Nov 29 2009
The Old and Oil Filled Radiators
Oil filled radiators are a cost effective way to keep warm in the colder months especially for the elderly. When compared to perhaps the more traditional forms of heating such as gas and electric heaters or central heating, oil filled radiators come out ahead.
Whereas central heating can be expensive to run, electric heaters can become very hot when close to them meaning they can be dangerous for children or the elderly. Electric heaters are also not as effective at heating up an entire room. The elements of the electric heater are also exposed, meaning there is a very real fire hazard risk in the wrong situation. The problem with gas heaters, on the other hand, is the risk of dangerous fumes escaping.
Being energy efficient, oil filled radiators are more economical to run as well as being safer to use. These radiators use heat conserving oil which is heated and then circulated around the actual radiator. The heat is then radiated into the room, heating up the cold air it meets. As the oil inside the radiator is never burned, this means the radiator never has to be replenished meaning the whole device is very cost efficient.
As these radiators maintain the ideal temperature in the room they are in, this makes them ideal for use by the elderly. Everybody knows that all old people dread the cold weather of winter time as many of them cannot afford the extortionate prices that come with today’s heating bills. There have been many instances of elderly people getting pneumonia and hypothermia during the winter as they are reluctant to switch on the central heating. An oil filled radiator can help to reduce the costs and keep them warm the whole winter through. Not only are they energy efficient, the temperature of the surface of the radiator never reaches dangerous, for the elderly- levels.
This winter period is going to be ever so cold, so make sure that you have the necessary heating oil in place.
