Any recomendations for oil filled radiator or electric fan

HAYDAN2002

hi
i need to get an economic heater.
any recomendations?
oild rilled or electric fans.
i heed to get it today soon so any help appreciated

macman

All electric heaters are 100% efficient, so will cost exactly the same to run for the same rated output.
So your decision will be based on factors such as speed of warm up, noise, etc.

HAYDAN2002

thanks for the reply
are oil filled ones cheaper to run than electric?

macman

If you read my reply properly you will find the answer...
A 2kWh electric heater uses 2kW per hour, whatever type it is.

sunshinetours

Oil filled ones will take longer to heat up but provide heat slightly longer than a convector or fan heater once witched off. fan heaters are noisy and give a draught but provide an instant boost of heat and are generally cheap to buy. Convectors are silent and provide instant heat also and can be very cheap to buy
Depends what its for really. All will cost similar to run but something with a thermostat and variable temperature if its left on for a long while will be cheaper than a simple on/off one

macman

sunshinetours wrote: »

Oil filled ones will take longer to heat up but provide heat slightly longer than a convector or fan heater once witched off. fan heaters are noisy and give a draught but provide an instant boost of heat and are generally cheap to buy. Convectors are silent and provide instant heat also and can be very cheap to buy
Depends what its for really. All will cost similar to run but something with a thermostat and variable temperature if its left on for a long while will be cheaper than a simple on/off one

It won't be 'cheaper' to run, but it will supply less heat due to the thermostatic control (i.e. it won't be at full output whenever it's on). In terms of heat output it will cost exactly the same. But all modern heaters of whatever type have thermostatic control.

bizzybee

HAYDAN2002 wrote: »

hi
i need to get an economic heater.
any recomendations?
oild rilled or electric fans.
i heed to get it today soon so any help appreciated

I've been using a Delonghi Rapido for several years. I'm not sure what model exactly but it's a 3kw one. Wheel it into storage every spring then wheel it out in the autumn and hasn't let me down once. Has a timer which is useful and makes no noise at all.

evoke

Another vote for DeLonghi electric oil-filled radiators. They look attractive too! I bought two to heat my whole house for several months whilst it was being refurbished. I have the KH190920 model which I bought from Homebase:

http://www.homebase.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=110&storeId=10151&partNumber=4150499

£77 each. The ones I have are very flexible with different heat settings and a frost setting too - which I am making use of in my garage at the moment. The higher-end models have timers.

Hintza

We spent a year in a caravan, we had (borrowed) the oil filled DeLonghi in the bedroom and it was great.

But had a 2kw Delonghi fan heater in the living area, because we only needed it for a year I felt price was important and these are pretty cheap.

For long term use I think I would get the oil filled for short term get a fan one.

grizzly1911

We have an oil filled delonghi and a fitted fan heater in our conservatory.

When it is used I prefer the oil filled. It does take a little time to warm up but it seems to give a nice background heat. It has at hermostat, timer and variable power input.

The fan is rapid but appears to create drafts, probably because the air is circulating faster.