The living room area (semi-open floor plan including kitchen and dining) in our split level has always been so cold in the winter that we hardly used it. Our HVAC needs an expensive overhaul, so that isn't going to happen any time in the near future. This space heater was the perfect solution. It does a great job of keeping the entire space comfortable and now we all spend time together there.
The important stuff:
1. The heater is relatively quiet. You can hear it, but it is just quiet background noise. You don't need to speak louder and we don't need to turn up the TV volume.
2. The heater does a good job of maintaining a set temperature automatically. It will shut off at temperature and only turn on as needed to maintain the setting. It will initially kick in with higher heat and faster fan speed (still quiet) and then adjust both downward as the space warms.
3. The heater housing remains cool to the touch. The manual controls on the front of the heater are also room temperature even when the heat is blasting. I've never needed to use them other than turning it on the first time, so I had to make a point of checking this.
4. I have not really tested the safety features, but the heater is low to the floor, reasonably heavy, and on casters that don't roll w/o effort if placed on carpet. You would really have to manhandle this thing to get it to tip over. A casual bump or accidental shove will do no harm. It would move on the casters before it would tip over. There is a bit of clearance between the bottom of the unit and the carpet and the bottom of the unit doesn't get hot.
5. We've had it running in automatic/temp mode for a couple of months during a very cold spell and I have not noticed any substantive change in our electric bill.
6. The power cord is long enough that you should be able to reach an outlet and keep the heater out of the way regardless of your room configuration. The overall size of the heater is also small enough that it should not be very noticeable. Ours sits between an end table and a decorative floor lamp at one end of a sofa between the living and dining areas. You can see that it is there, but it does not look out of place and it doesn't jump out and scream 'look at the space heater!'.
7. It is very easy to use. The remote works fine and seems to have pretty good range. Once we turned it on and set it at a comfortable temperature, we haven't really touched it. If you need to mess with it you can, and it is easy, but this is completely unnecessary in my opinion. I played with the remote once or twice just because, but that's all. Set and forget.
8. Finish on the cabinet seems pretty durable. We haven't spilled anything on it (yet), but it is easy to clean and seems to tolerate typical cleaning products w/o issue. I'd treat it like any piece of finished wood like a coffee table or dining room table. If you place it out of the traffic areas, spills probably won't happen and a periodic dusting or wipe down is all you'd need to do.
Summary: I wish we had gotten this sooner. It is safe, quiet, does a great job, and isn't ugly. Running in automatic mode has not impacted our electric bill. If I needed another, I would buy this again. If you are looking for a space heater for anything other than a shop space, I definitely recommend it. I suspect this would be fine in a shop environment, but I'd probably choose something built specifically for that purpose.
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CONTROL AT A DISTANCEChange the temperature, turn it off, or even program your heater settings without having to get up from already cozy, tucked-in position. |
PROGRAMMABLE TIMERSet up to a 12 hour timer that automatically shuts off when it reaches the number of hours you have programmed. |
SOOTHINGLY QUIETThis blower is so quiet, you’ll hardly notice it’s on. The state-of-the-art 7 inch blower generates high pressure which allows it to move large volumes of air at a lower speed. |
SAVE BIG ON YOUR HEATING BILLS
Warmth of a Sunny Day
Dr. Infrared Heater works in a similar way as sunlight, by warming objects rather than air. The infrared heat feels natural and is energy efficient using 100 percent of the heat produced, which creates almost no loss in heat transfer at a low cost.
Easy to Maintain
Our heater is made to last you though many winters, therefore it comes equipped with a removable filter that is easy to clean and replace, allowing for a fresh start every time it’s needed.
More Heat then other 1,500-watt heater
Wattage indicates the amount of electricity needed to power the heater--not the amount of heat it can deliver.Dr.Infrared Heater’s advanced heating system enables greater heat production without using any more power with a high-efficiency blower that delivers an average of 250°F at 3.5m/s to your room versus competing heaters that can do only 155°F at 2.2m/s.
Dr. Heater CORE FEATURES
- Efficient dual heating technology
- Up to 12 hour programmable timer
- High Pressure Low Noise Blower
- Certified by Underwriters Laboratories (UL) USA and Canada
- Maximum Comfort and Fastest Heat Transfer Rate
- UL Certificate Number: 20120913-E192684 Issue Date: 2012-SEPTEMBER-13
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| Wattage | 1,500 watts | 1,500 watts | 1,500 watts | 1,500 watts | 1,500 watts |
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It works at -17 degrees
Hey folks I live in a 28-foot RV or / travel trailer right now I am surrounded by a foot and a half of snow the outside temperature is about 32 degrees or a little less and right now I'm sitting comfortably and my trailer at a room temperature of 60°. Also I have 13 single pane windows that I've covered in a insulated styrofoam if you will like you would find on the inside of a roll up garage door and I have what they call the Northwest package but it doesn't bring my insulation rating down below freezing or any by freezing time without prep you'd be out of luck but here's a single heater running on high that goes off and on keeping the room warm and it compensates for the use of my propane which is crippling my SSI so all those pictures you saw the overheated wall plugs and such those are usually caused by a loose-fitting wall plugs you know that are overused or by having the machine cranked up 24/7 non-stop on 80° or something trying to compensate for heating room too big or two little insulated but like I said I have a Northwest package Forest River 28 ft 2000 travel trailer that I live in year round and other than the skirting and the slide insulation on the Windows my house is at 60° and it's below freezing outside if this is helpful I hope it is I'm sorry about the issues I saw with the wall plugs if you don't give the machine an opportunity to shut off every once in awhile it's going to burn out anything specially when you're drawing 1500 watts so anyway I hope this is helpful and I'm so pleased with it that I'm buying a second one and I'm going to put it in the front half of the trailer run them both on low and probably be running around in here at 70 degrees all winter long anyway thank you for the product I'm very pleased with it............ A little update I got my second heater woke up this morning they were both set on 65° during the night on low when I woke up this morning it's 12° outside and it's 61 degrees indoors so I wouldn't hesitate to buy one of these if you're in my kind of situation with a little prep they do great work if you have a really good insulated room don't sweat it it's going to heat it as long as it doesn't exceed it's square footage rating you know if it's good for a thousand square feet you're not going to eat 1500 so anyway no hot burned up plugs because I'm allowing the heater to shut off every once in awhile which means you're not exceeding its ability to heat the room if it stays running 24/7 it's going to melt it down that's for sure but anyway the second one work just like I thought it would I spent all day in the trailer in the low '70s because of the second heat so don't hesitate if you need one,.............,......,. Well here's the third update it got down to three degrees outside and two of these heaters set on low keeps my interior temperature between 65 and 67 degrees on low or Eco one on eco and one on low and it's keeping my trailer very warm and it doesn't allow for any plug meltdowns or anything because I don't let him run on high continuously so all I can say guys is that this was a life changer for me I went from 4 propane bottles that are rated at 30 lb I think. I used to go through four a month I've gone through three in two months this time around with these two heaters running all day alI I can say is the electricity is cheaper than the propane where I'm at propane is over $5 a gallon I guess is how you would refer to it but we're talking to fill one bottle we're talking 35 almost 40 bucks so if you do the math you can see I'm coming out smelling like a rose using these heatersAs part of this major storm it's gotten to 12 minus up here and for the first time in 3 weeks I've had to turn off the heater a little bit to help back up these heaters at 12 - the heaters were running at 68° and the trailer was at 51°. So I turned up the propane heater for a little bit the floor furnace to bring it back up to 60° and it only came on four or five times during the day with these heaters running which is great for me considering I was doing four 30 gallon tanks a month and I've only gone through three and almost two and a half months so I say it's a win-win now don't get me wrong I'm not sitting around in my Bermuda shorts or anything but I'm living in a 20-year-old travel RV trailer 28 ft long with what they call the Forest River package which gave me a built-in furnace and an air conditioner but other than that I have some foam foil covered insulation for the windows and I just leave enough of the window exposed to see out of it and I've got my septic tank and water area wrapped and I've got some heat lamps going under there to keep it above zero it seems to be working great of course it works better when it's in the tens and twenties but at least I know that for a short period of time this will work at even 15 below thank you for the ramble it's December 24th or 23rd somewhere in there 2022 so you guys know this is up to date anyway I hope this guy this helps you know if I had a third circuit in my trailer I put a third one in here and I probably wouldn't have to use propane at all anyway I hope this helps.- 17 is the limit for heating without a lot of help with propane .
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