Alternative to a halogen heater

Debrathezebra

hi, every year I usually buy a small halogen heater, its the sort that can swivel round if you like and its mainly heated by halogen bulbs with three settings, low, med and high ( when all 3 bulbs are lite) . I have spent all this year converting all bulbs in my house to energy saving LED bulbs and as I have a smart meter I can see the difference this has made. . My question is does anyone know if you can buy a heater that works with LED bulbs instead Of halogen bulbs or anything similar that will save on the energy costs any suggestions would be very much appreciated, thank you

coffeehound

Hello and welcome.

Although LED lightbulbs are more efficient than old-style bulbs, the same logic doesn't work with heaters.

All electric heaters are the same efficiency as each other — e.g. a one kilowatt halogen heater will give out the same amount of heat as a one kilowatt oil-filled electric radiator.

All that is different between them are things like the way they deliver the heat, how much they cost to buy, how long they take to warm up, the kilowatt rating, how long they last, what features they have, e.g. built-in timer, or the swivel function.

Halogens are good when you want to direct the heat at yourself while you are sitting down rather than have it spread out to fill the room. Whereas an oil-filled radiator or fan heater is better when you do want to heat a whole room.

Tiexen

Debrathezebra wrote: »

hi, every year I usually buy a small halogen heater.

Why do you buy a "new" one every year?

AndyPK

No.

You won't get much heat from an LED lamp

Debrathezebra

Thanks very much for the replies I will stick to the halogen heaters then, I usually buy a new one each year / every couple of years as they are so cheap to buy I normally donate them to the local recycling bank at the end of the cold season, that way I know the new one will last throughout the winter and the bulbs will be all working. . I just use them in the evening when I want a little bit of extra heat in a room near where I do some craft work thanks