Ceiling Mounted Electric Heaters

Winter is fun for snowballing with family and friends, but definitely a nuisance as the cold weather and frost stands in your way often. The cold weather not only makes you shiver and your teeth chatter, your car packed in the garage may also fall victim to the cold. If the garage is too cold, you will definitely need to equip it with electric heaters to warm up the space. They not only warm up the place to be more comfortable to dwell in, they also warm your cars parked inside the garage. This way, in the morning, your car can start with just one ignition.

What type of electric heaters are the best for garages?

For garages, it is advisable to use ceiling mounted electric heaters. Why? These overhead heaters are mounted on the ceiling, so they are easier to work with, as they do not take any of the garage’s floor and wall space. With ceiling mounted electric heaters, you would not have to worry about heaters getting in the way, which is safer for you.

Ceiling mounted electric heaters have a simple installation procedure, and easy to operate too, making it suitable for everybody. After being mounted to the ceiling, all you have to do is to plug it to the power source, switch it on, and voila! Your garage will be warmed by the heater. When you are not in need of it, you just have to switch it off.

What about the size?

Ceiling mounted electric heaters come in many shapes and sizes. The standard size, which is also the most common, are made to cater for garages that measure approximately 500 to700 square feet. If your garages much larger, you can opt to install several ceiling mounted electric heaters.

How do they work?

All electrical heaters turn their input – electrical energy, into heat energy. Ceiling mounted electric heaters are mostly fan forced heaters, using a built in electric fan to speed up the airflow, in order to allow a quick heat transfer by reducing the thermal resistance between the surroundings of the heater and its heating element.

Though mainly installed in car garages, the availability and affordability of ceiling mounted electric heaters, they can be installed anywhere of your choice. You can install them in your study, the bathroom, the woodshed and the kitchen.

If you happen to have a shop or factory, there are commercial heaters, which are larger in size and more powerful, built to warm larger spaces. So, it is now possible to keep every space you want nice and warm.

Ceiling mounted electric heaters are not only efficient; they are safer to use as well. Nowadays electric heaters come with built in thermostats, so that the temperature can be adjusted according to your preferences. You can also set the controls in such a way that at a certain temperature, the unit will automatically stop functioning and shut down by itself. Mounted high on the ceiling, it is also out of the reach of children, reducing the chance of your kids getting hurt. By choosing ceiling mounted electric heaters over gas heaters, you also do a part for the conservation of the environment, as you reduce the usage of natural gas and the emissions of carbon monoxide.