Why the Fan Heater Remains Favourite over the Storage Heater in the Bathroom

Heating a bathroom is not the same as heating any other room in the house. Not only is the bathroom generally smaller, and the available space for a normal heater hard to find, but the atmospheric conditions are unique. The bathroom has a different set of criteria, and it is in this regard that the electric fan heater wins out. With the prominence that the storage heating enjoys today, it is tempting to believe that such heaters are also ideal, but the bathroom fan heater wins over the storage option for several reasons. The first criticism of the storage heater is the fact that it is normally quite large and bulky against a wall, while the bathroom itself is traditionally a small room. This means that it is not suitable for the space involved, and a small heater is best. This factor still rings true, but manufacturing companies have developed a slim line version of the heater than does make it possible to fit into a main bathroom. These designs are as narrow as 33cms and extend just 17cms from the wall. Compact and effective, they are favoured as a solution to heating smaller living rooms, bedrooms and studies, rooms where occupants spend extended periods of time. They are also perfect for placing heaters in those awkward, narrow places around the home. It is easy to acknowledge the technology involved in these heaters and believe that the storage heating option is superior. But practicality plays a major role when it comes to the bathroom, and not necessarily the status of technology. For example, a bathroom can get very stuffy due to the humidity levels created after a hot shower or bath. In this case, the steam from the hot water fills the room, increasing the moisture in the air and making the bathroom somewhat uncomfortable. However, besides providing heat, a fan heater also uses the process of convection and in so doing forces the air to circulate. This, in turn, lessens the effect that the humidity in the air can have. So, while providing necessary heat, it can also help to freshen the room up. This, of course, is not the principal consideration when choosing a fan heater, but the alternative heating option would do little to help conditions and would only add to the humid feeling of the room, in the end making it uncomfortably hot. Normally, bathroom occupants only need heat for the time that they are inside the room. Because this is generally for a short period of time, perhaps as long as 20 minutes at a time, there is little need to maintain a constant stream of warmth. With such a large majority of the day spent outside the room, the cost involved in heating it, regardless of how little it might seem, can be viewed as something of a waste. What is needed is a source of instant heat, warming up the room when it is necessary and for the period of time that a person is occupying the room. In that way, heating is turned off when nobody is present. This is another area in which the electric fan heater holds an advantage over the storage heater. The fact that no energy is consumed overnight, as is the case with the latter, means that there is no needless electrical consumption and the appropriate utilities bill remains lower. And the fact that a typical fan heater provides heat with just the pull of a cord, to rapidly warm a bathroom, means that the occupant can attain the temperature he or she wants immediately. A perfect example of the most efficient types of bathroom fan heater is the Creda Downflow heater, which is typically mounted on a wall and operated by a pull cord. This heater is also energy efficient as it includes a thermostat that will reduce the output from 2 kilowatts to just 1 kilowatt when a set temperature is reached. It can also be set to provide only 1 kilowatt output at all times, if that is so desired. With this heater in a bathroom, the heating needs of the occupant is easily provided, without costing the world and providing some air circulation that can also remove some of the stuffiness that a steamy bathroom can have.