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Ideal Home
Ideal Home
Amy Reeves

The simplicity of this £15 electric heater won’t be for everyone, but if you want something fuss-free for a small room, it’ll get the job done

White Abode fan heater stood vertically next to yellow sofa.

Heating my uninsulated 1970s extension can be quite the chore and pretty expensive using our 30 year-old oil boiler. I work from home through the week, so I always feel especially bad using radiators that are linked together to heat the open plan space I call my temporary office (the dining table) during the day and my bedroom at night.

While it's wise to use the best electric heaters in a well-insulated space if you want to use it for long periods, the fact that part of my home is currently uninsulated actually means I need all the help I can get keeping warm. And so I put the extremely affordable Abode Horizontal and Vertical Fan Heater through it's paces.

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