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 Heats just as well as a $75 heater. October 23, 2008
A. Rodgers (Syracuse, NY)
16 out of 17 found this review helpful
Living in the snow belt of NY state and using space heaters as the main source of heat in my home for the last few winters, I know a thing or two about them. I haven't been able to afford a heating oil delivery, so naturally, I turned to electric heat.
My first heater purchase was a highly rated $75 radiant heater which was alright, except it was pretty darn big, and the heat it provided seemed so-so for the price I paid. The next one was a $50 bionaire heater which was still rather large and so-so for the price I paid.
Being on a budget, my next two heaters were this particular one. I love how small they are, and it can get downright HOT, even on the coldest nights if you don't have it on medium/low. I had them running almost on a constant basis for 6 months, 2 years running, and this is the third year and have had no issues with them quitting on me. I did go and buy them from a physical store, so maybe bad handling was the case with others who had a problem with it.
Anyway, on the subject of electric bills, mine were pretty high. A winter of electric bills was pretty much equivalent to a winters worth of heating oil, but at least I didn't have to pay that in a lump sum, up front.
GREAT FOR PRICE October 7, 2009
S. Onderko (central valley,Ca)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I bought this heater 2 years ago. For my laundry room to keep my dog and her 10 puppies warm through the cold winter. Warmed the room within 10 mins and if kept on high it was too DARN HOT! Best thing about this heater if the pups ever knoked it over it shut off. After two years of having this heater it hasn't failed me yet. And it has been thrown knocked over and stomped on by my dogs. Very Harty heater does a great job! Of and my laundry room has a dog door and windows all around so not very insulated. I would run it 6 hours a day every day and didn't even see a change in the pge bill
I love it! November 15, 2008
K. Winfrey (Kansas City, MO)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I have only had this a few days but I love it so far. It is very compact and has a strong fan, with a nice "gust" of warm air. I have a room that gets really cold in the winter. I have set it on low/medium because it got too hot in the room when I put it on a higher setting. I have it on all night and the outside of the fan never gets hot. There is one small spot where I can feel that it is slightly warm. It turns off after about 10 seconds when it tips over. It is like a typical heater in a house where it gets the room to a certain temperature (based on the setting you choose) and it will turn on and off to maintain that temperature. It is slightly loud but not bothersome. It does scare my cats though. It is a good deal for how cheap it was.
A Great Little Heater March 1, 2008
Irene Evans (West Virgina)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I own this Heater & I highly recommened it, I use it in my bathroom & it is very warm & yet it is a quite heater & I like the shut off safty feature... I accidently tipped it over & it shut off very fast & did not come on again until I reset it.... if you're looking for a small, but warm heater....THIS IS THE ONE!!!!!
Simple As The Come......Best Of The Economy Lot November 14, 2009
Ambergris (New England.....USA)
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
I have a very small, 5x8 bathroom in the basement that gets quite chilly during the colder months. Most heaters are simply a little too much for such a tiny space. The problem with the small space heater line is that most of them are simply cheap. They get really hot for their size and unfortunately seem to burn out rather prematurely compared to beefier models. This little Holmes unit I bought locally is as good as they come quality wise for the money. There was one other unit I saw a little cheaper at the same store. However it was a low, flat model that was designed more as a shelf unit. That model had the control knob on the side which was a pain to get at and operate unless you held the unit still with the other hand. This Holmes model stands upright and has its controls conveniently at the top, where they belong in my opinion. It has two levels of heat and a fan only option. Although just about all of these small models have a high and low setting for heat, the higher one usually being 1500 watts, I neither recommend buying one that carries just the high setting alone, nor do I consider it necessary or economical running any of these small heaters on the high setting for any length of time. They are all capable and safe to operate at that wattage, but the heaters get very hot at that setting, and running it almost exclusively on high is what tends to burn them out prematurely in my opinion. I would suggest anyone buying one of these economy units to run them on the lower settings as much as possible. They may need a little more time to provide the same level of comfort you desire, but they will not get so hot to handle that you cannot pick it up or get that close to it. And it will end up lasting you years longer than running it full throttle. Mine is going on three years old now and still looks and operates like new.
In short, their are only a couple of models in this line that are slightly cheaper than this unit. Both are made by companies that I have never seen in stores. That is not a condemnation, simply an observation. Holmes heaters are available everywhere, and are probably the oldest company around in the field of small space heaters. I recommend this model for your small heating needs. I think its convenient to operate, safe and durable, and the very best of the economy line of space heaters...
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