Electric flame effect heaters review and compare

03.Product profiles

Profiles - what to buy

Delonghi Garda

Price: $250

Good points

• Fastest to heat room by 5ºC and 10ºC.
• Thermostat kept selected room temperature stable.
• Surface didn’t get as hot as the other models.
• Thermal cut-out switch.
• Good length electrical cord.

Bad points

• Highest energy consumption during test.
• Noisiest heater with flame effect only on.
• No tilt switch.
• No flame dimmer control.

Dimplex Lee20

Price: $300

Good points

• Most even heat distribution in the room.
• Easy to clean.
• Castors allow movement on hard surface without lifting the heater.
• Good length electrical cord.

Bad points

• Controls can be difficult to use compared with the other models.
• No tilt switch.

Profiles - the rest

FlameGlow FG250

Price: $300

Good points

• Flame effect dimmer.
• Only one bulb used for flame effect.
• Good thermostat control.

Bad points

• No tilt switch.
• Short power cord.

FlameGlow FG350

Price: $350

Good points

• Flame effect dimmer.

Bad points

• No tilt switch.
• Heaviest heater.
• Short power cord.

FlameGlow FG450

Price: $400

Good points

• Flame effect dimmer.

Bad points

• No tilt switch.
• Shortest power cord of the models tested.
• Difficult to clean.

Dimplex Allegri

Price: $250

Good points

• Spare bulb provided.
• Castors allow movement on hard surface without lifting the heater.

Bad points

• No tilt switch.
• No thermostat.

Dimplex Brayford

Price: $300

Good points

• Lightest heater tested.

Bad points

• No tilt switch.
• No thermostat.