Remote controlled
Space heaters with a remote control
It sounds like a small thing until you own one. A remote means the heater can live behind the desk, beside the sofa or across the bedroom, and you still control temperature, timer and power from where you are sitting.
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The short answer
A remote turns a space heater into something you adjust from bed or from your desk instead of crouching over it. RapidHeat includes a remote covering power, temperature across 15–32°C, fan speed, oscillation and the 1–12 hour timer, on a 1,500 W ceramic unit with tip-over and overheat shut-off. Rooms up to about 12 m², roughly $7–$18 a month at four hours a day, $59 CAD with free Canada-wide shipping.
What the remote controls
- Power on and off
- Target temperature from 15°C to 32°C
- Timer from 1 to 12 hours
- Heat mode and fan settings
Where it makes a real difference
In a bedroom, you set the room warm before sleep and switch modes without getting out of bed. In a living room, the heater can sit out of the way against a wall instead of somewhere you can reach it. In an office, it lives under the desk and you never crawl down to it.
Our bedroom sits over the garage and was always four degrees colder than the rest of the house. Now it's on the timer for an hour before bed and we've stopped fighting over the thermostat.
Touch panel as well
Everything on the remote is also on the top-mounted touch panel, so a lost remote never leaves you with an unusable heater. Both show the current setting clearly.
RapidHeat at a glance
- Heating type
- Ceramic PTC convection
- Coverage
- Up to 12 m² / 130 sq ft
- Temperature range
- 15°C – 32°C adjustable
- Timer
- 1 – 12 hours
- Noise level
- Under 30 dB
- Controls
- Touch panel + handheld remote
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See prices & orderSafety features stay automatic
- Plug straight into a wall outlet, never an extension cord or power bar
- Keep a metre of clear space in front of the grille
- Never cover the unit or use it to dry clothes
- Use the 1–12 hour timer instead of leaving it running unattended
- Overheat cut-out and tip-over shut-off do the rest automatically
What the remote actually changes
It sounds like a small thing until you use it. The remote is what turns a heater from something you get up and crouch over into something you adjust from bed, from your desk chair or from the couch.
In practice it also saves money, because adjusting the temperature down a degree or turning the unit off when the room is warm is something you will actually do when it takes one button instead of standing up.
Every control on the remote
- Power on and off from anywhere in the room
- Temperature up and down across the 15–32°C thermostat range
- Fan speed — low or high
- Timer — set 1 to 12 hours, then the heater shuts itself off
- Oscillation on or off for wider coverage
Running cost with the thermostat and timer
The remote matters for cost because it makes the thermostat and timer easy to use. A 1,500 W unit that idles on the thermostat averages about 0.75 kWh per hour of use.
That is roughly $7 a month in Quebec and $17 in Nova Scotia at four hours a day — see the provincial table below for your own figure.
Who RapidHeat suits — and who should skip it
A good fit for
- A bedroom, nursery or spare room up to roughly 12 m² (130 sq ft)
- A home office or den where you sit for hours and the furnace underperforms
- A finished basement corner, den or rec-room nook
- Anyone who wants to keep the house thermostat lower and heat one room instead
- Renters and students who cannot install anything permanent
Not the right product for
- Open-plan living and dining areas — one plug-in 120 V heater cannot keep up
- Uninsulated garages, workshops and sheds — you need a hard-wired 240 V unit
- Whole-home heating, or replacing a furnace or heat pump
- Outdoor use, bathrooms with splash exposure, or anywhere it would get wet
- Anyone wanting to run it from an extension cord or power bar — that is unsafe
RapidHeat compared with the usual ways of warming one cold room
| RapidHeat | Turning up central heating | Cheap coil heater | Oil-filled radiator | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time to feel warm | 3–5 minutes | 20–40 minutes | 5–10 minutes | 30–60 minutes |
| Heats only the room you use | Yes | No — the whole house | Yes | Yes |
| Thermostat that cycles off | Yes, 15–32°C | Yes | Rarely | Usually |
| Timer | 1–12 hours | Depends on system | Rare | Sometimes |
| Remote control | Yes | No | No | Rare |
| Tip-over and overheat shut-off | Both | n/a | Often tip-over only | Overheat only |
| Noise | Under 30 dB | Silent to loud | Fan noise | Silent |
| Move it between rooms | One hand | No | Yes | Heavy |
| Price | From $59 CAD | No upfront cost | $25–$60 | $80–$200 |
Comparison of typical products in these categories, not of any one named competitor.
Running cost by province
| Province | Typical all-in rate | Cost per hour of use | 4 hrs a day for a month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quebec | 7.8¢/kWh | 5.9¢ | $7.02 |
| Manitoba | 10.4¢/kWh | 7.8¢ | $9.36 |
| British Columbia | 12.6¢/kWh | 9.5¢ | $11.34 |
| New Brunswick | 14.4¢/kWh | 10.8¢ | $12.96 |
| Newfoundland & Labrador | 14.6¢/kWh | 11.0¢ | $13.14 |
| Ontario | 15.4¢/kWh | 11.6¢ | $13.86 |
| Alberta | 16.5¢/kWh | 12.4¢ | $14.85 |
| Saskatchewan | 18.2¢/kWh | 13.7¢ | $16.38 |
| Nova Scotia | 19.1¢/kWh | 14.3¢ | $17.19 |
| Prince Edward Island | 19.4¢/kWh | 14.6¢ | $17.46 |
Figures assume 1,500 W at roughly 50% thermostat duty cycle (about 0.75 kWh per hour) and 4 hours of use a day for 30 days. Your own rate is on your hydro bill — divide the total charge by the kilowatt-hours used for the truest number.
Common questions
Sources
- Canada Energy Regulator — residential electricity prices across Canada (March 2026)
- Hydro-Québec — comparison of electricity prices in major North American cities
Electricity prices checked September 2026. Rates change — check your own hydro bill for the exact figure.
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Marc D.
Winnipeg, MB
I work from a basement office and it was always freezing by 3pm. RapidHeat warms it in about four minutes and I just leave it on the thermostat setting. My hydro bill barely moved.
Helen R.
Halifax, NS
I bought two, one for the bedroom and one for the spare room. You can barely hear them. The timer means it shuts off on its own overnight.
Claire T.
Calgary, AB
Compact, plugs straight into the wall and takes up no floor space. The remote is handy and the automatic shut-off puts my mind at ease with a cat in the house.
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