Whrilpool Centrifugal Fan Assisted Ceramic Heater Reviews

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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program I really like this heater.

It's one of the newer ones on the market. What makes it different is that this one is not directional or oscillating as a great majority if not all on the market are. This heater "heats" in the 360 degree area.

Easy to open, and operate. One feature that is missing (future models I'm sure will include) is a remote control. Then again many on the market do not.

Directions state you keep it THREE feet away from drapes, or other items in the room for risk of fire. That's a priority!

Also it's important to note directions state do NOT use a power extension. Risk of fire!!

Also plug it directly into the wall. Do NOT use a flimsy extension cord as you would for a radio or such. The extension WILL heat up and cause a fire. Just a matter of time, so don't use a flimsy extension cord.

IF you require an extension cord, call the company and inquire about a "Contractor Grade" extension cord. These are expensive, but can tolerate high voltage items safely.

The heater uses a maximum 1500 watts of electricity. A moderate amount, normal for heaters.

I found this heater to work good. Place it in the center of the room. So far I've found it to heat well. So far we are not getting frigid temps. so this is working good by placing it in the living room while watching TV. Heats the room well without having to heat the whole house.

It's lightweight, so if you want to move it from room to room that will be easy.

That's about all. It's straight forward. Nothing to make you think or put together. People who want an evenly heated room should enjoy this.

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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program I have used many, many space heaters over the years. Lately, my favorite has been the Lasko 755320 Ceramic Tower Heater with Digital Display and Remote Control. So, when the opportunity arrived to review what looked like an interesting heater for Amazon Prime, I took it.

First, I want to describe what I consider a major safety problem, then I'll write the rest of this review regardless of this:

*** HUGE PROBLEM WITH THIS HEATER *** the top of the unit (the "disc") gets extremely hot after it's been running for a while. If you look at the product picture that shows the funnel/disc at the top, this is where all the heat comes out. The edges and top of that funnel/disc get extremely hot. I would NOT buy this heater if I had small children. Whirlpool really needs to put some additional protection around this area. It's a no brainer that a toddler would walk up to this and grip the top disc it looks very cool from their eye-level view. They are literally able to grab into that funnel area which is the hottest part of the heater. Wow, burned fingers! If I was Consumer Reports, I'd probably rate this product as "unacceptable" because of this safety issue. But, I'm not CR and some of us don't have kids or pets to worry about regarding this issue. I will point out that the reason I noticed this problem is that once I did accidentally touch the edge of the disc. I was picking the turned off unit by the handle, which causes the heater to tilt forward. My instinct was to reach out and put my hand under the top to stop it from swinging (top heavy). Bad idea. That's when I paid more attention after that and realized this could be a real hazard for kids.

OK, if you don't mind that problem, read on for the rest of my review...

The best features about this heater are:

It's QUIET!!!

Really!! We have tried many heaters in over the years and they tend to be so noisy. Some models were so noisy we had to crank the tv volume up to hear over it. This heater seems to be about as quiet as a fan could be. It's actually quieter than an oscillating fan, because you are removing the oscillation motor sound from the noise level. If noise is a key feature for you, you'll love this heater.

It has an automatic thermostat you can set.

This model has high/low air flow buttons and an auto thermostat dial. The high/low settings control the airflow, not the temperature, per se. The thermostat dial allows you to set the heater for continuous running, or a set the thermostat to the temperature you desire. Once you set the thermostat, the heater cycles on/off, just like you would expect. This is a great way to keep the room at your target temperature. Since it's so quiet, it won't wake you if it cycles while you are sleeping.

It has a small footprint. Compared to the many tall towers, it's nice to have a lower height of only 15.5". The diameter of the base is about 9".

-The large protruding handle for moving the unit is very nice. Most heaters have terrible handles, this is one of the nicest I've seen, you can actually grip it because it's a real handle, not a slot in the machine. You can't see it in the product pictures, but on the back is an actual handle about 5.5" wide that sticks out about 1.5". The only negative is that the unit is top heavy so when you pick up by the handle, the top swings down. Just don't instinctively grab the top, like I did the first time(!).

A neutral feature that you will either like or not:

This heater does not oscillate. Instead the air blows out the top all 360 degrees. So, on the plus side, it's sending heat in every direction. On the negative side, with oscillating fans you at least have a choice of pointing the heat in one direction or turning on the oscillation. Either this or oscillation is way better than the heaters that have neither and force you to point your heat only one direction. And, as I mentioned, lack of oscillation makes this heater quieter.

There are a couple additional negatives about this heater:

There is no "fan only" setting.

It seems like most heaters I've purchased in the past had a fan only setting. Lately (ok, last few years), it seems like many do not. Since you have the big unit sitting there in your room, it would be nice if it could be used to circulate air during the day when it's warmer, and then heat at night once the temps have dropped. Just something to be aware of in case you expected this feature.

It has no remote control

For the price of this heater, I would have expected it to come with a remote control. I have a couple of the Lasko's they are great heaters and cost less than this heater, WITH a remote.

CONCLUSION:

First, this heater must lose stars for the safety issue.

Second, for less money you can buy other heaters with similar features, plus remote control. A good example is the Lasko I mentioned initially. Not that I'm a Lasko salesperson :) but I figure if there is something better for less money, people should consider it.

If you don't care about the remote or the disc heat safety issue, you'll overall be happy with this heater.

I'm rating it 3 stars due to the safety issue along with price/feature comparison to its competitors.

Hope this helps someone,

c-

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Love this heater. Very good for a small office/bedroom. Heats room up within 10 minutes. It's quiet which is a HUGE plus for me. I would recommended this product.

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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program If Darth Vader were a heater, this is what he would look like. More important: this uncomplicate heater quickly rises to the temperature you set, has a high and low setting, and best of all, automotically turns off when the room gets too hot, so you don't find yourself gasping for water in the middle of the night. I tried this out when I arrived at our cabin in the woods over Thankgsiving weekend, and was more than satisfied by how warm and toasty it made my bedroom. Well worth the investment.

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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program Seven years ago, my husband and I moved into a home with an electric heat pump. I've since purchased more warm clothing than I have owned at any time in my life. And I've tried several different types of adjunct heaters. My office is a particular problem, since it's above the garage and never seems to warm up except in the height of summer.

I'm really liking this little Whirlpool WHTC361EL. It's small, quiet, and highly efficient. We plugged it in and turned it on in my office and the heater got the 10X10 (approx) room warm in less than ten minutes. The top of the heater stays cool enough so you can handle it. The heater has a tipover safety feature, so it turns off automatically if a child or pet knocks it over. Temperature is set by a dial--you click in five degree increments. Off/on is a push button. It also has a low and a high heat function, which would force out more heat on the high. I've got the heat set on high and it works great.

The only reason this heater didn't get a five star review is because it came so poorly packaged I was afraid it wasn't going to work. Normally, Amazon double boxes products and provides enough packaging to keep your items safe from any kind of gorilla handling, but this box came in the Whirpool packaging and looked like someone used it for soccer practice. Luckily, the little heater inside was well-wrapped by Whirlpool and came out without a scratch.

Rebecca Kyle, October 2012