Heaters (635 items found)

With temperatures dropping and colder seasons approaching, a gas heater or electric heater gives you greater control over your comfort and energy costs. Now is the perfect time to shop Ace Hardware for a heater that suits your needs.

Electric Heaters 

Electric heaters are an easy way to heat your home. Warming up a room is as simple as plugging in an outlet. Choose options with safety features like cool-touch exteriors, overheat protection, automatic safety shut-off systems, tip-over protection, and adjustable thermostats to keep your home, your family, and yourself safe. If you are shopping for an electric heater, consider these helpful hints:

• Determine the square footage of the room you want to heat and compare the heating capabilities of each product before you buy.
• Look for designs with convenient carry handles for easy portability between rooms.
• Shop top-rated products designed for quiet operation.

Gas Heaters 

We offer a variety of fuel sources for our gas heaters. Choose from gasoline heaters, kerosene heaters, propane heaters, and more. Look for the following features when shopping:

• Kerosene heaters with high BTUs to provide quiet, quick, and efficient heat.
• Products that can warm up to 5,500 square feet.
• Multi-fuel heaters that offer a powerful yet silent heating solution.

Looking for a more permanent installation? Many wall heaters use natural gas or propane and can help you lower your energy costs while providing fast acting heat for your home.

Radiant Heat vs. Convection Heat

Convection heaters and radiant heaters are two types of portable heaters. Learn more about each type to determine which is best for your needs.

Radiant Heaters 

Most small space heaters are radiant heaters, and can include infrared heaters, oil heaters, kerosene heaters and more. They are ideal for putting beside your bed or workspace, but less useful for keeping an entire space warm.

Radiant heaters:

• Are used to heat smaller, specific areas within a room. 
• Work better for heating up the air right in front of the heater.
• Are as effective at heating a full room when compared to a convection heater.
• Can work instantly if they are infrared heaters by producing a stream of heating particles.

Convection Heaters 

A convection heater draws air over a heating element continuously to increase the heat in a space. If you’re looking to maintain a warmer temperature over an extended period of time, convection heaters are the best choice. Convection heaters can:

• Take time to warm a room, but does so more consistently than a radiant heater.
• Use fans to help heat up your space.
• Often be used in fan-only modes to help you stay comfortable year-round. 

Is it Safe to Leave a Space Heater on All Night?

While space heaters offer a convenient way to heat up specific areas of your home, they should never be left unattended—and that includes being left on overnight. Practice great vigilance when using any type of heating unit for your home, from electric to gas heaters.

What’s more, be on the lookout for special safety features for your heaters, including automatic shut off switches that turn off your unit if it is accidentally knocked over.

Know Your Square Footage 

Portable heaters are only designed to heat up a specific amount of space. If your space is larger than the square footage specified on the heater, you may not achieve the desired temperature. Before you measure your room, keep in mind that high ceilings can lead to inadequate performance, as there is a larger area that needs to be heated. 

Shop Home Heaters at Ace

Ace Hardware is your source for a wide variety of heaters. Browse our selection of electric heaters, gas heaters and kerosene heaters online, as well as wood and pellet stoves to find the right option for your home heating needs. And if you’re hoping to spend more time outdoors this winter, shop patio heaters to extend the outdoor season well into the year.