De'Longhi VV551225 Vento Oil Filled Radiator - 2.5 Kilowatt,(very light grey)

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It features the 'Venturi effect' in which an internal chimney-like structure increases convective air flow. I read quite a few reviews before deciding upon this one; what I definitely didn't want is a radiator that pinks and creaks when its warming up and cooling down.

The controls are simple - 3 heat settings, and a thermostat - this has worked reliably and keeps the room its in a nice balanced tempature. This convective effect increases the speed at which the room is heated, in addition to the radiant heat produced. This took longer to heat up, but once warmed up provided more heat than my original 2kWh Argos jobby. If you use the thermostat it does maintain a steady temperature - this works better than I expected.To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. It actually suggests running the heater outside on full for a few hours but it's so wet and damp I wouldn't feel happy putting an electrical appliance outside and I've never heard of this 'gassing' before sounds like it could be nonsense? Electric radiators (all of them) are pretty much 100% efficient, so turn all of the electrical energy in to heat.

I was quite surprised to see setting 2 being so close to the same power consumption as setting 1, but there you go. It takes a while to heat an average size room, but its easy to forget about it once you relax in the heat!It does a great job of warming the area although truth be told we have not had any really cold weather as yet.