8 heaters to help winter-proof your baby’s nursery
Baby, it’s warm inside…
With temperatures continuing to drop as the days go by, making sure your baby stays warm has never been more important.
For parents of young children, buying a safe and efficient heater for their nursery is a good way to ensure they stay cosy and snuggly at all times.
We know there are tonnes of models and types of heaters on the market, so we’ve picked a bunch of our favourites, taking into account factors such as safety, noise levels, ease of use, warmth levels and more.
Here’s what you need to know…
2024’s top heaters for the nursery
- Dyson Hot Cool Purifying Fan Heater, $999, Myer (here’s why)
- Goldair Select 11 Fin Oil Column Heater $99, Big W (here’s why)
- Rinnai Avenger 25 Convection Heater, $1899, Bing Lee (here’s why)
The best heaters to warm up your nursery
1. Dyson Hot Cool Purifying Fan Heater
from $999 at Myer
Best for use in winter and summer
This multi-tasking hero is more than just a heater. It can also cool the air, while purifying it from nasties like dust and allergens, making it a strong choice for a child’s nursery.
It has a tonne of super cool features and is controlled via the Dyson Link app for added convenience.
Key features:
- Purifies the whole room
- Heats and cools
- Remote controlled
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2. Goldair Select 11 Fin Oil Column Heater
from $99 at Big W
Best budget friendly heater
Simple but effective, this 2400W heater is sure to keep bub cosy and warm, even in the thick of winter.
It features three heat settings and an adjustable timer to regulate your room’s temperature, allowing you to set and forget so your little one’s room is warm and toasty when you need it to be.
Key features:
- Adjustable thermostat
- Safety tilt switch
- Overheat protection
Available at:
- $118 from Harvey Norman
- $99 from Big W
3. Rinnai Avenger 25 Convector Heater
from $1899 at Bing Lee
Best for larger nursery rooms
As sleek as it is powerful, the Avenger 25 convector lets you escape the winter chill, and with its five-year peaace of mind warranty, you know you can rely on it for the long haul.
Dual programmable timers allow you to set the temperatures that suit your little one’s morning and evening routines, so you can enjoy the convenience of fully automatic operation when you need it most.
Key features:
- Dual programmable timers
- Remote control
- Low emissions technology
- Suits larger spaces
Available at:
- $1899 from Bing Lee
- $1799 from Appliances Online
4. Goldair Smart Wifi Ceramic 2400W Tower Heater
from $219 at Myer
Best for effective portable heat
Smart by design and technology, this wifi-enabled heater can be fully controlled using the Goldair app, via voice control, or by remote control.
With fast heat-up and an oscillation function, medium to large rooms will be warm in no time.
Key features:
- Goldair app from your phone
- Alexa or Google Home operated
- 2 heat settings
- Adjustable thermostat
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5. Heller Free-Standing Portable Convection Heater
from 136.80 from Big W
Best for weekly and 24-hour timers
This portable heater for your nursery is equipped with wifi, so you you can control it from whenever, wherever.
It features three heat settings, an LCD display, a timer, overheat protection and more.
Key features:
- Wifi enabled
- 3 heat settings
- 24 hour and weekly timers
- Overheat protection
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6. Omega Altise Brigadier Natural Gas Heater
from $1199 from Bing Lee
Best gas heater for nursery room
With such a long history of product reliability in the market, you can’t go wrong with an Omega Altise Brigadier.
This gas heater is portable, has various safety features and is powerful! In fact, it’s so good that it can heat large open plan areas, all the way up to 90m2.
Key features:
- Oxygen depletion sensor
- Powerful heating
- Safety tip over switch
- Flame failture shut pff
Available at:
- $1199 from Bing Lee
7. EWT 1.5kW Cocoon Oil Column Heater
from $109 from The Good Guys
Best for inexpensive heat in smaller rooms
Warm up your space ergonomically with EWT’s low-noise column heater.
It has three heat settings, 1500 watts of power, an adjustable thermostat, a safety switch and more.
Key features:
- 3 heat settings
- Adjustable thermostat
- Tip over safety switch
- Overheat protection
- Wheels for portability
Available at:
- $109 from The Good Guys
8. Delonghi Dragon 4 Oil Column 2400W Heater
from $295.20 (usually $369) from Myer
Best for smaller nurseries
This heater delivers radiant heating, allowing you to produce waves of fast heat cost-effectively and noiselessly, with no moving parts.
The electric powered 2400W heating element and portable design ensure you can create warmth in any room.
Key features:
- 3 heat settings
- Manual control panel
- 24-hour timer
- Thermal cut-off safety
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How to choose a heater for your baby’s nursery
Room size
Consider the area you need to heat and factor in what else you can do to help keep the nursery warmer, for example, draft excluders. More powerful heaters will push out heat to the further reaches of the room, and that power usually costs more money.
Location, location
How long will you use the heater for? If you’re in one of the colder states or territories, you might want to invest in a durable heater that’s going to not only heat your child’s room well but that’s also going to last for a good few years.
Portable or set in place
Think about if you’ll want to move your heater from room to room, or to different areas within a larger nursery. For bigger spaces, you might want to choose a more powerful heater that you don’t need to move around.
Timers and wifi
Timers are super helpful for busy parents as you can set and forget this one job so your child’s room is cosy and warm when they’re ready to settled in to bed, as well making the room comfortable to get ready in, in the morning. Wifi access from a remote control or app on your phone is a no brainer for many families.
Safety first
Many heaters – and all of them in our list – have safety features as standard, which may include a tilt switch in case the get nudged or knocked, over-heating protection and more.
