After the first strong days of winter, the vast majority of users will have considered buy a radiator for your homeand choosing one can be a very complicated decision if factors such as size, power, consumption and even design.

Fortunately, at MundoXiaomi we want you to make that decision much easier, and we are going to talk to you about one of the best options to heat your house these cold months. The Xiaomi Mi Smart Space Heater S is currently one of the best value for money options, and we have measured your consumption to see if it’s really worth it.

This is how the Xiaomi radiator works

This radiator is really a heat convector: some resistors placed inside the device heat the air, which exits both from the front (in front of you) and from the top (upwards) and this is one of the main and most important details.

Thanks to this design with two outputs, we are not only heating the living room or the room, but also We can also get closer to warm our feet or hands. Also, that little metal bar it is not to transport it (although it does not weigh much), but to put small clothes or towels. A hoot from Xiaomi.

Although we can control the radiator from one of the sides, where there is touch buttons for temperature, timer and two power modeswe can also do it from the Mi Home app, where we will get the most out of it with widgets, constant temperature, schedule power on and offetc.

This is the actual consumption of the Mi Smart Space Heater S

With all these fantastic little details in the design, it’s time to move on to the operation. The 2,200 W of power that this Xiaomi radiator has do not go unnoticed once we turn it on: heats up incredibly fast. In fact, in a small room we went from 12 degrees to 21 in less than half an hour.

Of course, we have also made measurements with a smart plug to see first-hand how much electricity does the Xiaomi Mi Smart Space Heater S consumeespecially in its first minutes of use, which is when the heater requires the most power.

In the first half hour operating temperature reached the desired temperature (23C), although it started with a ambient temperature of 12C. We recorded an electricity consumption of just over 1.57 kWh in a total of one hour of use.

To know the cost, we simply have to multiply this figure by the price at which we pay the kWh, in our case 0.35 euros (final price). After running for a whole hour, Xiaomi’s radiator has spent less than half a euroand that our kWh price is much higher than what is usually had, which around 16-20 euro cents.

Making a more precise observation, we can see how the Xiaomi Mi Smart Space Heater S automatically changes its power modes when it reaches the temperature we ask for. Of approximately 2,100 W, go down to 900 W to not consume so much once it reaches the desired temperature.

For just over 100 euros, which is what the Xiaomi Mi Smart Heater S costs, we have very efficient energy management and fairly moderate consumption, especially taking into account the speed at which it heats the rooms. Now, you can make a better decision If you were thinking of buying a heat convection radiator.