Despite following the instructions by running it on high for 4 hours on my porch it still smelt, so I repeated the process the next day. 6 weeks later, after using it every day, it still gives off a nasty toxic chemical smell. It is ok if I keep it on the low setting and never turn the thermoset dial above half way. However if it is put on a high setting it stinks. The smell is obviously toxic because it causes my sinuses throughout my face to burn and gives me a headache. It is discusting that they can sell such a poor product. I will never buy a De Longhi product again.

Furthermore, it is dangerous becuase if you don't notices the smell and turn it down (have a blocked nose) then you will be poisoning yourself.

I got this on sale from the Good Guys and I think the price was very reasonable given that it has a 7 year warranty. Yes you can buy a cheaper one but usually with a 1-2 year warranty only. Other than that it's a standard oil column heater, but looks reasonably modern compared to others I've seen. Get the manual version, I don't think there's much reason to bother with the electronic timer version as it's just another thing that could break.

I got this for this winter around January from Good guys and have been using this continuously from there. Mine is bit of bit size bed room and worried whether this will make warm the entire room. But it does & keep it warm for longer time. That is definitely plus when you are looking to optimize your bills. Better choice to buy.

Bought Delonghi TRD42400MT (2400W Dragon 4 Oil Column Heater) one week ago at The Good Guys. Smelt for a few days (despite instruction booklet saying this would only last a couple of hours) and then this morning noticed it started leaking oil all over my floor - had probably leaked a couple of cups of oils before I noticed the smell and saw the oil. Luckily happened when we were home and near the heater.

We have the small version (7 fins?) of this and as mentioned in Choice Magazine, it has 'borderline heating'. If we switch it on at 10pm our smallish 4x4 bedroom will be almost warm by 4am...as compared to the cheap Goldair model which warms up the kids room in no time at all. Also I find it very difficult to read the dials against the black background, so poor design. Next time I'll read Choice before I buy.
Oh yes, the enclosed design also means our toddler can drop plastic toys into the tube holes.

Great value heater with a timer function that lets you turn program it for various times during the day. I live in Canberra where it's freezing, and I have two of these heaters - they keep the house toasty (3br house). You may wish to have a third heater depending on the layout of your house.

It managed to heat up small-to-medium rooms quickly, and held a good temperature. Controls are easy to operate, no problems there. But then it began shorting out and shutting itself off. We've tried multiple wall sockets in different areas of the house, trying to isolate the problem and the unit continues to shut itself down, often tripping the surge protector with it.