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Sunday, November 2, 2014

Cheap Sunpentown SU - 1051 Mini - Humidifier

Sunpentown SU-1051W Travel-Size Personal Humidifier, White
Customer Ratings: 4 stars
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I purchased one of these humidifiers last winter. At first, I loved it so much I ordered 2 more for my kids. We used them for 3 months and then put them away when we shut down the heater for the season. This winter, however, we've had nothing but problems. The first one started leaking water . (I suggest putting the unit in a shallow container if you have nice furniture, as this happens quite often.) The units were still under warranty so I contacted the company. They tried everything possible to persuade me from returning it. Their solutions to fix the unit were as follows: Clean the unit with lemon juice, only use distilled water, and empty the unit when not in use. I already do all of these things, but I have no idea how that will "repair" a leak. The unit leak so much that it stopped working. I spend $10 to return the unit. A week later someone from the company called to say there was nothing wrong with it so they were sending it back without doing any repairs. Needless to say, since they didn't bother fixing or replacing it, the unit still leaks water and doesn't produce mist.

When the first one broke, I started using one of the others I had. But after just one month of use, that one no longer produces mist. And now the third unit just started leaking water. I'm really screwed now because at this point all 3 units are out of warranty.

Initially, I spent over $150 on the three units I bought. I can't believe Sunpentown refused to do anything about the defective one I sent back. You think they would've replaced it just to keep a good customer. Take my advice: SAVE YOUR MONEY!!! THIS UNIT IS NOT WORTH THE MONEY...AND SUNPENTOWN DOES NOT HONOR THEIR WARRANTY!!!

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I travel frequently and, while working on a job, my old travel humidifier kicked the bucket. After much internet searching, I found this nifty little device. First off, it's MUCH smaller than you think-slightly larger than a large box of 250-ct matches. Insert a water bottle, plug it in & you're set. Easy to clean & carry with you, the thing I love most about it is that if it runs out of water, it stops on it's own. It puts out a large amount of cold humid air for it's stature, but unfortunately it struggled against the incredibly dry air in the Minneapolis hotel room where I was staying. My recommendation would be to run the humidifier all day while you're gone with the door closed to your room and see if that humidifies the space more effectively.

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I initially purchased this portable humidifier to use at the office. It is extremely dry, and I had been getting dried up bloody noses from the dry heat. I was searching for a filterless humidifier, because I did not want to worry about filters get mildewy and gross, especially from not using it over the weekends and holidays. I also wanted something that would be easy to put away in a cupboard when I left work. I came across this Suppentown portable humidifier and thought it sounded perfect.

It has worked incredibly well so far. As an added bonus, I was easily able to wipe it out, put it in my bag, and take it with me to visit out of town family for the Christmas holidays. They have electric baseboard heating, which is extremely drying. I used to keep a regular humidifier there, but I was the only one who used it, so it needed a new filter every time I used it. This portable one worked perfectly!! A few family members were very interested in it, and my mom is even going to order one after seeing how great it worked.

The only thing I can think of that would make it better is if you could use a larger bottle. 16.9 ounces doesn't last very long if you have it on high (does not last through the night). I am curious to try a 20 oz or 24 oz bottle possibly one day. I have had issues with a couple bottles used so far. I think it is because of the cheap, flimsy plastic used. I have tried an Aquafina bottle and a store brand water bottle. Both could be a little difficult getting the adapter on properly. I did find a bottle that works perfectly and seems to be much sturdier (it is 17 oz., so close enough to the 16.9 limit). It is Talking Rain Sparkling Ice flavored water. I will keep a couple of those on hand at the office, home, and my parents' house.

I highly recommend this humidifier for office use, traveling, or small rooms. I'm not sure it would be the right thing for constant use at a house because of the water limitation. GREAT PRODUCT!!!

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PROS:

~ Quality manufactured (in China)

~ Variable vapor output

~ Automatically shuts off when out of water

~ Compact bedside table size

~ International voltage ready

~ Includes two bottle adapters

CONS:

~ Has a bright blue light that *could* be too bright for some users

~ Noise level is low but *could* be too noisy for some users

I'm hypercritical about manufactured products but this was quite a surprise. I did not give it 5 stars because there is no way to turn off the bright blue light that shines through the vapor nozzle. If you can live with that you won't be disappointed.

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I've always used humidifiers in the winter season. The huge, heavy tank, the cleaning, ugh! Recently, I developed dry eye and was told by my doctor to use a humidifier to help with the nighttime dryness. After searching Amazon and using the very helpful reviews, I ordered this little dynamo.

You don't need a lot of water. You don't need to humidify the whole room...just the area near your head. This unit is almost amazingly SMALL. Quiet. Convenient. I bought distilled water from the supermarket, store it in the bathroom and fill a 16 oz water bottle every other day. It was never practical to use distilled water before, in the usual gallon humidifier tank, even though it is recommended. Who wants to buy/cart that much water?

This little beauty does the job. Lots of cool mist. In fact, on the high setting, it can soak the pillow case, so I keep it at about 1/2 setting. Every morning I take off the nozzle and top, pour out the remaining water and let everything air dry during the day. The bright light in the well was a problem, but I took a suggestion from this site and put a small piece of black electrician's tape over it. This doesn't seem to effect it's function at all, but I do wish the manufacturer would address this issue, as it is the main complaint.

I recently traveled with it, and it was great. Of course, it has helped through the winter cold season and the spring sinus season. Highly recommend it. Great product.

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Sunday, March 2, 2014

Buy Dayton 3VU31 Heater, Space, 120v

Dayton 3VU31 Heater, Space, 120v
Customer Ratings: 4 stars
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This is a great heater, for a small area. On the lower setting, it makes no noise at all. I use this for heating a studio apartment and it works well.

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Purchased to maintain garage above freezing. This heater has kept my garage (400sf) and everything in it from freezing. Today it is -2 degrees. It's working great. Well worth the money.

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For some reason I thought this heater was going to be larger than it is. It's a good thing I found a great price on it because had I spent North of $100 for it I would've been very disappointed. The build quality is average and it heats ok. Just don't expect it to do much out in a garage. It's better suited to a basement workshop or similar.

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Bought this item base on other positive reviews. I thought I would be getting a heavy duty industrial strength heater, to help warm our basement.

This thing is flimsy, light weight and rattles like crazy when it runs. I can get more heat out of my hair drier. I glows very bright but the fan hardly moves the heat.

Does anyone make a decent heater?

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Friday, January 24, 2014

Best RCA 6000 BTU Electronic Windor Air Conditioner with Remote Control Deals

RCA 6000 BTU Electronic Windor Air Conditioner with Remote Control
Customer Ratings: 2 stars
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Assembling the unit on top of a bean bag proved most simple. If you are using a powered screwdriver, be sure to set the torque to it's lowest setting. I let the unit sit upright and flat for close to an hour before I powered it on.

The Foam Tape is most sticky, be sure to have it exactly where you want it in the window trough.

My windows were custom cut, so I was just barely able to fit this unit in, and only needed about half of the screws I was supplied with. Used 2 screws to mount the windows spacers, 1 screw right in the center of the unit to the window, and 1 more screw right above the opening window frame to keep it closed on the unit.

The plastic air directional fins were not seated in their pivots, so I used a pair of pliers and pulled them gently into the holders, making them work nice and smooth.

Foam spacer fills the window gap in nicely, not even noticeable. For the remaining gaps I used AlumiTape.

I can run the unit on high setting for a couple of hours and notice about a 5 degree F. drop in temp right around the unit, but the tin nature of my home continues to raise the ambient temp. I tried turning my furnace fan on only while running the A/C and noticed the entire house starts to cool down more rapidly. Figured out the Furnace had a second circuit and placed a 12 volt toggle switch next to the Honeywell and use it as an A/C boost now. This old home in Alaska can go 95 degree Fahrenheit, but this 6000 BTU unit can bring it back to 80 given a couple hours of running.

The timer on/off feature is real handy in saving power and preparing the room for my arrival. Works in increments of 1 hour delay on or off.

The first month of operation and didn't even notice a twitch in my power bill. Overall while it's running the compressor, it's not as loud as I thought it could end up being. Does tend to vibrate the plastic parts abit while it's cooling.

Won't be long and I'll be removing the unit to store under a bed, think I'll place a 2x4 under the bottom window rail and the unit should sit flat for me. Just want to protect the fins on the back as long as possible.

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Bought this unit new and opened straight out of the box; the unit did not work. All it did was blow hot air; the compressor never engaged no matter what I did. I sent this thing back right away. Dont waste your money.

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We were really excited when this unit showed up and we installed it in the window right away. We don't know if it's a defective unit or what, but all it does is blow warm air. A good window fan would work better. I called RCA tech support and they are in India. They asked if I'm trying to cool or warm the room! I had just told them it's 90 degrees in the bedroom. Yeah, I'm really trying to warm the room. Then all they told me was that it was maybe a defective unit. Ya think? So I chatted with Amazon customer support and they would have sent me a replacement unit, but it was going to be out of stock until September. Fat lot of good that does me. So I'm returning this unit and ordering a different brand's 6,000 BTU unit that I hope actually works. In the meantime all this unit has done for me is make me suffer in the heat a week longer than necessary. Thanks RCA. Thank you so very much for creating such a "wonderful" product. :(

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Thursday, December 26, 2013

Reviews of New Comfort ES1500 Energy Effecient Infrared Electric Space Heater

New Comfort ES1500 Energy Effecient Infrared Electric Space Heater with 3 year Factory Warranty
Customer Ratings: 4 stars
List Price: $399.99
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We purchased the New Comfort ES1500 heater to help supplement our propane heater in a very cold/drafty house. This is our first winter in this big old farm house in NW Wisconsin and even though we haven't experienced our normal cold temps, this house can get very cold.

We put the heater in the kitchen because it was always much colder in that room. We set the heater at 68 degrees during the day and 63 degrees at night. On the days we average 25+ degrees during the day, the heater manages to, at times, reach the 68 degrees..although it usually averages about 65 degrees. When we had our cold spell (below zero) the heater struggled to keep the kitchen at 60 degrees, usually only managing 56-58 degrees. Granted, our kitchen isn't blocked off from the living room or bathroom, but there are heat ducts in those areas also.

The great upside to owning this heater is the propane savings. We were going through $500 a month in heat costs, but with the heater our propane consumption has decreased by at least 25%. It is cheaper to pay an increase in electric than shell out another $500.

So, with all that said, I would buy this product again. I don't believe it can heat 1000 feet, but it does help. If you live in a warmer climate, or have a better insulated house, it just might do everything it claims.

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Safe, works great, keeps me warm on very hard cold nights an days.

Best for energy , even has a energy selection!

Safest ever for RV's , surface does not get hot, blower up higher for function of air flow!

Just do not cover up plug & wires and leave open area for air flow in rear.

Now you have a wonderful product, I just can't wait till you make it look like a fireplace! I wanted one but saw these spec's, always read Spec'! This solld me, Safety is my concern!

Five Stars from Me:)

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Received last year Decided half way through the year it wasn't going to work anymore Says "alarm 1" Will not work and cannot find any info or get any answers as to what the alarm is for or how to fix it. Seems to me if you are going have that type of warning there should be some sort of list of what the alarms are but nothing. So for a good price I got a heater that lasted half a winter Not impressed

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It will heat a 14 by 20 foot room with no other heat source but just moderately and will run all the time. used for one season and it still works so that is a plus.

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I have had this unit since Dec. 2012 and has been working great

And performs as promised. I have not had any programming issues with setting the digital thermostat and love the fact that it programs just like the house thermostat with the weekdays and weekend options along with the wake, leave, return, and sleep time frames. The tempature settings in our case had to be set lower than we would set the house thermostat because it was making the room too warm; the is only 300 sq feet but is a converted garage with no duct work. We bought a 2nd unit a few weeks later for added heat in the kids room. Both units since programming them have been a "set it and forget it". Another feature I like is there is a temporary override to the programmed settings, so when its extra cold weather outside you can adjust thd temperature without changing your programmed temperatue settings.

Lisa, PA

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Thursday, December 12, 2013

Discount World Marketing DH-31 Replacement Ignitor

World Marketing DH-31 Replacement Ignitor
Customer Ratings: 2.5 stars
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The picture of TWO ignitors lead me into thinking I would be getting 2 ignitors for my money. No where in the ad do I see that I would only get 1 and in fact that is what I got! I wish the ad was more clear about this.

It is not a product made on the highest quality or with the best ever materials. I only wish the picture was of the number that are being offered (one) and not be surprised that there are not two when the order arrives.

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The picture of TWO ignitors got me hoodwinked into thinking I would be getting 2. But if you read what it says and don't just look at what you see, any dumbie would know there was only one!

I have not used it long enough to know how well it will hold up, but it did work when I installed it.

It is not a product made on the highest quality machine or with the best ever materials. But the price was good and the product worked for me. I am happy with the selection. I only wish the picture was of the number that are being offered (one) and not be surprised that there are not two when the order arrives.

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Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Reviews of Midea International Westpointe NY15AH Oil-Filled Convection

Midea International Westpointe NY15AH Oil-Filled Convection Radiator Heater
Customer Ratings: 4.5 stars
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Quickly warms my 225 square feet in no time on the lowest setting. I have every confidence that this heater would perform well in a larger area on any of the higher settings.

If you're familiar with convection heating, this is a very good value for the money that will be providing my heat for years to come.

For the misinformed, this is not a ceramic style heat (Not immediate). Rather this will warm the space over time with a much more natural warmth that will fill the entire space and not dry out the air. Great for people with sensitive allergies or skin where forced air heating (Ceramic/Electric Heating) dry the air considerably and circulate dust.

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Been looking for small heater for our damp basement. This has been running continuously for many months now, and our electric bill doesn't seem to have increased. Very sturdy unit.

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I can set it and forget it and not have to worry the kittens will get burned. It rolls around easily to put up during summer.

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As these kind of units go, there are several of them out there, this is a wellbuilt quality version. Almost all metal, very little pastic, produces a nice amount of heat even on low and medium settings.

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I BOUGHT THIS FOR MY OUTDOOR SHOP, EVEN WITH IT TURNED ON ALL NIGHT MY LITTLE SHOP WAS STILL FREEZING!! I REALLY THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE WONDERFUL TO WORK IN THE WARMTH, PLEASE NOTE MY SHOP IS INSULATED AND THE TEMPS GET DOWN IN THE 30'S..HAD TO BUY AND ADDITIONAL HEATER.

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