Glow Wick 290 Heater
The Glow Wick 290 is another one of our outstanding wick heater options. Sister to our famous Corona heater, it runs on paraffin or Tozane. It has a fuel tank of 4.4L and continuous combustion of 15.7 hrs meaning that with a 20 litre drum of Tozane will be able to keep it running for over 70 hrs.
With the Glow Wick 290 you will not need any electricity, it can be by started through its auto-ignite powered by batteries (not included), however it also be ignited manually through the use of a lighter or a match. This makes it ideal to move around the house freely wherever your heating needs may be.
With a power output of 2.9KW the Glow Wick 290 is the perfect heater for a medium to small sized room, making it ideal to use whenever you’re looking to only heat a single room and keep the central heating bills that bit lower.
Benefits
- The Glow Wick 290 will run on either C1 grade paraffin or on low odour Tozane Oil.
- A manual fuel pump are included.
- Batteries may be included, however we strongly advise purchasing fresh batteries if you plan to use batteries for ignition.
- You cannot use Kerosene in this heater.
- It’s virtually odourless when the correct fuel is used (check out our Tozane, linked above).
- Power: 2.9KW
- Heating capacity up to 18m3
- CE Approved
- Simple & User Friendly
- Motion sensor (If knocked into, the heater will cut out)
- Dimensions: 58cm high x 30cm width x 50cm deep
REMEMBER
If you keep your wick heater topped up with Tozane fuel (i.e. you do not let it run dry), you will not need to replace the wick in the heater. If you let the heater run dry, the wick will burn out.
Once the wick is burnt out, it will become black and hard. It will not ignite properly and it may produce smoke. In some instances, the wick will become so hard and distorted that it will prevent the wheel mechanism at the front from turning.
This can all be avoided by simply keeping your heater topped up with Tozane Oil.
(Remember to let your wick soak for ≈5 hours before lighting the heater, so that it’s fully saturated in fuel and so that your wick doesn’t burn up.)
Power max: 2.9KW
Suitable room size: 10 -18 m³
Consumption : 0.25 litres/hr.
Fuel tank capacity: 4.4L
Paraffin heaters are far more economical to run. They are more costly upfront, but over a year they cost considerably less than an electric fan heater or bar heater to operate.
The Glow Wick 290 Heater is also super simple to use.
Only use top quality, liquid combustibles with the aromatics removed, which are free from impurities in our heaters. They should have max 1% of aromatics and a flash point above 61°. Put simply, we recommend using Tozane.
Tozane
Reduced Odour Liquid Fuel
Virtually no smell, which can be used in all paraffin appliances
Tozane significantly improves the burning characteristics with virtually no odour or taint.
All of our heaters will run on this Tozane
All fuel-burning appliances can produce nitrogen dioxide. This can irritate eyes or noses and be a trigger for asthmatics.
In the same way that fans are not recommended to be used by people with Asthma, these heaters should not be used for the same reason. They can raise dust etc and trigger asthma. As a result, we do not recommend these heaters for asthmatics.
Most of our heaters have anti-topple features to prevent accidents. Some have in built alarms also. However, our Wick Heaters can pose a risk of burning as they are hot to the touch.
The Inverter heater is our safest option as it has a cool casing, a child-lock and a carbon monoxide alarm too.
We do not recommend using a heater in an unvented area. Carbon Monoxide is created in minuscule amounts by these heaters as they burn fuel. This generally isn’t an issue for large, able-bodied people – and especially if the room is vented. However, for very young children, it is not recommended that fuel-burning heaters of any sort are used in their room – and again, especially if this room is unvented.
If you have used the wrong fuel in your heater, it is not returnable. C1 Grade Paraffin is the only acceptable oil for all our heaters. We strongly recommend that you use Tozane.
As stated on our Fuel Products Page, and on our Fuel Instructions guide, problems resulting from using the wrong fuel are not covered by our guarantee. We also outline what types of fuel can be used in these heaters in these guides, as well as our blog post on fuels.
You cannot use kerosene in this heater.
Paraffin is a distilled version on Kerosene. It’s had the impurities and plastics taken out, meaning that it’s made for indoor use and considerably easier on the lungs. It produces no ‘soot’ unlike it’s Kerosene counterparts, so you won’t notice any ‘blackening’ or Tar build up on your paraffin heater. These build-ups can also lead to problems with the Heater turning on or off. So, you can see why we only supply Tozane Fuel.
Kerosene is not safe to breathe in and it will damage your heater also.
So while there are cheaper oils and fuels available for Oil Heaters in Ireland, none are as safe for human inhalation or lifespan of the heater than Tozane.
If you have put oil into the paraffin heater and then change your mind about it, it is not returnable. Opened heaters which are not faulty are non-returnable.
The Cooling-off period does not apply in this instance. This is in line with CCPC guidelines that states there is an exception to the cooling-off period for “items that have been unsealed or which cannot be returned for hygiene reasons, for example, underwear, cosmetics, earrings”
Wick Usage
The first time you use a wick, let it absorb liquid combustible fuel for mobile heater for up to 5 hours.
Only use liquid combustible fuel for mobile heater with the aromatics removed, with a flashpoint above 61° and free from any impurities, in order to ensure that your wick lasts for a long time.
If you find that the wick is abnormally hard, if it is blocked or if it is burning abnormally, have it replaced by a qualified specialist, for example, the supplier of your heater.
Note: As the wick and replacement of the wick are not covered by the guarantee, follow the instructions for use, in order to obtain optimal performance from your wick.
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