Keen on staying warm this winter and don't feel like rugging up indoors?
1800W
2 Heat Settings
Adjustable thermostat
Oscillating fan function
Cool touch handles
Overheating safety cut off
Dimensions: 28.5 x 20 x 16.5cm
More Aldi Special Buys (starting Wednesday 29th May 2013):
http://www.aldi.com.au/au/html/offers/offers_20130529.htm
The convection heater should be better at warming up an area. (But speedwise, I am unsure).
Performance seems to vary quite a lot according to Choice. The $29 kmart homemaker convection heater if you can find it, is apparently quite good! (discontinued, as the fans seem to fail in them after some time, so they probably got sick of returns).
Thanks for your reply. Aldi also have a convection heater as part of the same sale but it is $34.99.
http://www.aldi.com.au/au/html/offers/2827_26953.htm
I have a oil heater but it takes too long to heat up (for use in the bathroom area).
I'm getting the ceramic fan heater for our bathroom. I think it'll heat up the small space quicker than any of the others available.
Yes ceramic heaters warm up pretty much instantly. i have a sunbeam that works a treat not the most powerfull though, just good enough for a small room. i have had it for 3 years now and still does the job. Also ceramic dont go mental on your electric bill. mmmm maybe ill get one of these as a back up……
squeeb,
All the ones I've tried have been quick.
yes, ceramic will be the fastest heating choice for heating the air in small space, but a high mounted halogen will make you FEEL warm by heating you directly without having to heat the air at all.
How about this one? how does it compare with the ceramic heaters?
Convection Heater are better if you have the place for it…
the difference between the ceramic heater and the convection heater is the fan, otherwise they are virtually identical. Given convection heaters heat your wall and your roof before they get round to heating you (that is the convection path) it is a pretty big call to say they are better
Does this suck electricity up like the sun? Thinking if it's like the bar heater/electric fan heaters then the only winner out of this is the electricity companies. Does it have a * rating for electricity use?
If you want maximum efficiency you probably want an oil column heater, but you'll have to wait a long time for the room to heat up with those.
This is rated at 1800 watts, which I would expect to be the maximum power use. It has 2 temperature settings, so I expect the other one would use less power. It has a thermostat, which presumably works, so it shuts off when the temperature reaches a certain threshold and probably turns on when it dips below it.
The one way to know for sure how much power is drawn is to attach a power usage meter to where the device plugs in. Aldi were selling one the other week for $15, but you can pick up the same thing for about the same price without the "Bauhn" branding (commonly seen on Aldi electrical items) from shops in China, or ebay or AliExpress or elsewhere.
Some (most? all?) allow you to input cost per kilowatt-hour as well.
Heaters will be amongst the biggest power suckers (just like your iron or kettle or electric hotplate), so there's probably no escaping that they will use more power than most other appliances when they are on.
All electric heaters have exactly the same efficiency. There is no "type" of heater that puts out more heat per watt of power used.
The only difference is HOW they heat. Fan heaters blow the heat at you, convection heaters tend to heat up the ceiling (not the floor).
Oil column heater is absolutely no different in efficiency to any other type of electric heater. It takes longer to heat up, but stays warm longer.
well said llama
electric heaters are all pretty much 100% efficient - 1 joule of electricity in 1 joule of heat out (apart from obviously about 15W for a fan). If you want something more efficient then you need an airconditioner which because it uses energy to move heat rather than make it comes up about 300% efficient.
You did miss halogens which can be more 'efficient' at making you FEEL warm if used just right as they can heat you rather than the air you are in to make you warm.
I have a column heater for my large bedroom. It's quiet, cheap to run and does not stir up dust.
ceramic fan heaters are always $20 at big w. Are these actually any better?
$59 http://www.bigw.com.au/home-garden/small-appliances/heating-…
$79 http://www.bigw.com.au/home-garden/small-appliances/heating-…
Were you able to find one that's $20 in BigW?
Yea bought one the other day, it was $17 actually. Mistral brand
Didn't think anything of it since it didnt look like it was on special.
Got the Aldi ceramic fan today. Whilst it's not great in my study (which is also my garage) that's to be expected as this is a large space. It still does reasonably well. For a smaller room it'd be very good I think. Seems like a decent unit for $20.
Do ceramic heaters warm up quickly? I wouldn't mind a heater to heat up my bathroom at shower time.