Vara
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Wilkinsons, £16.
Thermostat, nice and compact.
Thermostat, nice and compact.
Oil filled rads 750w
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Danny Jo
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Don't expect it to last more than one winter, mind.
Vara
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You are of course right, buy cheap, buy twice, that's what was said about my rechargeable drill (Aldi), 6 years and it's still going.
People seem to be under the misapprehension that a high price and a name equals quality, in the global market this is becoming less and less true, if you delve into a lot of top brands you will find that you are paying for marketing, advertising and recognition rather than the production.
As a for instance look at Dimplex convector heaters and Homebase own brand, they are identical cept for the name and price. (£35.95v£16.95).
But if you have money to burn...
sarabande
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has anyone seen a rad with a tilt switch ? It might be a bit dodgy if the heater element ended up higher than the thermostat ?
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Shouldn't there be a disclaimer hereabouts, something about being the tightest man on the planet?
Kawasaki
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Shouldn't there be a disclaimer hereabouts, something about being the tightest man on the planet?
No --- yer Man previously 'colmce' is not in the running for that Title.
Me and hlb will tilt that Lance.
I got an oiled fired thinghie keeping me boat warm and toasty.
Argos £11.99 quite a few years back!
Anyway
Leaving lecktrickery warmers on boats is a debatable subject which gets debated on ere quite often.
I,m lucky
Boat is 3 miles away
I have an oiled thinghy and a leccy fan thinghie.
So I can check regularly.
Kinnel, it's cosier than me house at the Mo!
The fan gadgett is set on the lowest possible.
Yep, I have heard. peeps say fluff and stuff will set fire to yer boat in due course.
Thing has functioned since 2001.
Oily heater is switched off and stored if a Blow is immanent.
Like today
But me fan is still blowing.
Cos its kinda flat and wont tip etc.
Danny Jo
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No, just sore about having to chuck out an otherwise perfectly good one-year-old rad because oil was leaking from it.
Unlucky, perhaps. I am all for power of competition to drive down prices. But I wonder sometimes whether it also reduces choice (driving standards down to the minimum capable of meeting EC standards)?