Customer Reviews

DeLonghi EW0507 SafeHeat Electric Energy-Saving Oil-Filled Radiator

5 star:		(11)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

For what it is, and is supposed to do, this reliable heater fits the bill perfectly. It is NOT a very high BTU heater that can alone heat up a large room or floor. It is designed for supplemental heat. We use it to successfully supplement our home gas heater system overnight, so that we can turn down the main house thermostat to about 62-64 degrees when we're asleep, and thus save money and energy on our gas bill while maintaining a higher temperature in our bedroom only. It has 3 convenient power settings, and a working thermostat, and we find that even in low power position, enough heat is given off such that we can keep our 15' by 22' bedroom warm enough at night, even though our home's thermostat is down at around 62 or 64 degrees, instead of our normal 68 degrees during the day, when we obviously use other rooms in the house. We never use high power, and find that low and medium power gives off ample heat for our purposes. In addition, the thermostat works perfectly such that once adequate temperature has been achieved, it will turn off power temporarily for minutes at a time, thus saving energy, while the already heated oil within this radiator continues to give off heat! Very efficient indeed. Heaters like this one are an effective way to help save $$$ on your total energy bill during those cold winter nights. Highly recommended.

First to address some of the other reviews.

Yes the dial is hard to read, but I just point the dial at one of the letters on the word TEMPERATURE written accross the bottom. If you read the instructions, it says "put it on high until it warms the room, then turn the dial down until you hear the thermostat click." (I'm paraphrasing) You don't need to read any settings for that. Anyway, if you think of the dial as a clock, it's easy to remember your setting.

Second, the warning label that came on mine says "Initial startup operation may result in minimal smell and smoke. This is normal. It is due to the protective substance on the heating elements which protects it from salt effects during shipping from the factory." The radiator is sealed, it shouldn't smell at all because the oil is completely encased. I had one of these (different brand) growing up, and it never smelled. This is the second day I've had this, and after the initial use, it doesn't smell.

Also, this item is listed a few times on Amazon at different prices... Search for the model number to find the cheapest one.

Okay, on to the review. During April/May and September/October, when it's 50-60 degrees outside every day, the heat doesn't come on in my apartment building, and the temperature in my apartment drops to the 70's. All I need is something to heat up my apartment just a few degrees. I didn't want a spot heater, or a heater that needs to be monitored. I wanted something that I could leave on while I was away so, or in another room without any risk of a cat knocking it over and somehow starting a fire.

It takes a little while to warm up the room, but once it does, it keeps the room warm. Walking in to a room heated with this radiator, it didn't feel like a heated room with patches of warm and cold, it just felt warm all over. It has three energy settings (700 watts, 800 watts, 1500 watts) so once the room warms up, you can put it on a lower setting to save energy, and it keeps the room warm.

The box says it's good for a room up to 12 feet by 14 feet, and that's about the size of my bed room. It kept my bed room warm all night with the thermostat set about halfway, and on the low setting.

If I want the room to warm up faster, I put a fan pointed at it at about 45 degrees. I figure the airflow helps warm up the air rather than just warm the heater. You're supposed to stick it under the draftiest window so it warms the cool air on the way in, and the airflow helps circulate the air. If you have a ceiliing fan, you can put it on reverse to get the same effect.

I'm going to order a second one for my living room. I highly recommend it, especially at the price (about half the listed MSRP). You can get a cheap ceramic heater, or a nice, silent oil filled heater.

Assembly of the whole thing was very easy and I could get it started in a few minutes. The radiator is pretty small and light with wheels under it and a handle grip on side so it is very portable and you can move it along with you to the room you want to stay mostly (your living room during day and bedroom during night). I normally use the low power to conserve electricity. It takes about 40 minute for the room to warm up and after that the temperature is normally constant and pleasant. The heater turns off and on automatically as needed. I can even warm up large rooms (like my living room) with it. Best part is that with all these I have never seen a jump in my electricity bill to shock me. So I think the label "energy-saving" fits the gadget well. In general I think this is a good choice for home for its functionality and low consumption.

Ok, I might be biased...I love delonghi products. I have a Delonghi coffee maker, and toaster oven which have served me very well.

Last winter the apartment building I live in was experiencing problems with the boiler, causing the residents to be without heat during some very cold November days and nights. I owned an electric heater from Holmes that I put into service. It was one of those noisy "red-hot" air blowers, and worked well enough for 2 seasons before one of the heating "bands" snapped, rendering the unit, unoperable and unfixable.

I decided to purchase 2 of the Delonghi oil filled radiators and quickly put them into use in my bedroom and livingroom. They were great! The heat was warm and cozy, and my skin didn't feel like it was peeling from my face.

This year, our landlord has informed us that our boiler will be down for a week or more for repairs, thus leaving us with no heat. He offered $40 reimbursement toward a heater, and I took him up on it and bought a third Delonghi yesterday.

My new Delonghi works as well as my two from last year. It must be noted that these are radiators, not air blowers, and they take a bit to warm up. But once warm, they keep the rooms cozy, and are just like the steam radiators in my apartment, only smaller.

When buying an oil filled radiator, keep in mind that if you are looking for instant gratification, you should look elsewhere. These radiators take a bit to heat up, as they are heating the oil rather than blowing hot air. Once they reach maximum temperature they are a joy indeed. The heat is more like "natural" heat from a standard radiator, and they are kinder on the wallet when your electric bill arrives.

The models that I have purchased do not have a digital readout or a timer, and that's fine with me. If you need a timer, simply purchase an appliance timer to plug your heater into and save half the retail cost of one with a built in timer.

The radiators feature 3 heat settings, low, medium, and high with a themostat dial. Once your area is sufficiently heated, simply turn down the dial until you hear a "click" and the heater will turn off and on based on your desired temperature.

These heaters are heavy in weight with four wheels for easly manuverablity from room to room. I am glad they are heavy because I do not fear knocking them over upon late night trips to the bathrrom or the fridge. If you do happen to tip one over, the Safeheat feature will turn it off automatically. The wheels need no assembly aside from pulling them out from the retracted position upon first use.

This and other similar models are sturdily constructed metal. You'll know you have purchased a quality product as soon as you take it out of the box.

Upon first use the owner's manual recommends that you operate your heater at the highest setting for two hours to get rid of any possible smell from the oil. I have three of these and the smell was barely noticable unless you stuck your nose up to it.

In a nutshell, I highly recommend any of the Delonghi oil filled radiators, they are easy to operate, economical on the wallet, heat rooms very well, and are well made. I can find no fault with this product.

This heater is awesome. It will definitely heat your room as advertised. My room is roughly 12'x10' and ever since i set up the heater, i no longer struggle to get out of bed. It has 3 different settings for wattage outputs which is nice because if you don't care about achieving that desired room temperature in under 15 minutes then you can lower the wattage and rest assure that by morning you will be waking up to a comfortably warm temperature. My only complaint is that they offer a non-timer controlled heater and i didn't realize that's what i was getting . But temperature controlled heating is still great.

We have the older model of these DeLonghi radiator heaters from a relative. It works so well, we had to get another one for another room in the house and three more for relatives who spend so much for central heating. You can't go wrong with an oil-filled heater, especially the DeLonghi brand if their claim is correct in utilizing 30-something percent less energy than other competitors.

Oil-filled heaters do not dry out the air, which means no more bloody noses; they warm up the air and keep it warm.

We keep them running all through the night at low settings (600 watts, dial 2 where 6 is the highest setting), sufficient to keep the room comfortably warm and not feel suffocated. The heater is a lifesaver; it keeps my infant from a cloggy nose with the cold air coming in through the glass of the window.

The unit slides on the floor easily with its built-in wheels and seems half the weight of our older model. Though functionally, it works perfectly, cons are as follows:

1. It's called "Safeheat," but it is nowhere close to safe. When the unit heats up, there is no way we'd let our toddler come anywhere close to it. Aside from the side where the buttons and dials are located, the rest of the unit is way too hot to the touch. "Safeheat" is a misleading marketing strategy.

2. The dial is covered such that when you turn it, you can only see the numbers on it. If you wanted to maintain a setting, say half way between any two numbers, you would have to guess how much to turn.

3. Minor, but the length on the cord does not make the item very versatile in terms of how far it can be from the electrical outlet. A pain to have to connect it to an electrical extension cord to place it where you want in the room.

This heater is functionally perfect for our purposes; it warms up our room beautifully and would no doubt easily heat up a 14' x 14' room. Four stars for this heater model because of the negatives listed above.

This heater was used in a playroom in the basement. I loved the wheels because I could easily put it away when the kids were in the room. But the smell of oil was so strong I decided to return it. I called DeLonghi customer service and they told me any oil filled heater will smell like oil - especially when in the MAX setting.

We recently got our $140 gas bill for November and are anticipating a $200+ gas bill for December, so we went to Lowes and picked up one of these babies for $37. We put it in the bedroom and when set on high, it gets so warm in the room that I have to take the covers off, so we set a little lower and it keeps the room quite warm. The problem is the heat doesn't reach throughout our whole apartment, which is 2 BR, a LR, a kitchen, and a bathroom. It's not designed for that, but we were just hoping. We went back to Lowes to get something for the front of the house and picked up a little Holmes ceramic/fan heater for $30. It had the same wattage settings, but couldn't warm the room like the oil heater even on full blast, and it was noisy and flimsy. So, we're going to return that one and pick up a second oil heater for the front of the house. When we put the oil heater in the living room, it heated it quite well (when it was 30 F outside) and was completely silent and inconspicuous.

I really like the built in casters that just pop out and allow the oil heater to roll around. The construction is very solid and sturdy (unlike the little ceramic heater that I had to break out a folding table just to set it on).

If you're looking for a CHEAP heater that actually heats up the place, go to Lowes or someplace like it and pick one of these up.

I have an older DeLonghi oil heat unit that I have used for years. This is about one-third smaller, is lighter and gives out much more heat.

This is an excellent oil heater it is virtually silent and does a great job for a room 14'x12'. I highly recommend it as it really does a superb job.

Only thing I can mention that is not positive is that it has its own setting so if the room is already warm and you leave this on the room will get warmer than it already is so it does not coicide with the temperature in the room. Otherwise amazing machine. I highly recommend the Honeywell HZ-708 it has a temperature control setting and I am very pleased with that model.