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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Soo..., 11 Dec 2007
I have been looking for a decent fan heater for some time and finally decided upon this one.. On the whole, I am impressed with the build of the fan heater - it's not made of plastic and so feels pretty sturdy. Also, the design of it is fantastic for those aiming for a retro life, or a little bit of style - many fan heaters out there look like something your grandparents would own...
The fan has 3 settings - 1. Summer use (cool air), 2. heating at low power (1.5kW?) and 3. heating at maximum power (3 kW). When setting the thermostat, you need to wait until the room temperature gets to where you want it, and then slowly turn the knob/thermostat on the back until the light goes out and the fan turns off. At that point, the fan heater will continue to maintain the temperature it is set at, happily turning itself on and off to do this. Furthermore, the heater itself has 2 positions it will happily sit in, either parallel to the floor or at a 45degree angle to it (that is, the floor). These are ample, don't reckon you would need any other positions. Incidentally, the fan is quiet (comparatively, that is) and does not make any loud noises that I have heard other (cheaper) fans make.
However, the reason for giving it 4 stars and not 5 is that it lacks a few functions that other fan heaters have. Firstly, the thermostat is not variable, and therefore you cannot set it at a particular temperature (like, for example, 22 degrees) which the heater would then attempt to maintain. In some ways I would have preferred being able to stipulate a precise temperature, rather than guessing at hot and cold. Secondly, the little heater does not oscillate. This isn't such a problem right now, but when im using this fan in the summer I may regret my purchase.
Overall, however, the look of this fan heater is brilliant, well designed and funky (which I did not even realise heaters could be!). The build quality is superb. Therefore I was willing to sacrifice the thermostat and oscillation in favour of design - but if you value functionality rather than design you might want to make a different purchase.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Worth the extra cash, 2 Jan 2009
Generally an excellent little heater - it looks good, it produces ample warmth and it is well built. A nice feature is the "anti-freeze" setting, where the heater switches on automatically when the room temperature drops below 5 degrees or so. This way you can leave it on overnight and not freeze to death.
The reason I didn't give it 5 stars is that the thermostat control is a little awkward - you basically turn the knob on the back of the heater towards the thermostat symbol (*) until the heater switches off. However I've found that it can get pretty cold again by the time it switches itself on. I've also found that better results can be achieved by turning the knob anticlockwise towards the * symbol until the heater switches off, as directed, and then turning it clockwise until the heater just about switches on again. That works a treat.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A little bit of style, 24 Nov 2008
This is a great looking item. It is said to be Retro, but in fact is a great piece of modern engineering design. Heaters are unlikely to get your pulse racing, but at least this one has style.
I did not want an oscillating fan as I find that they sometimes blow papers around the office. I will soon be buying a second one to act as a booster for use anywhere in the house as it's 3KW power is very good and it is easily carried from place to place.
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