What are the best energy-efficient heaters for your home?

All electric heaters are about 100% efficient so produce 1kWh of heat for every kWh of electricity. There aren't any that are more efficient but they do differ in how they deliver the heat. It's your choice of what you want. A fan heater, infra red heater, convection heater or an electric radiator.

There's a great podcast on this subject, available on BBC Sounds. It's part of the "Sliced Bread" series by Greg Foot and I can recommend listening to it to find out more about the different types of electric room heater.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/series/p07012sf

I have something more to add.  All electric resistance heaters are 100% efficient at converting electricity to heat. So when we talk about a "more efficient" electric heater, we're usually talking about features that help the heater heat the space more effectively and comfortably without wasting energy, rather than a more efficient conversion of energy.

The key to saving money is to use less energy overall, which means either heating the space more smartly or heating you more directly.

​@BearNavy welcome to the OVO Forum and thanks for your insight here!

Have you had a new heating system installed at all?

Unless you go to a heat pump then resistive heaters are the only types that are available but there are still options. Radiant heaters directed at you will make you feel warmer by heating you up rather than the whole room. Also, having an electric ’throw’ on the sofa or chair will warm you up very efficiently which will reduce the need to heat the whole room up so much. We have one of those and they are lovely. Hope that helps.

Peter 

Is it a radiant heater (you see glowing coils) or a fan-forced heater (blows hot air)? What are its dimensions and power rating (e.g., 1500W, 2000W)? This will determine what can fit in its place, including whether you can install one of the ductless mini split air conditioner models as a replacement.