Heating
glossary
Convection Heater: Convection heaters provide quiet background warmth. The air adjacent to the heating element is warmed causing it to rise and creating natural warm air circulation in the room. Convection heaters are best suited to space heating.
Radiant Heater: Radiant heaters provide quiet directional heat. The heating element emits infrared heat that travels through the air to heat objects directly. Radiant heaters are best suited to spot heating objects in open or enclosed spaces.
Fan Heater: A fan heater is a convection heater incorporating fan forced air circulation to provide much quicker and more even heat distribution.
Tangential Fan: A tangential fan has a barrel shaped rotor that provides greater heat output and lower background noise than other fan types.
Centrifugal Fan: A centrifugal fan produces higher pressure pushing heated air further into the room. It typically produces higher levels of background noise than other fan types.
Thermostat: A thermostat maintains the room at an even temperature and conserves electricity by operating the heater only when needed.
Heat Settings: Heat settings allow the thermostat to be adjusted to the desired level of comfort.
Timer: A timer is used to preset the heater’s hours of operation.
Countdown Timer: A countdown timer turns the heater off after a preset amount of time and is a useful economy measure for commercial rooms with limited occupancy such as cafeterias, motels and classrooms.
Tamper lock: The tamper lock feature prevents the heater’s setting from being changed, but still allows the heater to be turned on and off.
Freeze guard: When the heater is set to the Freeze Guard setting it will turn on if the room temperature falls below a level close to freezing. This setting is useful during extended periods of absence or for unoccupied rooms. The temperature setting is typically 5°C to 7°C and is not adjustable.
Thermal Cutout: A temperature sensitive safety device that turns off the heating elements and fan motor if the air vents become blocked or the fan speed is reduced. The thermal cutout automatically resets itself once the heater has cooled down sufficiently. Check for blocked inlet and/or outlet air vents and use a vacuum cleaner to clear if necessary.
Fusible Link: A temperature sensitive safety device that turns off the heating elements and fan motor if the thermal cutout or the fan motor fails. The fusible link cannot be reset and the heater will require servicing.
Power Supply Flex: The flex is the wiring provided for connecting the heater to the mains power supply. If the flex is supplied with an integrated plug the heater can be connected directly to a power supply outlet or the plug can be removed for connection to the fixed wiring.
Class I: A Class I appliance provides protection against electric shock by connecting accessible electrically conductive parts to the protective earthing conductor of the fixed wiring.
Class II: A Class II appliance is not connected to the protective earthing conductor of the fixed wiring. Protection against electric shock is provided through two layers or a single reinforced layer of electrical insulation. Class II appliances are commonly referred to as being double insulated.
Ingress Protection rating: An Ingress Protection or IP rating is given to the enclosures of electrical products to indicate how well protected they are against the penetration of solid objects and water. The letters IP followed by two numbers designates the IP rating. The two numbers indicate protection against penetration by solid objects and water respectively.
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