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Interests => Around the House & In the Garage => Product & Merchant Reviews => Topic started by: cavegal on December 10, 2010, 01:11:50 PM
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Anyone else ever bought one?
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Not that I know of. Someone probably would have mentioned it by now. There's at least one (possibly more) discussions in this forum about heaters.
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no........
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OK boss.... no problem.. I just do not want anyone to buy this product......ever!
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Did it burn your house down? :(
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Did it burn your house down? :(
No had that been the issue at least it would have put out heat! Both of them worked for a few hours then shut off then when we turned them on again they only put out cold air.. When we called customer support they hung up, then put us on hold, then a busy signal.
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I spent $50 for a Honeywell oil heater at Wal-Mart and I love it. I have to use two in my apartment, but they do a good job.
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I spent $50 for a Honeywell oil heater at Wal-Mart and I love it. I have to use two in my apartment, but they do a good job.
How cold does it get for you? How big of a room does it heat?
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Between 0-32 degrees and 800 sq ft. It rarely drops below zero here.
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Between 0-32 degrees and 800 sq ft. It rarely drops below zero here.
hmm that would work for upstairs, how much oil does it burn? What model number is it?
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hmm that would work for upstairs, how much oil does it burn? What model number is it?
It doesn't "burn" oil. It's oil filled and heats the oil. The oil retains the heat better. We have three of them here and one little ceramic heater.
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It doesn't "burn" oil. It's oil filled and heats the oil. The oil retains the heat better. We have three of them here and one little ceramic heater.
hmm I will look it up.
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http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&expIds=17050,25657,26486,26488,26492,26494,26504,27213,27886,27951,28066&sugexp=ldymls&xhr=t&q=oil+filled+heaters&cp=11&qe=b2lsIGZpbGVkIGg&qesig=MnHetbJgULClP9virn9FdA&pkc=AFgZ2tn0WPCabH1QbEcm5kBfMWo1fPde5TnyWx902reEadThKd2WZ3A7alSvfqyZApJL3-RH9plWEKZ4Szxre_jo9wi3dfRnUQ&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=3286591995528470304&ei=TrUCTZfSFoyr8Abq6antAg&sa=X&oi=product_catalog_result&ct=result&resnum=3&sqi=2&ved=0CD4Q8wIwAg#
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I wish it had an auto-on timer... a regular outlet timer won't work on mine. That's the only complaint I have so far.
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They do have auto timers that will hold up to 15 amps of current. http://www.amazon.com/Intermatic-DT620CL-Indoor-Astronomic-Digital/dp/B001KBZUMG
Unless yours is electronic, just leave the power switch on.
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My electric bill has only gone up a few dollars where I was paying $100 and more per month for the same amount of gas heat during the winter. These electric heaters do suck up the juice, though. The lowest setting is 300 watts (good for an average-sized bedroom), while the highest is 900.
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I wish it had an auto-on timer... a regular outlet timer won't work on mine. That's the only complaint I have so far.
I read a review earlier on that, the person complained the timer did not work on his either.
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The hourly off timer works, but there's no 'on' timer. If you want to turn it on, you have to physically push the button. I wish I could turn them off while I was sleeping and have then turn back on an hour before I get up in the morning.
I may be able to take the electronic controls out and fabricate something but not everybody would go trough that kind of trouble.
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thank you Thor for that link.. chris_ I am going to look at those style heaters. Thank you too!
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The hourly off timer works, but there's no 'on' timer. If you want to turn it on, you have to physically push the button. I wish I could turn them off while I was sleeping and have then turn back on an hour before I get up in the morning.
I may be able to take the electronic controls out and fabricate something but not everybody would go trough that kind of trouble.
True dat! My hubby would. He wanted to take apart those edenpure and fix them. I got him to just send them back, so next week I will drive the 90 miles to the UPS place... all part of living here.
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thank you Thor for that link.. chris_ I am going to look at those style heaters. Thank you too!
Wal Mart stocks them regularly. You shouldn't have to pay more than $65 (plus tax) for one.
http://www.google.com/products/catalog?client=safari&rls=en&q=honeywell+oil+heaters&oe=UTF-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=16408509155095465954&ei=osQCTbeNNIH7lweO5Ny5CQ&sa=X&oi=product_catalog_result&ct=image&resnum=1&ved=0CCYQ8gIwAA#
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The ones we have are analog. Walmart has them for $40 here, I think
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The ones we have are analog. Walmart has them for $40 here, I think
That's a lot cheaper than the Honeywell. I noticed there is another brand (Kaz) that is selling the same model for the same price. Not sure what's up with that other than outsourcing.
I was thinking I could probably yank the electrical controls from this one and replace them with a programmable thermostat and have it do what I want.
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This is a good little heater that I use in the office area: http://www.walmart.com/ip/Lasko-Designer-Series-Oscillating-Ceramic-Heater/5130766?povid=cat133032-env203233-module203234-rLink2
One or two of these should work right well: http://www.walmart.com/ip/DeLonghi-Oil-Filled-Radiator-With-ComforTemp-Technology/10779739
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Another vote for the oil heaters.
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UPDATE NEVER BUY THE EdenPure Gen4 Heater. We bought those 2 they both broke. They do not have any customer service. They sent return tags with the units.. the tags where wrong. They ended up sending the units back to us. Our local UPS guy says he gets 70% return rate on Eden Pure.
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Good to know! We bought a fake electric fireplace last winter and we LOVE it. It heats the entire downstairs and I haven't noticed any change in the electric bill. Our furnace probably uses 100X as much electricity since the fan is probably original to the 3800 year old furnace.
We have one of the oil heaters for upstairs. They are great too. Plus they don't burn the kids.
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Two days ago I talked to a friend that had moved back to northern Michigan. He had bought a EdenPure a few years ago and had problems so sent it back. Supposedly they have improved them, so he bought another one. So far after a month, he loves it. He said that plus his fireplace [with the heat blower] it keeps the house at 68-71 degrees all day long, and the only time his furnace comes on is at night.
I was thinking of buying one, but now after hearing the downside here, I don't know. I do wish I hadn't sold the oil space heater I had when I moved to Florida from Michigan. It warmed the entire basement, eliminating the cold coming up into the house. Since now living in Alabama, we do get cold winters here.