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De'Longhi Portable Oil Column Heater, 2400W $75.86 Delivered @ Amazon AU

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Karl Pilkington on 19/01/2024 - 14:42 amazon.com.au (1051 clicks)
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So we've got this De'Longhi Portable Oil Column Heater. Sounds like something from a fancy Italian coffee shop.

They're banging on about it being portable with an exclusive additional fan. Portable? It's not a laptop; it's a heater. And an additional fan? Am I heating the room or creating a wind tunnel? I just want warmth, not a weather system in my living room.

The fins apparently incorporate thermal slots to increase heat distribution. It's like they're turning a heater into a radiator. I just want it to warm me up, not turn into a heating engineer.

Now, you can program the daily working time in 15-minute increments. Why do I need 15-minute increments? I just want to turn it on and not freeze, not schedule my heating like it's a business meeting.

Safety features galore – low surface temperature, safety tilt switch, thermal cut-off, anti-frost function. Are we launching a rocket or heating a room? It's a heater, not a safety manual.

And get this, it's got rounded edges with no sharp corners. Are we heating a room or childproofing it? I just want warmth, not a lesson in baby-proof design.

They mention easy movement with pre-assembled snap lock castors. Castors? It's not a piece of furniture; it's a heater. And a cool touch handle for carrying it from room to room? It's not a pet; I just want to warm my toes without breaking a sweat.

Anyway if you want a heater with all the bells and whistles, this De'Longhi thing might be your warm embrace. As for me, I just want a heater that heats without turning into a home improvement project.

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  • ReqelinOz on 19/01/2024 - 14:47
    +13

    I had one of these in my old shitty cold rental.

    You are better off burning $20 notes directly, at least you get a high off that.

    • AustriaBargain on 20/01/2024 - 11:54

      Is a reverse cycle portable AC any more efficient? The input power is lower than the output heating power according to the specs. But also according to the specs it has a 0 star efficiency for cooling and heating. The pipe out the window must pumps out cold which space heaters like this don't.

      • Nom on 20/01/2024 - 19:56

        The portable units only work if they have two air pipes.
        They need to take air from outside AND dump their air outside - you'll find that 99% of them are single hose units, and they're junk. With a single hose unit, they pump air outside - and so air from outside rushes back in to your room to replace the lost air. The result is that you turn it on, and you get a continuous stream of unconditioned air from outside, coming in to your room.

  • placard on 19/01/2024 - 14:48
    +13

    Just want to mention, like all electric heaters, these will consume 1kW of electricity to produce 1kW of heat. These plug in heaters are cheap to buy but absolutely chew power.

    If you have the ability to install a split system reverse cycle air conditioner, yes it'll cost more upfront, but will use much less power - ie 1kW of power to produce 4-5kW of heat - ie 4-5 times more efficient (COP). It's because a reverse cycle A/C is a heat pump, not generating heat via a resistive element.

    The other bonus of reverse cycle A/C is you get cooling in summer too. With the inverter compressers once they are just maintaining a temperature in a room, split systems are incredibly efficient using sometimes 200-300w only, compared to 2400w for plug in heaters.

    • tonyjzx on 19/01/2024 - 16:12

      i dont think these will have 100% conversion efficiency

      BUT I mean… how come there's so many of these sitting on the curb on council clean up day?

      • ashanrath on 19/01/2024 - 16:23
        +4

        Resistive heaters are by design almost 100% efficient. It sounds good, but you can say the same thing about your PC, laptop, oven etc. All electric powered appliances disperse their energy as either heat or light.

        Heat pump style devices like reverse cycle or hot water services can be 300-400% efficient because they use that power to bring heat energy from the environment instead of just heating an element. Just like your fridge - the elements at the back aren't being warned up by electricity, they're dispersing the heat that's pulled out of the interior.

  • cheapass88 on 19/01/2024 - 15:15
    +2

    Yes this consumes a lot of electricity but this is the only heater than some people can handle with eczema as it's not as dry as split systems. Good price for a good brand heater

    • zorrt on 19/01/2024 - 16:31

      Yep, these are the only heater than dont dry my skin

    • placard on 19/01/2024 - 17:34
      +1

      Really? Couldn't you just not have the split system blowing on you and then add a humidifier to the room if need be?

  • objtrim92 on 19/01/2024 - 15:26

    Have had this heater for many years, it's reliable. Definity bargain for this price

  • ne-us on 19/01/2024 - 15:41

    Thanks op, bought one last winter for $140 and it’s pretty sturdy…the RRP in winter is $175 so good to stock up for winter in 6 months. 😃

  • HomebrewFC on 19/01/2024 - 15:53
    +1

    So much information and you didn't even mention if and why this is a deal lol (RRP?).

    • HamBoi69 on 19/01/2024 - 16:12
      +1

      According to Camels, it’s the cheapest ever.

  • 1jwoz on 19/01/2024 - 15:54
    +1

    Just buy a $10 one on marketplace and put the money that you saved towards the power bill

    • placard on 19/01/2024 - 17:35

      Agreed if you must use these guzzlers, get one cheap on FB marketplace. People throw them away when they realise how much electricity they consume.

  • sirstiv on 19/01/2024 - 16:15
    -1

    These are winter's snake oil.
    High power hills and not much else.

    Better off with a small ceramic fan heater

    • Nom on 19/01/2024 - 20:31
      +1

      Any electric heater is exactly the same terrible efficiency - a small ceramic fan heater will consume 10KW of power to put 10KW of heat into the room, exactly like this oil heater.

      The only way to avoid "High power bills and not much else" is with a split system AC.

  • mmd on 19/01/2024 - 16:19

    I have one and seen the comments about high power bills. Will it draw less power say if I put it on a low heat setting?

    • meeowth on 19/01/2024 - 17:32

      If you are willing to tolerate the room being colder, then you will usually save power. The power the radiator is capable of isn't as big an issue as the temperature you want it to make the room reach. Think of it as every degree you want the room to rise has a fixed electricity cost associated with it, and using a lower power setting will just make it take longer (then the radiator will turn itself off until the room goes below the set temp)

      These really do suck a lot as heaters, so only get if its the only kind of heater you can use. 50 or more cents an hour on the really cold days. Of course depending on where you live in Australia might be like 1 or 2 weeks out of the year so sure.

      I have a window rattler with a heat pump and it costs like 18 cents an hour while putting out as much heat as 2 of these

  • Zeraphym on 19/01/2024 - 16:45

    The price is not valid anymore

  • BargainTheWorld on 19/01/2024 - 17:24

    Offer Just for Melbourne 😅

  • outlander on 19/01/2024 - 17:42

    I thought these might be good for overnight, but the click of the thermostat was too darn loud

  • Australianpickers on 19/01/2024 - 17:46

    $199 now

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