THINKING ABOUT GETTING ONE OF THESE AS WE HAVE ELECTRIC HEATING WHICH TAKES AGES TO WARM UP IN OUT HOUSE AND NO HEATING AT ALL IN OUR KITCHEN WHICH WAS A CONVERTED GARAGE.
States available from today
With 3 heat settings (W): 800, 1200 & 2000
Max. 2500 watt
With large surface area for optimum heat transfer
With frost protector and indicator light
With optional fan heater (W): 500
Variable thermostat with frost protection
Integrated cable storage
On 4 smooth-running castors
Available in white or black
Size approx. (cm): 65 x 46 x 29
3 year manufacturer’s warranty
If this is not a good price for all it has on it I am happy to be corrected as I always like a good deal for my money!
Top comments
k9plus1
24 Oct 114#18
Fact : heaters are 100% efficient as ALL power consumed is turned into heat (unless you have a fan assisted heater, then you could argue some energy is lost as sound! :stuck_out_tongue: )
@OP if you're objective is to heat up a room quicker, you are misguided in thinking that an oil filled radiator will do it any quicker. If anything, it will be slower as the oil within the radiator needs to heat up before it will start to radiate at maximum output. Electric convection heaters provide instant heating but do so through heating & circulation of the air. Radiators will need 'line of sight' in the first instance to provide heat.
Eventually both will heat the air and bring the room to the desired temperature. Unless you have a room with very high ceilings, an oil filled radiator shouldn't give that much added benefit.
bargainbill
24 Oct 113#30
Thats not actually true. If your heater draws 2.5KW then it will convert 2.5KW to heat (or as near as is not significant) - its easy to efficiently convert electricity to heat - heat is the normal waste product of electricity consumption!
With regards to which type of heater is better, if your goal is to take a room and get it up to a certain temperature then they are all much of a muchness. If the heater is consuming 2.5kw then that 2.5kw is going somewhere (heat) and unless it continually increases the temp of the radiator then its going to heat the air - radiators dont tend to melt so we can assume its going to air. Where oil radiators will be more efficient is when the room is up to temp, they will click in and out to keep the oil at the desired temp which will keep the room temp constant.
leemole101
24 Oct 113#13
Surely these must give out 2.5KW of heat near as damn it or where else is the energy lost ? "Simple's enough said, you do the research and science !!!!!"
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cheddarman
24 Oct 11#1
May want to update the power rating to kw from watts!!
v6dlc to cheddarman
24 Oct 111#3
Why ?? just wondered.
Its not hard to work out that 2500 watts is 2.5 kw. I would of thought watts was easier to comprehend for most people anyway. i.e it uses the same power as 25 x 100 watts light bulbs.
* Being oil filled, it warms the oil up and stays hot for a while, and only requires shorts bursts of power to keep the tempreture up, so its not constantly on.*
mackie7722
24 Oct 11#2
Ooops can you tell I know very little about this kind of thing! - thanks.
monitor1
24 Oct 11#4
Good deal if you can afford the electric these things use.
v6dlc
24 Oct 111#5
I would save your money as invest in a DeLonghi Dragon series. There design with the boxed in sides funnels the heat like a chimney, you can feel it blowing out of the top with convection alone (not fan assisted).
Why would any decent oil filled radaitor need to have a built in fan heater, cant be much good IMO.
I have two so talking from experience,
wendy07 to v6dlc
24 Oct 111#9
so does the delonghi actually give out more heat / kw , i suspect not ... is it better at distributing that heat .. possibly.
poisondwarf to v6dlc
24 Oct 11#12
What price are they?
cheddarman
24 Oct 11#6
Original post had 2.5 watts!!
v6dlc
24 Oct 11#7
I see, lol
That would be good, could even leave it all year at 2.5 watts lol
mackie7722
24 Oct 11#8
I corrected my GENUINE mistake.
v6dlc
24 Oct 11#10
I dont see your point ?
Its simple science, increased convection/air flow, compared to radiant heat. You may not be able to remember the old style radiators.
Similar design to Lidl Oil filled in post.
New Design Radiator Similar to Delonghi.
Simple's enough said, you do the research and science !!!!!
Oh the KW refer to the items power consumtion, not how much heat it gives off.
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States available from today
With 3 heat settings (W): 800, 1200 & 2000
Max. 2500 watt
With large surface area for optimum heat transfer
With frost protector and indicator light
With optional fan heater (W): 500
Variable thermostat with frost protection
Integrated cable storage
On 4 smooth-running castors
Available in white or black
Size approx. (cm): 65 x 46 x 29
3 year manufacturer’s warranty
If this is not a good price for all it has on it I am happy to be corrected as I always like a good deal for my money!
Top comments
@OP if you're objective is to heat up a room quicker, you are misguided in thinking that an oil filled radiator will do it any quicker. If anything, it will be slower as the oil within the radiator needs to heat up before it will start to radiate at maximum output. Electric convection heaters provide instant heating but do so through heating & circulation of the air. Radiators will need 'line of sight' in the first instance to provide heat.
Eventually both will heat the air and bring the room to the desired temperature. Unless you have a room with very high ceilings, an oil filled radiator shouldn't give that much added benefit.
With regards to which type of heater is better, if your goal is to take a room and get it up to a certain temperature then they are all much of a muchness. If the heater is consuming 2.5kw then that 2.5kw is going somewhere (heat) and unless it continually increases the temp of the radiator then its going to heat the air - radiators dont tend to melt so we can assume its going to air. Where oil radiators will be more efficient is when the room is up to temp, they will click in and out to keep the oil at the desired temp which will keep the room temp constant.
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Its not hard to work out that 2500 watts is 2.5 kw. I would of thought watts was easier to comprehend for most people anyway. i.e it uses the same power as 25 x 100 watts light bulbs.
* Being oil filled, it warms the oil up and stays hot for a while, and only requires shorts bursts of power to keep the tempreture up, so its not constantly on.*
Why would any decent oil filled radaitor need to have a built in fan heater, cant be much good IMO.
I have two so talking from experience,
That would be good, could even leave it all year at 2.5 watts lol
Its simple science, increased convection/air flow, compared to radiant heat. You may not be able to remember the old style radiators.
Similar design to Lidl Oil filled in post.
New Design Radiator Similar to Delonghi.
Simple's enough said, you do the research and science !!!!!
Oh the KW refer to the items power consumtion, not how much heat it gives off.