Rinnai Avenger 25 (page 3 of 3)

After having a wood fire for years the purchase of this Gas Heater is amazing. Instant heat being fan forced warms the area fast. Living in the hills where winter gets to freezing the convenience of instant heat is wonderful. I also dry my clothes in front of it which is a bonus as there is no flame and safe for children with a child lock. The remote gives me the choice while watching TV to adjust the heat and turn off when going to bed. I highly recommend this heater as it is well worth the high cost that pays for itself in the long run. regards Ann

I have had this gas heater for 5 years now and haven't had a single problem with it. I have a one bedroom split level apartment of 90 square meters and it heats the entire apartment up well. During winter I would have the heater on most days for about 7 to 8 hours. The cost to the gas bill increases about $150 over winter (4 months). Its not too big so isn't a eye sore. It doesn't give off a gas smell like some other heaters. I extremely happy with the Rinnai 25 and not disappointed I spent a bit more money for a better heater.

Great heater with many functions. Versatile and quick to heat up larger areas. We run on economy mode & it gets the job done perfectly. It is sleek looking and efficient. This heater has been the best purchase of heating appliance for us. We struggled with electric element heaters. Rinnai is the one to get the job done.

One of the things that sticks in my mind from when I was a wee lad was my parents had an old 1970's Rinnai gas heater in their old 1970's house, the type where you had to turn a large knob and hold a lever down simultaneously to fire it up (whilst waiting about 20 seconds).

When I went looking for a heater for my family and house, I was surprised to see Rinnai still made them, but I knew straight away they'd be good pieces of gear. Some things don't change.

We bought the Rinnai "Avenger 25" which is a strange name for an appliance such as...

"Not fully thermostatically controlled" - do NOT buy if you want full temperature control.

We bought this stupid thing to replace our 12 year old Bowin SLE2 which died and which we previously considered almost perfect. The heat output is a little lower but it still warms the place despite not having Plus option. The Control system is fairly simple, though the remote is too simple to be of real value. The over-ride option works well with the two timers, though we would have liked to have had a sleep option as well or instead - there are times...

I'm very happy with my Avenger 25 NG, but I can't regulate the temperature. I currently have the setpoint at 21 degrees this morning, but the heater has continued to shoot up to 25 degrees and it is unbearably warm. Is this meant to be thermostatically controlled? Any help would be appreciated.

Bought this last winter since day one it heats very fast but the smell is terrible made my baby boy sick all winter i have tight chest feeling when its on we dont use anymore, every one says its normal to smell like that I dont agree if i cant bare the smell i dont think my three years old should do, i cleaned the filters many times, another problem is it doesnt stop on set temperature we set it for 21 or so only to find out after that the room temperature us 2 or 3 degrees more than set temp, any advise before throwing this toxic box in the garbage

Heater is one year old and needs its fourth repair. Works for a short period after each repair before emitting a stench that makes it unusable. Suffering through our second cold snap without heat. Trying to get it replaced for the last week. It's freezing and my family is cold. When it goes on the blink it seems to use high levels of gas (which is probably what's filling the house), costing me extra on refills, not to mention the added cost of using little electric heaters to try and stay warm while waiting on repair. Wouldn't buy one again.

We bought this heater just on five years ago and was great heater, it did a great job warming us up until this year. I had the heater serviced every two years by a reputable gas fitter who until recently was Rinnai agent. This winter our heater failed to start with error code 11 on display, went in for service who were in touch with Rinnai and after three weeks the heater was returned....... unable to be repaired. I then contacted Rinnai for assistance only to be told to pay $175 for the first hour of inspection with another gas fitter and then a decision will be made. They did not have decency to hear me out but rather kept on talking over me by reading out their warranty policy. Now I stuck without a heater in the middle of winter.

We bought this heater 10 days ago. It is ridiculosly easy to install, easy to operate and understand, works fast (which is a delight at 4am when feeding baby), we are heating an open space of 70sq meters and it does the job effortlessly (I was sceptical). However, we live in Quakers Hill which could make a difference to someone in Oberon for instance. It is a modern design, very pleasing on the eye, not bulky but quite compact for what it does. Light in weight and the three metre hose makes it easy to manouver around if needed. The only reason I give it a 4 star is the fact that we are still to see the gas bill and find out if it is economical enough to be a five star product.

It is our first heater of this type. Easily keeps entire house warm and then keeping it there - just turn it on and I walk away from it. Love setting the timers so that we can come home to a home to a warm house in the evenings and having it come on in the morning to encourage you out of bed!

Only get caught out from time to time with aerosols like fly spray can make it smell of fumes. Some are worse then others, but we just turn it off for 5 min if we spray. Perhaps Rinnai could provide feedback on this? It does not smell of fumes other than this

We have a large open home and this particular heater is perfect, we find the timer program brilliant, very nice to set and get up to a nice warm home in the mornings, haven't had a chance to see what the cost of running will be as it is too early as we haven't used long enough but will soon know as June and July come.

I upgraded from a Granada and now I' m buying a bottle of gas every two weeks if I'm lucky, so much for the economy rating ...im better off with the Granada at least a bottle would last me 5 weeks . its warm and toasty and also fills the house with heaps of gas emissions :(

Being fed up with the cost of running a ducted cooling/heating system I was looking for some way of heating my open plan living/dining/kitchen area (estimated area about 50 sqm) this winter. I had initially been thinking of a large electric panel heater, but the largest I could find would only heat a room area of around 25 sqm, and the cost of running it would also be high. I briefly thought about gas heating, but was a little worried about emissions and reading some reviews was further put off by reports of smells. In the end I bit the bullet ...

Heating great & 2 timers is a welcomed feature. Heats a large open area and makes a huge difference. Would be 5* if it regulated the room temperature, the control panel seems to heat beyond the required temperature setting which is a little frustrating. Best we would find very happy!

This products warns up the house in no time and seems to do it with ease. We are heating around 65MSQ and it works well. We have noticed the slightest of smells but nothing that has bothered us too much.
Happy to recommend this product to people with a large area to heat.

We have a average size loungeroom (50sqm) which where the heater is located. All I can is AMAZING the loungeroom heats up within minutes. We left it on all night last winter with the 2kw fan didn't not use the ducted aircon once. Purchasing this heater may not be cheap (costed us $1400 at binglee) but it certainly almost cut our power bills by 50%. HIGHLY recommended.