The truth is that when central heating is mentioned, people are actually referring to boilers, hot water flowing through pipes around the house and a gas meter. If you start thinking about a central heating system in a more general sense and a whole-house heating system, however, the available options start to broaden.
With the choice of the advanced electric heating products currently available, you may find that your electric heating system includes traditional storage heaters, contemporary energy-efficient electric radiators, as well as top-of-the-range infrared heaters.
That way, each room will have a heater designed specifically for its conditions. For instance, your bathroom will benefit from an electric towel rail, a patio heater will heat meetings with friends in your garden, and the living room will have a warm homely glow if you have an electric fire.
It is now simpler than ever, changing from gas to electric heating:
It Is Much Easier and Cheaper to Install Electric Heating
The range of sizes available means that you will always find the ideal match for all your room and install your own heating system that will be perfectly adapted to your lifestyle and budget. While a traditional heating system requires you to dig up the pipes, which is not only very time consuming but also very expensive, an electric heating system is easy, cheap, and quick to install.
With electric towel rails being the only exception since they should only be installed by a professional electrician, most electric heaters can be installed by just about anyone within as little as 10 to 20 minutes (depending on your skill level). All they need is a standard socket, and if you will be using a wall-mounted electric radiator or a panel heater, they will simply hang on the wall like a TV, using the brackets that are provided.
Electric Heating is Low Maintenance and Does Not Require Annual Servicing
Durability and ease of maintenance are another key advantage of an electric heating system. As previously mentioned, installing electric heaters is nowhere near as problematic as is a traditional heating system. While a boiler has to be regularly serviced (ideally annually), your electric heating system does not require any of that trouble.
In the rare case where there’s an issue with your electric heating system, it will most probably be due to one of the heaters. With traditional heating systems, however, you obviously don’t want to be taking your chances considering the amount of water on your walls. If anything was to go wrong, you would end up with quite a mess on your hands.
Furthermore, a faulty internal combustion element or boiler can be dangerous with carbon monoxide leakage and poisoning posing a real threat. If you are using an electric radiator, however, in the worst-case scenario, a faulty heater or radiator will simply mean that your room isn’t warming up and you would need to exchange it.
Electric Heating Systems Are More Efficient and Let You Control Each Room’s Heat Levels
Electric heating systems are incredibly easy to operate and highly responsive to your preferred settings. The technology features, mainly digital thermostats and 24/7 timers, which let you set up an entire heating schedule that easily adapts to your lifestyle while saving you money in the process.
The thermostat maintains your desired comfort temperature by switching the heater both on and off while the timer lets you set up a precise heating plan. That way, it becomes possible to programme your heaters to be turning on and off whenever you want them to, thereby saving your time to do it manually yourself if you have electric heaters and radiators throughout your house.
