Sounds like your panel heater is a convective one. Does it have a thermostat or a dial to set the temperature? Also check on the back of it to see how many Watts it is, the higher the watts the more power it will use but if it has a thermostat it will turn itself on/off to maintain the temperature and not be on all the time (the heater should be able to be lifted off the wall, it is probably on a bracket). I would avoid buying oil heaters as they take a lot of energy just to heat up, where as convective panel heaters are pretty much instant. They can be more expensive upfront to buy but I think for comfort and running costs they are worth it.
We use panel heaters with thermostats (Noirots) in the kids' rooms at night set at about 18 degrees. A 1000W is more than enough for bedroom IMO.
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