Good thing is, they stay hot for a while after the power is cut. (Delonghi Oil Filled Radiator)

Member Name: CokaCola

Product:	Delonghi Oil Filled Radiator
Date:	24/03/09 (287 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Safe compared to similiar heaters, stay hot for a while after power is cut, inexpensive to buy

Disadvantages: expensive to run, like all electric heaters.

I have one of these radiators and I use it to heat a small bedroom. The radiator is very much like a radiator on the wall, only it is not connected to the central heating, you simply plug it in to a socket - and instead of containing water, it contains oil, which stays permenantly in the radiator and which never needs replacing.

Oil filled radiators have their advantages and disadvantages. The problem with them is that they are very expensive to run if you require hotter temperatures in a room, perhaps because you are growing tropical plants or something similiar. My own radiator is 1.5kW and it really does eat power, though I have purchased a digital oil filled radiator thermostat from ebay, and this rather nicely keeps the temperature constant, meaning minimum use of the radiator is necessary. One of the advantages of these heaters to other electric heaters, is they stay hot after the power goes off, obviously not for ages, but a little while they still heat the air - and for free.

These things can be bought very cheaply, I think I paid about £25 for mine, and it has lasted a couple of years no, with no problems. It's a little bit dusty towards the bottom, but still in very good condition. One of the issues with using other types of electrical heaters is fire safety, with some have flowing red metal heating elements, and if they fall, they can easily smolder a carpet and start a fire. An Oil filled radiator is very safe, it's very stable on its wheels and I can't imagine it causing a fire anywhere near as easily as some other heaters.

Overall, heating by electricity is in general expensive, so I can't really use that against these, because there is no alternative. I would definately recommend these as the best type of electrical heating appliance on the market.

Summary: I would recommend these, I have had no problems with my own.