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Hi, My name is Eric. I have thought about getting one of these infrared heaters for the past couple months now. I live in Southern Indiana, in a well insulated bedford stone home. We have right at 1000 sq. feet. Our main source of heating is an electric heat pump, with baseboard heating as a supplement. I am a Realtor, so I see a lot of homes and I thought if this heater would work for a home it would be mine, because of the size and the great amount of insulation I have. For people that don't know, Bedford stone homes are very solid, and in most cases well insulated. I did my research on these infrared heaters. I have probably read through hundreds of reviews trying to find the best heater. What I found out was that for every heater out there your probably going to find a few bad reviews. People have to understand that every home is different and what works for some might not work for others. Main things you have to take in to consideration is the amount of insulation, celing heights, and amount of sq. feet you are trying to heat. Instead of me telling you all the different sites out there that I went to, I'm just gonna tell you what I found out. Even the more expensive brands like Comfort furnace and Eden pure, who sell over $300. dollars have some very bad reviews. My office has an Eden pure and it heats my particular office which is 15 x 13 with an 8 foot celing and on the second level. It will not heat the entire upstairs, which includes a hallway and three other offices.(less that 1000 sq. feet. I think this brand is way over priced. I came across the Duraflame Quartz heater. I liked how simple it seemed. No high, medium, or low. Just turn it on and set your degrees. Plus it came in at $212. So I went with this one. I ordered it on a thursday night and it came the next friday.(which was 3 days ago. 12/16/11.) I unboxed the heater and it looked great. Big in size but very impressive. I plugged it in and only smelled the burnt plastic smell for 10 minutes. Which every infrared heater on the market will tell you that you might smell this smell with the first few uses. With the first two nights of use, the temps. got into the high 20's. I set my home thermostat to 66 degrees. I set my thermostat on the heater to 74 degrees. My heat pump has not kicked on one time since I turned the heater on. The home thermostat has not dropped below 70 degrees. This unit has absolutely amazed me so far. Every inch of my home is warm. The g/f and I love this heater. I am not too worried about when temps get in the teens and even colder because I can turn this infrared heater up another 15 degrees or so. The unit gets the home to a set temp and then shuts its self off untill it drops a couple degrees below the set temp. I definitely recommend this heater. I could not be more happy with my purchase. As far as energy savings, I can't say yet. But I know it takes less energy to run this heater than it does my heat pump. So I'm sure I will be satisfied when the bill arrives. THIS HEATER IS WONDERFUL.
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What a beautiful quartz heater. It is like a piece of furniture. We live in an old farmhouse in Northeast PA. Lots of drafts in the kitchen where we placed this unit. We used to have to eat in the dining room during the cold winter months but are now able to sit at the kitchen table, thanks to this heater. The cord and wheels allow you to aim it at the sink or stove or anywhere you are working. With the price of heating oil over $3.10/gallon, this has helped to keep the kitchen warm. Thanks!!Best Deals for Duraflame Livingston Portable Heater, 10HM2273-W505
I live in Ohio in a small wood frame country home. My main source of heat in the winter is a forced air propane furnace. Propane is very expensive and I bought this Duraflame heater to help keep my heating bill down. It is in my livingroom which is about 14' x 18' with 9' ceiling. The heater is a beautiful peice of furniture. Very attractive wood, and it is quite heavy, which I think is always a sign of quality construction. I have to admit that this unit has kept my furnace from running so far, however, we haven't had any really cold weather yet. BUT, we have had a couple cold nights in the 30's and the heater couldn't keep up. I have a feeling that when the weather turns really cold this heater isn't going to do much good. It seems to be great for cool weather but not for the really cold stuff.The thermostat on my unit is absolutely useless. The thermostat setting displayed on the unit dosen't seem to have anything to do with the real world. You have to find a setting that is close to what you want and don't pay any attention to the digital display. It is a very quiet unit, which is nice. Overall I think if you live in an area with a mild climate, this is a nice unit and worth the money. However if you live in an area where winters are really cold, you will need something more powerful. There is no way this unit will heat a 1000' sq. ft. area as advertised unless the ceiling is only about 6" high.
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The unit looks very nice and it sure is great to stay in bed at night and use the remote to turn the unit up. The remote and controls are very user friendly. However, as the night temperatures have dropped down into the mid-twenties, and it is only October, the unit is not able to come up to even 63 or 64 degrees after 3 am until around 8 am, when as the sun comes up, the unit begins to heat up to 64 or above. It is located in a 10 X 12 foot room with average ceiling. No way could it heat any area larger. Be forewarned, if needing this unit for anything larger and any higher temperature, it can not do the job.I dread to think what this unit won't be able to perform as winter progresses; last winter we had a low of minus 27 degrees; I will definitely need an additional heating source in this room then.
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This unit is very handsome looking and the cabinet is surprisingly high quality. You can use this as a piece of furniture next to say a couch or chair. The BTU rating is claimed to be over 5000 BTU. I'm not sure if this is accurate. I am using it in a 750 Sq. Ft room and it has trouble warming it. Mind you, I have tall ceilings so it may be the room design but I'm just not sure if it is actually reasonable to rate it at 5200 BTU. The air flow from the unit seems to be mild. But overall it's a nice looking unit and it does emit warm air and it's not very loud. Just make sure you are using it in a small room with good insulation or you may be disappointed.
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