How effective are ceiling fans with heaters built in?
Ceiling fans with built in heaters are not a new concept, however a long defunct company held the patent of them until recently, so they were uncommon for many years and have recently seen a reoccurrence. The most important thing to remember about any electric heater is that they use a great amount of electricity. This includes ceiling fan heaters as well as space heaters, etc. They are available with a variety of different sizes and settings, but the average uses ~1000 watts. It is not wise to use an electric heater unless it is absolutely necessary, using a heater ceiling fan (for example) in conjunction with an effective furnace etc will NOT save energy. So it would be a fair assumption that you should only consider a heater ceiling fan in a situation where you would also consider an electric space heater or the like. But here’s the thing: fan or not, why would you want a heater mounted in the ceiling? Heat rises. Much more efficient to be mounted near the floor. Then when it rises,
