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DeLonghi HVE134 Essentials
by helenc72
I moved into a new flat recently and although I do love the flat and the area we have discovered quite a lot of things which need fixing, and one of the main ones is the heating! Luckily we do at least have hot water, but the dial to turn the central heating on is broken. Until it gets fixed, I have been relying on this little fan heater ... from DeLonghi and I am finding it an absolute life saver.
The heater is very small and portable. It is really light and easy to carry around a flat or house and it has a small groove in the back which serves as a carry handle. It has a rounded shape with a flat base, as pictured, so it is freestanding and does not take up much space. This is great, as I can keep it really near to me to get the most out of the heat. For example while writing this and browsing online I have been sitting with this heater on a chair next to me and my feet on the chair. It also fits easily on the little table next to my bed so before getting up in the morning I put it on there to give a quick blast of heat. The heater just plugs into the mains socket and the wire is medium length so you do need to have a socket close by to use it.
As well as the portability, the best thing about this is that it provides a good amount of heat as soon as you turn it on and there is no waiting around. It is a 2400 watt power heater, which seems to be enough for my purposes. It has 2 dials at the top to adjust the heat, and I normally turn it up to 4 (out of 6). This is plenty warm enough an the heat does spread out somewhat into the room, although it doesn't really fill the rooms of our flat as it is just a cold flat by its nature (large, old, old windows) but it does provide good pockets of heat if you are within a metre or so of it! When I first started using it I turned it straight up to 6 but there seems to be some kind of mechanism to cut it out after a few minutes of use on this high setting. I found that quite annoying but when I use it on setting 4 it has never turned itself off and I can have it on the go for a couple of hours at a time.
The only negative that I can think of is that it easily gets dusty due to all the little ridges on the front which gather dust, but it is easy to wipe it down once you have turned it off.
I can't really say how much this costs in electricity to run, as our energy bills are the same each month at the moment based on an estimate but I assume it is costing less to run than if we were using the actual central heating!
The heater is quite cheap to buy. This was my brother's but I have looked into getting another (as my flatmate takes this one nearly every morning and is not that keen to share even though it is more mine than hers lol) and they can be bought for about £20.
I would definitely recommend it. Even if you have central heating that works, this is a great back up if you have any problems and are left with no heat.
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DeLonghi HVF3033
by kayleighmcharris
A couple months after moving into a new house my room started to condensate and get moldy, the air in the room also started to become like ice. It wasn't until my dad took off the vent plate to repair that we realise there was a huge hole in the wall underneath it and the plate was just a cover up. To get this repaired would have cost ... quite a bit of money so in the meantime we covered up the hole to the best of our abilities and opted to but an electric heater. We chose the purchase this one from the DeLonhi brand because we already own a few products from them and they were good quality, hoping that this would live up to out pre-set expectations.
PRICE
We paid around £20 for this product from a warehouse clearance account on ebay, I think the RRP is about £30 but it differs between £20-30 depending on where you shop so it's best to have a look around before parting with your cash.
FEATURES
This isn't greatly fancy or extraordinary it just has the basic features which you would need in an electric heater, there is a thermostat and a fan speed control so you can set the temperature according to the needs of any specific room, which is very handy if you only want it a little warmer and you don't want the fan going at full power.
There is also a cooling device in this heater which we use in the summer. When it gets too hot for the dog we move the heater downstairs to the front room and use it there, it must work because right near the heater/cooler is his favourite place to sit when its there! The only thing that is a tiny bit of a let down with this is that the heater doesn't rotate and circulate the air around the room, so all of the cool air seems to stay in one area.
For those of you who worry about the heater over heating and creating a fire, that shouldn't be a problem with this product because it has a cut off when the heater goes over a certain temperature. This is a relief to me because I always panic about these things to the fact that the cut off is there gives me a piece of mind!
EASE OF USE
Couldn't be easier to use, you just have to plug it into the mains for the power, then just adjust the two knobs to the temperature and fan speed you want and off it goes. I was very happy with the ease of use and there's no messing around before hand the product can be used straight away one it's out of the box.
PERFORMANCE
The performance is very good. If I put the temperature to just over midway then the room tends to be noticeably warmer within about 5 minutes, the same goes for the cooling function. I haven't had the settings high enough on the heater to test out the cut off function, mainly because I'm afraid I might break the product and it produces so much heat and just over midway I haven't had the need to try it any hotter!
OVERALL OPINION
I think at just £20-30 this product is a good buy, it does what it was designed to do and has an extra cooling function for summer, this can be used all year round and Im sure you'll get your moneys worth for it. The only thing I will say is only use it when you need it, or you'll see the electric bill creep up!
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DeLonghi HS20/F
by Misterlak
Delonghi HS 20-F Convector
The heater is suitable for people who do not have heating or inadequate heating in a small room for example, in the garage, basement or shed. The heater is suitable for rooms up to approximately 60 square meters.
This convector heater is white with silver accents, and he stands on legs. ... The dimensions of the stove are 46 x 57 x 21 cm. On the sides are at the top the silver handles. They are slightly rounded so that you, you do not cut yourself when moving the heater. It weighs almost 4 kilo's. It is a heater that fits almost anywhere. Just make sure you give him room to get warm and do not place flammable things very close (curtains, couch). He is easy to move.
Among the on and off switch are the three positions on the heater. A cold air setting, a warm and a hot ventilation. The cold setting is nice in the summer because it makes cool air circulation. The hot setting (1000watt) is to just to heat up the room a little bit which is ideal for like the basement when you are working and it's too cold without heating. The hot mode (2000 watts) is suitable for a larger room to warm up fast when it's cold and you want the room pleasantly warm. (Such as the bedroom or living room.) Within a minute it gives off heat. There is no timer on and he is not programmable. That's why I always there around you can feel whether it is warm enough.
There is a built-in thermostat that prevents the heater to overheat and temperature remains constant.
A great heater for very little money to buy but use it only when absolutely necessary. He is fairly quiet and works quickly and well to warm up a cozy room.
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