Anyone used Rointe heaters?

Owain_Moneysaver

A dimplex oil-filled electric radiator should do the job, wall-mounted for extra safety. I like the MK1 ones as I think they look more like real radiators and have a better thermostat control

http://www.dimplex.co.uk/products/domestic_heating/portable_heating/oil_filled_radiators/mk1/index.htm

http://www.dealec.co.uk/acatalog/Deal_Electrical__MK1_Thermostatic_Range_145.html

Try and find a local supplier as they're heavy to transport. On the other hand, they do last for decades.

penrhyn

Agree, we had one when I was a lad, the design has been going for at least 50 years.

Richie-from-the-Boro

cruisecrusader wrote: »

Hi the plug in heaters I have are dimplex but as they are the heater coil I am just really scared to come home to a burning house and was looking for something that I felt was more trustworthy. But I need something so I will see what's on the market, thanks.

- any panel convector heater will do
- if you can afford it a 500W to 3000 Watt will heat your room quicker and cope with that 'freeeeezing' odd few nights per year
- a posh digital timer type will retail about £150, cheaper versions around at £80 retail
- 2500 - 3.0kW Watt is your best 'needs' option, other than that any 2500 Watt or greater will do it

You decide on Thermostat only models / 24 Hour Timer models / 7 Day Timer models. The PLX3000TX in the URL above is a 7 Day Timer model with a 3kW output and has the usual frost protection and the unusual and often welcome 'half heat' output of just 250W. best of luck.

cruisecrusader

Owain_Moneysaver wrote: »

A dimplex oil-filled electric radiator should do the job, wall-mounted for extra safety. I like the MK1 ones as I think they look more like real radiators and have a better thermostat control


Try and find a local supplier as they're heavy to transport. On the other hand, they do last for decades.

Thanks that's great. Do you have an approximate guide as to how much they are to run please? I am grateful for all your advice.

cruisecrusader

penrhyn wrote: »

Agree, we had one when I was a lad, the design has been going for at least 50 years.

Thanks that's great.I am grateful for all your advice.

cruisecrusader

Richie-from-the-Boro wrote: »

- any panel convector heater will do
- if you can afford it a 500W to will heat your room quicker and cope with that 'freeeeezing' odd few nights per year
- a posh digital timer type will retail about £150, cheaper versions around at £80 retail
- 2500 - 3.0kW Watt is your best 'needs' option, other than that any 2500 Watt or greater will do it

You decide on Thermostat only models / 24 Hour Timer models / 7 Day Timer models. The PLX3000TX in the URL above is a 7 Day Timer model with a 3kW output and has the usual frost protection and the unusual and often welcome 'half heat' output of just 250W. best of luck.

Thanks that's great.I am grateful for all your advice. There's so much to choose from. I don't mind spending the money but want to get it right. Thank you.

Cardew

cruisecrusader wrote: »

Thanks that's great. Do you have an approximate guide as to how much they are to run please? I am grateful for all your advice.

All the electrical heaters - from a £10 fan heater to a £1,600 radiator filled with any substance known to man - will cost exactly the same to run for the same heat output.

A 1kW heater will cost approx 12p an hour to run, so you can do your arithmetic from that figure i.e. 500w costs 6p an hour, a 3kW costs 36p/hour etc

HOWEVER

The majority of heaters will have a thermostat and when the set temperature is reached, the heating stops.

So to provide a set amount of heat a 1kW heater will run for 3 times as long as a 3kW heater and thus cost the same.

cruisecrusader

Thank you for all your advice :beer:

nidoking

I have been looking for a while at a few different aluminium/steel radiators and recently got an email through for what looks like a reasonable price/featured range the vanguard aluminium ones from electrorad.
How do they compare to Rointe?
They seem to be straight down the line with regards to information on the site.
Anyone had any experience with this company or their heaters?
Looking to buy before April for tax reasons!

Thanks guys.:beer:

Richie-from-the-Boro

nidoking wrote: »

I have been looking for a while at a few different aluminium/steel radiators and recently got an email through for what looks like a reasonable price/featured range the vanguard aluminium ones from electrorad.
How do they compare to Rointe?
They seem to be straight down the line with regards to information on the site.
Anyone had any experience with this company or their heaters?
Looking to buy before April for tax reasons!

Thanks guys.:beer:

"How do they compare to Rointe?"

- very similar, but cheaper per panel unit
- up front price lists since the Advertising Standards Authority took them to task
- usual but not expected German variation [also marketed as also marketed as Wibo and Suka] on snake~oil
- unusual, but refreshingly welcome declaration
- still using the snake~oil claim that you can replace cheap stored heat with expensive non-stored heat
- Electrorad, Wibo and Suka have all had complaints against them upheld by the Advertising Standards Authority
- a bit more snake~oil trickery here conveniently confusing 'comfort' with 'cost

A £20 panel heater from Amazon or a sexy Rointe at £1500, the running costs are the same. The U-Value of a room will arbitrate the heat loss and so it .. .. the insulation levels, glazing, etc will decide running costs. No amount of fancy pseudo science or manufacturing materials will have any influence whatsoever on running costs.

They don't mention the test conditions for their cost per hour, was the door opened ? was cold air from outside let in? was there wind against the walls taking heat away? What about ventilation? etc.

NOTE: Anyone on E7 or E10 which are the salesman's target audience should be aware that there are hidden costs associated with the purchase of this latest reincarnation of Wibo and Suka snake~oil.

"How do they compare to Rointe?" = very similar, but cheaper per panel when compared to Rointe and up front product price lists :

I can buy seventy five [ish] Amazon Panel heaters for the price of one Rointe heater. Pricing quote used by me was from posters here who broke the Rointe secrecy by publishing their purchase costs here on this forum.