just grab one for mine. still available in most of the stores i think
- 2400W
- 2 heat settings
- Adjustable electronic thermostat
- Timer
- Tip over safety switch
- Overheat protection
- LED display
Oil Column Heater 11 Fin in ALDI for $69.99
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Hey Beany - is it quiet? or noisy?
Trying to decide this heater vs a dyson AM09 vs the nobo panel heaters (expensive but energy efficient)
Its for a nursery so looking for a quiet heater
I dont hear it at all…. I was sceptical cause its from Aldi but Im impressed…
I'm also sceptical about it being from Aldi. Thanks for the feedback mate =)
Trying to decide this heater vs a dyson AM09 vs the nobo panel heaters (expensive but energy efficient)
They are ALL 100% EQUAL in energy efficiency.
For the heating aspect, one watt input = one watt of heat out.
Only difference is that Dyson has almost no heat output plus a really noisy and inefficient fan, so that makes it have lower performance than most cheap blow heaters.
The passive (non-fan) convection heaters will be ever so slightly more energy efficient overall, however they might need the thermostat to be turned up higher to feel as warn because they don't throw the air in any particular direction like a fan heater does.
To take the chill off a baby's room, personally I'd use a oil heater… you'd only need 1000W or so for an average 3m x 3m room in Sydney. They are cheap, and you only need them a few months of the year.
Legend! Thanks for the advice :)
Do you guys not understand how an oil heater works? There is no fan :-P
It just heat the oil up and emit heat to surrounded area(slowly?), you can add a small USB fan.
The good thing for this is it will less likely to dry you up.
The good thing for this is it will less likely to dry you up.
It's less likely compared to what?
I've heard this stated a couple of times on Ozbargain, and it's a really strange idea.
As Pauline Hanson used to say "Please explain!"
The cheap fan heater bowl out the dry wind(heat) which reduce the humidity quickly therefore it will dry your skin too.
@llama: Relative humidity decrease as temperature increase so you will feel dry when you use any heater. Fan heater dry your skin even quicker because the wind help carry away the moisture on the surface of the skin. Best to use a humidifier with heater in cold weather.
@nbn:
Relative humidity decrease as temperature increase so you will feel dry when you use any heater.
Yep, that's the normal situation of ANY device that raises the temperature. Even the sun!
The most obvious solution is to never use such devices!
Fan heater dry your skin even quicker because the wind help carry away the moisture on the surface of the skin
Never fear, it isn't lost - The moisture from your skin goes into …. wait for it… the room air!
Best to use a humidifier with heater in cold weather
We really must be turning into a nation of pussies, eh? A humidifier, so that our skin stays lovely and moist when we sit in front of a fan heater - what a joke.
The moisture from your skin goes into …. wait for it… the room air!
Great way to make human jerky!
We really must be turning into a nation of pussies, eh?
Using a heater and humidifier turning us into pussies? WTF? Do you know many people suffer from respiratory system problem?
@nbn:
Using a heater and humidifier turning us into pussies? WTF?
The human race has been using artificial heating for what… a million years?
I wonder why it's only in the past 10 or so years that humans suddenly require a humidifier to survive?
Do you know many people suffer from respiratory system problem?
Not really…
I wonder if an increased use of humidifiers is creating an environmental imbalance elsewhere, which is causing the "problem" to spread?
Not true - The Delonghi oil heaters come with fans :D
This one from Bunnings come with fans too http://www.bunnings.com.au/moretti-2400w-11-fin-white-column….
USB fan will be more efficient compare to 400W?
Can confirm this, I have an older DeLonghi with a (noisy) fan! ;)
This would consume lots of energy. I would never use this kind of heating again.
Bought one last night and had it in little ones room. I put the thermostat to 22 degrees and the estimated temp showed 30 degrees?
It felt very warm at standing level later on in the night but at the cot sleeping level it seemed a lot more comfortable. Is there a way to set a Max temp as well? There didn't seem to be.
Looks like they increased it by $10 since April/May…..
Winter is
cominghere.Supply & Demand my good friend.
Does the timer have just two on-off settings and does it have a temporary override? I usually prefer a mechanical timer which is less likely to fail but electronic ones sometimes come with a 7-day program.
Is this a good heater to have in bedrooms.
Also for kids rooms?
Whats recommend for main lounge gas heater.
Im hearing rinnai avenger 25??
It doesn't have a 24 hour timer (contrary to the Aldi website & catalogue claims). It has a sleep timer and wake timer, these are both one-time triggers.
So the Target one is actually a better unit, if you want the heater to turn off and on at preset times every day.
Mechanical timer, but does the same thing and cheaper:
http://www.bunnings.com.au/moretti-2400w-11-fin-oil-column-h…By the way, all electrical plug in heaters (resistance) are as efficient as each other, one is not more or less efficient. It simply is converting electricity to heat. Fan heater/oil heater/panel heater, they are all the same and all chew power.
If you're in it for the long term, you'll get much better heating results and much cheaper to run to install a split system A/C.
How about brivis ducted gas heater?
Split systems are very efficient due to the way they operate….for each unit of electricity consumed you get 3-4, maybe 5 units of heat - look up COP rating.
Gas systems are no where near as efficient, but similar running costs due to the price gas vs price of electricity.
Now here's the thing, gas prices are facing a huge price increase in the future, so then running a gas heater will cost more than a split system. Currently split system air con vs gas heating is around similar cost to run.
You are right, I could not find much difference to run on Gas as I find big bills on last winter and specially Using zone system still I can't find much saving.I heard about Nobo Panel heater and they advertise per hour only 0.7 cents they consume the electricity, not sure about is it true ?
You're comparing a whole house ducted heater compared with a panel heater that will just heat one room….
A panel heater might be cheaper to run, but it's only heating one room.
A split system in the same room to heat will be cheaper to run than a panel heater. Plus you get cooling in summer too.
I heard about Nobo Panel heater and they advertise per hour only 0.7 cents they consume the electricity, not sure about is it true ?
That is so misleading!
If the Nobo consumes 0.7 cents per hour, then that's 23 Watts (based on typical domestic rate of 30c per kWh). If it's really only using 23W, you might as well just leave 3 x 8W LED lamps running in the room.
A panel heater is many times LESS efficient than a reverse cycle air conditioner.
In a normal stand-alone house you'd be pushing it to properly heat a normal 3m x 3m bedroom with only 1000W of output.
Even in the latest Nobo brochures they misleadingly state the running costs, because they are basing it on a "duty cycle" of 50%. That could normally only occur if the heater is run 24/7, since it would be off much of the daytime, to offset the almost continual running at night.
So, they say that the 1000W model costs 14c per hour, but in actual fact that is based on an average heating output of just 500W. In real life you'd only run them when needed and they'd be running 100% flat out most of the time (unless thermostat was set for like 15°C.
If you want the lowest possible heating costs, find an electric heater that doesn't create any heat at all (a Dyson is a good example). The less heat produced, the less power used! It truly is that simple.
What do you mean "find an electric heater that doesn't create any heat at all (a Dyson is a good example):? If it didn't create any heat, how would it heat the room?
@llama: Thanks for explanation , I know its misleading advertise from NOBO , when You pop up in to store they had big banner for advertisement and specially I called the electricity company to clarify abt this but they replied it can't be 0.7 cents per hour but , but if you use for only night time should be cheaper .. but shouldn't find much difference as you say 100% flat out most of the time (unless thermostat was set for like 15°C.
If it didn't create any heat, how would it heat the room?
It doesn't heat the room… which is exactly the point.
Electric heating is a really simple concept - the amount of heat that you need is measured in Watts, and you pay for the electricity in Watts per Hour.
So, a 500W heater costs half the amount to run as a 1000W heater, and 1/4 the cost of running a 2000W. But the 500W only costs 1/4 to run because it outputs 1/4 the amount of the heat.
As for the Dyson, I was being sarcastic. Many people find the Dysons obnoxiously loud, so they unplug them and leave them stored in the garage. The Dysons don't provide any heat like that, but the running cost is zero.
Ah yes, I have heard about the Dyson's being noisy -not to mention expensive when really at the end of the day they are just a glorified fan heater…
I understand about the electricity consumption of all electric plug in heaters is largely the same.
Why when i click on link nothing shows up?
http://www.bunnings.com.au/moretti-1800w-black-tower-ptc-hea…
how is this compared to tower heater ?
how is this compared to tower heater ?
It's a completely different shape, a completely different colour, and the Bunnings one is 1800W of heat output compared to 2400W of heating for the Aldi. The Bunnings one has a fan, the Aldi doesn't, yet the Aldi is physically larger.
Surely you can see all of that yourself? They aren't really comparable at all, so what are you expecting?
The only similarity is that both use exactly the same amount of power for a given amount of "room warming". One watt of power for one watt of heat. The el-cheapo fan heater is the same efficiency too, but much cheaper than either of them. I saw some at Bunnings for $12 each, which must be a record low for a normal priced item?
Thornleigh NSW store sold out.
I bought one a few weeks back… Awesome product.. Heats my bedroom up nicely in this cold winter…