Kambrook KRH500

Could and should be better – With our old heater dying suddenly, we had to buy a new one, and this is the one we settled on. I’ll jump straight into the pro’s and con’s. Pro’s • Fairly compact in size. • Generates a decent amount of heat. • Has a fan to help project the warmth out. • Has 3 heat settings. • On wheels, which makes it easier to move around. Con’s

• The fan is extremely noisy, sounding more like an industrial turbine.

• One of the four screws included to attach the wheels to the bottom of the unit was faulty. I failed to find the exact same size screw anywhere else, forcing me to use something near enough and hope for the best. Not a good thing for something as potentially dangerous as a heater.

• In spite of what the box says, it’s slow for the elements to heat up.

• Expensive.

The fan sounds like it’s vibrating directly against something metal, but without pulling the heater apart, it’s not something I can fix. And I wish so very much that companies would do the right thing and include at least one extra screw in the packets (along with a note stating it’s a spare) just in case one is lost or, as in this case, one is faulty. For how much this heater costs, I really expected more than what we got. It really doesn’t inspire much confidence in me for the lifespan of this heater. There are other heaters of this kind out there, for less money, and there’s really nothing that this heater has that would cause me to recommend this over any other.

Little beauty – For some reason, it was hard to find a radiant heater in Melbourne in April - nobody had started stocking them yet, which is crazy considering you never know when the cold will hit in this city. Anyway, I found this one at Betta Electricals in Epping and they delivered it the next day with great service. Three heat settings with a fan boost for the warmest setting. Easy to put the castors on and lightweight to move from room to room. Warms up quickly and the white colour is really attractive. Would definitely recommend.