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Portable electric heaters from 400W to 3kW. Fan, ceramic, convector, halogen and frost protection heaters from Dimplex, Delonghi and Black & Decker.

Portable Heaters

Portable electric heaters are for targeted, short-burst warmth rather than heating a house, and the wattage tells you which job a given model is for. A 400W desktop unit or a 500W plug-in ceramic heater takes the edge off a home office or a hallway for a few cent an hour. At 2kW you have enough output for a bathroom, a bedroom or a sitting room, and 2.4kW to 3kW covers a workshop, a garage or an industrial space where the ceiling is high and the walls are cold. Ceramic and fan models give near-instant heat and stop the moment you switch them off, which suits a room used in short spells; convector models spread the heat more evenly and hold a set temperature better once the room has come up. Halogen and carbon heaters throw directional warmth and work outdoors on a patio as well as indoors, and bladeless hot and cold units carry over into summer as fans. Most models here carry a thermostat, tip-over cut-out and overheat protection as standard, with 24 hour timers and Wi-Fi control on the smart versions. Frost protection heaters from 450W to 500W are a different job again: they hold an attic tank, garage or caravan just above freezing over winter and cost very little to leave in place.

Dimplex covers the widest span here, from the 400W Desk Friend to 3kW flat fan heaters and wall-mounted bathroom units with pullcord and timer. Delonghi brings the Capsule fan heaters and slimline convectors, while Black & Decker and Princess handle smart and 360 degree ceramic models. Benross supplies the 2kW and 3kW industrial fan heaters, De Vielle and Sirocco the halogen and dual fan heaters, and Russell Hobbs the 500W plug-in. Dyson and Masterplug cover bladeless heating and cooling, and Powermaster and Warmlite the frost protection kits.

Portable heaters are the cheapest heating to buy and the first thing to sell out when the weather turns, so a reduced price and available stock rarely coincide in December. The reductions worth having appear at the start of the season and again in spring when winter stock is cleared. Black Friday and Cyber Monday bring cuts across heating, weighted towards the gift sized items. Prices are live all year, so see what is reduced now on heating on sale.

Frequently Asked Questions

What type of portable heater should I choose?

A fan heater warms a room fastest and is the cheapest to buy, but it makes noise. A convector is near-silent and gives steady background warmth, better for a room you sit in for hours. Ceramic self-regulates its output, and halogen gives instant directional heat for short bursts.

What size room will a portable heater cover?

Match the output to the space. Benross rates the 3kW industrial heater at 30 square metres and the 2kW at 20, Princess gives roughly 20 square metres for its 2000W ceramic, and Delonghi rates the Slimline convector at 60 cubic metres.

Are portable heaters expensive to run?

Output is what you pay for: a 2kW heater at full power uses 2 kWh an hour, a 3kW heater 3 kWh. The thermostat is what saves money, cycling the heater off once the room is warm, and models with three settings can hold a room at 800W rather than 2200W.

How noisy is a portable heater?

It depends on the type. Benross publishes 45dB for the 2.8kW, 51dB for the 2kW and 55dB for the 3kW industrial heaters. Dyson drops to 26dB in sleep mode. Convectors like the Sirocco models have no fan at all and run near-silently.

Can a portable heater be controlled from a phone?

Three here can. The Princess 360 uses a 2.4GHz app plus voice control, the Black and Decker convector has built-in Wi-Fi with Alexa and Google Home, and the Dyson HF1 runs through the MyDyson app. All three can pre-heat a room before you get home.