There may be times in your campervan that you don’t have the convenience of connecting to mains hook-up. So what other ways are there for keeping you and your campervan warm, other than using an electric heater? Let’s look at a couple of alternatives. Portable gas heater Wait, we just covered exactly how much an oil heater costs you. Why is there another section about whether using an oil heater is expensive to run? Well, it’s because knowing the cost of your space heater is just one side of the coin. Let’s take a look at the other (better) side. Versatile and can be mounted almost anywhere, low power, safe to leave running, low power consumption

Oil heaters can run for very long times continuously (because they don’t get dangerously hot). This makes them the best type of heater for heating overnight. The thermostat of oil heaters is also way more reliable than that of other heater types. For example it will take far longer for the room to reach the desired temperature if that room is 10 degrees colder than a similarly sized room. Or if the room is extremely large, the radiator has to heat a larger area to achieve that same level of heat. Portability features: If the heater will remain in the same spot, you won’t need these, but if you’re likely to move it around your home, wheels and handles can prove useful. An oil filled radiator is a radiator just like the central heating radiators that are connected to the hot water supply. Except it is free standing, portable, runs on electricity and is filled with oil. How Do Oil Filled Radiators Work?The question about whether using space heaters is expensive usually comes up right before you’re buying a new model. The answer is: It depends. Obviously, you can run an oil heater on different power levels and in different parts of your home with different insulation levels. All of these factors impact whether your heater is going to be expensive or not. Oil heaters are better than any other type of heater in heating a large, closed room continuously for long periods of time. Because oil heaters heat the air, the heat will feel much more natural – not like radiant heat. Heads up: if you’re looking for the best wall-mounted oil filled radiators, skip to the last 3 listings. 1. VonHaus 1,500W Oil Filled Electric Radiator (7 Fin) Infrared heaters are different to all the other models on our list, as they radiate heat, rather than circulating it. This means they won’t heat a whole room in quite the same way, but if they’re positioned near you, they should make you nice and toasty. 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. And our expert found that when sat in front of it, they were suitably warm within just ten minutes, feeling the benefits even from 1.5 meters away. Popular amongst the owners of smaller vessels, boat heaters such as the Dimplex ECO2FT are noted for their durability, dependability and economy.

Doesn’t take up much room, low energy consumption, can be left unattended, fits in spaces where clothes can be hung to dry Once the radiator is switched on, it begins to heat the element which takes full power. If the room is very cold, fairly large, and poorly insulated and the radiator is lower powered, the radiator will be running at full power almost continuously. That’s the worst case scenario, but it’s a good place to make an estimate on the actual cost of running it. Note that despite its IP-20 rating, this radiator is not waterproof, and therefore not suitable for bathrooms or the outdoors. For example a 2KW oil filled radiator that is in use for 5 hours per day will use a maximum of 10 units of electricity per day. To understand why here’s a simple explanation. A thermostat always needs two inputs. The first one being the current measured room temperature and the second being the current set temperature (the temperature you set using the thermostat interface, most likely a display).They take longer to warm up, but they also continue to give out heat after they have been switched off. They are generally more economical to run than a fan heater or a convection heater. However, the fins still get quite hot so keep children from touching the radiators while they warm.” Convection heaters The radiator starts heating the air already in the room. When the air gets hot it rises and shifts the cold air to the floor. Incredibly efficient, portable and safe, the best oil-filled radiators are great as spare heaters in your home. Although a central heating system should be your main heating solution, oil-filled radiators are great for a cold room or as a spare heater if the central heating system crashes.

It works in a similar way to a tube heater so there’s a basic element radiating heat, but where this heater differs is that it has a fan that gently circulates air, pulling it in through the bottom of the unit and expelling slightly warmed air through the top vent.

We absolutely love the Electriq Ultraslim oil filled electric radiator. At only 800 watts, this heater is designed with your power bill in mind. (Trust us—when your bill arrives, you’ll be really glad you selected this unit.) It’s one among a few 2,500-watt options that are pretty spectacular in their way. Besides its output potential, the oil-filled radiator has eleven oil-filled fins that make it ideal for heating medium to big-sized rooms. Gas is a cheaper fuel than standard rate electricity, so if you have gas central heating, it will generally be cheaper to use than an electric heater,” she explains. “If you don’t want to heat the whole home, turn your radiator valves lower in the rooms you’re not heating and higher in the rooms you are.