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My home is brick and was built in 1870 which means it has absolutely no insulation. I knew I couldn't stand another winter sitting in a drafty living room with blankets piled on. Whenever people would visit, I'd suggest they leave their shoes on because the floors were so drafty.
In September, I decided I wouldn't go through another cold and drafty winter so I started doing my research. I stumbled across the RugBuddy and it caught my eye. Like most people, I was a bit skeptical about making a fairly large purchase for an unknown item. After several weeks of debate I took the plunge. Several days later I received the product. It is a paper-thin film with heating elements running through it. I followed the simple instructions and within minutes turned it on.
Being a software engineer, I had to chart RugBuddy 's progress. I used an infrared instant thermometer laser and recorded that before turning on RugBuddy my area rug registered 62.5 degrees. After 1 hour it was 72 degrees. After 2 hours it reached 80 degrees. You instantly feel it on your stocking feet when you walk on the rug. After purchasing the RugBuddy, I now enjoy grabbing a pillow and lay on the floor to watch TV. It's like laying on a giant electric blanket.
I called the company to ask about electrical usage. They said that a panel to cover an 8x10 rug costs ~ .25/hr. in my area (New York State).
I hope this information proves useful to someone who is looking for an affordable solution to drafty rooms.
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Our rug buddy arrived, while we were gone. Couldnt wait to get it going.. We started it as four of our grandchildren arrived. Soon our rug was wall to wall with people soaKing up the heat. It was a very cold day and worked great. We realize now that the furnace doesn't run as much when the rug buddy is on. I highly recommend it..Best Deals for RugBuddy 940 Portable Floor Heater (8 x 11 or 5.5 x 16)
This company apparently is not much of a company. I pulled apart the bed to place this heating mat under it so the bed could be warmed at night without turning on the heat for the whole house. It requires a rug pad underneath (just happened to have one that fits, but you wouldn't know you needed one unless you check around) and a rug to go on top. When I opened it the box, the mat was folded and when I tried to unfold it, it was all stuck together. I assumed that there was a reason for it, but I called customer care to find out whether this is unusual. At 4:45 on a Monday afternoon, the extension for tech support (apparently they only have one guy who does this) did not pick up, and I left a message--pleading to get a call back, since I had to leave within the hour and did not want to have to put my bed back together that night, take it apart again once I heard back from them, and go through the whole mess again. Of course, by 6 pm, no reply. I will not buy anything from a company with a single tech guy who leaves before five on any give day. Too much hassle.
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