Brew Belt Fermentation Heating Belt, 1-Count Belt Reviews

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One of the main problems home/kit winemakers have is driving off the CO2 from our wines. One thing it's easy to miss if you're not familiar with the process is that CO2 becomes much LESS soluble in wine above 75 degrees Fahrenheit, making degassing enormously easier. If your house is cool like mine, then a brew belt heater is exactly the solution.

I've used mine with both my 6 gallon Better Bottles and glass carboys with no trouble. So long as you put the belt below the liquid level on the carboy the heat spreads evenly through the vessel.

Elegant and reliable. Highly recommended.

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This is an excellent product for maintaining minimum heat during wine fermentation. I have used it on three batches of wine and have never been disappointed. Outstanding product and easy to use.

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The belt worked as I had hoped. Keeps the product at the temperature that it is supposed to be in house that I let get down to 62 degrees at night. Just measured the belt temp with the temperature gun and it is 100 degrees +/-. The liquid is around 82 to 85. Try it you'll like it.

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I initially had some reservations about the effectiveness of this belt but decided to give a try anyway. I am pleasantly surprised that it has worked really well maintaining a temp of 78 degrees in my mash while the room temp is at a steady 68 degrees. I have a stainless steel pot with the upper half insullated from the ambient temp. and there is no indication that liquid has been overheated at any point. I experimented with the placement of the belt on the pot and have found that it works best on my equipment at abt 6 inches from the bottom. It doesn't look as if it would be effective but I can't argue with the results.

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In my cool basement this heat belt heats my must up to 75 F and the little grey cells just cook the sugar to alcohol.

Cheap Dimplex Traditional Electric Stove, DS5629, Black

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I purchased this unit a year ago and after falling in love with the look of the stove and somewhat realistic flame, I opted to purchase 2 more for Christmas gifts. During that first initial season of use,which was winter BTW, they worked and heated great! Even on the coldest of days it kept the room warm and toasty,to the point where the unit would need to be shut off.Thats not a complaint,just describing how happy I was with the unit...until.

Did not use the heater or flame for a few months and when it started getting chilly I turned it on and everything was working perfectly.

A few days later while using it, it had turned itself off and would turn back on. This would happen repeated times until the heater would not work at all. I contacted Dimplex (who are great to deal with!) and told them what had happened and they sent me a replacment part at no charge! I was very pleased as the heater had just gone out of its 1 year warrenty. As I said, I am very happy with Dimplex's customer service. The replacment part arrived but did not fix the problem. While I had the heater apart I did notice a wire that had become detatched from a connector to the main power supply. The end was corroded and had shorted out. I haven't contacted Dimplex yet, but will after the holidays. I would love to give this heater a 5 star, but after having problems with 2 of the 3 heaters, I can't confidently give a 5 star. The second heater no longer heats and Dimplex has also sent replacment parts for that at no charge as well.

I have no complaints with the company as they have been fair through all of this, but I just can't recommend this particular product.I expected more than one year of use without any problems.

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Bought this electric fireplace stove after purchasing another brand from another company that arrived damaged, two times in a row. This stove from Amazon arrived quickly and was in perfect condition. The stove looks great, very much like a wood stove we had owned many years ago, and it works well. We have a very large unheated bedroom, which reaches a chilly 45 degrees some winter mornings, so we need some type of supplemental heat. In the past we had used a small heater that worked reasonably well, but decided to get one that had aesthetic appeal as well. This Dimplex fits the bill! Because the room is so large it is important to be able to direct the heat where needed, vanity, bed, etc. The stove is light enough to carry and the cord is long, but to facilitate the ease of moving I purchased a reasonably priced small 36 X 18 flatbed dolly to put it on. My plan is to make it look like a hearth by using some left over stone-designed floor covering.

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This little stove really does the job. It looks pretty realistic and the heating option is great. We also really like the remote control. Purchased this stove for our basement to take out the chill. We hang out down there a lot as a family and when the kids have their friends over. It looks nice and warms the entire area. We use it almost every day. I would recommend this item. The only issue I had was the shipping. The first stove I received was pretty badly damaged during shipping. Amazon was great though and exchanged it with no problem. The second stove also arrived damaged although not as bad as the first one. Amazon was great through the entire process.

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Originally purchased this electric stove for our three season porch. The first one that arrived was damaged and Amazaon quickly sent a replacement a very, very smooth return process. We received a new one two days later and use it daily out on our porch. We live in New England where the winter months are very cold so, this is a great addition. Our porch is 200 sq ft and the stove has no problem warming up the space. Would highly recommend!

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Twice I received this stove broken from Amazon. I was really looking forward to getting a Dimplex, but I gave up after the second time it was broken.

Best Patton PQH307-UM Tower Quartz Heater with Adjustable Thermostat Deals

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Outstanding space heater. Much more heat than most other heaters. I think that is because it is just more efficient. . . All the power goes into generating heat, not a motor to oscillate the unit in different directions, like some space heaters. Have used it for several seasons now. No problems. Heats me and the room up very quickly. Sitting in front of it is like sitting in front of a warm and cozy fireplace. Only drawbacks are that it will dry out the room, there is no remote control, and the noise from the fan, while not terribly loud, is enough to keep light sleepers awake at night. I use this one when I want to warm the room up quickly, and then turn it off when I want to sleep, or just use a different model when I want a no-noise no-fan heater for sleeping.

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Portable heaters are a mixed bag--they can be incredibly useful and they can start fires. I personally know two elderly women who ran portable heaters continuously at the maximum level . . . until the outlets caught on fire! In most cases, the circuit breaker will trip before this happens, but obviously not in all cases. The biggest trippers of the circuit breakers, where portable heaters are concerned, appear to be those running at high settings of 1000 watts or more. But lower settings under 1000 watts often don't provide enough heat. This Patton has a lower setting (#1) of only 750 watts, and yet feels like a heater running at a 1500 watt setting. Thus, it's an excellent choice for houses that can't handle the higher wattage settings. Although I will never plug any portable heater directly in an outlet any longer, after hearing of outlet fires. I either use a First Alert Fire Shield cord, or an extension cord that can handle 1875 watts. (Using an extension cord that can't handle at least 1875 watts can also cause a fire.) This heater also sells under the brand names of Jarden, Sunbeam and Holmes.

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This space heater by Patton does a great job of initially heating up relatively quickly (fifteen minutes or so) and even while it's "warming up" for the very first time it pushes hot air outward into the room you want to heat. True, it doesn't heat larger spaces but on the other hand it's great for heating rooms about the size of my bedroom (120 square feet).

Setup is nothing. Just plug it in and turn the temperature knob (the knob on the right) to one of two settings. I recommend the warmer setting at least initially and then you can lower it after you get the initial blast of heat. As for the other control knob on the left, I turned that all the way up to get the maximum blast of heat. Another plus is that the unit automatically turns off if it tips over or overheats so there doesn't seem to be a fire hazard here.

The heater makes some noise while it's working but it sounds like a fan and some people will definitely like this; that sound actually helps me go to sleep faster at night! If you're a light sleeper, however, this could be a negative.

The only disappointment I have is that the temperature control is just one of two settings; and neither setting is specified by degrees Fahrenheit.

I recommend this space heater by Patton, especially for heating smaller rooms. People who want to heat larger spaces would do well to continue looking for larger and more powerful space heaters.

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I used it mostly in the fall and winter time. It worked pretty well. The thing i like most was that it had a automatic cut off, if it ever gets knocked over. I have kids so that was a plus. It heats up pretty quick it doesnt work well in large rooms, but it works more so in bedrooms. I mean dont get me wrong itll heat an entire apartment (600sq ft.) but it wont be toasty just warm enough. I had to retire mine cause the power cord broke off at the very base of the machine. Maybe from being bent to much, not sure. But a good heater. My next one i want it to be more powerful.

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I purchased this heater on the recommendation of my wife, who was using it while waitinf for a new furnace to be installed. And my wife said it keep two large rooms warm. I ordered it for myself, and WOW. This heater is worth the money. Even my dog loves it. It has quartz heating, and a fan to blow out hot air. So it really heats a good size room very quickly. The heater starts heating right away, and the heat is going full blast in about 2 minutes. It works very efficiently, and I usually use it on the low setting. The heater is light weight and easy to move around. I will be purchasing another one, because it just works so well. At such an affordable price. This heater can be summed up in just one simple word "awesome".

Discount Patton PRH8-UM Ribbon Radiant Heater with Thermostat

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This heater looked nice and worked great for about 2 months. It then burned out. I opened it up and saw that two wires had melted on the heating coil. This is very risky and I am lucky it did not catch on fire. PAtton has sourced this heater to the cheapest bidder. CHINA makes mostly junk. This is junk. DONT BUY THIS HEATER.

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This heater is a piece of crap..The element burn out quickly as attested to my many poor reviews on other sites. When it did work for three weeks, it was noisy. Used this to heat a room for my elderly incontinent dog and the heater just quit, like so many others have complained of. It also DOUBLED my electric bill when it did work. Guess I don't have to worry about that now. At least it did not shoot out sparks like some have said. NEVER buy this horrible product. Look at what this person said:This heater was the determined cause of my total loss house fire. I thought the company would atleast help me find some where else to live, they seem to care. But, as of lately they are doing nothing.

I am told this heater-(prh112008 modelpurchased at walmart for about $27.00)

Had wiring that wasn't up to standards

-fires like mine have happened to a few other people

This came directly from a person at Jarden corporation(aka patton-sunbeam)

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I bought this at Walmart a few months ago for $40 (on sale). It got us through a mild winter, but after only 3 and a half months of occasional use it started spitting sparks and smoking, filling our apartment with a horrible burning plastic smell. I was really disappointed since we haven't even had it 4 months and didn't even use it all the time. Definitely not worth the money we paid for it.

So as a warning for anyone still willing to buy this: DO NOT LEAVE IT UNATTENDED, EVEN WHILE SLEEPING OR STEPPING OUTSIDE FOR A FEW MINUTES!

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Patton as good safety features on there heaters . So if you got kids with big foot that pay attention weather going . This is the heater .

Discount Vornado Vortex Heat Whole Room Compact Portable Electric Space

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My house was built in 1977. Not sure why they skimped so bad on duct work and insulation, but it is obvious every winter that they did. The house is very drafty and tends to be much warmer upstairs than downstairs.

Last winter, we tried everything in our budget to limit the drafts and heat the room. The heaters we bought left us wishing for more. Most were too loud or didn't heat the room, only a small part of it. We found this heater at half off and figured we would go for it.

I was skeptical with it being a fan. We didn't want something loud or that made a lot of noise when it came on or off. We also didn't want the heating coils exposed or any part of it to be hot due to small children and animals in the house. It is fairly compact and entirely plastic on its outer shell. When operating, you can touch any part of it and not get burned.

The heater offers an off/ on switch, an auto/on fan switch, a temperature dial and a high/ low heater switch. I enjoy the auto/on because some days I like to leave it on auto to come off an on as needed. In the mornings, I like to put it on and just let it really heat up the room. Our room is large, originally a kitchen and living room, we removed a wall (which has lead to some of the circulation problems).

Once we turn this heater on, we can feel a difference in the room in just a few minutes. The difference is so obvious, we can tell halfway down the stairs. Our fan thermostat typically read 70 degrees on a 50 degree day, now it is at 74 with the heater, furnace on 69. It is just enough to get the chill off.

I highly recommend this heater even at original price. I would certainly pay that much for it now.

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When I first received these, I was ready to write out a 5 star review. They appear well made and just one of them heated my master bedroom which is about 15x20 feet.

Two of these together in the same room made it so hot it was stuffy all throughout the room. I would get up in the middle of the night and have to turn one off. Just one kept my side of the bed stuffy hot and the entire area around the bed comfortably heated.

They are made of thick, heavy plastic and the size allows them to fit anywhere. My only complaint was that they are difficult to lift or carry because the hand hold in the back has no gripping whatsoever but I still would have rated it 5 star based on how well they heated.

After 2-3 months of very light use, the heating element failed in both of them. The first one, the fan stopped working and the heating element still heated but it was lukewarm at best. The second one, the fan worked but heating element failed. In both of them, I started hearing a rattling sound in them about a month after purchasing that wasn't there when I first opened them. A month later, they failed completely.

Basically, the casing is well made but the heating elements and fans are faulty. They are very delicate on the inside. I think if you dropped one that it would ruin the heater. Out of the box, they are almost perfect for heating a whole room but the inner workings of these things are unreliable and it's just a matter of time before they fail considering both of mine purchased the same day failed at the same time which leads me to believe it is the product itself and not just a fluke defect.

I would not recommend these because I don't think they would make it through a couple months of use.

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Puts out a surprising amount of heat with hardly any noise from the fan. Worth it not turning down the centarl heat for the whole house.

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I now own three of these heaters. My grandkids love sitting in front of them on cold days. I use one in the bathroom when bathing. Doesn't take long to heat up a room and saves on gas.

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I clearly can recommend this as a great room heater. My only issue is that this model does not use tempertures as the meansuring standard for warmth--one eventurally figures out what each position on the dial will accompolish. Substantively, the unit does draw and push air throughout the room. My recommendation is to buy from the manufacturer but not this particular unit--too much time is spent fooling with the nob to adjust the room temparature.