If you are considering a heater or heating system for our home, you basically have 3 different options to choose from. You get resistance heaters that apply an electrical current to a resistor to produce the heat source. You can also obtain a combustion heater that burns fuels such as gar or wood, most commonly found in a fireplace type heating source. The third type of heater is a newer type of heater called an infrared heater. This type of heater uses infrared rays to heat the air, similar to what the sun performs. As you can see there are different types of technologies used in each heat source, and you need to perform your research before purchasing a particular type. You also need to understand what each type of heater can be used in which environment, and what the energy savings are for each heater type. Most consumers have now gone and purchased the latest technology for their heating needs, as they consider it to be better and safer than the previous two versions of heaters. As infrared heaters produce infrared radiation, its frequency is under the visible light spectrum. This invisible light produces the heat at a constant rate, thus heating from the minute it is switched on rather than conventional heaters that take a long time to “warm up”. The energy savings on infrared heaters are also substantial over conventional heaters.