Bought 🛒 it during Oct 2022 after my 10+ years old international brand plastic room fan heater's body/chassis broke due very small handle that kept slipping from hand over the years, and so, has a lot of cracks on the outer body. The previous room heater still functions properly, and the body has been taped heavily by me.
Now coming on to this Solimo heater - it's been manufactured by Warmex - which is a reputed brand for room heaters. Some of my observations:
📋 The outer length of the power cord of 1.3 meters is insufficient. My previous one had 2 meter cord - which is better. Adding a 16A extension cord doesn't justify the overall cost.
📋 There is considerable heating efficiency difference when it is kept in vertical versus horizontal position. In vertical/standing position ↕️, the air through the fan is not constraint, so don't expect too much heating. In horizontal/laying position ↔️, it heats up relatively better. Of course, this applies to all room heaters with same/similar design, no matter what brand.
📋 In horizontal/laying position, the grab handle goes on to the floor, so there's some hesitation to grab it as dust/dirt is expected on the floor.
📋 In horizontal/laying position, make sure not to keep it upside down, as the airflow will be insufficient from bottom to top and it can have disastrous effect.
📋 The fan motor, or the airflow sound, is a bit noisy compared to my 10+ years old room heater.
📋 It's thermostat never shuts the fan, compared with my previous room heater which does shut itself off when the set temperature is reached. This concerns me about the life of fan motor.
Now that I already own it, I better like it 🤣, hence the 5-star rating.