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Heaters Buying Guide

Our buying guide will explain which type of heater would suit you most, how much you can expect to pay for one, and which features are worth looking out for.



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59 reviews
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  • Build Quality
    4.5 (6)
  • Value for Money
    4.2 (6)
  • Room Type
    • Living/Dining Area (5)
    • Open-Plan Office (1)
    • Whole House (1)
  • Noise Level
    4.3 (6)
  • Heating Speed4/5 - 5/5 (6)
  • Temperature Consistency
    4.6 (5)
  • Safety
    4.0 (5)
  • Smells of GasYes (2) · No (5)
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Josh

JoshPerth, WA

  • 7 reviews

Great heater with kida around

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Excellent heater for heating. Can heat my whole house easy.
We purchased this one cause it had a great star rating and it didnt have any flames or glowing areas for the little ones to get intrigued by and want to touch them. And also got it at a great price

Purchased in July 2021 at Harvey Norman for $700.00.

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Smells of GasNo
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Steve _ Goldman Energy

Steve _ Goldman EnergySydney, NSW

  • 2 reviews

FANTASTIC HEATS MY ROOM UP

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My Avenger has been great with the temperature control and the economy mode also with the timer settings it has been a god send in the winter months.
also for circulation i can just put it on the fan without heat

Purchased in October 2021 for $991.00.

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Bradley B.

Bradley B.Metropolitan Adelaide, SA

  • 2 reviews

Excellent heater. Easy to use. Efficient and quiet.

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The heater effectively heats large areas quickly. It reaches the desired temperature quickly. Easy to use control panel on heater. Very cost-effective and perfect for heating large areas on a family budget. The heater copes very well with high demand.

Purchased in June 2021 at Harvey Norman for $1,025.00.

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Smells of GasNo
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Belinda

BelindaPerth, WA

  • 5 reviews

Great little heater

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We have quite a small house and this little unit is perfect to warm up the large open areas. We do have it going for half of the day and then on at night until we go to bed and the house stays nice and warm. The unit is quite and will be sad to see it go soon as we are getting ducted aircon. Would highly recommend though. Ppl may complain of smell but when we had ours installed the guy put an air grill close to the unit which is why we dont smell the unpleasant odours, however when the unit is off we do have to put paper over it to avoid cold air entering the house :-(

Purchased in January 2021 at Harvey Norman for $1,100.00.

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Room Type Open-Plan Office
Smells of GasNo
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Thanks for the review Belinda, we are happy to hear the heater is working so well for you. We wish you many more years of troublefree operation.

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Svgtr

SvgtrPerth, WA

  • 14 reviews

Headache inducing

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This heater produces a very strong smell of combustion gases that it lets off into the house since it's unflued. In a moderately large area and even with cross ventilation as is the recommendation, I experienced a headache within quite a short time. Whilst I am a sensitive individual, I would recommend instead to look at a flued gas heater or just use electric heating especially if small children, pregnant women or elderly persons live in the house.

Purchased in July 2021.

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Smells of GasYes
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Bill Ethell

Bill EthellSouthwest, VIC

Not fit for purpose

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I spoke to Rennai about the requirements for a heater and was advised that an Avenger 25 would be the best model. I used it twice on cold nights on the weekend. Today I noticed that altering the temperature setting to 18 degs doesn't turn the heater off as the room temperature is shown at 24 degs. I called the tech support who after some bafflement told me that the Avenger 25 doesn't have a temperature control and the unit needs to be turned off and on manually to control the temperature. He said I should have bought an Avenger 25 plus! What do I do now as I'm not always in the room to turn it on and off?

Purchased in June 2021 at Harvey Norman Retail Stores - Appliances.

Room Type Living/Dining Area
Smells of GasNo
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Thank you for the review Bill Ethell. We would recommend returning your product back to the place of purchase for a full refund.

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Rinnai Australia

András

AndrásSydney, NSW

  • 4 reviews
  • 1 like

Disappointed with supposed features

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Purchased in March 2021 at Appliances Online for $1,198.00.

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Value for Money
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Room Type Living/Dining Area
Smells of GasYes
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Hi Andras, we're sorry to hear about this and have sent a private message to discuss the matter further.

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SSSuave

SSSuaveAshford, New South Wales

  • 5 reviews
  • 1 like

Great Heater when used correctly

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Use mainly as a backup to our wood burning heater. Works great if you don't over demand. We close off areas not used in winter. (store rooms, guest BR, etc.) Always remember any unflued gas heater needs a bit airflow. We air our house out during the day to clear any smells and vent slightly while using. It is our backup so we are not solely dependent on it. If you are going to use gas to heat, do your homework first on flued/unflued heaters and then decide. Both work when used correctly.

Date PurchasedDec 2017
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Thanks for the review and the advise regarding flued v unflued heaters SSSuave. It is important to have the correct ventilation with these heaters and sized appropriately for the room it is heating.

Kez

KezWollongong

  • 5 reviews

Looove this heater

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What a workhorse, I just love this heater. Yes it wasn't cheap, as gas heaters arnt, however it does a great job.
It heats our open plan house downstairs well and even the upstairs gets warmer, and it works fast. I love the kids lock on it. I like the idea of the timer settings but haven't used them. So handy to have a remote, but lost it- damn! All in all this has been a great investment that I expect to have for many years.

Date PurchasedApr 2017
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Thanks for the review Kez. it's great to hear the heater has fit into your home so well. You can get replacement remotes for the heater, this can be ordered at any plumbing supply company that stocks Rinnai products,

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Sam

SamSydney, NSW

  • 12 reviews

Very noisy.

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I purchased this heater last winter and I couldn't use it properly, its fan is very noisy cant handle seat next to it in the room, every time I need to use it, I have to turn it on and wait for the room to get hot then turn it off and continue with the electrical heater, because I tried to return it, they refuse to return it because i opened it, so I stuck with it

Date PurchasedJun 2016
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Joseph A

Joseph A

  • 4 reviews

Cheap alternative to electricty

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Purchased the heater to warm our family room instead of using the ducted reverse cycle air conditioner. Warms the room up a lot quicker and is so much cheaper to run. Highly recommend this heater if you are just wanting to heat the main room you use. It is not suitable to heat the house but then it doesn't claim to.

Date PurchasedJul 2017
Glenn

GlennGold coast

  • 3 reviews

Keep away the winter chills

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Great heater keeps me warm from the winter chills special in the morning. I wold recommend buying two, one for the kitchen area and other in the lounge. Cheaper to run that electricity. Only down side it can give off a gas smell. Need to top up LGP bottles. Every year.

Date PurchasedJun 2016
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Thanks for the review Glenn, we are glad the heater is working well for you.

jibberjabber

jibberjabberAU

  • 18 reviews

Great little heater

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We have 3.1 metre ceilings and a large expanse of tiled floor, and this is all the heating we need in winter. It's a great product very reliable and quiet. Would definitely recommend. While we are yet to use the timer that option is available so you can time it to come home to a cosy room. It cuts off once reaches the desired temperature and is extremely economical to run

Date PurchasedApr 2017
Ames

AmesNSW

  • 5 reviews

Perfect for our space

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Great on saving power, heats the room straight away and we never have it on full temp as it works wonderfully. I highly recommend this heater. It heats the whole living, dining and bedroom area which is great as we spend less on heating and don't have to take up a lot of space with a split system or multiple heaters. Plus the gas (as it is is very fantastic, hardly using any gas) bill is surprising low.

Date PurchasedOct 2015
Rudy

Rudy

  • 4 reviews
  • 4 likes

Great heater

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What great heater...Cost a bit more but well worth it ...So many people that I spoke to still have theirs going 10 to 15 years later, if you look after them ..heats up large lounge and dinning room...what I like is I can set at 19 deg and then set on economy setting....

Date PurchasedJul 2017
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Rsl12

Rsl12Sydney

  • 3 reviews
  • 1 like

Heats 2 bedroom apartment beautifully

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Purchased 12 months ago. Heats up well and throughout the 76 sq m apartment. It heats up to your desired temperature with the fan then the fan turns off when temperature has reached. The timers are great to start up before you get out of bed. Completely satisfied with this purchase and would recommend . Don't forget to clean filters regularly.

Date PurchasedJul 2016
Ian

IanNew South Wales, 2260

  • 6 reviews
  • 5 likes

Warm and Toasty

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So glad we purchased this product.
We recently moved into a new house that had connected LPG gas.
We researched a range of heaters including electric and gas and decided on the Rinnai Avenger 25.
It heats up quickly and has an easy to use timer that means it comes on in the morning and before we get home at night ensuring we have a warm house.
It also comes with great safety features which gives you peace of mind

Date PurchasedJul 2017
berryberet

berryberetPerth, WA

  • 19 reviews

Reliable, economical.

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We have had this model in our lounge/family room for several years and it just keeps on working perfectly!
Every winter we just turn it on and enjoy quiet heating with accurate heat sensing.
Safe for families with young ones.
Easy to clean the smooth surface. I just vacuum clean the back filters once or twice a year.

Date PurchasedApr 2012
Rozi

RoziMelbourne

  • 8 reviews
  • 3 likes

Really good

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Just got this heater. Overall good product for winter time. Easy to use and keeps room warm. It heats up fast and cold freeze room is warm in minutes so really good. I noticed it doesn't use much energy as well. My bills looks good as before even after using it so well worth.

Date PurchasedFeb 2017
T Tran

T TranSydney

  • 11 reviews
  • 9 likes

Very easy to use and heats up the room very quickly

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Date PurchasedMay 2017
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Questions & Answers

Ceylan tursunbek

Ceylan tursunbekasked

Avenger 25 AV25SN3 (Natural Gas, Silver)

Just started to use my unit again and notice that their is a smell, the smell is very much like gas.. any ideas or suggestions

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Abbey

Abbeyasked

Avenger AV25L (LPG, White)

Hi i have rannai avenger 25 tre
Im moving to a new house but there is no gas pipe for it so can i use it only on electrical thanks

2 answers

Hello Abbey you would need a gas line from an lpg bottle i believe only the fan will work without gas so no heating without gas.
kind regards Steve

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Rinnai A.Rinnai

Hi Abbey,

Thanks for the question, we would recommend contacting our Technical Department to discuss this matter further. They can be reached on 1300 555 545 (option 3).

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Rinnai Australia

Gavin D

Gavin Dasked

Avenger 25

Hi,i have just got a new avenger 25 LPG heater,works very well but the fan in on full all the time,i cant work out how to either turn in off or turn the fan down as it is a little noisey..Thanks

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Thanks for the question Gavin D, we would recommend contacting our Technical Department to discuss this matter further. They can be reached on 1300 555 545 (option 3).

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