Is a ceramic heater better or an electric wire heater?

Every time it comes to winter, I believe that many people want to stay in their little quilts and not come out. It’s okay not to go to work on weekends. It is a kind of suffering for many people from Monday to Friday.

In fact, every winter we face a problem, that is what kind of electric heater to buy.

Especially for families with elderly or children, it is really very important to find an electric heater with relatively high safety performance.

In fact, the heating principle and heating materials of electric heaters are different. Today I will talk to you about ceramic heaters, or electric heating wire heaters. The biggest difference between them is actually reflected in the following three points.

1. Different materials

It is easy to understand that the materials are different. PTC heating element is used for ceramic heating. When the heating wire is heated, the heating wire inside the heating core converts electric energy into heat energy, and conducts the heat to the metal tube. The difference in materials determines their service life and stability. Generally speaking, ceramic heating is longer and more stable than heating wire heating.

2. Different insulation

When talking about ceramics, I believe that many people are familiar with it. Its own nature determines that its surface is safe and will not be charged when it is heated, and its insulation performance is good. The heating wire is mainly made of metal, so it has conductivity when used, and it is also relatively easy to leak electricity.

3. Different characteristics

One of the biggest advantages of the heating wire is that it is harder than the ceramic heating core, and it is not easy to break because of this characteristic. However, the metal heating core is very easy to be oxidized in a state of continuous high temperature, and the heat conduction after oxidation will be much weaker than before.

The ceramic heating core has high stability and high thermal conductivity and energy consumption, and there will be no oxidation at high temperature, so no matter how long you use it, the thermal conductivity will be relatively stable and will not decrease. But its firmness is still not as good as the metal heating core.

The heat generated by the lamp tube and the heating wire are not as safe as the PTC ceramic heating element. Because the first two emit light (commonly known as an open flame), they can ignite combustibles; the latter do not emit light and have no open flame.

Heaters can also be roughly divided into windy and windless. The windy ones are called heaters; the windless ones are classified as electric heaters.

Comparison of heaters and electric heaters:

1. Heater: PTC ceramic heating element is used, which only generates heat and does not emit light.
2. Electric heater: It adopts electric heating wire heating element, which not only generates heat, but also emits light, and part of the electric energy is wasted on light emission.

There are three levels of control for blowing, low heat, and high heat, horizontal swing left and right, vertical tilt up and down, and anti-fall safety functions. It is easy to use and has a good heating effect.

Advantages of PTC ceramic heating elements

It has the advantages of high efficiency, safety, long life, fast heating, high heat conversion rate, no open flame (no light, only heat), and minimal influence of power supply voltage fluctuations, so it is energy-saving and durable.

Potential problems with PTC ceramic heaters

The heat emitted by the PTC ceramic heating element needs to be blown out by the electric fan inside the heater, and the electric fan will make a little sound when it works. Although the sound is quiet, it may not be suitable for people who are particularly sensitive to sound.

Having said so much, do you understand the difference between ceramic heating and heating wire heating? Yes, I think you already have a very good understanding and discernment of these。

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