In the news, I'd heard of fires from some units and didn't want any part of that, especially with kids in the house. I also worried of a very hot unit (to the touch) with kids around the unit.
We are renting at present and do not have control of the poor heating system here (and now my youngest is 11 years old and knows enough to not touch it) so I bought this space heater a month ago. Also it's important to know that often I am usually the only cold one in the family.
When I saw this I thought "space heater" it actually is a PARABOLIC electric type space heater.
PRESTO HEAT DISH PLUS throws heat only where it is directed, that's what a PARABOLIC heater does. This works best for heating one person, in my opinion. Right not it is aimed at our desk where two people are sitting about four feet apart from each other and we feel the heat more in between us (it is not reaching our left and right outside edges. Another example is it can be pointed at one person and sitting two feet away but out of the disc's direction, you can't feel the heat. It does heat objects, like the back of my desk chair and the desk.
The cons of this unit is that it sits low, it is not raised up, so it keeps your feet warmer than your hands (for example, I have a hard time getting my hands warm while using the computer keyboard but my feet and legs are very warm).
It is hard to move around, there is no handle or anything to hold onto, you have to push it by the base. It is lightweight and very tippy when you try to move it.
If you tip it while moving it, there is a loud buzz, that's a good thing.
My model does not have a night light on it, I don't need it. I don't use it while I'm sleeping.
The orange you see on the photo can only be seen when viewing from one specific angle, all the other angles will show silver when you look at it. The entire orange part in the photo is not the heated up part. It has coils inside that are hot and the dish parabolic thing helps the heat reflect out into the room. The back of the unit is very warm or a little hot but not hot enough to burn you when touching it.
Also although the general shape looks like a typical fan, this has no fan. There are no moving parts that BLOW air around. It just heats evenly and the dish reflects the heat outward into the room where the disc is pointed.
A pro is due to the design of this, it throws a lot of heat with little electricity compared to other heaters.
There is zero smell or odor of any kind (and no fumes) which is fantastic.
It is also completely silent which I love!
Again I love the even slow heat of this compared to the type that turn on and blast heat then shut off for a while and it feels cold then turn on to be too hot again.
Often I am the only cold person in the house, and I can use it to warm up while those in the same room with me are "just fine". The alternative is me over-heating the entire house just for my comfort and then having everyone else complain of being too hot. Using this is saving us money on our overall heating bill and it makes all of us happy.
I am happy with the price of this product as well.
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Wow_ I love this heater! I have never seen a heater warm so well or so fast. Please keep in mind this is designed to heat a person not a space. So, to heat you up and not your room! For me this is perfect! If you are the person that is usually cold and everyone else is not but this thing! Ahhh-mazing! You can heat you and not them. My hands can be so cold I can hardly type. I get up and go get this heater out of what ever room I was last in. (It is very light weight and easy to move)I plug it in and with in one minute I am so warm I have to turn it down! Please remember though, this is to heat you... Not a room! Also very quiet... Unless you tip **even slightly** It has a warning sound.Best Deals on Presto Heat Dish Plus Parabolic Electric Heater
I love this heater! You feel warm almost immediately, and not just if you sit right in front of it, like some reviews claimed. Actually, the parabolic dish helps spread the heat in a wide beam that heats better at a distance of, say, 10 feet than right in front of it. If you aim it towards something solid, it will also heat up the whole room fairly quickly if the room is not terribly big. I first became aware of it when my local bank had trouble with their heating system and set up 3 parabolic heaters that kept the whole cavernous room toasty.It's also economical: It only goes up to 1,000 watts, and I find out I have to turn it down to the lowest setting after a while. The only minus, not enough to warrant loss of a ratings star, is that on the low setting it has an intermittent electronic buzz that is not very loud but can be annoying. At the high and medium settings, it's perfectly quiet, but it is so effective that I always end up turning it down.
I have one small room with a parabolic heater and another with an oil-filled heater. If I need quick heat, I use the parabolic heater. The oil-filled heater takes forever to heat up the room, going full tilt at 1,500 watts.
