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Electric Radiators | Oil Filled & Oil Free | Heavins.ie

Oil filled and oil free electric radiators from 500W to 3kW, plus wall mounted panels and heated towel rails from Delonghi, Dimplex and De Vielle.

Electric Radiators

An electric radiator is the right choice for a room you heat for hours rather than minutes, which is what separates it from a fan heater. Oil-filled models store heat in the fins and keep radiating for a good while after the thermostat cuts the element, so the room temperature stays level instead of cycling; sizes here run from a 500W nano for a small bedroom or study, through 1.5kW and the common 2kW, up to 2.5kW for a larger sitting room. Oil-free radiators do the same job with a different heat store: they reach working temperature noticeably faster, weigh less to carry between rooms, and are the better pick if you want warmth within a few minutes of switching on. Fin count is a rough guide to surface area, so a 9 fin 2kW unit spreads its output over more metal than a 7 fin of the same wattage and runs a little cooler to the touch. Wall-mounted 1000W and 1500W panels and 1000W heated towel rails at 1320mm free up floor space in bathrooms and small bedrooms and can be left on a schedule. Electronic timers, 24 hour programming and Wi-Fi app control appear across the smart models, and they matter more than the headline wattage: a 2kW radiator on a thermostat and a timer will cost less to run over a week than a 1.5kW one left on constantly.

Delonghi covers the Dragon, Dragon Connect and Radia S oil-filled ranges plus the Nano and slim convectors. Dimplex supplies OCR oil-filled column radiators and the Rapid Eco, EvoRad and FutuRad oil-free models, while Black & Decker brings smart digital oil-free radiators at 1.5kW and 2.5kW. De Vielle handles the premium 9 fin oil-filled units and Wi-Fi models, Masterplug the SmartEnergy wall-mounted radiators and Thermaline heated towel rails, and Winterwarm, Warmlite and Sirocco the value end of the range.

Oil filled radiators are the heating product people buy on a plan rather than in a panic, which makes them the one most worth buying at a reduced price early in the season. A smart or Wi-Fi model on sale is usually the better buy than a basic one at full price, because the timer and thermostat save more over a winter than the price difference. Black Friday and Cyber Monday bring cuts across the category, and the deepest heating reductions come in spring. Prices are live all year, so see what is reduced now on heating on sale.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between an oil filled and an oil free radiator?

An oil filled radiator heats a sealed reservoir of oil and keeps radiating for a while after it switches off. An oil free radiator heats a dry element instead, so it warms up faster and weighs less, but stops radiating sooner. Dimplex claims up to 9 percent energy savings for its oil free ECR against oil filled equivalents.

What output electric radiator do I need?

Match it to the room rather than buying the largest. The 500W models from Delonghi and De Vielle hold a bedroom, study or nursery, Delonghi rates its 2kW radiators at 60 cubic metres, and the 2.5kW Dragon 4 covers up to 75 cubic metres.

Can an electric radiator be wall mounted?

The Masterplug SmartEnergy models are, at 1000W and 1500W, and they run from a socket with no central heating infrastructure needed. Everything else here is portable on castors. Wall mounting frees the floor entirely, which suits a hallway, a landing or a small room.

What kind of timer do electric radiators have?

Three kinds, and the difference matters. A mechanical timer sets one daily window. An electronic or 24-hour timer schedules around the hours a room is genuinely occupied. Wi-Fi models from Masterplug and Black and Decker let you change that from a phone, and both add voice control.

Are electric radiators expensive to run?

A 2kW radiator at full output uses 2 kWh an hour, but it rarely runs at full output. The thermostat cycles the element off at temperature, and models with three settings hold a warm room at 800W instead. Masterplug's presence sensor goes further, cutting output when a room is empty.