Comparison
RapidHeat vs the alternatives
The short answer
An honest look at where RapidHeat wins, and where another type of heater — or your existing central heating — is genuinely the better choice.
| Feature | RapidHeat | Cheap fan heater | Oil-filled radiator | Halogen heater |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warm in about 5 minutes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Adjustable thermostat | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Built-in timer | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Remote control | Yes | No | No | No |
| Quiet enough for a bedroom | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Moves room to room easily | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| No installation required | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Overheat auto shut-off | Yes | No | Yes | No |
RapidHeat vs a cheap fan heater
A £20 fan heater will make hot air. What it usually will not do is stop. Most budget models have no thermostat, so they run at full power until you switch them off — and that is what shows up on your bill. They are also louder, which rules them out of bedrooms and video calls. RapidHeat costs more up front and gives you the thermostat, timer and remote that actually control how much electricity you use.
RapidHeat vs an oil-filled radiator
If you want one room warm continuously for six hours and absolute silence, an oil-filled radiator is a fair choice. If you want a cold room comfortable in five minutes and the heater out of the way when you are done, it is not. Full detail in our ceramic vs oil-filled comparison.
RapidHeat vs a halogen heater
Halogen heaters warm you rather than the room. Step out of the beam and you are cold again. They also glow brightly, which many people dislike in a bedroom, and the cheap ones are easy to knock over. RapidHeat warms the air in the room, so the whole space feels different rather than just the side of you facing it.
RapidHeat vs turning on the central heating
Central heating is the right answer when the whole house is cold and everyone is home. It is a poor answer when one person is working in one room and the boiler has to warm five others to get there. That is the specific case RapidHeat is for. Whether it saves you money depends on your tariff and how many rooms you use — the arithmetic is in our running costs guide, and we would rather you did the sum than took our word for it.
When RapidHeat is not the right choice
- Open-plan spaces or rooms much larger than about 12 m².
- Heating a whole house or several rooms at once all day.
- As a replacement for a broken boiler in winter.
- If you cannot tolerate any sound of moving air at all.
Where it clearly wins
One cold room, used on and off, that you want comfortable quickly and cheaply, without installation and without heating the rest of the house. See what customers say or order from the official site.
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