January 25th, 2023 by Sarah Miles

Fan heaters are extremely handy to have; ready to use in the event of a cold snap or emergency. You may not have considered just how versatile and useful a fan heater is but you can use them for lots of purposes and they have other advantages as well.

Here are just some of the benefits that fan heaters have:

1. Additional heat
   When it’s really cold, sometimes the radiator in the room just isn’t enough to heat the whole space. A fan heater can offer supplementary heat and you have the advantage of being able to place it anywhere you have an electric socket that could be right next to you, giving you greater heat efficiency.
    
2. Areas with no central heating
   Sometimes it’s just not practical to have the central heating extended into a new area of the house (eg a conservatory or loft conversion) so a fan heater can offer an alternative that requires no installation or disruption. Equally, you can use them for garden offices, summer houses, or even sheds that are separate structures from the house. The heat from a fan heater packs quite a punch for its size so would soon fill a small space like this or you could use it for background heat to keep the chill off (eg if storing plants or to prevent the building from becoming mouldy in winter).
3. Heat a single room
   If you are in the house on your own, it makes neither financial nor environmental sense to have the heating on in the whole house. You can use a fan heater to just heat the room you are occupying, such as a home office so that you can stay warm, but you are not wasting energy.
    
4. Small
   As we’ve already said, fan heaters can create a lot of heat for their relatively compact size. The biggest advantage of this is that you can put one almost anywhere. This MYLEK Electric Fan Heater can be tucked away on the floor somewhere (great for warming your legs and feet under a desk or by a chair) and this Heatstore Portable Fan Heater would sit neatly on a desk or coffee table.
    
5. Portable
   Most fan heaters are small, light, and powerful and just need access to electricity. That means you can take them almost anywhere. Move them to whichever room in the house they’re needed and use them in a caravan or even a tent if you have an electric hook-up. This MYLEK Upright PTC Ceramic Electric Fan Heater weighs just 1.25kg and is 17.4cm tall.
6. Energy efficient
   Everyone is worried about the cost of energy bills at the moment, and you may assume that a fan heater is expensive to run but this is not the case, in fact, it can be part of an energy-efficient solution. Not only can you use it to just heat the room you’re in rather than the whole house, as already stated, but many models are also very energy efficient, especially if you choose a Lot20-compliant heater, like this MYLEK Bathroom Heater. 
    
7. Features and functions
   You may assume that fan heaters are pretty basic with just an ‘on’ or ‘off’ option. Some are (and this is fine for many needs) but if you want one with a range of functions and features, there are fan heaters that offer exactly that. This MYLEK Upright PTC Ceramic Fan Heater has all the functions you would expect from a panel heater or even your central heating system, including 2 power settings, 6 temperature settings, a 9-hour timer function, and remote control. It’s also extremely efficient due to its ceramic heating element.
    
8. Use for cooling
   If you want real value for money with an appliance that you can use all year round, why not choose one that provides cooling as well as heating? As temperatures seem to get ever more extreme, there is a real need for products that can keep us cool during a heat wave and warm when we get a cold snap, and many fan heaters can offer that, such as this MYLEK Upright Fan Heater.