If you have been looking at electric heaters, you may have seen a baseboard electric heater. Here is some information on what is exactly a baseboard electric heater and how they heat.
A baseboard electric heater heats either through the convection or hydronic process. Most baseboard electric heaters use the convection process. Convection heaters have metal fins that warm the cold air near the ground. This air then rises and spreads throughout the room. Hydronic heaters have an electric heating element that warms an internal liquid reservoir that is also surrounded by metal fins.
Convection heaters are cheaper and are available in a wider range of sizes and power ranges. They are also cheaper. Hydronic heaters are considered more energy efficient.
Baseboard heaters are short, long electric heaters that are normally hardwired into the existing home’s electrical wiring. There are some baseboard heater units that can be plugged into a standard electrical outlet rather than being hardwired. Baseboard heaters are installed near the ground, around the baseboard, where the name baseboard heaters come from.
So this is just a little information to help you to know what exactly is a baseboard electric heater and how it works.
