It’s always a top priority, and just like the Air Mutiplier, the Dyson Hot is equipped with its own safety features. (Please do not leave the Dyson Hot unattended for extended periods of time.)

Dyson’s Pure Cool Me fan and air purifier would be cool enough, looking as it does like a Stanley Kubrick 2001: A Space Odyssey prop. But its ability to send blasts of chilled air in directed waves around your person makes it cooler still.

Short answer – no, it does not cool air, but, it can cool you down. Why the difference? Let us first look at what the Dyson Pure Cool can do. It is a cool looking fan that also filters the air that it circulates.

If you are talking about Dyson type fans it is mostly marketing. They do have blades, just covered in plastic. There are also more parts so they likely won’t ever be cheaper than standard fans but they could certainly come down substantially in price. The one looks like bladeless still has a fan but it is not exposed.

With everything given above, you should know by now that oddly enough, even though buying a Dyson heater will cost you a lot of money, it will cost you fundamentally less to run it. Therefore, running a Dyson heater of any type is on the cheap side most times, especially when you compare it to other regular heaters.

Are Dyson fans worth the high price tag? “Although the Dyson models don’t perform badly in our tests overall, when it comes to the strength of airflow and their ability to create a nice cooling breeze, you can buy a product that does the job for less than a tenth of the price.”

A common wattage for space heaters is 1,500 watts. Apply the formula 1,500 x 24 ÷ 1,000 x $0.20 to determine the cost to run the space heater for a day. (Dividing by 1,000 changes watt hours to kilowatt hours.) In this case, it will cost $7.20 if it was running for 24 hours straight.

Though you have to keep in mind that like all space heaters, the Dyson uses a lot of electricity. Using a Kill-a-watt, I measured the stable power usage at 1300W, so if you’re looking to save on your electric bill, you shouldn’t have this on all the time.

The Dyson Heater/Cooler is very convenient for me. Its “A” quality and I think it is well worth it. I love its digital feature, that tells you the degrees it’s trying to get my room to and I like the fact that it’s very quiet. The finance was well worth it.

Dr Infrared Heater Portable Space Heater

Is the Dyson HP04 Pure Hot + Cool worth it? Definitely. It works really well, makes itself invaluable by doing more than just expelling cold air, and the smart capability makes it just that bit more user-friendly.

You can use it to control airflow speed, ranging from one to 10, and set room temperature between 1°C and 37°C degrees. The auto button will turn the machine on to a speed that’s right for the room (pre-set by you). The blue dot enables cool mode.

The latest Dyson creation has combined a heater and a fan into a single product so it can be used all year round. Unlike conventional heaters which have limited settings and limited reach, the Dyson Hot+Cool can be set at temperatures between 1 and 37 degrees Celsius.

The latest device to come from the company renowned for producing premium vacuum cleaners, the Dyson Hot Cool allows users to heat, or indeed cool, a room to their desired temperature, anywhere on a scale from a chilly one degree Celsius to a balmy 28.

The best Dyson fans for your home or office

• Dyson Pure Cool tower fan (TP04)
• Dyson Cool desk fan (AM06)
• Dyson Cool tower fan (AM07)
• Dyson Pure Cool Desk (DP04)
• Dyson Pure Cool Me.
• Dyson Pure Hot+Cool purifying fan heater.
• Dyson Hot+Cool Jet Focus fan heater (AM09)

Dyson Cool tower fan

Infrared heaters can be hotter to touch, but better for your overall health than ceramic heaters. And, lastly, ceramic heaters come out on top when it comes to heating up larger spaces, while infrared heaters are more efficient at heating small or localized living areas.

Are Infrared rays safe for people? Far infrared heating is 100% safe and natural for our bodies, and our well-being, as the human body is designed to accept and emit infrared. The feeling of warmth from infrared is particularly comfortable. It is UV that is harmful, not infrared, and so there is no need to worry.

The best way to find out the precise costs, you will need to take the wattage rating and multiply it by the amount charged by the energy company. For example, if the wattage rating is 1500 (1.5 kilowatts) and the cost is 0.17 cents, it will cost you about 0.25 cents an hours to operate an infrared heater.

In general, infrared heaters are safe to leave on overnight. They are not temperamental, and any modern heater worth its salt has safety shut-off switches in-case it falls over or gets too hot. That said, you should still be careful if you’re leaving one on while you’re asleep or out.

Infrared heaters do use less energy, so it still might be a more cost-effective and energy-efficient option, especially if you don’t need to heat an entire room for long periods of time.

The cheapest portable electric heaters are oil-filled radiators (around 21p an hour) or halogen heaters (17p an hour). The cheapest fixed electric heater to run is a storage heater – which will only set you back around 13p an hour1.

1. Dimplex DXUC2B ceramic fan heater. Why we like it: An affordable, efficient fan heater.
2. Duronic HV220 radiant convector heater.
3. VonHaus 7 Fin 1.5kW oil-filled radiator.
4. Simple Value 2kW upright fan heater.
5. Dimplex Cadiz Eco 2kW electric oil-free radiator.
6. Dyson AM09 Hot + Cool fan heater.

Generally, infrared heating is the cheapest way to heat a small space. However, an Oil-Filled Heater with a digital thermostat may be the most efficient, by using low power to maintain a perfect temperature.

1. Havells Oil Filled Radiator – 9 Fin, 2400-Watt PTC Fan Heater (Best Overall)

The Best Space Heaters

• Editor’s Pick – Lasko Ceramic Tower Space Heater.
• Best Value – Lasko Ceramic Space Heater.
• Best Luxury – Dyson AM09 Fan Heater.
• Safest Space Heater – DeLonghi EW7707CM Safe Heat.
• Best Design – Vornado VH10 Vortex Heater.
• Most Energy Efficient – Honeywell HCE200W UberHeat Ceramic Heater.