Delonghi oil fin Heaters

Ryxxi on 26/06/2018 - 18:13
Last edited 26/06/2018 - 18:31 by 1 other user

Looking to get a new heater and Delonghi has so many variants..

What are the differences between these models:

Dragon4 Oil column Heater with Timer TRD4 2400ET - Dragon4 Oil column Heater with Timer TRD4 2400MT - Radia S Digital Oil Column Heater 2400W TRRS1224E.G

and

Radia S Oil Column Heater 2400W TRRS 1224T

They are all 2400W with 11 to 12 fins and thermostat but what I want to know is what makes the first one cost $360 and the last one cost only $150 ?

Do they all have similar hearing capacity? I don't care about other functions as long as there is a thermostat.

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  D C on 26/06/2018 - 18:20

  +1

  Oil column heaters are crap no matter what you pay for them.

  I'm not sure how, but for a device that uses so much power it'll trip your breakers it sure doesn't put out much heat. And the little heat it does produce takes a real long time to show up.

  Why are these wastes of space still made?

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    follow on 26/06/2018 - 18:29

    +1

    demand

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      D C on 26/06/2018 - 18:45

      +1

      Are they the same people that buy twin-tub washing machines?

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        follow on 26/06/2018 - 21:31

        +1

        damn never heard of that before. wtf

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        D C on 26/06/2018 - 21:47

        +1

        @TarquinOliverNimrod:

        never heard of that before. wtf

        I take it you weren't born in 1892 then. Or think you were. These: https://www.thegoodguys.com.au/haier-6kg-twin-tub-washer-xpb…

        The way they work is you put your clothes in the left-hand tub and wash them. When that finishes you take your (very wet) clothes out and put them in the right-hand tub to spin them. Y'know, like normal top-loading washers do in one go.

        Thought they'd stopped making them 30 years ago until I saw one in someones house. WTF? Then I found out it was new! WTF! Samsung even! "Oh these wash better blah blah…" Gah.

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    lochstar on 26/06/2018 - 21:34

    If your only choice is electric heating, what do you get?

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      D C on 26/06/2018 - 21:50

      +1

      The radiant bar heaters (the glowy orange things) work fine for most areas.

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        lochstar on 27/06/2018 - 12:27

        Thanks, will look in to it.

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  diaz on 26/06/2018 - 22:36

  Actually, I got the Delonghi 11 fin oil heather 2 months ago, and must say it's mighty fine for the amount of heat it pushes out. Got a good deal off HM.

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  [Deactivated] on 27/06/2018 - 20:50

  I have a delongi dishwasher that just broke down after 2.5 years, the service said don't buy delongi.