Having recently moved to France we have been staying in temporary accommodation while our new house purchase completes. Our accommodation only has a wood burner downstairs which doesn’t adequately heat the rest of the house. Like most buildings in France, ours is built from stone and is colder inside than outside, even on the hottest days. The lovely people at VonHaus sent us three Oil-Filled Radiators to keep us warm through the cold Spring months. We are big fans of VonHaus products; they offer great value on stylish and affordable furniture and homeware, high-quality DIY tools, powerful vacuums, and luxury outdoor furniture and garden tools.
How do oil-filled radiators work?
For those who are not familiar with oil-filled radiators and how they work, Oil filled radiators may look like the standard radiators you will usually find in older buildings, but these are smaller and quite different in how they operate. Oil-filled radiators may come in single-panel designs or in a fin style, in which the fins are joined together with an open space between them. They are fitted with a control panel where you can control the performance and output. The radiators we received have three power settings, 1000, 1500 or 2500W and an adjustable thermostat control.
Electricity enters a resistor in the radiator, which is converted into heat. The oil in the radiator gets warmed up and begins to circulate in the fins of the radiator, during which the heat is transferred to the fins with a larger surface area. This allows the heat to radiate into its surroundings. Due to the absence of fans, the oil-filled radiators operate very quietly.
VonHaus 2500w 11 fin radiator
The VonHaus 2500w 11 fin radiator is suitable for up to 28 square metres and has a 24-hour timer allowing you to program the heater to switch on and off automatically. On the safety side, there is a thermal cut-off, a safety tip-over switch and automatic overheat protection.
The radiators came very well packaged and easy to assemble; simply attach the metal attachments at the bottom to house the wheels. The wheels make it so easy to move around the room, and there is also a side handle for easy transportation. You get 1.5 metres of power cable and a tidy built-in cable if the full amount is unnecessary. We were delighted with these radiators in all aspects, especially the extra warmth they produced. Throughout the rooms we used them in. Within an hour, we were turning them off as they had toasted the room nicely.
