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Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Honeywell Sure-Set Ceramic Heater with Oscillation, HZ-338 Reviews

Honeywell Sure-Set Ceramic Heater with Oscillation, HZ-338
Customer Ratings: 3 stars
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Got one of these today. Thot the other guys that had this problem were just unlucky, and decided to trust the Honeywell name. Boy, was I wrong. SureSet, my foot. The thermostat in this device does indeed seem to be measuring the temperature of the unit itself, although not the actual element, maybe the heated plastic body. I do not recommend that anyone buys this heater if they want to use the automatic mode. It functions well in the high and low constant heating mode. I have a lasko 5365 heater as well, that works well in all modes.

Update: Lasko 5365 is displaying same odd thermostat behaviour, I am beginning to think this behaviour is a product of the environment where the heater is used, and not just poor manufacturer design.

Update 2: Confirmed that 5365 thermostat works fine if heater placed in middle of open space to be heated as opposed to against a wall. HZ-338 thermostat performance doesn't seem to improve when in open area.

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I purchased a white version of this heater elsewhere about a month ago. I love it. It is in my daughter's bedroom, which tends to be colder than the rest of the house.

At night, I turn it on to the low setting, set the temperature, set the timer, and it does the rest. It isn't as loud as my older heater that it is replacing, and I don't have to worry about remembering to turn it off in the morning.

I have since purchased a second one for my bedroom.

I have not had any of the problems the other reviewer mentioned.

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The thermometer of this heater is completely messed up. It does not measure the room temperature, but the temperature of the air that has just been heated up. In other words, if your room temperature is 60 degrees and you program it to heat up the room to 70 degrees it will do so (according to the thermometer reading) in less 2 minutes and stop. If you do not use this functionality, but instead let the heater run for some time (5-10 minutes) the thermometer will want to make you believe that the room temperature has gone up to 90 degrees. The thermometer is probably in the wrong location. Did Honeywell do any kind of testing before putting this model on the market ?!

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Ditto the other's observations... The thermostat seems to register the temperature of the unit itself rather than the room... I had the thing in a 63 degree room, had it set to 85 degrees. It would register 90 after 30 seconds of running, turn off, slowly ramp back down to 84 degrees over a 2 minute time period, and then repeat. The temperature of the room never got above 64 degrees....

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My daughter has been using this unit in her bedroom everyday this winter. It does a good job of heating her room. HOWEVER I've noticed that the plastic case has actually started to warp and MELT, the seam where it's put together is starting to open, you can see the wiring inside.

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Friday, August 1, 2014

Discount Comfort Zone® Deluxe High Efficiency Oscillating Fan- Heater

Comfort ZoneĀ® Deluxe High Efficiency Oscillating Fan- Heater CZ50
Customer Ratings: 2.5 stars
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Within 6 weeks of purchasing this heater, the plug overheated so much that it partially melted. Its a cheap fire hazard that belongs in the trash, and I will never buy this product again!

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I want to start by saying I typicallly do not write a review unless I feel strongly against the other reviewers. This fan does have some positive attributes but this was not what I was looking for or expected. The reason I purchased this fan is becasue I wanted something to heat up our room at night without having to heat up the entire house. We live in the Bay Area, CA and it is not asking a whole lot for a fan to increase the temp in a 12X12 room. If you are looking for a heater fan for your cubicle or desk, this would work great! in fact I will be donating this to my GF.

As always, Amazon did an excellent job in getting the order out.

See Pro's and Con's below.

Pros:

-Sleek compact design

-Quiet

-Visaully appealing

-Instant heat

Cons:

-Does not heat up very well. (cannot heat up a 12X12 room in California, enough said)

-Makes clicking sound while oscilating.

-Cold...!

Update:

Ok, so I might have been a little too critical the first night but this fan still doesn't put out overwhelming heat. The first night I did not have the fan oscilating and barely warmed us up at all. The second night it was oscilating and it was a little better. Overall, this fan is still pretty cold and has an annoying ticking sound when it oscilates but it is pretty decent for the $$.

Update: 2/25/2013

I purchased this item 1/10/2013 and it has now stopped working. I went with this item because of all the good reviews.. Last night 45 days after I purchased the item it burnt up and stopped working. This item has continuously had problems and now I cannot return it/exchange it. Do not get this fan look elsewhere....

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We have a pellet stove, but we don't turn it on if the temperature is above 35 degrees outside. Instead, we use these Comfort Zone heaters. Love them. The oscillating feature makes all the difference in the world. Once you have that feature, you can't go back to the former stationary heater.

We can heat the entire first floor of our home with just two of the heaters. What's odd is our electric bill only went up about $14 a month after using them. I thought it would've been a lot higher than that.

We couldn't be happier.

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Monday, May 19, 2014

Reviews of Muskoka MM2830E Palmer Mantel Electric Fireplace, Espresso

Muskoka MM2830E Palmer Mantel Electric Fireplace, Espresso
Customer Ratings: 4 stars
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I bought this w/out any reviews; which I never do, however it looks as good as or better than the picuture. The fireplace insert is bigger than most I've reviewed and the flame is fairly real looking. puts off a lot of heat too. The finish is truly a dark espresso.

The only bad thing was many damaged pieces, some parts the wood (particle board) was cracked or chipped. This may not be the fault of the seller as this was packaged nicely, it was likely due to the delievey folks.

I bought this in lieu of a TV stand and overall the fileplace is very nice and holds my 50" slim Sony TV perfectly, like it was made for it. I also purchased a ladder shelf from Amazon to go next to it that hold the TV/Cable components. What a beautiful set up.

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Sunday, May 11, 2014

Review of Holmes HLP3310-UM Low Profile Heater w/ Digital Controls

Holmes HLP3310-UM Low Profile Heater w/ Digital Controls
Customer Ratings: 4.5 stars
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I own a stone cottage with no central heat or air. Last fall I bought this heater for the bedroom and it worked great! It's low, allowing the heat to rise, very quiet, and I can push it up against the stone wall without worry. I highly recommend this heater for anyone looking for a stylish, quiet heat source. I'm buying two more for my living room!

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Extremely quiet heater. I have two, like it so much. Has an "eco" control button too (keeps the room regulated at a comfortable temp so you're not running a high temp for too long and wasting electricity). Timer is the best. Has 4, 6, & 8 hour intervals to choose. Now not afraid to fall asleep while it's on. Best heater for the price.

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This heater works great for the price. It is a little noisy (hums a bit), but it works GREAT to heat a smallish room!!

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This heater has the LOUDEST hum I've ever heard from a space heater. If I planned on using it in a room I spend a lot of time in, I'd have to return it.

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I am not one to criticize but these heaters are absolute junk.

Yes, they heat well and are quiet. But they burn up in two

to 3 months if left on 6 hrs per day. I have had three.

A good light bulb will last longer. I'm looking for another

brand with much better components. Todd in DenverHolmes HLH4422EE-WM Low Profile Heater with Digital ControlHolmes HLH4422-WTM Low Profile Heater with Digital Control White

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Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Bionaire BAP825WO-U HEPA-Type Tower with Remote Control Reviews

Bionaire BAP825WO-U HEPA-Type Tower with Remote Control
Customer Ratings: 3.5 stars
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My allergist recommended an air purifier for my home to help me manage my asthma. I shopped for it online but ended up buying it elsewhere. I have had this one for about a month and it's made a big difference. It's not loud and because it's a tower I can put it in an area of the room where it's not in the way...in fact, I forget its there. I live in Oregon and spring is a terrible allergy season. I've been very happy with the improvement in my health and can only assume that my purifier is at least in part the reason.

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This products works well, but was quite disappointed that it does not rotate. because this unit does not rotate, is the reason for the three star rating. (should have read the description better--my fault)

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The air filter appears to be doing its job. . Not too noisy and not too big. I would recommend this product.

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Does the job, but it very noisy. I had to put this one in the dining room instead of the LR where I wanted it as it was too noisy and interfered with TV watching.

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I currently own two of these purifiers/ionizers and have had them for over a year...one for upstairs and one for downstairs. I absolutely love them. They are not exactly quiet but they are not overtly noisy either. They do help with allergens and I think they have contributed to our household getting sick less. I wouldn't want to be without them.

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Saturday, November 16, 2013

Oak Veneer Heat-a-Lot Infrared Heater Reviews

Oak Veneer Heat-a-Lot Infrared Heater
Customer Ratings: 3 stars
List Price: $349.00
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Please do not buy this product. Infrared heaters are falsely advertised as saving you money. They do not. I have averaged for the past five years an average electric bill of $200 to $250, consistently throughout the year. Once I plugged in my infrared heater (from heatalot.com) my electric bill for one month shot up to $591. I contacted the company, and on my second attempt, they answered and would not give me a refund. They did not stand behind their product and basically dismissed me. Do not waste your money find another way to heat your home.

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This is a great product. I have one upstairs and was carrying it from upstairs to downstairs to keep me warm. It is such a good product. I have a big house and have no intention of warming the empty rooms so I use this Infrared heater and it works perfect. Great product!!!

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Monday, November 11, 2013

Reviews of Honeywell Electronic Ceramic Tower Heater, HZ-3750GP

Honeywell Electronic Ceramic Tower Heater, HZ-3750GP
Customer Ratings: 4 stars
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The Honeywell heater arrived packed within its own box within an Amazon box and was well protected. Getting started was as easy as plugging it in. All the features have little icons on the heater but you may need to review the instructions once to understand the icons. Pluses: the heater begins to warm immediately. Even the low power setting seems to generate heat for a small room. The oscillating feature is virtually soundless. The timer turns off the heater within a few minutes of the setting. Minuses: While the temperature display is very easy to read, the actual temperature setting is like a toy. The heater does cycle off close to a setting but the displayed temperature is not very accurate. Also the temperature resets to 75 when the unit is turned off so your desired temperature must be reset every time the unit is turned on. Also, every button that is pressed creates an annoying "beep" that I cannot seem to turn off or decrease. Overall, this is a good basic heater suitable for smaller rooms.

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I'm using this heater to help regulate temperature swings in an over air-conditioned office. You would expect that having a thermostatic control would direct the heater to switch on and off as required to maintain a narrow range around a preset temperature. With this Honeywell, comfort requires manual switching because the thermostatic temperature control functions poorly. When the heater reaches +1-2 degrees above the preset temperature, the fan and heater element shut off and the thermostat should then be monitoring room temperature to determine when to restart the heater, (at least that's how it's supposed to work).

Reality is: once the thermostat triggers the Honeywell heater to shut off at a preset 72 degrees; the fan stops immediately and the displayed temperature quickly rises about four degrees. As the unit cycles off there is no airflow over the temperature sensor so the thermostat is no longer sensing room temperature; it's actually sensing residual radiated heat from the unit itself. As the office A/C kicks in, actual room temperature drops from 72 to 66 but the Honeywell heater display shows 76 and won't cycle on because its temperature sensor is still responding to residual heat in the heater. At this point the thermostat was set at 72, the Honeywell temperature display shows 76, and the actual room temperature was 66. The only way to restart the heater at this point is to reset the Honeywell's thermostat to 78 or above. As the heater cycles on, the fan restores air circulation past the internal sensor and the temperature display indicator quickly drops from 76 to 66. Now the heater won't shut down until room temp reaches 80 degrees because it was necessary to reset the thermostat to 78 to get the heater to cycle on when the actual room temperature was 66.

This heater isn't a 'set it and forget it' affair. I found my office was consistently too cold, then too hot. This demonstrates a latent design defect where the temperature sensor is either located too close to the heater element, poorly shielded, or worse. Most thermostatically controlled heaters I've experienced, address this issue by continuing to run the fan for a couple of minutes after the heater element shuts off to dissipate residual heat and equalize internal heater temperature with room temperature so the thermostatic sensor is accurately tracking ambient room temp. I've already had two of these heaters, so it isn't a defective unit, its a defective design.

Your choices with this heater are 14 degree temperature swings with thermostat function, or switching the heater on and off manually. A remote control would be greatly appreciated since manual operation is necessary for temperature control. Note that competitive units INCLUDE a remote; my recommendation is to keep shopping until you locate a heater with a remote. (Ironic that a company that made its reputation for thermostatic controls can't make a thermostat function properly in a space heater.)

I'd speculate that similarly priced, thermostatically controlled space heaters would likely function as poorly as this Chinese-made Honeywell and I wouldn't be surprised to find they're all made in the same factory. In my opinion a remote control would be an infinitely more desirable feature than a poorly executed, wonky thermostatic control.

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Heater warm quickly. Oscillating feature is very good. The timer turns off the heater within a few minutes of the setting. Actual temperature setting is not real accurate but you learn to adjust to it. I don't like having to reset temperature each time unit is turned on, however, overall, this is a very good heater for small rooms.

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Not for babies, I wanted to keep temperature more or less constant at around 26oC for the small baby room, the HZ-3759GP turned out to be noisy and the room temperature goes down little more than two degrees oC below the set temperature before the unit turns on (too cold) and then the unit will not turn off until the temperature goes two degrees above set temperature (too hot), that is a 4oC temperature swing!!! of course I measured the temperature with a calibrated ambient thermometer...since the built in thermometer does not do a good job tracking the room temperature...may be that is the problem.

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I HAD PREVIOUSLY PURCHASED ANOTHER BRAND OF ELECTRONIC CERAMIC TOWER HEATER AND WAS VERY UNSATISFIED. I PURCHASED THE HONEYWELL AND GUEST WHAT'IT WORKS GREAT' I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH ALL THREE OF THE HEATERS. THERE IS VERY LOW NOISE TO THESE UNITS AND RECOMMEND THIS BRAND TO EVERYONE WHO IS LOOKING FOR A GREAT CERAMIC HEATER.

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