DeLonghi DL1001 / DL1501 / DL2001

Wasn't disappointed with this heater – Picked up this heater about a year ago (my neighbour behind me had it on the verge with a "free" sign on it) I use it in the guest bedroom and haven't looked back, well built and heats up quickly, I also like the safety tip over and thermal cut off features, would definitely buy another one  Show details

Good unit from a reliable brand – Good heater for a small space. Main reason I decided to go with it was the 7 year warranty! Also comes with good safety features such as tilt switch, timer, over heating safety cut off etc. the anti frost feature turns on if the outside temperature falls below 5*c. Surface temperature is not too hot while operational. Takes a bit of time to heat up but stays warm once heated. I found it quite useful for a small bedroom.

Affordable heater – Got this little guy on a special. Ready to go with no installation required. Warms up the room quickly and when turned off progressively loses heat keeping room warm that little bit longer. Comes with a 7 year warranty so can’t go wrong. Happy with this purchase and glad to recommend.  Show details

Reasonably good product – Originally from QLD and this being my first Canberra winter I needed a heater for each of my young children's bedrooms. After reading many pages of reviews I decided to go with an oil heater and went for the DL2001T Delonghi model. Whilst the product is shown as being discontinued by DeLonghi my local Bunnings had lots of stock. So I purchased… Read more

2 oil heaters. This model has 3 power settings, is 2000 watt and thermostatically controlled.

So far it seems to do a really good job. On cold nights about a half an hour before kids bedtime I set it on full power and then when the kids go to bed I turn it down to low. On low it seems to maintain a temp of around 17-18 deg C. The lowest temp it has got to outside so far is about 0 deg C so I'm pretty sure it will cope with temps of -5 to -9 which it can get down to down here.

The units have castors so they are reasonably mobile and they're not too heavy so can carry them to another downstairs room if I need to.

They come with a 7 year warranty which is reassuring. The only negative is the quality control/assembly of the fins. The fins are not evenly spaced and the end fins look bent a bit. It doesn't affect the performcance at all but one was so far out of whack I took it back to Bunnings to have it replaced with another one, which they were happy to do. At $129 they are not the cheapest but a happy medium.

So far I'm reasonably happy with them. I guess when I get my first electricity bill I will see how happy I am then!

Avoid – Just brought one of these from Bunings last Saturday so dont know why this website says they are discontinued. The owners manual mentions running the heater on full in a well vented room to get rid of the "new heater" smell, well 4 days later it is still off gassing from the paint so is going back to Bunnings for a refund, although not as badly… Read more

as the first day

No idea what sort of paint they use but the smell nearly choked me and as it it intended for an enclosed space no way do I want that toxic smell in a bedroom.

Don't know why they dont run them in in China where the electricity is much cheaper.

good heater – After having another DeLonghi model for our main bedroom, we decided to get another one for our guest room when my mother was visiting during the winter. She loved that so much that we felt guilty for not having purchased that when she first arrived and complained about the cold winter nights  Show details

So So – We have a couple of these units. Bought one many years back and thought it used to do the trick for our son. Recently bought another from Good Guys and only noticed that it lacks heating capability. Our daughter room is much colder so you can feel the difference compared to when we used to use it in our son's room. On a very cold night… Read more

around 5 or under, you will need turn the heating setting to almost 6 (max). When you place your hand over the heater, you don't feel much heat coming out of it compared to the older Delonghi unit.

Overall, I think it lacks efficiency and I'm not blaming the brand as I'm a huge Delonghi fan/user but this product definitely perform poorly.

Great heater – it does the job as a heater. The heat is quite good, I can select 3 level of heat - MIN/MID/MAX, in each level, there are 6 sublevel adjustment. I like the timer, because I can turn it on and off during the night, it doesn't dry up my skin and it saves some energy  Show details

Great heater – Just bought this 9 fin oil heater to go in our one-year-old's bedroom, but it's also a good size to use in a larger bedroom or lounge/dining room area. Timer setting easy to use, heats up quickly, easy to control ambient temperature with thermostat, warms room up nicely and takes the edge off those chilly nights. Fins get quite warm to the… Read more

touch if on a higher setting, so would not leave a child in the room with it unattended.

Overall, a great heater. Would highly recommend it. Timer setting easy to use, heats up quickly, easy to control ambient temperature with thermostat, warms room up nicely Fins get quite warm to the touch if on a higher setting (only an issue if there are small children around)

Lack of decent handles lets down an otherwise quality product – We bought this DeLonghi radiator for our little boy's room. From memory, it was on sale at the Good Guys for $99 but the pricing could have changed since then. It is a good sized unit for a bedroom (maybe not a master bedroom though) and has a wide range of temperature adjustment. There is a timer function if you want it to turn off by itself… Read more

during the night. This is handy, but trying to decipher the complicated dial array to actually set it for a time you want is difficult. I've had no need for the timer however.

The heater is a quality unit, well made, with only a small amount of assembly required before use (putting the wheels on). The plastic bracket at the front of the heater could be a bit larger so that you can stow the power cord properly when the heater is not in use - it's just that bit too small to wind the power cord up completely. When using the heater for the first time, you must leave it switched on for several hours in a large, well ventilated room so that manufacturing residue is 'burnt off' from the unit. The heater may smell a bit during this process, but causes no harm and afterwards you won't have to do it again. In operation, the heater is virtually silent apart from an occasional liquid noise from oil recirculating inside the heater. The heater has an in-built safety switch that cuts the power if the heater is tipped over accidentially (or deliberately!) and also a thermal overload/overheat cutoff switch.

The disappointing thing about the heater is it's handles. It only has one handle on one side of the unit. Pushing or moving it across a carpeted area is difficult as the little wheels dig into the carpet, so you have to pull it or wiggle it around using the one, small handle it has (which sometimes can be too hot to touch). Note to DeLonghi: fit it with decent handles, that are isolated from the heating surfaces, on BOTH sides of the unit.

Would I buy another? I'm not sure. The handle issue is not that much of a deal breaker, but if you were trying to push it across a carpeted room, I can forsee issues with accidental tip-overs and maybe a burn or two if you try and push it by handling the heating surface. If you're using it in a room that has hard floors, then it won't be an issue. Quality, features, silent running, throws a decent amount of heat for a small unit Inadequate handles, timer dial is complicated