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We use in our central Florida enclosed lanai area to take chill off a winter morning. Looks like a more expensive unit except for one small log. A challenge to assemble. A couple pieces required drilling and instructions on which screws to use were not real clear. Tough to line up last few screws. Best buy amongst all reviewed though.

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Works exactly as described, but I'm using it for a coffee urn, so it wasn't exactly suited for the purpose. There's a big red label on the piece that sits inside the urn/chafing dish, and over a few uses, it started to disintegrate. I eventually had to remove it using nail polish remover, which took an hour, because it was never meant to be removed. It would have been better had the warning label been designed to be removed.

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I was scared to buy this product, since we start using it its too good specially the price its worth it some time magnet stop working and heater falls down but its ok we have screwed it with chaffer. But no doubt product is good, looking for another one on same price.

Buy Waring Pro WPM10 Professional Popcorn Maker

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Like many customers on-line I seem to be replacing an older "stir-crazy" model only to find poor reviews on the newest model (and every other unit too)so I had to choose among the models/brands that seemed to be the least frustrating. That is how I ended up with Waring unit. But, as many mentioned, it is almost impossible to get popcorn that is not burntyou have to take it out BEFORE all the kernals are popped or there is no way to keep that from happening. Also, the popped corn is not as crisp as the older unit (I've tried with top lid on and off).

So a little frustrating to replace a 10 year old unit that saws lots of usage to only find the quality on all these products seems to have gone down.

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My Westbend popcorn popper was hard to wash, the lid cracked after only a few uses, and after a summers use, it was just old and yucky. This waring pro is fantastic! First it has an on/off switch!!! Second the lid... it is thicker, the top for melting butter is larger and the lid stays attached. Third and very best of all, the base separates from the electric heating unit! This makes for a product that will last a long time, stay clean and get a lot of use. Bravo! to Waring for making such a thoughtful and great popcorn maker. Butter flavored olive oil is great! There is also butter flavored grapeseed oil. If you like oil popped popcorn and you want something that can be easily maintained and cleaned, this is hands down the very best of the best! Worth the extra buck!

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I bought this popcorn maker as a Mother's Day gift for a mom who frequently pops bowls of popcorn over a stove top. The main benefit of the Waring popcorn maker is that it requires less oil than you would need with the traditional stove top method. Another perk is that the top of the appliance doubles as a bowl for your popcorn once it's popped. The bowl is a decent size, but if you regularly use your biggest mixing bowl to serve your pots of popcorn, keep in mind this bowl is a more modest size.

The primary downside (and this goes for many specialized appliances, not exclusive to this one) is that it's somewhat hefty and will take up a good chunk of space on your counter top. For that reason, I'd really only recommend buying it if you're truly a popcorn enthusiast and will use it frequently enough to warrant the kitchen space you'll need to store it.

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We were excited to get this as a Christmas present to replace a Presto Power Pop (a bowl you use in the microwave to pop the corn) that saw HEAVY use. The idea behind this is great, the execution not so much.

We used this one day to make three different batches of popcorn, using both yellow and white corn to see which was better. Every time each batch was done, as with other reviewers, no matter how fast you flip the corn into the bowl there are burnt and scorched pieces. After replenishing our supply of popcorn kernels at the store, about a week later when we tried to use this again. The arm would not spin, the gear that spins it, coming out exactly a few inches away from the searing heat ring, it was discovered the gear was PLASTIC, not metal!!!

Seriously, who does that? What chinese designer, and this is made in China, thought a molded plastic gear was good next to an extremely hot surface? The gear didn't melt, but disintegrated into myriad pieces. So we got exactly one day of use out of this for three batches of popcorn. Not a great way to spend $60. This junker is going back to the store, we are sticking with the Presto Power Pop, and if you are smart you will steer clear of this popcorn maker and find a better alternative.

Pros: When it works, makes ok popcorn with very little kernels left and uses little oil

Cons: Poorly designed and constructed, substandard materials, relatively high price for what you get

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Discovered problem with this product but did find a workaround... although not ideal and are reporting to this the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).

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Exccellent product, thanks a lot for your responsability. Everything arrives it in according to my order.

Thank you and we continue working with you.

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Cheap Intermatic EI220W 1/2/4/8 Hour SPST 1800-Watt In-Wall Countdown

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I bought one for an air cleaner control in my woodshop. It worked great. I originally had one from Wood which promptly quit working, and the company would not respond. This one is a few bucks more, but it works!

One year later and this unit quit working too. Too dusty in the shop? I'm switching to a spring operated unit.

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I now have a couple of these auto-off timers in my house. One on my bathroom fan, and the other on a bedroom ceiling fan. They come in different time countdowns. This one is for 1-2-4-8 hour increments, and my other is 10-20-30-60 minute increments. They are perfect because you just tap the button one to four times and then you can forget about it. No longer do you need to worry about turning off the fan or light.

Installation was fairly simple, especially if you have previously installed light switches or interrupters.

Normally $22 to $25 at the home improvement centers, slightly more to buy here, but worth the convenience.

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This timer works extremely well on the lighting as well as for the ceiling fans. I bought 10 originally and will be soon buying 10 more. I highly recommend them.

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This unit is the exact same unit that Quiet Cool sells on their website, but for half the price. It's a timer, it works. Not much to say about it except that it does exactly what I expected it to do, and I have had no issues with it since I installed it (about 2 months ago).

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Using this on a 30" diameter whole house fan. Installed it into a double gang deep box along with the 2-speed switch supplied by the fan mfg'r. Works great!

Review of OceanAire HPG15B-M Warmwave Ceramic Heater

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I love this little heater! It is never warm in my building, but it puts out a lot of heat and keeps me very warm and toasty all day at work. It has an over-heat feature (automatic shut-off), which is especially good from a safety aspect, two heat settings, and an adjustable thermostat so that you can choose the level of warmth you prefer. It is also much quieter than other portable heaters I have used in the past. I would definitely recommend this product to others.

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This thing is small, but heats a normal sized bedroom really well. It's not too noisy and has several different settings to adjust. It also isn't hot to the touch which is great for me since I have a toddler in the house that likes to get into everything. I would definitely recommend this to others!

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I decided to review this because I saw bad reviews and I have used this heater in a travel trailer I lived in for 18 months and it works great. I was googling how to clean it when I came across this site. This heater worked great for the price and I ran it many, many hours. I would not leave a portable heater with a fan on when I am not at home, if you need to do that I suggest you get a quartz, infrared, or oil filled portable heater with no moving parts. With that said there is a switch if a pet or someone knocks it over it will shut off. I would recommend periodically blowing it out with compressed air like the cans for computers if you use it a lot. I had to disassemble to clean the dust from mine which was easy except for two plastic corners that space the heating element that I did not see how they were set before they fell out. I figured it out an it's running like new. The initial smell when you purchase it is normal for all portable heaters and will burn off. As far the 150 square foot rating that is really a guess. Outside temperature, R-value of the walls, thermal mass of the structure are all things that effect that. For it's small size it puts out quite a bit of heat but it won't heat a 30 foot trailer in 5 degree F weather. Unlike an oil filled heater it instantly starts putting out heat and it is directional. For a small inexpensive heater it has run a lot of hours with no problems.

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I used this for about 3 months. The dial started not working and then smoke started coming out from the dial area. Don't leave it on while you are out.

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My unit gives off a "hot plastic" smell when turned on. It doesn't bother me that much, but the wife is concerned about the possible health effects the odor might have on the kids. I have a total of about 48 hours run time on the unit, and if the smell doesn't burn-off soon, then I'll have to take the unit back.

I bought the unit for the Travel Trailer to do some winter (Holiday) camping. Electricity is included in the site rent, so why not use an electric heater instead of using my propane? The trailer is 250 sq. ft. interior. I had to go to Home Depots web site to find that the unit only heats 150 sq. ft. It'd be nice to have that info on the box before opening. The unit is only good for a 20 degree ambient rise in temperature. So if it's 35 degree out, inside will be 55 degrees. A bit cool. You can buy the taller model, but it's still only rated 1,500 watts for 150 sq. ft. Home Depot carries my unit for $22. If the smell burns off, I might another and run both.

Discount Qmark LFK404 Fan-Forced Wall Heater - LFK Series Navajo White

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It came regular shipping in just a few days -just as promised. The instructions were clear except it didn't specify the wire required or breaker size. 240 volts (16.67 amps) You could probably use 12 gauge20 amp, but I used 10 gauge 30 ampto exceed the 80% limit factor on the breaker. It is about as quiet as a regular fan forced plug in portable heaterbut puts out alot more heat. (It wouldn't burn anything around it though.) It was easy to install I surface mounted it to a block walland made a frame to cover the unpainted housingout of white plastic lumber. (cheaper than going to another site to buy the $60 surface mount-frame kit). Appears to have quality parts. The grill is white and neat looking. I almost bought the 3000 watt unit but I am happy with this 4000 watt one.

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19" x 15 3/4" exterior frame

18" x 15" cut out dimensions.

Little note: During shipment some screws can become loose. Before you close it up just go around and make sure all the screws are snug.

I have mine on a 240V dedicated 12/2 and it takes less than a minute for this puppy to warm up my office.

DeLonghi TRV0715T Vento Hi-Speed Convection Oil-Filled Radiator Review

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Lovely design. Great heat! Easy to move from place to place. The "new" smell disappears quickly in a few hours via following the directions. (I also used a tiny bit of lavender oil on the top fins during those hours to mask the initial unpleasant smell. And I placed it near a window that was ajar.) We haven't used the programming so I can't comment on that (see below for update!). (There was one similar model that lacked the programming feature, but it was not sold by Amazon and required a substantial shipping fee. My advice: Always check the origin and any shipping cost! When given a choice, I prefer Amazon. Second choice is to go through Amazon, if it's not something Amazon carries.)

Back to the heater:

This heats quickly. And it's cute! Easy to store, as this model is particularly slim. I strongly recommend reading the directions so you avoid overtaxing your electric outlets or circuits. Beyond that, this thing will be your "friend" on cold mornings as it heats up so quickly. It's like a little fireplace except it's safe.

My vote of confidence in the heater and in Amazon service (it arrived 2 days after shipping!) is so strong we are ordering a second one. This will enable us to keep the house temperature lower and just warm the rooms we're actually occupying at any one time.

My initial order included another DiLonghi heater (HHP1500, Mica Panel Radiator), which is very attractive looks almost like a small TV except with wire mesh instead of a screen. The oil-filled radiator keeps its heat longer and puts out more heat. But the Mica Panel radiator is preferable if space is limited and you're looking for something to keep your feet warm while reading or watching TV; it puts out consistent, gentle heat mostly from the front, a bit from the top whereas the oil-filled radiator puts out a lot of heat from the top. (Also, the mica panel one is so light, you can easily carry it from one room to another.) We're happy with both, but the oil-filled radiator is the one we decided to duplicate as, for us, it's more versatile, and can really "add" heat where you need it thus allowing us to have the thermostat lower. (Both heaters do not use blowers, which, if you have allergies, is a big plus! That's another reason to supplement forced air central heating with these space heaters.)

We chose a slim model. So I expect the larger, heavier models would be great heat "work horses" if you're looking for something with an even greater heat output.

Update (10/12/09):

Programming function of this heater:

By accident I have now learned about the programming. It's an ingenious design, in my view. It's not via a computer, but there's dial where you set the current time (be sure to move that dial only clockwise!) and then there is a circle of tiny little red levers (like tiny hairs, except they move). And these little levers are really on/off controls. If the lever is moved to the center of the circle, then it's "on" so if you don't need to "program" it, you simply move all the little levers toward the center and you have nice little circle of red. However, for any spans of time where you want the heater to turn itself off, you move the lever to the outer part of the circle.

Does your heater APPEAR to be "broken" because it won't turn on? Check that little red circle of levers.... in case for some reason they've been moved and the unit has turned itself off. You can easily put them back the way you want them.

Again, it's a brilliant little programming design! Very easy to understand. And it really is not subject to the kind of problems of things that you program digitally. As I said above, it's like a circle of "on/off" switches that you can control individually.

We're glad we've got the second one on the way!

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This is a great heater. I like that it creates its own airflow without a fan the hot air just comes off the top as if there were a fan! I also love the timer function you can set the heater to be on or off in 15 minute segments all day long. I use this feature to have it warm up my bedroom so it's warm when I arrive home from work, just before bedtime, and also to warm up the room before I wake up, without having the heater run all night (it's a powerful little thing!). The air doesn't get dried out, but it circulates and becomes toasty warm. There is also three output settings (1,2, and 3), so you can really crank it up if you need some heat quickly, but keep it low for everyday use. I'm extremely pleased with this heater.

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If you've got high ceilings or an area larger than 14x14 and expect this unit to heat, you're going to be disappointed. Also, as the previous review states, the heat rises from the top of the unit, which is about 2 1/2 feet off the ground. If you're prone to "cold feet" this unit is NOT for you.

There is no fan on this unit, so it's perfect for an office, baby's room or bedroom that always seems to be a bit chilly. If you have a large bathroom, this would be great to pre-set the attached 24 hour timer to come on an hour or so before you get up.

So if you want to heat a 12x12 or 12x14 room or smaller this unit will be fine. Just dont expect your legs and feet to be warm.

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Before we bought this heater, we have been using a DeLonghi TRD0715T for more than two years. The TRD0715T has been working well but it has some problems too. For example, it sometimes gives noise if its position is not "right". It also smells if it is on the highest setting. Recently it started to have ticking noise from the timer. But overall, we have been very happy with its performance. So we bought the TRV0715T for our daughter's room. The TRV0715T is smaller in size, and much quieter. It doesn't have noticeable smell even on the highest setting. However, we feel it is not generating enough heat like TRD0715T, although they all are 1500 watts. We use the middle setting all the time because the current will be too high for our apartment if we use the highest setting. If you have a big room to heat up, I wouldn't recommend it to you.

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Best space heater! Especially when you have babies and young children. I keep one in my master suit which is about 20x16. Whole upstairs is about 61 degrees when the suit is set at 70 during winter time. I feel better that I am not heating up the whole upstairs when I only need the heat in my suit. I also keep 2 of these in my finished basement which is about 40X15. Without the heater, basement is at around 58, with it 73 when set at medium setting. My baby can touch it and get startled, but never caused any scream or crying. I feel very safe and good about this heater. VERY EASY TO FIGURE OUT THE CONTROL!....well if you are used to setting outlet timers.

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The unit was easily installed by my contractor, the finish quality looks average but the remote control looks cheap. It was for my garage office so I didn't mind. Unfortunately, the unit I received is a lemon. For cooling function the air circulates well but when switched to heat, no air comes from the unit. I contacted the manufacturer's tech support and was given clear instruction for trouble shoot but still no function at the heating mode. I contacted the technical support again and was told the unit propably is low in freon and need to inject freon and double check all connections. I have no clue on technical issues and beginning to question my contractor's installation. Since the unit is installed and I hate to remove it for return, I hired an AC expert with over 30 years of experience to trouble shoot. At the first glance, he can tell the unit is manufactured in China and he have never heard of this brand over his life long experience is servicing AC units. After a detail inspection and trying to inject freon to the Non-standard connections of the unit, he concluded the contractor's installation is correct but either the compressor in the condenser unit is not functioning or the condenser unit's inside connections have problems. There is no compression at all and the cool air at the cooling mode is only the circulating air. In fact, my office is warmer than my garage even when I set the cooling temperature at 61 degree. This inspection costed me $200 just to make sure the problem is with the AC unit intself. I am requesting to return the unit through Amazon.

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Got the 3/4 ton unit to begin with and amazon did not have the outdoor compressor. After a quick phone convo with them I was able to order the 1 ton unit. It has been working like a champ. Got it for a sunroom and love the sleek look it gives it rather than a window unit. It will freeze you out of the space. Installed it myself and I have ZERO hvac experience. Worth the money!

NuTone S53740000 Heater and Ventilation Fan Lens Reviews

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I was so glad to get this. It fit my old (at least ten years old) NuTone bathroom light/heater perfectly,and really makes the room look like new again without having to change the fixture out. I had thought it would be impossible to find a new one, and there it was. :) I'm very happy with it. I'm just hoping it holds up better than the old plastic lens did,which had a melted out area in it from a hot bulb and a yellowed look.

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I was looking for the clear lens. I saw the picture on amazon showing this clear lens and ordered but I was shipped a translucent one. Horrible false advertising by amazon. If I wanted a translucent one I would have bought that off eBay for half the price but I was specifically looking for the clear one as the picture suggests.

Bad job by amazon. Disappointed but what can I do. It's not worth the hassle to return and go looking again. just FYI so someone does not get duped like I did. go to ebay. Get it for half the price.

Schumacher 127 12V Beverage Heater Reviews

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Usless Piece Of "Chianese Garbage"

Worked 1 Time and never worked again,

Even the 1ST time I used it The piece Crap did not heat very well

Beware Do Not Waste Your Time or Money on this Junk

Find another Brand if you want one that works.

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Day one: Used it for cream of asparagus soup. Hooked it up about thirty minutes before I was ready to have lunch. When I came to get it the soup had burned onto the metal heater coil in the device. It stopped working. I threw it away. Maybe it works ok for fluids but if you're trying to heat a cream based soup or other thick soup in it....beware.

Discount ShelterLogic Backyard Storage Series Covered Firewood Rack

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Purchased two 12 ft. Shelterlogic firewood racks. Product arrived within two days (not from Amazon.) The firewood racks of respectable quality. The hardware to assemble the units was complete; both units arrived with one spare bolt, nut and two extra washers. The assembly is simple and can be completed within 10 minutes. While the quality of the Shelterlogic rack doesn't come close to the unparalleled strength, precision, and stability of the Woodhaven firewood racks (which I own as well), the price / quality ratio of the 12 ft. Shelterlogic firewood rack is certainly excellent in comparison. One feature I deplore on the Shelterlogic rack is the 15 1/2 inch width (compared to the 14 inch width of the Woodhaven racks). While the wider rack may, theoretically, improve stability, I favor the 14 inch width. The slightly narrower rack allows for smaller / irregular logs. In any case, adequate and weather & ground-appropriate footing / base for the racks is indispensable to avoid sinking or leaning of the rack leading to the rack falling over when fully loaded. The rack comes with a partial cover, ideal for the correct aeration of the firewood.

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This rack is a nice concept, but it's implemented so cheaply that I'll be surprised if it's still upright this spring:

The front-to-back stretchers sit in between the base sections (or the base and end sections). They only connect to one of the through bolts though. You get two washers to fill in the space on the other bolt! Oh, and by the way they DON'T give you washers for ends of these bolts.

Once I started tightening up all the bolts, the tube steel started to crush and go out of round. I'm not using some huge wrench here either. Standard 3/8" drive ratchet. I should have returned it at this point...

I got the rack about half loaded, and the legs started to buckle. Since the front/back stretchers only connect to one bolt, they don't prevent the legs from twisting out of shape. I finished without it collapsing, but now I mostly have to hope that when it goes, it falls away from the garage.

The cover only really works if your logs aren't much longer than the rack is deep. Standard 16-18" fireplace wood is OK (this is what I have). If you are running a wood burning stove that takes 20"+ pieces forget the cover completely.

This rack would be OK if I'd gone down to the "big box store" and picked up some ¼" plate steel to replace the stretchers. I'd have made new ones wide enough to cover both bolts; then used the supplied washers on the ends of the bolt. The manufacturer should supply it this way.

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I purchased two racks, liked them enough to purchase two more.

Pros:

Simple to assemble

nice looking

do what they are supposed too (keep wood off the ground and dry).

Nice cover keeps the rain off the top, allows air to circulate to encourage drying.

Cons:

Feet need to be on block or brick. Weight of wood will drive rack into ground.

Not very stable. Again, needs to be on bricks or deck/concrete. If not, one leg can twist and whole rack goes cockeyed.

The two halves are joined by metal plates that go just though one of two holes (the top hole of each section.) When tightening, the space these plates add cause the lower half to draw in more than the upper, causing the end pieces to angle outwards a little. They should have provided two plates or one larger plate.

You can't tighten the bolts very much. There is a point where tubing begins to deform and that is all you can do. It doesn't seem to take much strength, but the racks do seem to hold up fine. Again, best if the feet are supported so they don't sink.

I see the cons take up more space than the pros but, in fact, it is fine as long as you support the feet.

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Whoever buys one of these wood racks should be prepared to be totally ignored by the company. After about a Dozen calls and six or seven messages the company has not gotten back with me concerning broken parts. They DO NOT EVER answer their phones, but do send you into voice mail, and then Not return calls.

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this is ok. we use it on the deck, and transfer wood too it periodically. 1) it doesn't hold a lot of wood: if you want to use the cover, which u obviously do, the cover doesn't fit if you fill anywhere near the top, and this measures 4 feet on the outside of the tubing, so you're giving up stacking space on all sides, and 2) I had to put down a 4' by 18" piece of plywood because many logs aren't this long and fall through; you can always line the bottom and the sides with the longer logs. Doesn't feel like it'll last forever, but nor am I

Sunpentown WA-1061H 10000 BTU SlimLine Air Conditioner with Heater Review

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Granted, It was 90 degrees out when I first used the Ac on the bridge of my 50' Yacht.

It just did not cool my 15'X15' bridge. The best that it got was 10 degrees cooler than the outside Temp.

I did like the controls, and the remote. I liked the two speed fan as well.

The air direction fins (Side to side) really do not do the job. The water discharge plastic pipe should expand and stretch another foot or so.

I have not used the Heater yet, so I can not grade that function.

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Review of Indus-Tool TT Toasty Toes Ergonomic Heated Footrest

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Easy to set up & use, and it keeps feet nice & warm. I give it 4 instead of 5 stars because (a) it's made of hard plastic that's a bit uncomfortable after a while on bare or stocking feet, and (b) it's a bit overpriced. It's just a piece of injection-molded plastic with a small heating element... should be more like $40. It has 3 heat settings: off, foot-warmer, and radiant-panel. Haven't tried the panel setting, but the foot-warmer setting is nice. Would be better if there were more of a range of settings (foot-warm-low, foot-warm-high), and for the price I'd kinda expect this. A good feature is the angled base: when sitting in a chair and stretching your feet out to it, the angle is comfortable on the ankles. I put mine on a plug-in timer: no need to consume 90 watts 24/7, I only run it from 2PM to midnight. In summary, despite the omission of a few minor features and being slightly pricey, I'm glad I got it and I would recommend it to anyone looking to end cold feet under their desk.

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This heated footrest isn't the best there could be, but it's pretty much all there is. There are very few of these sorts of products on the market, which surprises me because it's such a simple and practical solution to the cold feet issue. Plus giving you a good foot-rest for those who work in office chairs all day.

As stated by others, there are only two settings. My 'low-for-feet' setting only worked once. I turned it to high after I decided that the low setting, after being on for almost an hour, became that exact temperature of the bath tub water which is still warm enough to sit in, but it's become just cool enough that you really want to turn on the hot water and try to warm it up. Not satisfactory. Also, it warmed ONLY the soles of my feet. Top, back, sides, ankles all remained cold.

So I flipped it to high setting, and I think mine was defective because the red 'on' light began to randomly switch between high and low setting. I thought this was the 'safety switch' feature which is supposed to cool the thing down before it overheats. It got really, really hot to the touch after this. Not hot enough to instantly burn, but hot enough that I could not put my feet directly onto the plastic. I solved the issue by folding up a towel and putting it on top, and putting my feet on the towel.

Still, tops of my feet got cold so I put a second towel over the tops of my feet and that worked ok. Not ideal.

I tried turning it back to the low setting, but it remained just as hot. Now whether I turn it to the high or low setting, both of them get pretty hot... either my TT is defective and stuck in 'high' mode, or the foot-rest setting is also a little too hot. I'm too lazy to return it, since I figured out a solution that works great for me.

I solved the issue of the just-a-bit-too-hot temperature by using a pair of Herbal Concepts Hot/Cold Comfort Booties. I wear the booties when I am using the TT footrest. The bean-bag in the bottom of the booties diffuses the intense heat from the foot rest so it's comfortable, and the foot rest keeps the bean-bag warm all day so I don't have to make a lot of trips to the microwave. Works great together! Plus, I needed to wear something on the tops and backs of my feet (more than just socks) or they stayed cold, while the bottom of my foot roasted. (I actually got burned spots on the bottoms of my feet from resting them too long in one place, but the tops of my feet were still cold.)

Now the booties keep top and back of feet warm, and if my feet get too warm, I can take the booties off of the foot rest for a while, let the bean-bag bottoms cool down a touch, then put them back on to heat up again. I also put my shoulder-wrap bean bag thing (similar to this: Herbal Concepts Organic Cotton Herbal Fan Shoulder Wrap Natural) onto the TT foot rest for a while, until it got nice and warm, then I put that on my shoulders and I'm warm top and bottom!

Otherwise, there is no way the TT foot rest could be used as a real radiant heat panel. On high setting, it ALMOST gets too hot for your SKIN to be touching it for very long, but you have to be within literally an inch of the panel to feel much heat coming off of it. If you were more than a couple of inches away from it, I can't imagine even the most sensitive person could feel anything. It's made to be touched, I think they just threw in the 'heat panel' thing as an advertising gimmick. The way the legs work and everything, it's not really meant to stand up on its edge like that. They just cheaped out, and didn't know what to do about the super hot setting, so they called it a 'radiant heat panel.' Uh-huh.

Last quibble; the feet for this thing are cheapo plastic shaped like a half of a tire, and attach (if you can call it that) to the big, flat plastic heat panel top by two little knobs that slide in a cheap plastic slot cut into the 'arch' of the tire shape. So the thing can slide through the slot forward (toward you), so it's angled, or it can slide back (away from you), so it's flat. Because nothing is really attached, this made the foot rest feel very flimsy to me at first, and I didn't like how it shifts and wiggled when I move my feet. I felt as if ANY amount of pressure on this thing (like if you accidentally stepped on it, God forbid) might break the legs right off, because looking at that slot, it's not very thick plastic or very strong at all, and neither are the knobs on the underside of the heat panel.

Seeing as this is a kind of stool, I think it's impractical to have made it with feet that aren't really strong enough to be stepped on. Sure, it's only a 'foot rest' and supposed to carry no weight, but whatever. Stuff happens. Hopefully not to me, this was too expensive to keep replacing it.

However, after a few days I got to kind of like the way it 'rolls' back and forth, because it's a way to kind of semi-stretch, by rolling your ankles forward and the whole thing slides on the knobs and goes flat, then rolling them back toward you and it goes angled again. Kind of like ankle exercise. I guess.

The cheap-o plastic basket weave on top is obnoxious. They gave it a really rough texture obviously trying to compensate for the fact that they were too cheap to give it a rubber mat on top. Even with the super rough texture, it's still too slick for shoes to stay put, especially women's slick-sole shoes. Even my leather slippers slid off the top of this thing. Very, very slick plastic. Needs a rubber mat.

So in conclusion, with some creativity it does the job, gets plenty warm enough when you use large slippers or booties or towels or shoes with thick rubber soles or SOMETHING to insulate your feet from the foot rest itself. But for sixty bucks (and that's better than the eighty it is supposed to be sold at) I really would have expected 1) more variety of heat settings, 2) a rubber top so your shoes don't keep slipping off, 3) more sturdy legs attached better than a little knob in a plastic slot which looks breakable, and 4) if it's going to be advertised as a radiant heat panel, it should actually be able to perform this function.

I'm going to use this as long as it lasts, and hope something better comes on the market for when I need to replace it.

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I love this foot warmer!!! I've had it for a few weeks now. I replaced my space heater at work with this foot warmer and I couldn't be happier. I always have cold feet and ankles. The space heater just makes my upper legs too hot and my feet were still cold. This is the perfect solution!! I usually have it set at the highest setting I love that when I get up to walk away my shoes hold the heat for a few minutes.

I want to order another one for my computer desk at home. I wish it was cheaper. $60+ is a little high.

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I got the second one at home. I LOVE it. Things this product could do to improve. (1) Offer a lower setting so it can be used with bare or socked feet. It's a little too toasty directly against the skin. (2) Put a remote switch on the cord that could be placed up on the desk. It isn't easy crawling under the desk to turn it off/on. The little switch is NOT manipulatable with your toes trust me, I've tried and tried.

However, this is still an AMAZING product and I highly recommend to any who suffer from cold feet like I do.

Updated 09-Sep-2012

My original toasty toes has died. :( It got harder and harder to get the footrest to adjust its tilt so I would sorta stomp on it until it moved. Well, I killed it. The attachment bolt which is plastic sheared off and one foot no longer was attached. I'm so bummed. I still have my second toasty toes. I'm much more careful now when adjusting the tilt. Sometime I need to flip the thing over and move the feet with my hands. Still worth the warm toes/feet though. :-)

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This heated footrest has saved me from the horror of frozen toes. It's made of sturdy plastic and the lower of the two settings provides more than enough warmth. The only downside is that it's easy to leave switched on and turning it on and off involves some grovelling around under the desk. Happily both these problems are solved by adding a Intermatic TB121C Digital Tabletop Lamp and Appliance Timer which both allows you to set a couple of daily "off" times (so the footrest is never left on for more than a few hours) and also provides a desktop on/off switch.

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I bought two of these, one for my wife, one for me. My wife uses hers mostly for the stand-up heater. I read all the reviews before I bought. The assembly of the two legs was easy and the directions very clear. I read the reviews about it being "cheap plastic". I don't know how "cheap" it is, but yes it is plastic. We don't jump on them or abuse them...so far, no problems. What might be construed as a problem is the amount of heat it puts out. Well duh, you bought a heater!

After a while, it does get too hot for my bare feet, so I put a towel on it. If it is still too warm, I turn it off for a while. Am I getting too logical? Doesn't have a thermostat or remote control...it's a heater, not a computer. Would the extras be nice, sure, but then the price would have to go up. Would I recommend this, definitely.