Halogen heaters give heat almost instantaneously, and the radiant heat they emit effectively heats a limited area around it, this leads to a significant reduction in the amount of energy consumed by the heaters. Unlike an electric patio heater, you're not limited in placement by access to an outdoor power socket, so this fuel type can be a useful option for large gardens or any outdoor spaces where a socialising area is a long way from the house. And generally, you’ll find that the highest-rated products aren’t always the best; they’re simply the cheapest. However, it should be noted that very few electric heating systems are capable of beating the lower running costs of heating a whole home using a gas central heating system, so we’re still quite some time away from discovering the Holy Grail.

There’s also a useful remote control included, as well as an on/off button on the side of the heater itself, and a total of 1800W of power which combined with an aluminium reflector makes for a very effective heat source. Therefore, they can contribute to a modern look for your room or be installed to blend into the wall or ceiling. This can be used as a heat source to warm the air space in specific areas of the room rather than the entire space.Not only can you change the temperature on the Dimplex, but you’ll also be able to program it using the 24-hr programmer. In addition, carbon heaters have fast heat-up and cool-down times and can be switched on and off in seconds. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. Everyone is free to have their own feel-good temperature without affecting anyone else – even if workstations are next to or opposite each other.

Infrared panels are renowned for their excellent user experience – they’re simple to use and easy to install – but Herschel’s portable panel takes this one step further. Based in Hampshire, just outside London, our headquarters serve as a comprehensive centre for innovation. The company’s range includes regular white panels, mirrored panels, panels with set images, and custom-image photo panels.For infrared heating, the efficiency of the heater tells us how much of the energy input is converted to the desired infrared radiation. This plain-white, safety glass-fronted model from Herschel serves as a towel rail, too, and comes with two chromium towel holders that make it the perfect model for bathrooms. An infrared heating panel, however, won’t get much hotter than 100 degrees Celcius (210 degrees Fahrenheit), and smaller household models stay below 50 degrees Celcius (100 degrees Fahrenheit), making them safe to touch for a second. The energy consumption of a halogen heater is proportional to the power output and the length of time it is used at that power output. Heating is required in a number of industrial applications, such as, for instance: seat heating and exhaust heating in the automotive industry, hot plates in kitchens, underfloor or mirror heating in the building sector, operating tables in the medical engineering sector - heating is also needed in machines and equipment for patisserie and confectionery, simulation systems or climatic chambers.

You’ll notice the Warmlite is a little lower in output compared to our two space heaters above, being just 1. We then move the products to a typical sitting room position – the panels are positioned a couple of metres from our seating position, and we time how long it took for the infrared rays to reach us.As bottles of gas are portable, they’ll go wherever your patio heater does, meaning you can have heat at the end of the garden or by an outbuilding, far away from any electrical sockets.