Warmlite WL42005 3 Bar Halogen Heater with Carry Handle
Warmlite WL42005 3 Bar Halogen Heater with Carry Handle, Safety Tip-Over Switch, 1200W, Grey
| Model: | WL42005 |
| Batteries Required: | No |
Warmlite WL42005 3 Bar Halogen Heater with Carry Handle, Safety Tip-Over Switch, 1200W, Grey
| Model: | WL42005 |
| Batteries Required: | No |
This little heater is worth it’s weight in gold. It has topped up my heating and made my winter bearable in my cold lounge and it is very economical to use
his fire came as advertised. suitable for one person. efficient & economical. Halogen energy focuses the heat well for one person without having to heat up the whole room, quite warm even when on the two lower settings of 400w &800w. the swing feature is a bit redundant if used for one person. Quite straight forward to assemble.
First time I’ve had one of these heaters, and to be fair, it does warm up quickly, don’t know how long it will last……and – it does feel a little flimsy and light, I can see it being knocked over easily as the base doesn’t feel heavy enough to me……and it’s BRIGHT!!!!!! so much so it is lights a room up. But yeh, so far it has done the job required.
I bought this in May and put it away for the winter months. During this cold spell, I installed it. The bar came on slowly and is hot but there’s no glowing background. It’s too late to return it now, but I can still use it.
Lovely brilliant glow and heat during the depths of winter. Put it away during the summer. All 3 bars will certainly throw out enough heat to heat up 2 people sat in front of it on the sofa but don’t expect the room temperature to warm up particularly when using it. For that – use a convection heater.
As other reviews have said, the heaing elements are prone to failure, though, and replacements aren’t as easy to find as they should be.
Easy enough set-up, pressing the buttons soon shows you what they each do, and I rather like the revolving function once my little spot with chair and dog has got warm. 3 levels of heat, and it also gives a lovely golden glow. I’m imagining making toast in front of it too!
It’s much smaller and lighter than I expected which makes it great for hiding behind the sofa and easy extraction- needless to say don’t put it anywhere near the sofa or anything else until it is cooled down!!! It has a security switch underneath which only allows it to work when on a level horizontal surface. I put mine on a level stool so that i get the heat at body level instead of feet and legs. Just right, and what a bargain! Even the replacement bulbs seem reasonably priced- can’t go wrong with this, unless, of course, it goes wrong.
I actually only bought it as emergency back up after 3 threats to gas supply in recent months made me worry about having a backup just in case. But this immediately proved far more useful and improved my quality of life.
The product itself is inline with what you would expect from a heater at this price point. It’s rather light-weight and feels a bit flimsy but does the job. The research I did before buying indicates that most halogen heaters suffer from failed heating tubes at some point. I’ve only had this for a few days, and not used extensively, so not sure how long it will last, but I’m kind of prepared to order a set of tubes once the first one gives in.
Overall, not a bad product if you are looking for an inexpensive ‘extra’. If you intend to use it on a regular basis, and as primary heater, might be worth looking at something bigger & better.