Roma TV Unit With Heater: 150cm wide, and what to ask about the heater

The Roma TV Unit With Heater is listed at 150 x 44 x 56cm. The figures carry no labels, so everything below reads them as 150cm wide, 44cm deep and 56cm high; ask us to confirm which is which if one of them is critical. The product name tells you it carries a heater; the written description does not go beyond the size. Both of those facts shape this post, and we would rather be straight with you about the second one.

The widest of the three

At 150cm it is 30cm wider than the Roma TV Unit 120cm and 50cm wider than the Roma Corner TV Unit, while the depth and height are within a couple of centimetres of both. So the question is almost entirely about your wall.

A 150cm piece needs a run of clear wall with something to spare at each end, or it reads as though it has been wedged in. If the wall has a radiator, a door that opens towards it or a chimney breast at one end, measure the clear span between those obstructions rather than the wall itself.

The heater: what the listing does not say

There is no output figure, no electrical rating, no description of the controls, no statement of whether it is thermostatic, and nothing about the clearances it wants around it. We are not going to invent any of that. If the heater is part of why you want this piece, ring us before you order and ask for the heater specification, the plug or fitting arrangement and any instructions supplied with it. That is a short conversation and a much better basis for the decision than a sentence we made up.

It also affects where the unit goes. Anything with a heater in it has a view about what sits near it and how the air moves around it, so the manufacturer's own guidance is the one to follow rather than general advice from a blog post.

Planning the wall, the socket and the screen

Three measurements to take before you buy:

1. The clear span. At least 150cm, and note what is at each end of it.
2. The socket. A heater and a television both want power. Count the sockets on that wall and work out what runs where, remembering the unit will stand about 44cm out from it.
3. Your screen's feet. Measure the outside-to-outside span of the feet, or the base plate of a central pedestal, and check it against a 150cm top. The extra width is the reason to look at this one rather than the narrower two, but that span against 150cm is the only figure that settles it.

On height, the top is 56cm. Add your screen's own stand to that figure and the middle of the picture should land near your seated eye level, which on most sofas is somewhere around 100cm to 110cm from the floor.

What else to check, and what it goes with

No finish, colour, weight, drawer or shelf detail is given. The photographs on the Roma TV Unit With Heater page show the front more clearly than the text does, and we can confirm the rest. For the middle of the room the Roma Coffee Table (KD) at 100 x 60 x 47cm is the matching piece from the same range, with the full line under Mirrored Furniture. Delivery is free within 50 miles of our Glasgow store and £50 beyond.