Electric Room Heaters

[Pro/Engineer]

Hi Guys,

I came here last September so it's my first time to experience HK winter. I know it's the latter half of winter already but is it still advisable to buy a room heater at this time?

Thanks..

[sunniefaith]

You could get one now, if you want to. Have a look around, they might be having sales on the heaters. Get the oil ones. Think they are better, safer and consumes less electricity. But I don't know how long the cold will last. It's my first winter in HK as well.

[discobay]

If you are staying for another winter I would invest in an oil-filled radiator as sunniefaith says. I have owned one for ten years. I also have one of those electric dish radiators for instant heat for those "brass monkey" days.

[Pro/Engineer]

thanks, guys. there's a new room heater technology now. it's micathermic. the heaters radiate heat on one side. this got the same heating capacity as those of oil-type heaters per watt but this so lightweight that it's well suited to be mounted on walls.

[sunniefaith]

Wow...where can you get them and how much?

[Pro/Engineer]

Fortress, Gome, any mainstream appliance store. You'll easily notice those. One saleslady said it's just around 2 years old technology. Same heating power with the oil heaters but just a fraction of the weight - you can easily carry it with one hand. Very cool!

[bruce999]

interesting technology.
I found a few good reference on amazon.

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/DeLonghi-HHP1500-Mica-Panel-Radiator/dp/B000G1CY02/ref=pd_sim_k_2/104-5546444-3757530"]Amazon.com: DeLonghi HHP1500 Safeheat Mica-Panel Heater: Kitchen & Dining@@AMEPARAM@@http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51PA3G0AJXL.@@AMEPARAM@@51PA3G0AJXL[/ame]

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Honeywell-Profile-Silent-Comfort-Heater/dp/B0000BYENW/ref=pd_bxgy_k_text_b/104-5546444-3757530"]Amazon.com: Honeywell Low-Profile Silent Comfort Heater: Kitchen & Dining@@AMEPARAM@@http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31E8Y3M301L.@@AMEPARAM@@31E8Y3M301L[/ame]

But I wonder if it would be as cheap in HK as in US.

Thanks for introducing us to this product.

[bruce999]

I found this (or similar) model @ Fortress.
It's oil based heater. I am generally biased to oil based heater as I had good experience w/ the delonghi brand when I was in US.

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Delonghi-TRD0715T-Safe-Oil-Filled-Radiator/dp/B000A33B1C/ref=pd_ts_k_69/104-5546444-3757530?ie=UTF8&s=kitchen"]Amazon.com: Delonghi TRD0715T Safe Heat Oil-Filled Radiator: Kitchen & Dining@@AMEPARAM@@http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41ZJ6RXGXDL.@@AMEPARAM@@41ZJ6RXGXDL[/ame]