what is electric baseboard heating
Convection vs. Hydronic Electric Baseboard Heaters This basic type of baseboard heater is often called a convection heater. The functioning guts of this heater are comprised of a heating element: electric coils that heat up much like a coils of the inside of a toaster. It has a thermostat located either on the heater itself or, better yet, on the wall. 1  Inexpensive: An electric convection baseboard heater is the cheapest--but also least efficient--type of baseboard heater you can buy. 2  Reliable: Not much can go wrong with convection heaters.