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 This is the best August 30, 2008
T. Waggoner (WA)
114 out of 117 found this review helpful
My house is heated by a propane fireplace. With the cost of propane rising dramatically, I bought three of these heaters last year and used them all winter. I heated my full 1200 square foot living area with those three heaters at an approximate cost of $1 per day. I can't recommend these highly enough. And if you have children or pets, they are very safe--they do get hot, but not hot enough to burn you. Plus, they are totally quiet.
I have recommended these heaters to friends and neighbors.
Very nice for secondary zone heating November 3, 2008
DevLaur (Wisconsin)
73 out of 74 found this review helpful
As we try to turn back the temps at night, so we dont heat a 2,000 sq ft house, while we sleep under the covers...I have 2 kids which dont always stay under the covers!
So I used the typical space heaters for a while, ugly as the are, and at 750 or 1500 watts, they kept the room temps up just fine.
Along comes this wall unit, at 400 watts. It attaches to the wall, can be painted to match the room, plugs into any outlet, and one can heat a small room by itself.
While I do not recommend these for primary heating, because they take too long to warm up, I HIGHLY recommend them for seconardy zone heating for bedrooms.
Connecting two of more per room, and you probably could use them for primary heating and *could* take the place of base board heaters. But 2 or 3 panels would take up a lot of space and not look good, thus I do not recommend replacing baseboard heaters with these panels.
These are on simple switches out of the box, there is no thermostat. I have found the Lux WIN100 Smart Temp Fully Programmable Thermostat to be the ultimate solution. Set the times you want the heater on and off, set the temps you want, plug it in, then plug in the heater...and your done for the season.
compact, stable , and toasty October 13, 2008
B. Gardner (Seattle, Wa USA)
57 out of 59 found this review helpful
In a word...Hooray. Low energy consumption (400 watts), no tipping over, easy to install, nice toasty heat, this heater has many benefits. My home is heated by a centrally located fireplace (so I'm already a fan of radiant heat) and I use this heater to keep a bedroom warm. Installed this about 1 week ago and so far so good. As promised on the packaging, it really does only take 10 minutes to install.
The only downside is that the panel itself does get reasonably hot, it's true that it's safe enough that you can touch it and not get burnt, but you won't want too do that. I was going to install in a kids room, but had second thoughts after giving it a test run. Also it would have been great for the manufacturer to include information re: direct wire installation or use of a thermostat. ..but these are really minor points compared to having a great heat source that is safely out of the way, mounted to the wall, and efficient.
The economic is tough, and you wont have to break your wallet to heat up your bedroom October 17, 2008
L. Yung (Woodside, NY United States)
27 out of 31 found this review helpful
Like many I have a whole house force air system and it is never balance right. Adding one of these really take the edge off the cold room. I have it for a week so far, it is so awesome. I highly recommend a purchase of digital thermostat switch along with it too. I also measured the electrical consumption using killawatt device... not bad at all, it really use less than 400watt of power... So I figures 8 to 10 hours a day, it will translates 5kw per day and in NYC, the per kw cost of electricity in winter time is about 10c... so.. about 50c top every day to heat up a room...it is not bad at all.
Performed much better then expected! February 2, 2009
Coffee Lover (Michigan)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I researched a lot of supplemental type of heaters before deciding on this one. Delivery was prompt, installation simple. I installed this in my family room which is on the walk-in level of my home in Michigan. No matter what I turn my natural gas heater up to, the lower level where this room is located is always a bit cold especially the floor area. After a couple of hours, I thought.. hmmm... I don't think this is going to make much difference. My downstairs was still about 4-6 degree cooler then the upstairs. Decided to leave it on overnight, checked the next morning and the warmth as soon as I hit the downstairs said it all.. I was quite suprised and very impressed! I was able to turn the upstairs thermostat down a few degrees and the downstairs continues to maintain about the same temp as upstairs. The money I will save from turning down the main thermostat will more then make up for any incresase in electricity from the eco-heater.
If you are trying to heat a room with no supplemental heat source, i.e, natural gas furnace, don't bother. If you have a cooler room and tired of cranking up the heat to keep it warm you need this!
Remember, this does not have a fan, but the natural flow of cold/warm air replacement makes this heater feel as if there is a fan circulating the heat. You gotta try it to believe it! And, with a cost near $100 to purchase, you can't lose.
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