The things that hold them are often not great quality. The glass falls out and breaks.

Felted wool is darn near waterproof. It's a treatment done to 'brush' wool so the fibres kind of interlock and create a mat across the entire surface.

Depends on how many degrees you're trying to raise the temperature and what setting you have it on. I have the same brand 1500 watt heater in my small basement office, on high it'll heat it up 3-4 degrees in a little over an hour, on low it takes longer. My daughter has the same model in her medium size bedroom in the basement, it probably takes a few hours to warm up the room.

The benefit of oil heaters is if you leave it on constantly they do a much better job keeping the room at a constant temperature. Mine started on low all the time, my daughter's stays between medium and low.

Sounds like your heater doesn't draw enough wattage to heat that room. Don't look at how big the heater is but by much wattage they draw. Most oil heaters uses 1500W which should be enough to heat a large room(depending on insulation/environmental factors). All heaters have their pros and cons but they all produce the same amount of heat if they draw the same wattage. Something something...rules of thermodynamics.

That seems too long, but I don't know just how small the bedroom is, nor how cold it is outside. Both would affect heating times. Also, heating up a well insulated room is very different from trying to heat a space that doesn't hold the heat inside. So for instance, single-pane windows are going to allow heat to escape, whereas the newer double or triple pane do a better job of insulating.

I've used oil filled radiators because they don't bother my asthma.

Silent and dark, both of which are crucial for a bedroom.

Some models come with timers where you can set the time for it to come on & shut off. Once set it's always in effect until you physically change it.

I have 5, one in every room. They are the on-time models. They stay on pretty much all the time but I adjust the temp on them for daytime and sleeping time.

I wouldn't use any other type of heating even though my house has newer HVAC.

What we used to do was put a box fan on low a couple feet away from the oil filled heater to hurry up the process sometimes. They are quite slow at warming up a room but a lot more efficient than most electric space heaters and minimal fire risk. If you can keep them on the medium setting are better yet the low extremely efficient.

I have a DeLonghi oil filled and it takes a couple hours max to heat a large bedroom.

De'Longhi Comfort Temp Full Room Radiant Thermostat, 3 Heat Settings, Energy Saving, Safety Features, Nice for Home with Pets/Kids, 27" x 6.5" x 15.5", Light Gray

How much would I need to worry about the blue steel rusting?

Yeah, I'm also surprised Shun hasn't come up more. I've been looking at them for myself. Makes me wonder now if they're overrated, although your experience is reassuring.

Yeah...I see they're universally recommended. I just think they're kinda ugly. This knife won't live in a professional kitchen. My friend's aesthetic is pretty homey.

I like the way you think.

> Also is there any pros for using oil filled heater over fan heater?

They're silent (so well-suited for a bedroom) and have less fire risk than some other products with an exposed heating element. They work like a radiator you can place under the window.

That Schmitt bros knife...amazing. What a beast.

Excellent advice. Thank you. I do feel like my friend would "oh...thanks?" me for the Victorinox because the handle is obviously synthetic. Also, while they like to cook, they're not especially skilled or careful. A resilient blade will be better for them.

Ack. Sold out!

Oil filled rads will hold heat longer and thusly will take longer to heat up.

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Oh, man. I remember my grandma had one of these exact ones. Felt like heavy-duty machinery piece in my hands back in the 80's.

Its not actually a star, it was known as "quality mark" https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_quality_mark_of_the_USSR

Heh, this brings back memories of the smell of burning... well, everything - paper, wood, etc. Bought one as a kid back in my Soviet childhood. It was black, made of plastic but looked identical to this one. See that indent on the inside of the ring, a bit above the handle? It could be used to unscrew the inner ring and remove the glass lens, though it would the usually end up chipped due to falling on hard surfaces.

Fun times.

Sure, but then everything you want to buy will be 2-3x more costly.

You can find long-lasting stuff without issue. It just costs a lot more. Durability costs money.

No it would not have. My family in Hungary had soviet-made junk in the 80s.

It was all garbage. It's why it all disappeared as soon as the economies opened up. No one wanted a TV that takes 10+ minutes to warm up before it can show you a picture. No one wanted a deathtrap car made of cotton composite, no matter how easily it could be fixed with a screwdriver or how long it would last.

To be clear: they were capable of making quality stuff, but that was for export. That typically wasn't available for the average person.