Exactly what I needed to know - thanks for this review. There are so many of these ad sites (including one in the youtube ads I got this morning, hence my doing a little digging) where they're pricing up generic heaters up at £50. I notice with that never ending 50% discount.
thats why i did this as i looked at reviews and there Cleary paid reviews and biased, there very little honest reviews out there on these things whichis why i made a honest one
I purchased one to heat my truck cap camper set up. My 2000 watt inverter just idles when heater is on. Heats the 175 Square Feet area adequately. Was thinking it was rated at 350 watts.
Just started RUclips (!!!) on my TV and yes, there it was, the ad about this bloke who's uni was freezing so he "invented" it. Those ads are rally more and more sophisticated and scientific.
Good review. If you don’t run your central heating at all and take this thing with you from room to room, will it save money? Maybe. But in the end it’s not worth the hassle and it’s not clear cut that it does actually run less energy than your central heating. You are spot on calling it a top off
I think if you live on your own and maybe move between a living room and bedroom then maybe. but not for a family or large house we're multiple people are in a few different rooms. I'd more look at it that if you have a cold room in your house it would help top up heating quicker but I wouldn't rely on it to for actual heating you need much bigger unit
I have just purchased one as my kit he has no space for a rad so gets cold. Disappointed to see no thermostat ! I was hoping it would have auto on off based on temp
Correct me if I am wrong. I am paying £90 per month for combined heating - Tv, computer, fridge, washing, cooking and dish washer (3 times a week), Per day that will be 90/30= £3 per day, 3/24=£0.125 per hour. Would I really save more money using this heater? I don't think so. And this is during this winter, which was cold in December and January. I live in a 500 sq. ft. flat without gas, just electricity.
This is my point it won't heat your so house for cheaper than normal heating. It will heat a small room or top up a room with central heating but it's not a substitute for heating a house or large room
At £20, no one can really say that they have been ripped off. 10m sq isn’t 3.5 metres, that’s a bit too much. It’s 3.165metres x 3.165 metres, approximately. Or in imperial, approximately 10 feet 4.7 inches x 10 feet 4.7 inches. Someone gave me one as a Christmas present. At first I thought that it was a bit of a gimmick. But I was surprised that it did put out quite a bit of heat. The only drawbacks are the noise, (though I can live with that if I have to) and that it seems to sap any moisture out of the room.
I think this is a poor test, as you said the temp 10.7 C, of course it is going to have a hard time. The question how long did it take to get to 25C and was it able to maintain that temp. 25C is a little to hot for me, I would tested at 20C
I don't think it would ever get that room to 25c that the point of the review it's not good for heating a medium to large room. Maybe a very small shed or caravan but I wouldn't be using one of these to substitute any sort of proper heater. It's more ok to leave on for an hour to take a chill off it definitely should not be used as a main heating device
I was looking for something better than the swamp coolers that they were scamming us with during summer. It's not good, but its not as scammy either. Great review.
This heater is junk, it will not stay plugged in. I put a new receptacle in and it still wanted to fall out so next I put an L bracket under it, now it sort of stays plugged in. The remote cannot be further than about 18 inches away and has to be pointed directly at the top of heater. What good is a Remote that you have to get so close to heater that you can now turn the heater off with the switch? This remote really sucks it does not respond well at all. My room is 8'x16' =128 Sq Ft and is 6'6'' tall and is well insulated. It takes about 2 hours to heat the room so be ready to be cold or use the tower heater to get room warm. I see the UK has a better plugin then the US, which is where I am, The US usually has 2 prongs and a ground. The US Alpha Heater only has 2 prongs, and the heater falls out of the receptacle, not good.
😂😂 FAKE DOES NOT WORK AT ALLLLL!!!! BOUGHT 2- PUT IN MY VERY SMALL BEDROOM LET IT RUN 3-HOURS!!! Room Still FREEZING 🥶 PEOPLE RUNNING 2- of these HIGHEST SETTINGS 3-HOURS!!!! I RETURNED
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Exactly what I needed to know - thanks for this review. There are so many of these ad sites (including one in the youtube ads I got this morning, hence my doing a little digging) where they're pricing up generic heaters up at £50. I notice with that never ending 50% discount.
thats why i did this as i looked at reviews and there Cleary paid reviews and biased, there very little honest reviews out there on these things whichis why i made a honest one
I purchased one to heat my truck cap camper set up. My 2000 watt inverter just idles when heater is on. Heats the 175 Square Feet area adequately. Was thinking it was rated at 350 watts.
Just started RUclips (!!!) on my TV and yes, there it was, the ad about this bloke who's uni was freezing so he "invented" it. Those ads are rally more and more sophisticated and scientific.
Thanks for the info 🙏
No problem!
Love mine,cheap to run and has amazing output,highly recommended
Before you ask bedroom temperature was 13c, after a hour it was up to 17.5c only running one for a hour
Where was the thermometer situated near the heater or in the middle of the room
Sorry it’s 29 pence per kilo watt hour not 0.29 = that would be nice price yes please
Good test. I bought one and sent it back to Amazon. Also your Russel Hobs is identical my G.Will so not sure what that means!!
I bought two they certainly do work warm my bedroom up several degrees
Good review. If you don’t run your central heating at all and take this thing with you from room to room, will it save money? Maybe. But in the end it’s not worth the hassle and it’s not clear cut that it does actually run less energy than your central heating. You are spot on calling it a top off
I think if you live on your own and maybe move between a living room and bedroom then maybe. but not for a family or large house we're multiple people are in a few different rooms. I'd more look at it that if you have a cold room in your house it would help top up heating quicker but I wouldn't rely on it to for actual heating you need much bigger unit
It’s bound to heat up any room a little that’s just sense but it’s how much it warms it and the cost
Caravan heater would be the only use for it, you also stated this at the end of your video
I have just purchased one as my kit he has no space for a rad so gets cold. Disappointed to see no thermostat ! I was hoping it would have auto on off based on temp
yeh thermostat only works when the timer is active
As long as it takes chill of room its ok, plus not a lot of money brand name guaranteed
Yeh takes the chill of it's not something you want to use as a main substitute for central heating or a bigger oil type heater
Correct me if I am wrong. I am paying £90 per month for combined heating - Tv, computer, fridge, washing, cooking and dish washer (3 times a week), Per day that will be 90/30= £3 per day, 3/24=£0.125 per hour. Would I really save more money using this heater? I don't think so.
And this is during this winter, which was cold in December and January.
I live in a 500 sq. ft. flat without gas, just electricity.
This is my point it won't heat your so house for cheaper than normal heating. It will heat a small room or top up a room with central heating but it's not a substitute for heating a house or large room
We use ours to just take the chill off
At £20, no one can really say that they have been ripped off.
10m sq isn’t 3.5 metres, that’s a bit too much. It’s 3.165metres x 3.165 metres, approximately. Or in imperial, approximately 10 feet 4.7 inches x 10 feet 4.7 inches.
Someone gave me one as a Christmas present. At first I thought that it was a bit of a gimmick. But I was surprised that it did put out quite a bit of heat.
The only drawbacks are the noise, (though I can live with that if I have to) and that it seems to sap any moisture out of the room.
Yes I agree with this is does work. It just not a substitute for heating your house it's ok for small spaces
Is it kind on the electric meter also 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻
Think it works out at about 15p an hour from what I remember without watching the video back again
Also for some reason I cannot toggle the fan speed I just can’t get it to display!
id say faulty unit return it, you have to press both buttons at the same time for it to swap speed
@@KarlFixes was defo faulty so returned
I think this is a poor test, as you said the temp 10.7 C, of course it is going to have a hard time. The question how long did it take to get to 25C and was it able to maintain that temp. 25C is a little to hot for me, I would tested at 20C
I don't think it would ever get that room to 25c that the point of the review it's not good for heating a medium to large room. Maybe a very small shed or caravan but I wouldn't be using one of these to substitute any sort of proper heater. It's more ok to leave on for an hour to take a chill off it definitely should not be used as a main heating device
Good cheap buy take chill out of rooms
10 sq/m my ass.
500w = 377 BTU's. Enough to heat an area of 4 sq/m.
I was looking for something better than the swamp coolers that they were scamming us with during summer.
It's not good, but its not as scammy either. Great review.
This heater is junk, it will not stay plugged in. I put a new receptacle in and it still wanted to fall out so next I put an L bracket under it, now it sort of stays plugged in. The remote cannot be further than about 18 inches away and has to be pointed directly at the top of heater. What good is a Remote that you have to get so close to heater that you can now turn the heater off with the switch? This remote really sucks it does not respond well at all. My room is 8'x16' =128 Sq Ft and is 6'6'' tall and is well insulated. It takes about 2 hours to heat the room so be ready to be cold or use the tower heater to get room warm. I see the UK has a better plugin then the US, which is where I am, The US usually has 2 prongs and a ground. The US Alpha Heater only has 2 prongs, and the heater falls out of the receptacle, not good.
It dose not work l took my one back it was a hyundai one.
😂😂 FAKE DOES NOT WORK AT ALLLLL!!!!
BOUGHT 2- PUT IN MY VERY SMALL BEDROOM LET IT RUN 3-HOURS!!!
Room Still FREEZING 🥶 PEOPLE RUNNING 2- of these HIGHEST SETTINGS 3-HOURS!!!!
I RETURNED
His accented English is barely understandable for a USA English language speaker
We don't all speak like the queen 😂😂