Showing posts with label monitor heaters. Show all posts
Showing posts with label monitor heaters. Show all posts
Thursday, December 11, 2014
Reviews of Mr. Heater F273707 5-Feet Propane Hose Assembly with 1/4-InchMale
I like finding a producut that works like it is supposed to, is built well, durable, and is simple in it's use. I use it to connect my propane stove to the Mr Heater tank tree. I also have the 12' version to connect my Mr Heater catalytic heater a safe distance away. You can use the bulk tank to run any accessory with the standard one pound disposable tank threads for amazing amounts of time and saved money.
Thursday, November 27, 2014
Review of Infrared Portable Heater w/ Wood Trim (Black)
Okay granted I've had it for a day but still :) So far it really blows out heat, however the fan is super quiet especially for the amount of heat and air it puts out. I bought it on a trailer sale at a Tractor Supply Co for 350 with a 5 year warranty that also covers lifetime bulb replacement. According to the salesman when asked how does Comfort furnace compare to Edenpure he says CF produced the Edenpures until they had a disagreement over the bulbs comfort furnace uses. CF updated their bulbs to have a cool looking steel disbursal wrapped around the bulb whereas Edenpure basically has a regular lookin infrared bulb. It heated my drafty 1974 11x32 ft trailer pretty well by itself. Inside temp was about 67 outside about 30ish. I had previously bought a Lasko Cyclone heater from WalMart cos people said itd heat that small of space pretty well. Nope.I'd recommend the comfort furnaces over the other brands because It does what it says does. My grams and great aunt have edenpures and like them well enough but i like having the uv light on mine for germ control. My uncle had bought an Iheater and apparently it jacks up your electric bill pretty well. No complaints on edenpures. Lady at walmart had a comfort furnace in her garage and says it worked great and her husband didn't notice a hike on electricity. My BF's mom has a Suncloud and they both like it and also no complaints on electricity.
The most our electric bill has gone up for a month is $35.
Very glad we bought it.
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I just read the first review. I purchased this furnace, but in the oak case. I also purchased it from Tractor Supply Company (TSC). We noticed that the outlet this was plugged into had burn marks on it. We then looked at the cord. The plug was singed and the cord was melting. I called customer service. They don't honor their warranty too well. All they would do was replace the cord, not the actually furnace, but I had to pay for shipping. They were not too concerned about the fire risk. Tractor Supply took the unit back, refunded our money and even gave us a new outlet. This is not their product, but they were more concerned about happened and provided excellent customer service. I can't say anything good about the manufacturer.Best Deals on Infrared Portable Heater w/ Wood Trim (Black)
I purchased this as a present to myself to help lower my winter heating bill. I rely less on my gas heater and more on this to assist with warming my large living area. so farlove itHonest reviews on Infrared Portable Heater w/ Wood Trim (Black)
We bought this model in Sept. of 2011 and love it. We use it to heat the back of our house and/or to take the chill off the living room and kitchen in the fall and spring.The most our electric bill has gone up for a month is $35.
Very glad we bought it.
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This heater was working great and I liked it. Then>>>>>>>> smelled wire and rubber burning and found the plug melted into wall unit and sparks and flames were coming out. Good thing I had a fire extinguisher or my house would have burned down. Not a cheap one as we paid around 300.00 for it from Farm Supply place. Be careful everyone.
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Best Kerosene Heater Wick (aw-22) Deals
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Product properly fit, however, I had to disassemble unit several times to get the proper height adjustment. Directions were helpful and clear, it's just a difficult task and may take several attempts to get right adjustment.
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Item arrived on time, in good condition , Most of all it's fits, As always shipping to much,and what this if you buy to items your asking handle fee for both Items, this is some kind of scheme most of the merchant are pulling.
Tuesday, August 5, 2014
Discount Vornado Whole room Heater
After trying NUMEROUS space and room heaters, I will ONLY buy Vornado heaters from now on. The first month of the first year I had my new sunroom, I warmed it with the installed Sears air cond/heater and had AN ELECTRIC BILL OF OVER $600!!!! (Usual bill had been $200 in winter.) The second month brought a bill of almost $400. I tried them all; VORTEX IS THE BEST (back to under $200). Even with electric rates going up and up, my VORTEX Heater heats ANY ROOM to a toasty temp, quickly and safely and INEXPENSIVELY. It is SO well made and efficient; I am SO IMPRESSED. I'm planning to buy two more for specific rooms in my house that seem hard to heat so I don't have to keep moving my Vortex around. I look for bargains and try to only pay $100 for each heater; bought mine off of Amazon. Hope my experience will help someone else.
I have oil heat at home which is expensive to say the least. By using 2 of these little buggers I havent had a winter day in which my apartment drops below 70 degrees. (NO OIL CONSUMED)
Draws off a relatively low amount of energy running these 2 units at full time I only saw a $20/mo increase in my electric bill, PLUS a 5 year warranty!
Constumer service for these units is great as well, I had an issue with one, sent them an email with the product info in it and they mailed me a pre-paid UPS return label.
Each one of these units can raise the temp of a room/apartment by 5-10 degrees.
ADVISE: Once you reach your desired temp in your area, adjust the temp gauge on the heater/fan to what that temperature actually is. This will reduce the strain on the unit and increase the unit life.
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These heaters have a propensity to fail after a year. they never get "really hot", no glowing, wasteful 1500 watt machine... so why do the over heat sensors fail: I've had 4 fail like this. The company wants more to fix them than the purchase price. I like the idea... but inferior parts and 100% of 4 units so far (at removed the overheat sensors and they work fine... but I'd rather them work as they're supposed to).Best Deals on Vornado Whole room Heater
This product is the bomb.I have oil heat at home which is expensive to say the least. By using 2 of these little buggers I havent had a winter day in which my apartment drops below 70 degrees. (NO OIL CONSUMED)
Draws off a relatively low amount of energy running these 2 units at full time I only saw a $20/mo increase in my electric bill, PLUS a 5 year warranty!
Constumer service for these units is great as well, I had an issue with one, sent them an email with the product info in it and they mailed me a pre-paid UPS return label.
Each one of these units can raise the temp of a room/apartment by 5-10 degrees.
ADVISE: Once you reach your desired temp in your area, adjust the temp gauge on the heater/fan to what that temperature actually is. This will reduce the strain on the unit and increase the unit life.
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Wow what a waste of money. Bought this for our travel trailer (24 ft). Thought it would heat it better than the little ceramic heater we normally used. We hunt in Idaho and Colorado and don't want to use the propane all the time. Soon as we get home I am going to try and return it. We bought it a couple of weeks before our trip and it was too hot at home to test it out. I we don't get good results I will add to this report. Does anyone know of a good small space heater that will serve our purpose?
Monday, July 21, 2014
Discount Black & Decker DCM2500B SmartBrew Coffeemaker
Because we're serious about our coffee, we sold our old $100+ Cuisinart coffeemaker to be replaced with this much better designed and much easier to use coffee maker.
A motel room we stayed at had this model coffee maker. We used it twice a day for 10 days. The coffee was delicious and we found no minuses at all, so I bought one. We've been using it daily now for about three months.
The carafe is made of heavy duty glass and doesn't drip at all. The hole to pour water into is large and easy to get to. There are convenient and accurate water level windows on both sides of the unit. The controls are convenient, easy to understand, and easy to use. The basket is easily removed for cleaning, easy to position, and uses standard flat bottomed filters. The time and function displays are large and bright. All of these are comparative problem areas in the Cuisinart.
Programming works perfectly and is so simple to use we didn't need the manual. To set the time of day press the "Hours" button until it reaches the current hour and then the "Minutes" button. To set the "Auto on" time, press the "Program" button, and then set the start time the same way. Press the "Program" button again to go back to time of day. For auto start, press the "Auto on" button, which lights up. That's it.
In addition, the water enters the drip chamber in a shower rather than a stream, resulting in consistently smooth and uniform tasting coffee. I can't comment on the warming plate because we put what we don't drink immediately into a Thermos for all day use. The warming plate shuts itself off after two hours if you forget.
The negative reviews are a puzzle to me. We found none of the problems mentioned.
This is an addendum in mid Nov, 2007. The coffeemaker still makes perfect coffee and everything works like new. The only negative I'd add is that the warming plate is quite rusty, probably because I put a pot of tap water on it at night to have chlorine free water in the morning. Often the pot is damp. When we need to replace this coffeemaker, I'll paint the new warming plate with bar-b-cue paint before the first use, for rust protection.
This is an update, dated 11/20/07. The coffeemaker still works perfectly and still looks good. I sanded the rust off of the base plate, painted it with bar-b-cue paint, and as expected there is no more rust problem. I don't think the rust would occur for most people. I caused it by putting a wet pot on the plate overnight seven days a week.
This is my third Black & Decker (more on that later) and continues to benefit from design upgrades and improvements. I found this dripper to be the top of the line inexpensive coffeemaker. Mine came with the resusable filter, but I find that using the disposable filters (for me) makes a slightly stronger and better coffee.
The program feature was a little counter-intuitive for me, but only took 30 seconds once informed to master. Wake up to my coffeemaker's aroma. Warning: The first time I tried to make coffee, the carafe didn't push the sticking, new drip basket arm in and I had a little overflow. Apparently, it was because the machine was new and it now works flawlessly. But you might want to make sure it drips properly the first time or two you use it.
I mentioned earlier that this is my third machine from this family. It's not Black & Decker's fault that I live in an area with extremely hard, unprocessed well water. All water processing appliances (like my water heater) get clogged up with time, even with proper maintenance. These machines have lasted better than the old, bottom line machines I started out with, and longer than a more expensive one I bought.
If you are looking for a coffee maker that just makes coffee and does it rapidly and without any complicated instructions that must be followed (who can follow complicated instructions before their first cup of coffee, either?) then this would be a good choice. If you want to film a movie with your coffee maker, this is not the coffee maker for you.
Timer, decent coffee (once you get the balance, keeps coffee hot, Pour and serve and reliable. The Bad: Steam leaks onto the burner which has rusted, takes more coffee than others on the market, overflows if you grind your coffee too fine or if basket is not aligned correctly. Overall we are happy with the coffee maker and it is still serving us well.
The automatic setting is really fantastic as you can set the maker to make coffee whenever you need it to. You don't have to use this feature and if you want to, you can make coffee in the pot even if you have it set on the automatic feature and the automatic settings won't be disturbed.
The coffee stays hot in the pot for a long time and doesn't get any of the overdone or burnt flavor that I've experienced with some other makers.
I haven't had a single problem with drips from the pot and think that it does a really fine job when you pour. I don't know what some people's problem is with this feature. I think maybe it says more about the sloppiness of those pouring than the design of the coffeemaker!
I can't say I've used the interrupt feature because this machine doesn't take long at all to brew a pot and I have not needed to interrupt it in order to grab a quick cup.
I honestly don't know what the negative reviewers were expecting. This is a fine machine that does the job and is a great value for all of its features. It also looks great in the black model and fits very nicely in my stainless kitchen.
I highly recommend this coffeemaker! I am so glad I ignored the negative reviews because this machine works great and was a bargain.
A motel room we stayed at had this model coffee maker. We used it twice a day for 10 days. The coffee was delicious and we found no minuses at all, so I bought one. We've been using it daily now for about three months.
The carafe is made of heavy duty glass and doesn't drip at all. The hole to pour water into is large and easy to get to. There are convenient and accurate water level windows on both sides of the unit. The controls are convenient, easy to understand, and easy to use. The basket is easily removed for cleaning, easy to position, and uses standard flat bottomed filters. The time and function displays are large and bright. All of these are comparative problem areas in the Cuisinart.
Programming works perfectly and is so simple to use we didn't need the manual. To set the time of day press the "Hours" button until it reaches the current hour and then the "Minutes" button. To set the "Auto on" time, press the "Program" button, and then set the start time the same way. Press the "Program" button again to go back to time of day. For auto start, press the "Auto on" button, which lights up. That's it.
In addition, the water enters the drip chamber in a shower rather than a stream, resulting in consistently smooth and uniform tasting coffee. I can't comment on the warming plate because we put what we don't drink immediately into a Thermos for all day use. The warming plate shuts itself off after two hours if you forget.
The negative reviews are a puzzle to me. We found none of the problems mentioned.
This is an addendum in mid Nov, 2007. The coffeemaker still makes perfect coffee and everything works like new. The only negative I'd add is that the warming plate is quite rusty, probably because I put a pot of tap water on it at night to have chlorine free water in the morning. Often the pot is damp. When we need to replace this coffeemaker, I'll paint the new warming plate with bar-b-cue paint before the first use, for rust protection.
This is an update, dated 11/20/07. The coffeemaker still works perfectly and still looks good. I sanded the rust off of the base plate, painted it with bar-b-cue paint, and as expected there is no more rust problem. I don't think the rust would occur for most people. I caused it by putting a wet pot on the plate overnight seven days a week.
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I drink lots of coffee in lots of places. I've had the terrible plasticky coffee from the $10 drippers and very fine pressed coffee from the shops.This is my third Black & Decker (more on that later) and continues to benefit from design upgrades and improvements. I found this dripper to be the top of the line inexpensive coffeemaker. Mine came with the resusable filter, but I find that using the disposable filters (for me) makes a slightly stronger and better coffee.
The program feature was a little counter-intuitive for me, but only took 30 seconds once informed to master. Wake up to my coffeemaker's aroma. Warning: The first time I tried to make coffee, the carafe didn't push the sticking, new drip basket arm in and I had a little overflow. Apparently, it was because the machine was new and it now works flawlessly. But you might want to make sure it drips properly the first time or two you use it.
I mentioned earlier that this is my third machine from this family. It's not Black & Decker's fault that I live in an area with extremely hard, unprocessed well water. All water processing appliances (like my water heater) get clogged up with time, even with proper maintenance. These machines have lasted better than the old, bottom line machines I started out with, and longer than a more expensive one I bought.
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Since the trend seems to be the production and purchase of items that make phone calls, play mp3s, serve as calulators, take pictures, play movies and change the cat litter box, this coffeemaker may not impress some people. It just makes coffee. It uses normal coffee filters (the flat bottom type), brews the coffee and turns off the warming plate after two hours. It does not do anything else. I, personally LIKE that. After all, how many mp3 players does one need? What kind of tech-crazy person wants to make phone calls on their coffee maker? Who can talk before they have had their first cup of coffee in the first place?If you are looking for a coffee maker that just makes coffee and does it rapidly and without any complicated instructions that must be followed (who can follow complicated instructions before their first cup of coffee, either?) then this would be a good choice. If you want to film a movie with your coffee maker, this is not the coffee maker for you.
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We have used this maker daily for about three years. The Good:Timer, decent coffee (once you get the balance, keeps coffee hot, Pour and serve and reliable. The Bad: Steam leaks onto the burner which has rusted, takes more coffee than others on the market, overflows if you grind your coffee too fine or if basket is not aligned correctly. Overall we are happy with the coffee maker and it is still serving us well.
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I agree with the reviewers who have said "what is the fuss about?". This is a GREAT coffee maker. I have had no problems at all so far and having owned several different brands previously, I would say this one is the best I've owned for being so inexpensive.The automatic setting is really fantastic as you can set the maker to make coffee whenever you need it to. You don't have to use this feature and if you want to, you can make coffee in the pot even if you have it set on the automatic feature and the automatic settings won't be disturbed.
The coffee stays hot in the pot for a long time and doesn't get any of the overdone or burnt flavor that I've experienced with some other makers.
I haven't had a single problem with drips from the pot and think that it does a really fine job when you pour. I don't know what some people's problem is with this feature. I think maybe it says more about the sloppiness of those pouring than the design of the coffeemaker!
I can't say I've used the interrupt feature because this machine doesn't take long at all to brew a pot and I have not needed to interrupt it in order to grab a quick cup.
I honestly don't know what the negative reviewers were expecting. This is a fine machine that does the job and is a great value for all of its features. It also looks great in the black model and fits very nicely in my stainless kitchen.
I highly recommend this coffeemaker! I am so glad I ignored the negative reviews because this machine works great and was a bargain.
Friday, June 6, 2014
Cheap Optimus H-2210 Portable Fan Forced Radiant Heater with Thermostat
List Price: $38.99
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Provides a generous amount of heat. Also generates a loud high pitched whine from the fan. I am returning it
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This heater does a great job. I got this heater for when we go tent camping. It was about 35 degrees out the first night and we had to turn the heater back b/c it got too warm.Best Deals on Optimus H-2210 Portable Fan Forced Radiant Heater with Thermostat
I'm not going to say that I'm a "heater" expert but I got a pretty good idea how one is "supposed" to work. This heater sucks ***. I have an average size bedroom just barely knocks the chill off, makes noise, AND the worse of the worst...it cuts on and off for no appartent reason (I got 2 at 2 different places/times so I know its not necessarily defective).Another thing that you might find funny is that this looks "exactly" like the Lakewood heater I previously had...except that the name on it is different. I think somebody trying to run game. Bottom line keep searching (cause I am) & try your luck on another one because this one is some crap if you have an average size room and want one without the noise or cuts off all the god dangin time.
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This product heats very nicely and quickly but the heater is very loud and intermittant sounds accompany the endless noise....its almost unbearable.Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Optimus H-2210 Portable Fan Forced Radiant Heater with Thermostat
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a voluntarily recall for Optimus Portable Infrared Radiant Quartz Electric Space Heaters model numbers H-5210, produced in 2011 and H-5211, produced in 2012. The CPSC in Safety Recall Number 13-191 advises anyone having these heaters, "to stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product."You may find additional details about the recall in the CPSC bulletin at:
http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2013/Optimus-Recalls-Portable-Electric-Heaters/
The CPSC advises customers who have purchased the affected product "to immediately stop using the recalled heaters and contact Optimus toll-free at (888) 672-5832 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, or online at www.optimusent.com and click on "recall" for more information for more information." Sounds good, right?
I did both of those things but:
1. The Optimus site at the web address given had no "Recall" button on it, or anywhere else on the site I could find.
2. The phone company gave me a recording that the phone number was not operational.
Finally, a call to the CPSC let me know that "this company is being "difficult about the recall," but that the CPSC compliance officer is working on it.
I don't understand how this heater could now be offered for sale after being recalled.
Saturday, May 10, 2014
Review of BISSELL ProHeat Full Sized Carpet Cleaner, 25A3
List Price: $199.99
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I upgraded from an older Bissell Little Green Machine to this unit based primarily on my experience with Bissell products. The PROheat has a number of nice features that ultimately sold me on it and after using it for a few months now I'm fairly pleased with it. I particularly like that you can choose to either have the heat on or off. I've heard some people say that using the heat can break down your carpets more quickly and cause the stain to get worse as it picks up new dirt that is tracked in. I don't know if that's not the case, but since my old Bissell unit lacked heat but did a fine job, I pretty much use this minus the heat. Even with the heat off I'm stunned at how good a job this unit does. It's even cleaned stains that I gave up as a lost cause. Most astonishingly, I usually vacuum first before using the steamer and then vacuum again once it's dry. I've discovered I actually vacuum up MORE dirt after steam cleaning than I did before. Clearly this machine is knocking loose built up dirt which means cleaner and nicer appearing carpets than ever before. I also liked the wand attachment from my old Little Green machine, especially for upholstered pieces and hard to reach spots and this thankfully has that.
But there are some drawbacks and limitations. At least initially you will pick up a LOT of carpet fibers when you use the machine, which means FREQUENT cleaning of the rotating brushes and especially the multiple filters on the unit. In some instances I wound up using tweezers to get out fibers from the particularly small filter on the underside of the water tank. The one on top is easier to clean out, but particles trap almost everywhere on this machine. The water tank holds a pitifully small amount of water and/or cleaning solution which means frequent refills, and it slows down the whole cleaning process. The self contained tank is easy to empty, but if you think that will eliminate odors from dirty water guess again, it doesn't. The tank does seem to leak or the seals don't hold tight and so dirty water does collect in the well that the tank sits in, which ads to the nasty smells as well as adding yet another think you have to clean up. Another particularly annoying habit is the dirty water seeping out the front of the machine by the cleaning rollers when you turn off and store the machine. This is really disgusting and trust me, don't store it on carpet or even leave it sitting there for very long as it WILL leak! When in use loose fibers tend to gather on the underside of the machine around the brush rollers so you manually have to gather it up by hand, which slows down the cleaning process. Once you've cleaned your carpet a few times that problem (hopefully) should minimize, although it has yet to happen for me. As a result there's a considerable amount of maintenance you have to do to ensure your machine is operating under optimum conditions. Even so, it's hard to argue with the results. I would probably buy this same unit again, but would also read up on other models just in case they operate more easily. Perhaps I was used to the utter simplicity of the Little Green Machine and sometimes I wish I was still using it, sad to say.
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I just purchased a Bissell ProHeat today and am definitly pleased with my purchase. The carpet which was in rather poor shape has seen a clear improvement and IMHO a professional couldn't have done a better job. The cleaner itself was simple to assemble, straight-forward to load with cleaning solution (I like the combo-tank idea!), and very easy to use.One drawback was the limited size of the tank for holding cleaning solution, I found myself refilling it 4 times to do 3 rooms and a lazy-boy chair. Of course re-filling was at least easy to do and to be expected when buying the low-end model. Further, as with it seems all of these contraptions, the hand-held attachment would spray at far to wide an angle but thats not a unique problem to this one cleaner.
Overall, for the price, if you have a small house or apartment and are on a limited budget or just like to pinch a penny or two, I would surely recommend this Bissell.
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When my old Hoover SteamVac with Power Surge broke down, I really hesitated before buying the Bissell ProHeat. But when my local Target store only had the Bissell in stock, I figured what the heck if I test it out and it doesn't work well (as some of the reviews said) I will just clean it up, repack and return to Target.Well, the Bissell outperforms the Hoover in every way! Here are the comparisons:
1. tank size yes, Hoover is bigger but the Bissell is a much better design. The Hoover waste water tank is very hard to empty and clean without spilling at least some. The Bissell has a special pour spout.
2. Heat Bissell heats the water and this makes a big difference in terms of loosening and picking up dirt. Huge.
3. Bissell upholstery tool works much better.
4. Bissell is easy to disassemble and clean. The suction end comes off easily for rinsing; the waste tank and lid are super easy to clean as well.
There were some complaints about the machine jamming up or not sucking. Here is what I did:
1. I took my time and rinsed the guck out of the tank each time before refilling.
2. When the suction seemed to lessen, I stopped machine and cleaned out the hair and fuzz under the brush component. Worked fine after doing this.
3. At one point, the water did not seem to be getting suctioned up at all. I called Bissell and they walked me through to the issue: there is a red valve in the tank that will stop the airflow if the tank is too full. How does this occur? By overfilling in the first place. So don't top off the tank or if you see that the red valve has come up (you can hear it stop the suction) then empty some water out of the tank.
Overall, the design is really great I love the one tank for both clean and dirty water, the fact that the water gets nice and hot, the ease in cleaning the machine. In cleaning my living room, bedroom and hallways, I probably refilled tank about 8 times. Not too bad. Took an afternoon to do it and except for pulling the carpet fuzz out of the brush area, it was a clean and easy operation.
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I have been looking at carpet cleaners for a few months. Based on reviews, I wasn't too sure I could find a good product at a decent price, since I didn't want to break the bank. I found this item at Target, and based on my experience with Bissell vacuums, decided to give it a chance. It assembled pretty easily, and seems pretty solid. It did a very nice job on lifting dirt from an alabaster carpet and darker entry carpet, neither of which had been cleaned in nearly two years. I found the upholstery tool to work very well on higher traffic areas that didn't respond well to the pushing the machine over it. Overall, I am quite happy with this item.Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for BISSELL ProHeat Full Sized Carpet Cleaner, 25A3
As with some of the other favorable reviews, I loved my Bissell in the beginning. But, now I agree with the unfavorable reviews of awful and leacky. My opinion soon changed as soon as the warranty was up. The belt continued to slip, and I couldn't even get one room cleaned. I spent hours on the phone with Bissell Customer Service, taking the cleaner apart fixing the belt, checking other parts, etc. And just recently, the motor pulley broke. Bissell referred me to the only Bissell repair shop in my area (20 miles away...pretty bad for the second largest city in Maryland not to have anything closer). When I called them, they said it would cost approximately $80 to repair...not worth it since the cleaner was only around $150. So, for $150, expect to get maybe a year's worth of good service from the cleaner (if you're lucky).
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
RugbuddyTM 165w Under Rug Space Heater, 3' X 5' Reviews
Bought the rugbuddy to warm the oriental carpet in my attic office. We have a 100 year old house with cold wood floors, and thought this would be just the trick.
After getting the rugbuddy set up under my carpet and turning it on, I was surprised how long it took to warm the carpet and floors at least 4 hours. But this is probably a function of how much cold floor it has to warm. After leaving it on for a full day, my workspace was warm and toasty, and even my shoes would get warm while I work. I guess that's pretty good for 165 watts of heating.
I would love it if Rugbuddy sold a carpet pad to go under the heating pad, ideally with foil facing this would definitely help it to warm faster and send more heat upward.
All in all, a very good purchase.
Long version: Once I had the funds -this thing ain't cheap -I bought this size RugBuddy, and the recommended KlimaGrip rug pad and PlugBuddy thermostat directly from Speedheat. Once received on a warmish winter day, I laid the thing out and plugged it in. An hour later, I could feel slight heat if I pressed my hand down on the RB. About the same heat as an electric blanket on its very lowest setting, much less heat than a heated car seat. At about an inch above, barely any heat could be felt. I figured it was defective and called the company's support line. After I briefly explained the problem, customer support guy asked if I could feel any heat at all. Yes, I answered, but not much. Then he began to tell me how I needed to understand that this product only uses 165W so it won't be as powerful as other heaters. The spiel was delivered as if he said it dozens of times a day to similarly disappointed customers. I figured at that point, this product was a dud. Customer support guy said that the RB works better if actually placed under a rug and above the rug pad. Okay, I'll try it. But it made no real difference. Before I returned it, I wanted to measure the temperature using the thermometer on the PlugBuddy thermostat (which by the way, is a not-repackaged LuxPro PSP300, LuxPro PSP300 Programmable Digital Thermostat currently for sale on Amazon for half the price). I took a temperature reading of the rug, then I installed the pad and RugBuddy and put the rug on top, then waited 2.5 hours, then took more temp readings. Since I couldn't find any independent reviews with details or temp figures before buying, I've decided to write this review to help others.
The results:
-Starting temp of rug & rest of room: 65 degrees
-Temp if thermometer placed on rug with RB and pad, after 2.5 hours: 78 degrees
-Temp if thermometer placed six inches above rug with RB and pad, after 2.5 hours: 67 degrees
-Temp in room, on table a few feet away: 65 degrees
So the rug itself was 13 degrees warmer, but six inches right above it was only 2 degrees warmer. For 200 bucks, I expected more than two degrees half a foot above the rug. I wouldn't be disappointed if this thing were advertised for just warming a rug, which it does. But the advertising and labeling implies it'll actually help heat a room (e.g. "Save energy by only heating the rooms you are using"; "Space heater" labeling.) It's not a space heater, it's a rug warmer. If you lie on the floor a lot for some reason, it might be worth it. But if you're hoping to help heat a small room, even just raising the room temp a few degrees, don't waste your time and money on this. It won't help. I doubt bigger RBs would make any difference either in terms of a room's temp.
The company did accept a return and gave me a refund without any trouble though. By the way, the Lasko 5620-series heater, Lasko Products 5620 Space Heater Electric Portable Beautiful High Quality Excellent Performance, works really well. It just isn't powerful enough to heat the room fully on its own.
We liked the effect of using the rug heaters in the office so got a rug heater for our living room. Our living room is approximately the same size as the office space with wood floors. The 2x7 1/2' heater in the living room takes the chill off the living room this fall. We have the timers set to turn the heaters on an hour and half before we get home from work or up in the morning. So far we haven't felt the need to turn on our furnace. As a supplemental heat source the rug heaters are working well for us.
Although an investment, if the rugheaters help lower our fuel oil usage by only one tank the rug heaters will have paid for themselves and put some cash in our pockets. For our old small house the floor heaters are great.
After getting the rugbuddy set up under my carpet and turning it on, I was surprised how long it took to warm the carpet and floors at least 4 hours. But this is probably a function of how much cold floor it has to warm. After leaving it on for a full day, my workspace was warm and toasty, and even my shoes would get warm while I work. I guess that's pretty good for 165 watts of heating.
I would love it if Rugbuddy sold a carpet pad to go under the heating pad, ideally with foil facing this would definitely help it to warm faster and send more heat upward.
All in all, a very good purchase.
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Hi, the small living room in my basement apartment gets cold because it lacks the house water radiators found in my other rooms. I hoped putting a 3'x5' RugBuddy (RB) under a rug, added to my current 1500W Lasko silent electric heater, would be enough to keep the 14'x11' room warm. Short version: it'll heat the rug, but won't raise the room temp, even in a small room. A standard portable oil-filled radiator will do more to heat a room.Long version: Once I had the funds -this thing ain't cheap -I bought this size RugBuddy, and the recommended KlimaGrip rug pad and PlugBuddy thermostat directly from Speedheat. Once received on a warmish winter day, I laid the thing out and plugged it in. An hour later, I could feel slight heat if I pressed my hand down on the RB. About the same heat as an electric blanket on its very lowest setting, much less heat than a heated car seat. At about an inch above, barely any heat could be felt. I figured it was defective and called the company's support line. After I briefly explained the problem, customer support guy asked if I could feel any heat at all. Yes, I answered, but not much. Then he began to tell me how I needed to understand that this product only uses 165W so it won't be as powerful as other heaters. The spiel was delivered as if he said it dozens of times a day to similarly disappointed customers. I figured at that point, this product was a dud. Customer support guy said that the RB works better if actually placed under a rug and above the rug pad. Okay, I'll try it. But it made no real difference. Before I returned it, I wanted to measure the temperature using the thermometer on the PlugBuddy thermostat (which by the way, is a not-repackaged LuxPro PSP300, LuxPro PSP300 Programmable Digital Thermostat currently for sale on Amazon for half the price). I took a temperature reading of the rug, then I installed the pad and RugBuddy and put the rug on top, then waited 2.5 hours, then took more temp readings. Since I couldn't find any independent reviews with details or temp figures before buying, I've decided to write this review to help others.
The results:
-Starting temp of rug & rest of room: 65 degrees
-Temp if thermometer placed on rug with RB and pad, after 2.5 hours: 78 degrees
-Temp if thermometer placed six inches above rug with RB and pad, after 2.5 hours: 67 degrees
-Temp in room, on table a few feet away: 65 degrees
So the rug itself was 13 degrees warmer, but six inches right above it was only 2 degrees warmer. For 200 bucks, I expected more than two degrees half a foot above the rug. I wouldn't be disappointed if this thing were advertised for just warming a rug, which it does. But the advertising and labeling implies it'll actually help heat a room (e.g. "Save energy by only heating the rooms you are using"; "Space heater" labeling.) It's not a space heater, it's a rug warmer. If you lie on the floor a lot for some reason, it might be worth it. But if you're hoping to help heat a small room, even just raising the room temp a few degrees, don't waste your time and money on this. It won't help. I doubt bigger RBs would make any difference either in terms of a room's temp.
The company did accept a return and gave me a refund without any trouble though. By the way, the Lasko 5620-series heater, Lasko Products 5620 Space Heater Electric Portable Beautiful High Quality Excellent Performance, works really well. It just isn't powerful enough to heat the room fully on its own.
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I had a rug pad already, so I separated the rug (It's a thick carpet rug) and placed the rugbuddy in between the pad and the rug. The instruction says to lay on it for more than 5 min, so I did. I started feeling the warmth of the filament within a few minutes, but not enough to generate heat into the rug. But probably 15min or so later, the rug was nice and toasty...my cats started gathering on it and I was too! I love that it's safe and totally silent(obviously). Now I can be away and still leave plenty of warm spots for my kitties. Money well spent!Honest reviews on RugbuddyTM 165w Under Rug Space Heater, 3' X 5'
SpeedHeat Rugbuddy 370 Under Rug Space Heater, 5' X 7'I first saw/heard of rug heaters being used in the very small rooms in Japan. We bought our first one because of a huge increase in our electric bill after a garage conversion to office space where an electric heater was installed. The cement slab seems to hold the heat when using the rug buddy and work well under our old wool area rugs. The room has good insulation and double paned windows. During the spring and fall we have been only using one (5'x7')of the two rug heaters and the space has been comfortable (temperate climate of 35-45 night temps and 50-70 daytime temps). The space is 10x15 feet with standard 8 foot ceilings.We liked the effect of using the rug heaters in the office so got a rug heater for our living room. Our living room is approximately the same size as the office space with wood floors. The 2x7 1/2' heater in the living room takes the chill off the living room this fall. We have the timers set to turn the heaters on an hour and half before we get home from work or up in the morning. So far we haven't felt the need to turn on our furnace. As a supplemental heat source the rug heaters are working well for us.
Although an investment, if the rugheaters help lower our fuel oil usage by only one tank the rug heaters will have paid for themselves and put some cash in our pockets. For our old small house the floor heaters are great.
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I have a heated floor in my bathroom. We also have a small unheated fully enclosed sun porch. The porch is attached to the house on two walls, has an 8' ceiling and consists of a ceramic tile floor and 6 double pane e-glass floor to ceiling vinyl windows on two outside walls. In the winter the porch gets cold. So I saw this Rug Buddy on Amazon and figured it'd work like the heated floor in my bathroom except the heating element is of course above the tiles rather than below. I saw descriptive words like, "space heater" "toasty" "radiant floor heater" "like an electric blanket" and figured this thing would be just the ticket to take the chill off our porch. Amazon recommended I get the Lux plug-in thermostat too, so I did. A few hundred bucks later the stuff arrives and the instructions say I need a rug pad to separate the rug buddy from the floor. Ok, so I pop $$ for that too. After laying it all down, plugging it in and waiting 24 hours all I can say is, where's the heat? I mean seriously, a $20.00 candle would put out more BTUs than this ridiculous thing and at least the candle would smell nice too. The Lux thermostat which I set at 68 degrees is utterly useless because the room can barely muster 48 degrees and that's with the Rug Buddy on for hours and sun shining in. So here's the deal folks, I'm being charitable by saying that what the Rug Buddy really is, is a rug warmer, not a rug heater. Nor is it a space heater or what I would define as a "heater" of any sort. Unless your idea of heat is to get down on all fours, place the palms of your hands on the carpet and say, hmmmmm? I think it's warm, sort of, I guess. Any electric blanket you've ever experienced puts out a lot more heat than this thing does, heated car seats do too. The bottom line is, if you want to throw a rug on your floor then make it juuust warm enough to take the chill off then the Rug Buddy is for you. Pretty expensive for such a tepid result methinks.
Monday, April 7, 2014
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This is a perfect heater for guest rooms, bedrooms, and office type spaces. It has preset temperature settings starting from 60 up to 80 degrees fahrenheit in increments of 5, and automatically turns off and on when the setting has been reached or falls below respectively. Granted, the immediate temperature around the heater may not coincide with the room as a whole, but the differences are small. The heater also has two manual settings (High heat 1500 watts / Low heat 1000 watts) that will provide continuous nonstop heat until the user chooses change the setting. These two settings will heat a room to a cozy 85 degrees.
One of the key advantages of this heater over other fan-forced heaters is it's quiet factor. I am able to sleep and study with this heater on 24/7 (I keep it on High most of the time). It does generate minor sound due to the heated air being forced by the fan, but it is soothing, and in fact serves as a nice replacement for external sounds coming from outside the room being heated (for example T.V's, dog barking at night, etc.). There is no noticeable mechanical noise assosciated with its operation. It also has an elegant and compact design.
For anyone concerned, it does not support a seperate 'fan only' button, only heating options. It does not oscillate, does not have a remote control, and does not have a 'tip-over' safety shutoff feature (it has a wide base though).
I own two of these heaters, and I had to return one of original heaters due to a malfunction. But these problems usually crop up within the first 2 weeks of operating any heater, so once you pass the break-in period, the product should work beyond its warranty.
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Living in MN our below gound family room can get pretty chilly. We are very pleased at how well this heater warms the room and how quiet it is. When the heater is on our family room becomes the warmest room in the house, allowing us to keep the centeral heat turned down lower than we did before we bought the space heater. Worth the money.Best Deals on Holmes Whisper Quiet 1500W Space Heater
There are much better working heaters out there for the money. I've had the Holmes 'One-Touch' for over a year now, and although it does provide OK heat in manual (constant on) mode, it does not work well at all in thermostat mode. The unit turns on for only perhaps a minute or two, then shuts off for a much longer period of time. It does not seem to have a temperature sensor to control the unit's thermostat, and thus keep an area heated properly. The unit would have been better off if it had a timer, where you could set it to let's say turn on for 5 minutes, then off for 10, or whatever else time intervals you would need to properly keep your area heated. This is a major shortcoming, since you don't want to keep your space heater on constantly for long periods of time (fire hazard), and you must rely on a thermostat or timer mode to keep the unit on in intervals.Honest reviews on Holmes Whisper Quiet 1500W Space Heater
I bought this heater about six weeks ago. One morning I turned it on, and saw sparks and smoke pouring out of it. Luckily, I was there and could turn it off. Otherwise, it would have started a fire.I called Holmes immediately and they seemed unconcerned about this matter.
It is unlikely that mine is the only heater that may catch on fire. Consider yourself warned!
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I got this fan because I wanted something quieter than the usual rattling jet engine to avoid disturbing the neighbors at night. And it is indeed pretty quiet, though "whisper" is perhaps a bit exaggerated. Oddly, as someone else noted, it is quieter on the high setting than the low. Of course only time will tell if it remains quiet or gets noisy as it wears in (later -after 6 weeks, it seems to be a bit noisier than originally). Also, even on low, it generates a nice amount of close-in heat, just what I want.On the other hand, the single-button control is a pain in the neck. You have to cycle through up to 12 settings to reach whichever you want (high, low, 5 thermostat settings each at high and low, and off). If you accidentally go past the one you want, which I've found easy to do, you just have to grit your teeth and cycle through again .. click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click (that's 12 clicks). To turn it off (the superstitious may be interested that this makes 13 total states ;-) you have to either cycle through to the off state (a lot of clicks if you simply use high or low setting) or hold down that one button for what seems like a very long time (even though it is only 2 seconds). I may eventually get used to this, but haven't yet, and so when I inevitably release the one button too soon, find myself cycling through all those settings again. grrrrr. And all that button pushing seems guaranteed to wear it out sooner than a better designed system would .. what ever happened to good old fashioned switches? Like an on/off, a toggle for hi/low, and something separate for thermostat? Ah yes, the imperatives of lowest possible cost with maximum useless features, and design for breakdown.
Another problem no one has mentioned is that there is no handle or indentation to pick the bloody thing up with. Every other space heater I've used has something so that you can move it easily with one hand. The Whisper Quiet has two indentations on the sides, seemingly intended for two handed use. One handed is possible if you just want to scooch it over, but awkward (unless you're lying on the floor next to it :-). .
I don't use or intend to use the thermostat feature (which makes having to cycle past these ten settings doubly annoying), but anyone who expects a sensor mounted on the heating device to give accurate whole room readings should think about it again. Plus, in a small device like this, with low fan volume, the very act of the heater being on heats the unit as a whole and affects the sensor. Another reviewer is right -a timed off would be more useful (and safer!).
As several reviewers mentioned, I also found this much cheaper locally, especially when shipping is figured in from amazon; plus there was a rebate.
In summary, the quietest fan forced heater I've seen, at least in its size (I have a large tower heater that is pretty quiet, but wouldn't work for the room intended), but has several annoyances. Maybe next time I'll investigate a radiant panel heater ... I notice browsing amazon that they seem to have come down in cost. Unfortunately, they don't seem readily available locally.
Saturday, March 15, 2014
Reviews of Heat Mate HMN-110 Radiant Kerosene Heater 10000 BTU 380 Sq. Ft.
List Price: $109.99
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This is a great little heater if you don't need to heat huge spaces. At 10K BTU it is powerful enough to heat my 640 sq ft basement to 75 degrees even with a crack in the window and outside tempreture of 30 degrees. If you use a good quality Kerosene such as Crown 1-K or a reputable K-1 Clear suitable for use in unvented Kerosene heaters, you get virtually no odor from this heater. Adjust the flame correctly and it is a sweet burner for sure. I may use this one regularly to knock the chill off on those extra cold nights. I would recommend this heater.
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This is a solid little kero heater. It doesn't have the traditional twist -type knob for on/off and wick adjustment. Instead, it has a adjustable lever that slides up and down. Next to the lever is a push-type button to extinguish the heater, which sends the lever up to the off position.To start the heater, you simply push the lever all the way down to the bottom position and hold it there briefly. This engages the battery-operated ignition and lights the wick quickly. Interestingly, the heater has a audible chiming sound that is heard when the unit is ignited. After the unit lights ( in about 1-2 seconds) the lever can be released. This causes the lever to sit in the wick adjustable range on the lever slide.I have not had to adjust the wick once since purchasing this unit about 1 month ago.The fuel tank is of the type that is removed,filled and placed back in the heater from a hinged cover on the top of the unit.I was a little confused about the fuel level meter at first but have come to realize that the fuel level meter only shows the fuel level for about the last 25% of kerosene left. Before that it simply remains a solid bar ("full")until the last 25% of fuel is reached in the unit. It is at this point that the meter level begins to decrease.I am impressed with the efficiency of this heater and it seems to be a well constructed appliance.
The only aspect of this heater that I dislike is the audible chime that sounds when you ignite it. It's not extremely loud (like a smoke detector) but,none the less, could wake up someone in a nearby room if the unit is started while they are sleeping. It only chimes for as long as the wick is held in the "ignite" position, which is very brief.
All in all, a great, fuel efficient little unit. I purchased mine from Ace hardware. If you choose to pick it up at a local Ace store shipping is free. I found a coupon online for $10 off any purchase from Ace of $100 or more and paid about $110 for the heater. Ace shipped it to my nearby store (it was not in stock at the store and was purchased from their online site) in two days.
Update: After owning this for about 2 months, I must say I am pleased with it. No problems,just a few things I had to adjust to that's all. I find the chiming sound that is present when the igniter is used is not as loud as I at first thought. It hasn't been a problem for anyone sleeping in adjacent rooms. The unit is easily portable and weighs about 25lbs when full of fuel. You can pick it up and move up when it is lit (carefully) without the unit shutting off. It has been used in very cold conditions ( 4* yesterday) and still manages to heat the lower two levels of our 1500 square foot tri-level home. At the extreme lows it does struggle to provide adequate heat though. It has proven to be very fuel efficient.
Update #2 After using this heater for two solid winters, it has proven to be a winner. No problems with the wick, igniter, or other parts of the unit. The only issue is the glass globe has become hazy.I have tried to clean it using all manner of cleaners and abrasives to no avail. I plan on replacing the globe this Fall.
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I have owned my Sengoku Heat Mate for two winters now. Because I am an emergency preparedness buff, I studied up on the topic of kerosene heaters for sometime. What I like about kerosene heating is kerosene is a very safe fuel to store. It is a lubricant and is not volatile like gasoline or propane. I also like the fact that if the electricity goes out, I can have this back-up heating source (and lighting and cooking!) using kerosene. I am extremely happy with this heater. This heater, unlike other radiant heaters, has a very long catalytic converter. This results in a cleaner burn and a greater heat output. The most important thing you should know before buying this heater is that you need to buy a good wick for it. The factory-included wick is junk. You will have a lot of odors and not a good, clean burn after a couple of uses. I suggest you order a good quality wick from Miles Stair's Wick Shop (Google it). For about 6 bucks you will have a high quality wick instead of the cheap, thin one that is included wiht this unit. You will have a better, cleaner burn, no odor and good heat output. The wick is long lasting, too. The manual that comes with this heater will show you how to replace the wick. It's a little involved, so if you are not handy, you should get someone to help you. Please don't let this disuade you from buying this heater. This heater is really good and it's worth this minor inconvenience. You will have to change the wicks anyway sooner or later so why not learn from the get-go, right? Once you have your wick and ready to go, you remove the fuel tank/canister and fill it up. It holds about a gallone of kero. You insert the canister back in and must wait an hour (only with a new wick or dry wick) and then light her up. The auto ignition makes a high pitch beep as it lights and it usually lights right up within one to two seconds. Now, you must know that all kerosene heaters do produce some odors on light up and shut down. This is normal. It's the nature of the beast. Because I have high celings in my living area, we don't mind too much. However, if you are lighting up your kerosene heater in a small room with low ceilings, you may want to light it in a garage or outside on the porch and then bring it back in once it's burning completely. This is part of kerosene heaters. I don't mind the kerosene smell but some people do and are sensitive to it. You can expect a tank to run anywhere from 10-12 hours depending on how cold it is, how you have the flame set and how many times you shut her down and start her back up. Like I said, I have a large living area with high, vaulted celings. Large kitchen and three bedrooms on the main floor. If it's 45 degrees outside, I can keep my whole upper level warm (about 73 degrees and obviously a little cooler in the bedrooms) with this heater running. For only a 10600 BTU ouput, that's pretty good. My wife, who is cold blooded by nature, loves this heater. So much for emergency use! We find ourself using it all of the time for some extra heating. The kids love it too and even my 5 year old knows how to start her up and turn her off. As with every kerosene heater, after so many hours of use you beging to get a carbon build-up on the wick. Too much carbon can make light-up difficult, longer start up time, and can produce more odors and less efficient burning. To avoid this problem, you must remove that carbon build-up from the wick. And it's very easy to do. You need to do what is called a "dry burn". A dry burn simply means that you allow the wick to burn until there is no more kerosene in the tank. With this unit, you can do it fast with little kerosene waste if you do it right. When you begin to see that it's getting harder to light and takes longer to burn bright and you get more odors, it is time to do the dry burn. Burn your unit as normal, and when you are tank is almost on empty, take your unit outside or into the garage. Remove the catalytic converter, raise the wick and light it. It will burn smokey with the catalytic converter removed but that's okay. Burn it until it goes out. When it goes out, come back and light it again. It will burn for a few more minutes then go out again. Repeat this process a few times and you will see that your wick, although black, is free from carbon deposits. Let cool, wipe down the inside with a damp cloth to clean off any soot, refuel and you're ready to go. I can usually do this in about 30 minutes or less. The secret is knowing that you have just a bit of fuel left in the thank. This way, you waste very little kero doing your dry burn. After your dry burn is complete, you will watch in amazement as your heater (don't forget to let the kero re-soak into the wick for an hour) lights right up in just a second and burns nice, hot and clean. This unit puts out a lot of heat for being such a small guy. Take care of it and it will take good care of you. I also recommend you apply a coat of car wax to the exterior before using. This will help protect the finish and keep your unit protected and looking good for many years. Highly recommend this heater...just not the wick that comes with it!Honest reviews on Heat Mate HMN-110 Radiant Kerosene Heater 10000 BTU 380 Sq. Ft.
Based on all of the research I put into buying a kerosene heater, this one seemed to fit the bill. The most important consideration was minimal fumes. After reading the reviews and other internet info, I expected better performance. Following all instructions for set up in the manual, I had trouble with both lighting the heater and an unacceptable amount of fumes. Thinking that I had performed the dry burn wrong, I repeated it. It seemed that the problem was resolved. Fast ignition and clean almost fumeless burn. I was loving this heater. Fumes and difficult ignition returned after third use. Performed dry burn again. Heater worked well again for 2 to 3 uses. Repeated dry burn process with same results. Considering I have used only 5 gallons of kerosene, this is way too much effort. Doing the dry burn is a time consuming and cold process as it must be done outdoors. I contacted the manufacturer's customer service and it was suggested I do another dry burn or return the burner to Ace Hardware. I was not impressed with this advice since I have performed so many dry burns already and am not sure that Ace will allow a return after 2 months. (I will have to check this out.) What I really want is a clean burning heater that does not require constant maintenance. I don't know if I got a dud or what. The heater operation is quite simple. It doesn't seem like that much could go wrong. I don't know what to do at this point.Thid review is a follow-up to all of my previous comments. Based at advice I have received from Adam and Miles Stairs' website, I have changed the wick and repeated the dry burn. (See additions to my initial review.) I am sick of this heater. Having done everything to make it work without fumes, I give up. The initial use after a dry burn is excellent. The fumes return after that and I have to do another dry burn. I am sick of doing dry burns. To compound my problems, the electric ignition is no longer working. Customer service is polite but worthless and so is this heater. I am glad that others are having good luck but for me all of this nursing along is just way too much especially since it does not improve the long term use of the heater. I would never recommend this heater. If zero stars were an option, that is what I would give it.
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I'm on my second season with this little heater. At the end of the 2009 winter we threw out the other kerosene heater because this one was so clean burning. Almost no fumes. The glass chimney (catalytic converter) is tall and this means extra-clean burning. Very Fuel efficient providing ~10 +/hours on it's small 1 gallon tank. It's large enough for us to take the edge off the cold in our house living space. If we loose electricity this is also the back up heat for our house. A review on another web site noted quality Japanese parts, good design and clean operation. I purchased the heater directly on-line from Ace and picked it up at a local store.Another reviewer noted the loud sound the heater makes with the ignition button is pushed. This is not a buzzer but the sound from the pizo electric ignition system. This starter is suppose to be more reliable than the glow type.
Friday, March 14, 2014
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I purchased this for my bed. I have fibromyalgia and the heat is very soothing. I usually keep it at 3 and when I'm having a bad night I bring it up to 5 or 6. I have never needed it warmer than that. It automatically shuts off after 10 hours. It does move a little with regular use, and I find I have to reach under the bottom sheet and move it back into place. Not really much of an inconvenience. It wasn't really intended for the way I use it, but it was the best solution for me.
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We have only had this since Christmas but so far it works very well. One day it seemed to not want to warm and we were worried that it had already crapped out but it seems to be working fine now.Best Deals on ElectroWarmth Heated Massage Table Cover
My wife like this product she has been using it for years, so it is great, she replaced an old one which lasted 5 plus yearsHonest reviews on ElectroWarmth Heated Massage Table Cover
This has been a great addition to my massage practice. I love it! My clients love it! It fits my table perfectly. It warms up quickly with an all over coverage. I've had a few clients says they didn't want to get up after their sessions!Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for ElectroWarmth Heated Massage Table Cover
Does everything it says it would! Keeps the bed at a perfect temp while heating evenly. Never getting too hot.
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
DeLonghi DFH550R Remote Control SafeHeat Motorized Oscillation Fan Review
This is a great heater. Operates primarily with remote control. Small and QUIET! Only drawbacks that I've come across are that 1) the temperature dial is a little hard to read and 2) you can't set it on a carpet, because the anti-tip mechanism is a little sensitive, but probably shouldn't be on a carpet anyways. Works perfectly on dresser top or hearth.
But it's hardly the most important feature of this product, so it doesn't seem helpful that somebody would go to the trouble to log on here, refute my earlier comments, but say nothing about the heater's performance AS A HEATER.
Well, I now have two of them, and I will try to give some idea what it is like. Unfortunately, it's a mixed message.
GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS.
One of the two units I ordered was shipped in its retail carton. That box was beat up terribly in transit. However -surprise -the heater that came in it works fine (so far). So ironically, the beat up box is where we get the good news.
THE GOOD NEWS. I think this product is just great, in the set of features, and the design. It uses DeLonghi's "ECC" -a very cool feature (I have other DeLonghi models that use it, too). To see it in action, you need to set the "power" (wattage consumption) control to High.
Again, to clarify: the "power" switch does not change the target temperature. It changes how warm the coils get, which in effect controls how quickly the heater warms things up. In anything but a really cold setting, this feature can really cut down on wasted electricity by dropping out of high, to medium or low, once the room is mostly warm.
To pick a desired temperature, you use its thermostat dial, which is not terribly precise, but which is typical for a device like this. The numbers on the thermostat dial are white on white -a really invisible way to mark a control dial! And they have only vague relation to actual Farenheit degrees. They'll get you into the ballpark, but fine tuning will be up to you and your senses (or a separate thermometer, if you have one).
You find a temperature setting that you're comfortable with, and once that's done, presumably you can leave it there from day to day. If one had to constantly reset that dial -for example, if it is used by different people with different tastes, or whatever -I suppose it could be a drag. But it's a fairly inexpensive device, and has a lot of other features, so I can live with it. Speaking of multiple users: if you want to move it around a lot, that is made easy by the light weight and built in handle.
ELECTRONIC CLIMATE CONTROL. Once you figure out a temperature setting, the ECC feature can go to work. Again, you need to *set* it to high, for it to switch downward, or back up, as needed. I do not think it will switch upward from a lower setting to high, if you have manually chosen one of those lower settings to start with.
With ECC, the heater senses how close the current room temperature is to the setting you have chosen, and as it gets closer to that temperature, it lowers the power setting from high to medium, or to low. During the few days I've used it so far, a cold draft kept it from ever shutting off entirely, but it would do in a better-sealed room.
Note: when the heater shuts off, the fan and oscillation also shut off. Unlike other models, the oscillation does not continue unless the fan is on. And the fan can be run without oscillation.
There is a totally separate setting to run the fan by itself (for cooling); but the fan only runs at one speed, and is quite meek. It will not be mistaken for a wind tunnel! The fan always runs when the heater is on, and I'm sure the reason for that is to prevent the plastic case from melting. The only heaters I've seen where the fan can be turned off are ceramic or convection designs, and come in metal cases. So there's a good reason that it works this way.
In any case, the ECC feature has worked great for me so far. For the most part, the heater ran on lower power settings even though I had set it to High. On a couple of nights when the draft got worse, I could see it kick up to high for a while, then go back to a lower setting. The room (15x15) was plenty warm, with not much effort by the heater. I'll probably set the thermostat a bit lower next time I use it, and perhaps it may hardly ever need to use the High setting at all. That would save a lot of electricity.
The remote control works fine. It can control everything on the heater except the thermostat setting, which -as noted above -is a rotary dial. Everything else is electronic, even including the oscillation feature, and can be operated from across the room (as well as by the physical switch on the unit itself). To use the remote you will need to supply the two AAA batteries yourself.
SAFETY. One of the reasons I specifically wanted this heater is because it has multiple safety cutoffs. Some are thermal, but I was also interested in the tipover switch. If it tips over at all, it powers down completely. It does not turn itself back on when set back on its base. I've seen reviews of other heaters complain about this, but such complaints REALLY miss the point.
There are two things you want from a portable heater. 1) Heat up the room; and 2) DO NOT BURN DOWN THE BUILDING. Just scan the headlines in any given winter, and you'll find people dying from fires caused by heaters. So, safety is an important buying issue.
There are a million ways that a heater could be tipped over, but one thing you do not want is for an unattended heater to get knocked around -by whatever cause it might be -and then turn itself back on. Unattended, it could fall on something flammable, or into standing water, or who knows what. Being upright is no guarantee that it's safe. That's also why the unit also does not automatically reset itself after a loss of power. It's all about safety, and I think this model scores high in that regard.
The tipover switch sensor is in the base of the unit, relying on gravity, and works just like it should. I'll leave it to somebody else to test the thermal cutoff safety switch, or just trust DeLonghi. The unit supposedly sounds an audible alarm in the case of overheating, which is a great feature.
FINALLY, THE BAD NEWS
Okay, so we ordered a second unit. Unlike the first, this one was double boxed and the retail box looked perfect. We took out the heater, plugged it in, and turned it on.
ZAP! SPARK! ZAP! and with that, the heater died completely!
Very scary. That one is being returned to Amazon, and we've decided to make do with the one that (so far) works fine. I would have scored this product a five based on the first unit, which appears to live up to its designers' clever intentions. But I would have scored it a 1 (or zero) based on the second unit, which was at best a huge inconvenience (requiring a return) and at worst, a potential hazard. I think leaving it as a three is fair, under the circumstances.
Considering the difference between these two units, either there is really bad Quality Control at the manufacturer, or something in the distribution channels, or whatever. The first one is just delightful. But the second one? There is no excuse for a brand new product -shipped so carefully -to fail so completely and dangerously. It was a disaster waiting to happen, and I feel lucky that it killed itself immediately, rather than emitting sparks two weeks later in a bedroom or some such place.
With that in mind, follow the instructions in the manual for this heater -as for ANY heater -and keep it as far as possible from flammable items. That is very hard in most homes, but you need to be conscientious about it. This sort of goes back to the discussion about hanging it on a wall... that was something I contemplated doing, but if I want to get it off the floor, I think I'd rather set it on a metal filing cabinet or something. After all, many homes have plasterboard walls, which is basically gypsum coated in paper.
By the way, the whole thing can be tilted upward or downward, besides the horizontal oscillation. So the floor really is the most logical place for it, I think.
I hope this fills in any information gaps. I think the overall design is great, and the main reason I'm not more worried about the quality issue is because we own two new DeLonghi radiators that are good, reliable products that live up to their promises. I suggest that if you buy it, run it through all the features in the manual before putting it to regular use.
If you watch the price fluctuations at Amazon you can get a very good deal on it. It was out of stock for a long time before we finally got ours, so if you're thinking about it, you may not want to delay.
If you live in an unusually cold region, I would recommend opting for a bigger sized space heater.
FYI: if the safety button on the back is not pushed in, your heater won't operate. I thought mine was broken until I found this out...
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When I first shopped for this item, there were no reviews here, DeLonghi was not much help, and the manual they published on their website did not show the back of the heater. They mentioned "wall mounting" in the MARKETING information. Why wasn't this part of the USER MANUAL? Trust me, if you have a problem and go to the manufacturer, they will tell you to refer to the manual -NOT to a website listing that may be long gone.But it's hardly the most important feature of this product, so it doesn't seem helpful that somebody would go to the trouble to log on here, refute my earlier comments, but say nothing about the heater's performance AS A HEATER.
Well, I now have two of them, and I will try to give some idea what it is like. Unfortunately, it's a mixed message.
GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS.
One of the two units I ordered was shipped in its retail carton. That box was beat up terribly in transit. However -surprise -the heater that came in it works fine (so far). So ironically, the beat up box is where we get the good news.
THE GOOD NEWS. I think this product is just great, in the set of features, and the design. It uses DeLonghi's "ECC" -a very cool feature (I have other DeLonghi models that use it, too). To see it in action, you need to set the "power" (wattage consumption) control to High.
Again, to clarify: the "power" switch does not change the target temperature. It changes how warm the coils get, which in effect controls how quickly the heater warms things up. In anything but a really cold setting, this feature can really cut down on wasted electricity by dropping out of high, to medium or low, once the room is mostly warm.
To pick a desired temperature, you use its thermostat dial, which is not terribly precise, but which is typical for a device like this. The numbers on the thermostat dial are white on white -a really invisible way to mark a control dial! And they have only vague relation to actual Farenheit degrees. They'll get you into the ballpark, but fine tuning will be up to you and your senses (or a separate thermometer, if you have one).
You find a temperature setting that you're comfortable with, and once that's done, presumably you can leave it there from day to day. If one had to constantly reset that dial -for example, if it is used by different people with different tastes, or whatever -I suppose it could be a drag. But it's a fairly inexpensive device, and has a lot of other features, so I can live with it. Speaking of multiple users: if you want to move it around a lot, that is made easy by the light weight and built in handle.
ELECTRONIC CLIMATE CONTROL. Once you figure out a temperature setting, the ECC feature can go to work. Again, you need to *set* it to high, for it to switch downward, or back up, as needed. I do not think it will switch upward from a lower setting to high, if you have manually chosen one of those lower settings to start with.
With ECC, the heater senses how close the current room temperature is to the setting you have chosen, and as it gets closer to that temperature, it lowers the power setting from high to medium, or to low. During the few days I've used it so far, a cold draft kept it from ever shutting off entirely, but it would do in a better-sealed room.
Note: when the heater shuts off, the fan and oscillation also shut off. Unlike other models, the oscillation does not continue unless the fan is on. And the fan can be run without oscillation.
There is a totally separate setting to run the fan by itself (for cooling); but the fan only runs at one speed, and is quite meek. It will not be mistaken for a wind tunnel! The fan always runs when the heater is on, and I'm sure the reason for that is to prevent the plastic case from melting. The only heaters I've seen where the fan can be turned off are ceramic or convection designs, and come in metal cases. So there's a good reason that it works this way.
In any case, the ECC feature has worked great for me so far. For the most part, the heater ran on lower power settings even though I had set it to High. On a couple of nights when the draft got worse, I could see it kick up to high for a while, then go back to a lower setting. The room (15x15) was plenty warm, with not much effort by the heater. I'll probably set the thermostat a bit lower next time I use it, and perhaps it may hardly ever need to use the High setting at all. That would save a lot of electricity.
The remote control works fine. It can control everything on the heater except the thermostat setting, which -as noted above -is a rotary dial. Everything else is electronic, even including the oscillation feature, and can be operated from across the room (as well as by the physical switch on the unit itself). To use the remote you will need to supply the two AAA batteries yourself.
SAFETY. One of the reasons I specifically wanted this heater is because it has multiple safety cutoffs. Some are thermal, but I was also interested in the tipover switch. If it tips over at all, it powers down completely. It does not turn itself back on when set back on its base. I've seen reviews of other heaters complain about this, but such complaints REALLY miss the point.
There are two things you want from a portable heater. 1) Heat up the room; and 2) DO NOT BURN DOWN THE BUILDING. Just scan the headlines in any given winter, and you'll find people dying from fires caused by heaters. So, safety is an important buying issue.
There are a million ways that a heater could be tipped over, but one thing you do not want is for an unattended heater to get knocked around -by whatever cause it might be -and then turn itself back on. Unattended, it could fall on something flammable, or into standing water, or who knows what. Being upright is no guarantee that it's safe. That's also why the unit also does not automatically reset itself after a loss of power. It's all about safety, and I think this model scores high in that regard.
The tipover switch sensor is in the base of the unit, relying on gravity, and works just like it should. I'll leave it to somebody else to test the thermal cutoff safety switch, or just trust DeLonghi. The unit supposedly sounds an audible alarm in the case of overheating, which is a great feature.
FINALLY, THE BAD NEWS
Okay, so we ordered a second unit. Unlike the first, this one was double boxed and the retail box looked perfect. We took out the heater, plugged it in, and turned it on.
ZAP! SPARK! ZAP! and with that, the heater died completely!
Very scary. That one is being returned to Amazon, and we've decided to make do with the one that (so far) works fine. I would have scored this product a five based on the first unit, which appears to live up to its designers' clever intentions. But I would have scored it a 1 (or zero) based on the second unit, which was at best a huge inconvenience (requiring a return) and at worst, a potential hazard. I think leaving it as a three is fair, under the circumstances.
Considering the difference between these two units, either there is really bad Quality Control at the manufacturer, or something in the distribution channels, or whatever. The first one is just delightful. But the second one? There is no excuse for a brand new product -shipped so carefully -to fail so completely and dangerously. It was a disaster waiting to happen, and I feel lucky that it killed itself immediately, rather than emitting sparks two weeks later in a bedroom or some such place.
With that in mind, follow the instructions in the manual for this heater -as for ANY heater -and keep it as far as possible from flammable items. That is very hard in most homes, but you need to be conscientious about it. This sort of goes back to the discussion about hanging it on a wall... that was something I contemplated doing, but if I want to get it off the floor, I think I'd rather set it on a metal filing cabinet or something. After all, many homes have plasterboard walls, which is basically gypsum coated in paper.
By the way, the whole thing can be tilted upward or downward, besides the horizontal oscillation. So the floor really is the most logical place for it, I think.
I hope this fills in any information gaps. I think the overall design is great, and the main reason I'm not more worried about the quality issue is because we own two new DeLonghi radiators that are good, reliable products that live up to their promises. I suggest that if you buy it, run it through all the features in the manual before putting it to regular use.
If you watch the price fluctuations at Amazon you can get a very good deal on it. It was out of stock for a long time before we finally got ours, so if you're thinking about it, you may not want to delay.
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This is a medium size heater that can heat from a small room to a medum and a half size room very well in less than 3 to 10 minutes depending on the size of the room. The thermostat is great. If it gets too hot just turn down the dial until you hear the fan turn off and just leave it. It will turn back on and reheat when the room temperatures lowers. The only cons I have with this heater are 1) that it does not have a timer and 2)one can barely see the numbers on the thermostat dial. Although it really doesn't need a timer because of the anti-freeze thermostat and although the numbers on it blends in with the dial just using a color marker pen can bring out the numbers so they can be read without having to use a magnifying glass will do the trick.Honest reviews on DeLonghi DFH550R Remote Control SafeHeat Motorized Oscillation Fan
This is a good looking, small unit. The remote control is very convienant and this heater has some great safety features. I dont feel that it gets warm enough however. I live in Vermont and it gets pretty cold. It takes a long time for this heater to have any effect on my room.If you live in an unusually cold region, I would recommend opting for a bigger sized space heater.
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I have an office that is a decent size, on the smaller sizebut has a very large window and thin walls so it is arctic cold at times. I purchased this heater based on the reviews and the remote control...the remote is great, as is the safety feature. I have only had it a couple of days, but so far I am very happy. I have the thermostat cranked up as high as it will go and the heater on the highest setting and its so quiet I can barely tell its running. My office heats up so quickly my coworkers have been stopping by to warm up!FYI: if the safety button on the back is not pushed in, your heater won't operate. I thought mine was broken until I found this out...
Sunday, February 23, 2014
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I wanted a firepalce with realism and this one fits the bill. The only thing I would add is some crackling sound. Overall, I am very pleased with this insert,it looks great.
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We are on a budget and wanted a fireplace insert for our custom fireplace surround that we were building. Our major concerns were price (of course), realism and depth of unit. I knew the price and size were good from the description but I was a little leery about the flame effect. I unpacked it and fired it right up and was quite impressed with the effect, it is better than I thought it was going to be.On the heating ability I would describe its heat output and noise level equivalent to a ceramic heater.
My wife now wants another one for our bedroom.
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