Stadler Form Paul Fan Heater review
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- Fan
verdict: Unique features
Scoring enough to earn a Best Buy, this heater features a stylish design, excellent power output accuracy, and is very simple to use. It’s a great heater based on its heating performance, but some potential buyers may be deterred by the expensive price.
- Stylish design
- Excellent power output accuracy
- Very simple to use
- Fast to heat a room
- Very good temperature stability.
- Expensive price
- Incorrect max power output specified
- Heavier than most fan heaters
DeLonghi Radia S TRRS0920E.G Oil Filled Radiator 2000W review
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- Oil radiator
verdict: Exceptional oil radiator
Like any oil radiator, the Radia S TRRS0920E.G Oil Filled Radiator is slow to get going. However, once it’s up and running, it’s exceptional at heating your room to the right temperature. It’s worth buying if you want heating over a longer period and you enjoy warmth emanating from its surface.
- Accurate thermostatic control
- Great heat distribution
- A doddle to use
- High energy consumption when starting up
- Slower to get going than other heater types.
DeLonghi TRDX41025E review
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- Oil radiator
verdict: Impressive
The DeLonghi TRDX41025E is one of the best portable oil radiators you can buy. If you want the slow burn of a radiator that heats your whole room by convection and is also warm to the touch, unlike a standard convection heater, then it’s well worth adding to your shortlist.
- Capable thermostat
- Fast for an oil radiator
- Great heat distribution
- Easy to use
- High energy consumption at its maximum setting
- Basic controls
Currys Essentials C20CHW21 Portable Convector Heater review
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- Convector
verdict: Cheap, but never wasteful
This is an excellent convector heater. It’s fast, efficient and distributes its heat evenly without costing a lot to buy or run, so it’s a deserved Best Buy.
- Portable
- Easy to use
- Quiet
- Fast
- Distributes heat evenly
- Temperature stability could be better
Tristar 2000W White Convector heater (KA-5816BS) review
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- Convector
verdict: A capable heater
The Tristar 2000W White Convector heater KA-5816BS is a very good convector heater. Its only downside is its average thermostat. If you’re shopping for a heater with a low initial cost, this basic model that’s well worth considering.
- Good speed and heat distribution
- Intuitive to use
- Hard to move around during operation
- Thermostat doesn’t always cope with sudden temperature changes
Dimplex M2GTS review
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- Fan
verdict: Great heater
The Dimplex M2GTS 2kW Oscillating Ceramic Heater heats the room quickly. It’s really easy to use and does a great job of maintaining the temperature. It’s no surprise that we made it a Best Buy.
- Easy to use
- Maintains temperature really well
- Stable
- Accurate power output
- Kicks up a bit of a ruckus
Dyson Hot and Cool AM09 review
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- Fan
verdict: Eye-wateringly pricey but not among the best
The well-known and stylish Dyson Hot and Cool AM09 certainly isn’t a bad electric heater – it warms a room quickly and it does a brilliant job of reaching and maintaining a selected temperature despite the outside conditions. But it doesn’t excel across the board enough to earn our Best Buy recommendation – in fact, you can pick up a Best Buy electric heater for less than a tenth of the price.
- Quick heating
- Brilliant temperature stability
- Easy to use
- Noisy
Argos iRad 1kW Panel Heater 922/0922 review
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- Convector
verdict: Good, but not great
It’s not quite a Best Buy, but the Adam iRad is a decent convector heater that warms the room evenly and is reasonably frugal on energy. However, it’s not the fastest heater around and our recommended models will deliver a superior overall performance.
- Distributes heat evenly
- Quiet
- Could be quicker
Dimplex MaxAir25 review
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- Fan
verdict: Quick heat at a cost
The Dimplex MaxAir25 is tall free-standing fan heater that can heat a room very quickly. However, its performance is a double-edged sword as we found it consumed plenty of power and made quite a din as it raised the temperature.
- Speedy heat
- Consistent temperature
- Timer
- Clear manual
- Power-hungry
- Heavy
- Quite noisy
DeLonghi HFX65V20 review
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- Fan
verdict: Good, but a little lacking in areas
The DeLonghi 2kW Ceramic Tower Fan Heater heats up quickly and is simple to use, with just a few issues around its ability to distribute heat effectively. It’s a good fan heater, but there are better alternatives for the price.
- Quick to achieve a large temperature change in the room
- Easy to transport
- Cold air setting
- Takes longer to create an even warmth around the room
- Mediocre thermostat
DeLonghi HSX2320 Convector review
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- Convector
verdict: Particularly good portable heater
The HSX2320 is light at 4kg, but it’s an exceptional heater when it comes to blanketing the room in an evenly distributed, stable warmth. If you prefer a slow and steady convector heater over a fan heater, and you aren’t fussed about wi-fi connectivity, then it’s one to buy.
- Even distribution of heat
- Lightweight
- Good at maintaining a stable temperature
- Controls can be fiddly
- Lacks some premium features
Electriq 2000W Designer Glass Heater EGH20AW review
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- Convector
verdict: Smart heating to invest in
The electriQ EGH20AW is one of the best heaters we’ve tested – scoring highly on every trial we put it through and pushing the envelope with its smart functionality that lets you control it from your phone or tablet. If you’re looking for a convector-style heater that can be wall mounted, then you might have found your best bet.
- Great heat distribution
- Heats at pace
- Useful smart technology
- Gets hot at the outlet
Princess 341500 Smart Glass Panel Heater review
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- Convector
verdict: One of the best
The Princess Smart Glass Panel heater is among the best we’ve tested. It will keep your room consistently warm and adds a dash of style – which is more than can be said for most electric heaters. It’s also fast to warm up and easy to use, with good thermostatic control.
- Thermostat maintains a stable temperature
- Heats evenly throughout the room
- Easy to operate
- Optional smart controls
- Hard to move when in use
DeLonghi TRDS41025E review
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- Oil radiator
verdict: Speedy heating
The DeLonghi TRDS41025E is an impressive oil-filled heater. It heats quickly, meaning it uses less energy, and it maintains the temperature really well, something that a lot of oil-filled heaters struggle with. It’s also easy to set up, and operates silently – a worthy Best Buy.
- Heats up fast
- Great thermostatic control
- Plenty of features
- Silent
- Heavy
- Can be difficult to move on carpet
Dimplex EvoRad2E review
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- Oil-free radiator
verdict: High quality heavyweight
The Dimplex EvoRad2E is a Best Buy due to its brilliant heating performance, ease of use and accurate thermostatic control. It’s worth a look for anybody considering an oil-free that operates like an oil-filled radiator.
- Quick
- Heats evenly
- Great at maintaining a stable temperature
- Heavy
Dimplex ECR20 review
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- Oil-free radiator
verdict: Great for the winter
The Dimplex ECR20 earns its Best Buy recommendation with its strong heating performance, which blankets the whole room in warmth quickly every time. It’s a great alternative to an oil-filled radiator if you want something that heats up a little faster.
- Fast
- Distributes heat evenly
- Quiet
- Thermostat could be better
Russell Hobbs RHCVH4002 review
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- Convector
verdict: Brilliant bargain
The Russell Hobbs RHCVH4002 is a highly capable heater which just so happens to come with a low price. It excels at distributing heat to every inch of the room via convection, blanketing you in a comforting warmth wherever you’re positioned.
- Even distribution of heat
- Easy to use
- Fast for a convector
- Thermostat has room for improvement
Dimplex OFRC20N review
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- Oil-free radiator
verdict: Good, but not perfect
The Dimplex OFRC20N is a great heater, which scores highly enough to be a Best Buy. It warms the room fast, using energy efficiently, and distributes the heat evenly. That said, it’s not all good – it’s let down by the thermostat, which didn’t work well enough for us to complete our temperature-stability test.
- Heats quickly
- Brilliant manual
- Stable
- Easy to use
- Good heat distribution
- No assembly needed
- Quiet
- Poor thermostat
- Not particularly portable
Dimplex DXUC2B review
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- Fan
verdict: Outstanding, but not perfect
This electric heater did well enough across the board to earn our Best Buy recommendation, with speedy heating and by maintaining a stable temperature whether dealing with mild, cold or very cold conditions.
- Quick heating
- Brilliant at maintaining a stable temperature
- Easy to use
- Noisy
Dimplex DXSTG25 review
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- Fan
verdict: A fantastic heater
It’s hard to find anything negative to say about this tower heater from Dimplex and it passed all of our rigorous heater tests with flying colours – so it’s no surprise that our experts have made it a Best Buy. It heats a chilly room quickly and efficiently, and is one of the quietest heaters we’ve seen.
- Heats well
- Good temperature stability
- Very quiet
- Timer
- Remote control
- Digital display
- Heavier than most
