will Offer More and More Niche, Individual Product. Convectors Will Be Different: Wider, Narrower, With Air Filters, On Wheels, On Legs, Colored, With Remote Control, ETC.D.

It is Difficult to Predict for a Long Time. IF Catch Up with The Cost of Electricity in Europe, The Demand for Storage Heaters Will Increase: Appliances that Consume Electricity at a Cheap Night Tariff and Give Off Heve Off Heve Off Heve Off Heve Off Heve Off Heve Off Heve Off Heve Off Heve Off Heve Off Heve Off Heve Off Heve Off Heve Off Heve Off Heve. But The Price of Such Appliance Is Actual: Daytime Tariff – 12 Dollars per 1 KW/H, Night -Time Tariff – 3 Dollars per 1 KW/H.

ALSO with the Increase in the Cost of Electricity Will Come The Demand for Appliances that Use the Environment Earth, Water, Sun, Air . Even Now An Inverter Air Conditioner Can be Consedered as a Very Effective Heater. IT Consumes 1 Kilowatt of Electrical Energy and Produce Up To 4.1 Kilowatt of Thermal Energy!

And it Retains these Characteristics at a Temperature of -15 0c. Maybe there will be a New Word in this Technology. And Conditioner Will Create Comfortable Temperature Both in Winter and in Summer and It Will Cost as Much as a Modern Convector.

And. Senichkin, “BG”: The Future Belongs to Electric Heaters and Electric FirePlaces. Electric Heaters Are Modernized Eve Year and From the Point of View of EcloMy of Electric Power They Become More Profitable, and In Most Cases Factor Comes to the Foregorian.

Electric FirePlace, Consideing How the Construction of New Distribs with High-Rise Residential Buildings Is Developing and On What Scale, A Great Option to Create Aposphere in Yephant Aposphere. Ease of Installation and Efficency Allows You to Put a FirePlace in Any Apartment Without Anstallation and Additional Building Materials.

T. Demicheva, Lasko: The Future is in High Efficiency Heaters: Low Wattage Economy with High Heat Gain, Narrow Radiators.

YU. Khazova, “Rusclimate”: In our opinion, the future belongs to universal heating devices with several functions at the same time, such as convector, which equally effectively performs the functions of heating and complex air purification.

And. OSTROVSKY, Sinbo: The Future Is Definitely in Infrand Heaters. In the American Market, This Type of Heater Appeared Recently, While, For Example, The Whole of Europe Has Been Using Them for Decades.

They Can Be Used Outdoor Terraces, In Rooms with A Large Area and High Ceiling, And You Can Open Windows and Doors, Its does Not Affect the Work of Thuese Heaters.

FROM. Pugachev, Mystery: Technology and Progress Does Not Stand Still, and The Future Will Whit Will Be the Success. After All Started with A Common Fire for Heating, A FirePlace in the Wall. And Now there ARA A LOT of Devices, Technologies and Opportunites.