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I couldn't decide between the Dyson Pedestal fan and the Tower Fan, so I went ahead and bought both to compare. Yes we kept both as well.

The Tower fan is great for the Living Room or family room for it stays more compact (slim and low profile) and spreads the air less concentrated on one area.(high and low)There is no adjustments that can be made on this fan, meaning no tilting or bringing the unit up and down. What you see it what you get.

The Pedestal fan is great for our bedroom; we have a really high bed. At the highest point of the pedestal fan it's even to where we lay. Since the Fan is more like a standard oscillating fan, the air is more concentrated to one area, so at night we through it on medium to low and let it keep us cool at night. The pedestal fan can be adjusted to the height by simply pushing it down or pulling up on the actually circle part of the fan. (The frame tube extends or compresses very handy and fast to do) Also this fan has a tilt. (The circle head part can be aimed where you want it) This fan is a little bulkier needs more room then the tower fan. (Due to the adjustments and the diameter or the circle part when oscillating)

On both models the High setting does a lot of air, at a louder noise. We joke about it and say the jet is taking off, for the fan does lean back a little when we turn the knob up. Set up of both fans is quick and very easy

The remotes are very handy and awesome. To store the remote it's a magnet in the fan and in the remote, so just lay the remote on the fan and it sticks

Overall Great Fans, if you can get over the Price of a $450 fan, you will be happy with it. They do have a 2 year warranty with Dyson, so that is nice. Our fans always break after 1 summer; these fans have been going strong for 1 year now, still no problems.

Both fans have the same amount of air coming through them on high settings, so there no difference in power between the two models.

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I do love Dyson I had one of their original vacs, and loved it so much when their ball vac came out I bought one and gave my other one to someone at work. The vac has been outstanding, and any others I've tried (including some freebies from Amazon Vine program) have just really stunk in comparison.

I liked this fan from an appearance standpoint since it was first announced, in the design stages. But the price was always just insane, so I passed.

I've gone through two or three various tower fans, and always had the same problem with them lack of air movement, noisy, and oscillation always was really clunky, jerky, and not effective. And they were mostly butt ugly tall rectangles. Garish lights on the front or LED displays.

Finally this went on sale and Dyson sent me an email. I checked a local brick and mortar and the sale was there as well, so for $150 less than the normal price, I thought I'd give it a shot. This brick and mortar has reward points you can bank up, so I had about 80 dollars worth of "bucks" so I got it even cheaper then. And since I get a 60 day return policy with no restocking fees for anything, I figured it was the perfect time to try it. It would not likely be cheaper for a while, and if it's not worth it, I can return it and be no worse off.

So I got it home. This was to replace a circular "turbo" fan that I've had for like 8 years now. That fan works great, moves air even on low speed, and isn't annoyingly loud until it's on high, and even then it's just a normal fan noise. But man, that thing gets air going, so much that loose papers around are slung everywhere. And that fan I keep right in front of an HVAC register on my floor in the great room, on the wall in "front" of my couch. That way when the AC is on, I get really good cool air breezes. But it's about 16 or so feet from where the couch sits, which is why the tower fans never worked that well there.

This was unboxed, and a quick assembly (but I took off all the little stickers when I unboxed it, and didn't realize until afterwards that those stickers tell you where each part lines up to be assembled but it's obvious anyway). Plugged it in (why, oh WHY do fan makers never make a FLAT flush to the wall plug so that it can be plugged in behind things like book cases and such without having to pull things away from the wall so much?) and fired it up. I was actually amazed at how much air it moved, even on low.

So I sat at my spot on my couch, and tested the oscillation and I have to say, this is without a doubt the best oscillation I've ever seen in a tower fan. Smooth, absolutely no noise from it whatsoever. Brilliantly done. Of course, I wasn't feeling any air movement. So I cranked it up, and started feeling a breeze. But I was surprised at how much noise it made. And yes, it's not a normal WHRRRRR fan noise because of the design, so it's a high pitched turbine kind of noise, MUCH more noticeable than a regular fan noise simply because it's different. Think weird sounding electric mixer. As the time passed it became less noticeable, especially as ambient noise in the room increased. I think it's really the difference of the expected sounds that makes it as noticeable as it is.

But still, not much air flow. Even on high, I wasn't feeling even as much as I'd feel with the old circular fan on low. I got up by it, felt around, and it's neat at least how it curves around the edges and shoots out. But that's when I noticed, it's not shooting STRAIGHT out. Both sides are blowing a vertical column of air that is somewhat pointed inward, so they intersect at like the 8 to 9 foot point. Which, of course, helps to interrupt each side's flow. At that closer mark, the airflow is much more obvious, and is then a viable fan alternative.

I moved it to the other side of my great room, next to the fireplace, so it's only about 10 feet away or so now, and it's actually kind of good there. Even on the nearly silent low setting, I can at least kind of feel airflow. They say there's no buffeting, and that's true, even on high you never feel that, but at all speeds you do notice that it's not as hard a wind blowing than it can be at other times.

As you turn it higher, it's very much like a gaming PC suddenly kicking in fans it's just about that exact sound until you get to the max settings where it's like a blender or mixer motor almost.

I'm still kind of up in the air about it, but I have 60 days to decide. I'm leaning towards keeping it now, since for the price I paid (230 less than the normal price) it may actually prove to be worth it. I don't like the circular fan I had, since that has a big base and is about 18 inches across. This takes up such a tiny amount of floor space, like 7 or 8 inches, since it's all in the vertical. Which was why I tried tower fans last summer in the first place. Aesthetically it's a win, no doubt. Nothing at all like it out there. I love the looks. The remote works very well, although I wish they hadn't made it so streamlined it's all flush, no bumps on the buttons (think the home keys, J and F, on a keyboard) to mark them, so in the dark you really have to fiddle to find what you want to press. But it works great, never a missed press that wasn't read right.

There appear to be 8 distinct levels with the remote.

So if you can use it from a place 10 feet or less from where you want the wind, it works very well. You won't get the insane hurricane force winds that you can get from other fans, but you'll get a good amount without using much space at all, and without making an otherwise attractive area of your house look a little worse from some floor fan. And I'll admit, my biggest problems with the lack of fan "presence" is in direct comparison to a floor model fan which is a totally unfair comparison, apples to oranges. It is definitely the best airflow from any tower I've tried (and returned).

Would I buy it at full retail? No, never. But for $230 less than retail, while it still stretches the price I was willing to pay for a floor fan, after having tried two or three others before, it really does seem to be a matter of getting what you paid for something. So less air flow than a full fan, but great mid and low air flow in a very, very attractive package. If it weren't for the price, I'd probably rate this thing 5 stars, but as long as it's so expensive, I can't give it more than 3.

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Well, I caved and bought this thing...

In short, it's not worth $300, let alone $50.

Basically, at the end of the day, after all of this talk about 'buffeting', this fan is an overpriced piece of junk.

Sure, it blows air. But it's louder than any fan I've ever owned, and priced about 10x any fan I've ever owned. There are no blades, but that just means there's a high pitched jet engine running all the time in the base unit, blowing into the top. It's not what you think it is...

Basically, this fan sounds like your computer before it's about to have a heart attack, but that's just on low-power...

NOT RECOMMENDED. It looks cool, but it doesn't COOL like a normal fan. I'll take 'buffeting' any day over 'high-pitched loud-as-hell intake fan.'

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Very Poor air mover for a large room. You can only feel the air about 6 feet away, any further away you fell nothing. Very LOUD on higher speeds. Overall very disappointed.

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This "fan" (Air Multiplier) is fantastic. Very pricy but well worth it. it moves the air around a large room at least twice as much and twice as far as an ordinary fan or even a tower squirrel-cage fan. Its noise level is virtually silent at the three lower settings. At the higher settings its noise is about the same as a regular fan but much less "buzzy." Finally, its bladlessness is a conversation starter.

Reviews of Optimus H-6010 Portable Oil Filled Radiator Heater

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This is a nice 3-setting standard oil heater, and it DOES have a tip-over protection feature, unlike many. Doesn't make any expansion noises, though the thermostat cycling could wake up light sleepers (just put it on low or med setting and the unit will operate continuously without having to cycle off). Gets hot to the touch not a safety concern for adults but could be for younger children. Not sure what the other reviewer is referring to regarding the u-bolts. It took a sec to figure out how to attach them but they work just fine and hold the wheel bases on securely. My only quibble is that the wheels are not that great not large enough to roll the unit easily.

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These oil-filled radiator-type heaters are a real bargain! (and i don't use that word often, or lightly). These things are definite cost-cutters! I have lowered my electric bill for heating from $90 per month, to a varying degree of $30 TO $40 per month, and the $40 bill occurs only when it's especially cold outside. This item runs on 110 Volt wall socket current (unlike the ELECTRICITY-MUNCHING 220 Volt unit in the ceiling, which is actually the A/C unit being used as a heat pump, which is NOT it's intended use, even though it can perform that function, but is SO INEFFICIENT while doing so). I use one of these to keep an entire 800 square foot, 1 bedroom apartment warm-as-needed in the winter, at over 4,000 feet in elevation in northern Arizona. Granted, we don't have winters here like back in my state of origin, Wisconsin. But, when it does get cold here, all i do is crank this baby up to 3/4's of maximum to warm it up, and then lower it to about 50% to maintain the desired temperature, and my electric bill still doesn't reach $50 per month! Quite a break from the old $90 per month! It is NOT recommended that you use a fan with this unit, as blowing air across it messes with the built-in thermostat, but at the coldest times, i do use a small 9 inch fan, set on the lowest speed, either drawing from in front of it, or blowing just over the top of it from behind (you'll find that if you do point a fan directly at it--i did, being me, i had to test it...lol--it will cause so much "SNAPPIN', CRACKLIN' & POPPIN'" that you wouldn't want to continue that VERY noisy way anyway (the internal oil gets cooled too fast as it rises, by the air moving over it from a direct blast from even a small fan, causing it to literally "snap, crackle & pop" when the cooler oil comes back in contact with the hotter oil inside...try it for a few minutes when you get this, you won't hurt it, and you'll see what i mean. It also will snap crackle & pop a bit when it's new out-of-the-box, but this goes away in a few minutes). With a small fan either drawing from the front, from about 2 feet away, or blowing just over the top of it, from about 2 feet behind, you'll have more heat than you know what to do with. And actually, once the room is warmed (and in my case, when all 800 square feet of my 1 bedroom apartment is warmed), it will keep it warm & toasty (sometimes too warm & toasty) all by itself, without any air-flow from a fan. My neighbor, who is our maintenance man at our apartment complex, who lives in a 2 bedroom, 1,250 square foot apartment, introduced me to these on a maintenance call. He uses 2 of these, only because his apartment is a 2 bedroom, with about 55% more square footage than mine. He said he has to be careful not to leave the thermostat set very high, or he "cooks" his family. But, the thing that really got my attention when we talked about these, was that his electric bill went from $120 per month using his A/C unit as a heat pump, to NO MORE THAN $70 per month with two of these, and he said even at the coldest times, he keeps his set at no more than 50%, and uses no fan! Take my word for it folks, if you're looking to save money on your heating bill, whether you have electric-generated heat, or gas-generated heat, or whatever-generated heat, these little helpers WILL save you money! Bank on it! I don't use my heat pump AT ALL anymore! Neither does the maintenance man. And the cost of one unit, for a 1 bedroom apartment, will be recouped in about one month's saving on your electric bill! Same math works for 2 of these units for a 2 bedroom apartment. A great buy! And WAY more efficient than either the ceramic or coil-type forced-air electric heaters. The only thing is, that they don't heat as fast as those other forced-air units, but once they are warmed up, the heat is constant, AND CHEAP!!

The last advice i'll give you is this...BUY THIS IN THE SUMMER MONTHS! I bought mine last July (i waited 'til now to write my review, because i wanted to see exactly how well it performed), because at the time, i paid only $34.99, with FREE Super-Saver shipping, when i bought this in July of 2011! (out of season). During the winter months, when demand for these is up (in season), they go way up in price, but are still worth it at $48.94 (the advertised price as of the time of this review).

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Literally, the third time I used it, it gave a visible big spark (it comes with scary electric shortage sound) then died. I think this product can pose fire hazard.

Thinking backward, luckily I was right standing by the heater at the time of incidence (as it was just turned on), so I pulled off the wall plug quickly. Don't know if I was not there what would happen!

I got what I paid for, but certainly not expecting something scary like this.

I end up bought the honeywell type which comes with nice temperature control.

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The Heater works well, and its cord is very long so it is quite mobile if limited to certain outlets.

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Great heater, not like a regular fan heater but it does pretty well keeping a room warm. Recommend buying it if you need something that requires less wattage.

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This water heater, which is made in Japan, is slick in design. Although it holds 5 liters of water, it doesn't take as much counter-top space as I expected. It is quiet and efficient. I can choose from three temperature settings that are designed for making tea or cooking instant noodle. I especially like the 6 or 9 hours "sleep timer", which is one of the reason that I purchase this product.

The only thing I wish it would have is a stainless steel interior, but I would still give it a five-star rating.

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I purchased my first Tiger hot water dispenser in 1996, at the PX, at Camp Casey, Korea. I have never been withoug a Tiger hot water dispenser since. This model has worked excellent for 4 years now. Absolutely, positively no problems. It's great for a quick cup of instant soup, coffee, or hot chocolate. I never have to wait for room temperature water to come to a boil for cooking. Instead of me waiting for the water to come to a boil...my hot water is ready for me.

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It is a good device, quiet, boils fast, dechlorinating water good and will buy it again if necessary. No complaint.

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This was the perfect item that we wanted, Thank you Amazon for having what we wanted. The water heater was the perfectly described and sized that we needed.

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WORKS QUIT WELL FOR US. HEATS WATER AT 3 TEMPERATURES. BE CAREFUL WITH HIGHEST SETTING VERY HOT! EASIER TO CLEAN THAN EXPECTED AND MORE COMPACT ALTHOUGH IT HOLDS AS MUCH AS 5 LITERS!

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This is the second Delonghi oil heater that I purchased through Amazon & I am completely satisfied with both of them. (I also purchased the Delonghi HM25E Dragon Ultimate Oil Filled Radiator Heater purchased in 2005, twice the cost, twice the heater.)

I like the size of this smaller one a little more -it fits better into the small space where I am using it. We use it in a 10' x 10' main bathroom. The room is not insulated (85 year old home) and gets almost no heat from the home's central heating system (radiated water heat).

I have used it every day this winter and found that it is more than adequate for this room, even on the coldest winter days. The temperature recently has dropped to -5 F overnight (Chicago) and I have the heater set on high to turn on 60-90 minutes before I get up. The bathroom is always nice and toasty in the AM, even though the exterior wall is cold to the touch.

I was concerned about the safety of using an electric heater in the bathroom because of electric shock and fire risk. No problem on either account. I recommend using a GFCI electric outlet to reduce the risk of electric shock; also, the oil-filled radiator does not build up an excessive amount of heat (as long as you don't cover it keep it open so heat can radiate away from it).

The heater has on/off switches (one for high, one for low) and a electro-mechanical timer. You set the current time with the dial, then set the timer to turn on & off as much as you wish during the day. You can be accurate to within about 15-30 minutes. The unit must stay plugged in for it to keep accurate time. Electronic LED timers (like on the Delonghi Dragon) can be set more accurately, but usually have a limited number of on/off automatic settings (Dragon has a limit of 2).

This heater also has a "thermostat" of sorts. It doesn't give a temperature, just gives a min/max range of 1-6 (my other one goes to 11). A 6 setting for about an hour is necessary for a toasty 10x10 bathroom at 0 degrees F, while setting at 3 for an hour is sufficient at 32 degrees.

Energy consumption my electric bill increased only about $8-10/mo from fall to winter, a small price to pay.

The heater is short (about 16-18 inches)& very stable, fits under my pedestal sink between the sink & tub perfect spot. It gets hot to the touch, but not so that you (or a child) might burn yourself.

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Bought two of these last year and really like them. They are only 15" high (21" long) flat saucer feet for good stabliity,and no sharp metal edges for the kids to hit their heads on.

The Timing and temperature dials are easy to use. We used them last year when natural gas was so expensive. They did such a good job keeping the kids rooms at a consistant temperature at night that we plan to use them this year too. It worked out much better than using the house thermostat at night.

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Update Dec. 2012: This is the 3rd winter that I am using these heaters. They are great for continuous heat. I'm still using only the "Low" switch and around "3" on the dial. We just had zero degree temps and I turned the closed laundry room heater to 4.5 for a couple of days to protect the pipes.

Here's how simple it is to test and learn to use your heater:

Take the heater to a room that you can close the door to and will not use for the next 24 hoursspare bedroom, bath, or garage. Before you plug it inpush all the red pins on the timer dial toward the center. This will prevent the heater from going on and off during your testing. You can program it later.

Plug the cord in. Click both red switches to on and they will light up. Each switch controls a separate heating coil. If they do not light up, go to the black box on the power cord and press the red button. If you now have both switches light up, you have just solved the problems of over half who have written reviews saying the heater did not work. Rotate the temperature dial to the highest setting. Run the heater for 3 hours. There should be a lot of heat coming off the unit. If both switches are still red, the heater is working.

You will smell the burn off but it is over at this point. Turn the switch for the hotter side off. You can continue the test in the room you want to run the heater in or leave it where it is. Turn the temperature dial down to a lower setting if you wish. It is better to run the unit on a low setting 24 hours a day than to have it going on and off. I found that I had to leave the door to the room open at setting #3 to keep it from getting too hot in my mountain home during the winter.

I ran 3 of these units in my 2 story home all winter and the main furnace hardly kicked on. They cost about $20 more a month in electricity compared to gas. Not bad.

I bought 7 of these units. I left each on for a month. I then boxed it up and tried the next one. I had one quit after 2 weeks and got a replacement. Once a room has been at a constant temperature for several days it does not take much to keep it there. If you want a warm bathroom, leave it on a low setting and crack the door. The excess heat will warm your hall and other rooms over time. The bath will stay warm no matter when you use it.

Timers are a weak spot and they will fail before the heater is worn out. Its your money. Other than a factory defect-like the one I hadmost of the complaints are because the people did not follow these steps. The manufacturer failed to explain these details.

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I purchased this at the end of 2007 because I needed a safe, small compact heater. I bought this at Bed, Bath, and Beyond, paying a little less than 60 with a 20% coupon. It was a wonderful heater and did its job really well that I bought a second one a couple of months later. Don't expect this to heat a large room, it's only designed for small rooms. The GFI plug is a nice safety feature. I would have given this a 5 star if I wrote a review then. Almost a year later one of them broke. I thought that was just a lemon, but then the second one broke shortly therafter (warranty was only for a year). It's a shame because I really liked this heater, but I wish the durability was better. It's really unfortunate because there are not many oil-based heaters in this size to choose from and price was not a major criteria for me(I would gladly pay more for a quality heater that would last).

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We got one of these at the hardware store. Liked it enough to get another at Amazon (at about half the price).

Great for a small room. One keeps our 11' by 14' TV room cosy. Doesn't dry out the air like the fan heaters, and totally quiet.

My wife loves the timer on the one in the bathroom. Nice in the morning, pretty easy to set up.

Two minor gripes. The cord comes out at the control end (you never see it in the picture). Also, it gives off a bit of a smell for awhile while it's new. They do mention this in the instructions and it did go away, but it might worry you if you're not aware.

Review of Whrilpool Centrifugal Fan Assisted Ceramic Heater

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Love this heater. Very good for a small office/bedroom. Heats room up within 10 minutes. It's quiet which is a HUGE plus for me. I would recommended this product.

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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program If Darth Vader were a heater, this is what he would look like. More important: this uncomplicate heater quickly rises to the temperature you set, has a high and low setting, and best of all, automotically turns off when the room gets too hot, so you don't find yourself gasping for water in the middle of the night. I tried this out when I arrived at our cabin in the woods over Thankgsiving weekend, and was more than satisfied by how warm and toasty it made my bedroom. Well worth the investment.

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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program I really like this heater.

It's one of the newer ones on the market. What makes it different is that this one is not directional or oscillating as a great majority if not all on the market are. This heater "heats" in the 360 degree area.

Easy to open, and operate. One feature that is missing (future models I'm sure will include) is a remote control. Then again many on the market do not.

Directions state you keep it THREE feet away from drapes, or other items in the room for risk of fire. That's a priority!

Also it's important to note directions state do NOT use a power extension. Risk of fire!!

Also plug it directly into the wall. Do NOT use a flimsy extension cord as you would for a radio or such. The extension WILL heat up and cause a fire. Just a matter of time, so don't use a flimsy extension cord.

IF you require an extension cord, call the company and inquire about a "Contractor Grade" extension cord. These are expensive, but can tolerate high voltage items safely.

The heater uses a maximum 1500 watts of electricity. A moderate amount, normal for heaters.

I found this heater to work good. Place it in the center of the room. So far I've found it to heat well. So far we are not getting frigid temps. so this is working good by placing it in the living room while watching TV. Heats the room well without having to heat the whole house.

It's lightweight, so if you want to move it from room to room that will be easy.

That's about all. It's straight forward. Nothing to make you think or put together. People who want an evenly heated room should enjoy this.

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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program Seven years ago, my husband and I moved into a home with an electric heat pump. I've since purchased more warm clothing than I have owned at any time in my life. And I've tried several different types of adjunct heaters. My office is a particular problem, since it's above the garage and never seems to warm up except in the height of summer.

I'm really liking this little Whirlpool WHTC361EL. It's small, quiet, and highly efficient. We plugged it in and turned it on in my office and the heater got the 10X10 (approx) room warm in less than ten minutes. The top of the heater stays cool enough so you can handle it. The heater has a tipover safety feature, so it turns off automatically if a child or pet knocks it over. Temperature is set by a dial--you click in five degree increments. Off/on is a push button. It also has a low and a high heat function, which would force out more heat on the high. I've got the heat set on high and it works great.

The only reason this heater didn't get a five star review is because it came so poorly packaged I was afraid it wasn't going to work. Normally, Amazon double boxes products and provides enough packaging to keep your items safe from any kind of gorilla handling, but this box came in the Whirpool packaging and looked like someone used it for soccer practice. Luckily, the little heater inside was well-wrapped by Whirlpool and came out without a scratch.

Rebecca Kyle, October 2012

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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program This space heater had the features I was looking for tip over/over heat protection and temperature settings so the heater would turn on/off at/when it reaches a certain temperature. It also has a continuous heat setting and high and low power settings. I will use it to heat a 12x14 room that's too far from the furnace to get any heat!

The unit is short (16 inches tall, about 9 inch diameter) with a handle on the back for carrying. You have to kneel to get at the controls if you have it on the floor. It takes up cool air from below, the unit heats it and a fan blows it out the top all the way around. That's supposed to provide "even" heating in the room but if you put it near a corner like I do, that's maybe not the best place for it. I preferred my oscillating heater in that respect. But this heater is much quieter than my old one at either power setting (the fan speed doesn't change).

Compared to my old heater, this takes longer to heat the room and the thermostat seems to be a little off (so was the old heater's) and you have to set it at a higher than you think you want. There is no info in the manual but from using it, it seems like the thermostat only works on the high setting. When I have it on low, it runs continuously. Still, the trade-off for less noise is worth it.