I use it in my bedroom with an electrical plug-in thermostat which has been a very good economical set-up. This took longer to heat up, but once warmed up provided more heat than my original 2kWh Argos jobby. I bought this for my daughter's bedroom; it's got a large bay window and is on the side of the house that never gets sun, so it does tend to get cold at night.

We have a Delonghi oil-filled electric radiator in the conservatory, and it does smell a bit when it is heating up - like a kind of rubbery smell, but not burning rubber. New range of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries SRK-ZTL Premium Plus wall mounted air conditioning units, some with inbuilt wi-fi technology.It eaaily heats my 18x12 front room, somethng the 800W Bambino barely managed and the 2kW Challege didn't come close to heating. Living in Isle of Skye (Highlands) our central heating is by oil and we have a small wood burner in the lounge.

A higher rating will obviously heat the oil to peak temperature faster, but once reached much less energy is generally needed to maintain oil temperature. We've used it a fair bit (our conservatory is also our dining room) for over a year, with no ill effects, and it still works great. My view is NO electrical appliance should be used in the bathroom unless it is designed for bathroom use and it correctly wired in by an electrician. Would have preferred it to be a little longer and a bit shorter, but most makes of oil filled rads seem to be the same sizes. It doesn't have to be put up full and if it is on low the thermostat kicks in once the temperature drops.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. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). Hearst UK is the trading name of the National Magazine Company Ltd, 30 Panton Street, Leicester Square, London, SW1Y 4AJ. They do make a sort of pleasant crackling sound of heating oil when turned on from cold if used on the highest setting (which is disconcerting at first if you aren't used to oil-filled heaters but is perfectly normal!

General disclaimer: All third party trademarks, images and copyrights on this page are used for the purpose of comparative advertising, criticism or review. This is a public forum presenting user opinions on selected products and businesses, and as such the views expressed do not reflect the opinion of ProductReview. On entering the bedroom it's nice and warm so I turn the power level down to the 2nd second or even 1st power level. With 2 kW of heat output, the Vento is perfect for smaller rooms or for boosting existing heat sources around the home. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.The above review I made on or around 26/4/2013 and have used this oil filled radiator ever since and the winters here are very, very cold!

It does not stay on all the time, turning itself off once the thermostat temperature has been reached. Have a very cold bedroom in our stone-built cottage that measures 4x4 metres with a 'cathedral' ceiling and needed a supplementary heater for the oil-fired central heating which is not on all the time. This convective effect increases the speed at which the room is heated, in addition to the radiant heat produced.I gave it 4 out of 5 because as there are no handles or anything to grip that isn't warm when it heats up, you can't really move it unless you get a towel or slide it along the floor on a mat. Many of the poorer heaters have large headline kWh ratings, but have very small surface areas (lack of metail fins, panels, vents) needed to circulate warm air around a room.