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I spent quite a while reviewing different fireplaces from different vendors. When I saw this one I fell in love with it. The "shipment" status stated about a week to 3 weeks for delivery so, I was very impressed when it arrived in less then a week. The instructions for putting it together were very specific and all the "holes and notches" fit perfectly. For the price the product is more then worth buying. Thank you, Kim

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I love it! It took 2 hours to put together and it was worth it! it is in my shabby chic bedroom and looks terrific!

Cheap Crock-Pot 32041-C 16-Ounce Little Dipper, Chrome

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I use this little crockpot to make steel-cut oatmeal for a healthy breakfast, and it works just great! The temperature is fine and I haven't had an issue with overcooked oatmeal.

Another reviewer noted one of the frustrating things about this little slow cooker, and that's that the insert isn't removable, as it is on some big crock pots. That makes cleaning frustrating. I've found a good solution to that I add a little bit of water to the pot and then insert a large ramekin into the basin. The lid still fits just fine, to keep too much water from evaporating. It turns it into kind of a "double boiler" setup, which buffers the heat and gives me an easily removable bowl of oatmeal in the morning. For a while, I was eating right out of the crock pot, but this solution is much better. Any crusty oatmeal can then just get washed out in the dishwasher and I rarely have to worry about cleaning the small crockpot itself.

I love this little appliance I don't think anything else would work quite as well for the purpose I use it for.

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The only reason this doesn't get 5 stars is the fact that you can NOT take out the pot.

You also cannot immerse this in water, so cleaning is a giant pain.

That said, it's GREAT for dips that need to be kept warm, such as my famous 'chile con queso'. Just put everything together and plug it in.

A few hours before a party, cut a 4" block of Velveeta into 1" cubes, put in the Lil' Dipper. Add a few tablespoons of medium Pace Picante. Add 1/3 of a small can of chopped green chiles.

For more spice, dribble in the juice from a jar of jalapenos.

To thin it out, you can add cream, half and half, or milk. Or even water (but that will dull the taste).

Serve with your favorite torilla chips.

You can also make this in the microwave if you need to make something 'in a hurry'.

I wouldn't recommend putting this on a dining table, as you'd need an extension cord, and kids could trip over it and burn themselves (heck, I guess at some parties, adults could, too!) but a buffet or counter against the wall would be fine.

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Great for fondueheat coming from the bottom and sides of the crock does a better job of keeping dips warm than a pot with the heat source on the bottom only. Compact so that it doesn't take up too much space on the table. Needs a few minutes to warm up and you might need an extension cord in order to have it on the table.

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Despite the fact that this product is made for keeping dips warm, I love it for cooking. I use it every night to cook a serving of steel-cut oats for the next morning. I just set it on a timer, have it come on at midnite and shut off at 6am, add 1/3 cup oats, a pinch of salt, cinnamon and a cup of water, and voilá, breakfast is ready when I get up. Very versatile product, and travels well (make your own breakfast in your hotel room...)

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I was hosting a gathering where I needed to keep gravy warm for biscuits and mashed potatoes. I have a two quart slow cooker that is fairly small compared to a typical five six quart pot. The two quart cooker still seemed a bit large for use as a gravy warmer. I found this 16 ounce little dipper at my local grocery and it seemed perfect. I thought it would be great for gravies, sauces, and dips. I also thought it might work for side dishes like corn or soup. Alas, this was not the case.

1) The Little Dipper Warmer does not keep food warm -The Little Dipper only has one setting -warm. According to the instructions, the product is only intended to keep food warm for three to four hours. It doesn't really warm anything though. I put my gravy in the Little Dipper hot and when company had arrived an hour later, it was lukewarm.

2) No glass cover -I like my Rival Crock Pot 2-qt Slow Cooker because it comes with a glass cover. The user can easily look inside to see if food needs to be stirred or if water (or another ingredient) needs to be added.

3) Not as convenient to clean -There was a time not long ago when slow cookers did not have removable inserts. If you have slow cookers with removable inserts, you know they are easier to clean compared to units that lack the inserts. This warmer lacks a removable insert. The Rival Crock Pot 2-qt Slow Cooker has a removable insert.

4) 16 ounce capacity isn't much -I thought 16 ounces would be perfect for dips, sauces, and gravies and this might be the case if you are having a party of two. When you take the warmer out of the box, its size is underwhelming. I acknowledge that "little" is in the product title and I could have easily pulled out a measuring cup to visualize product capacity. The capacity just isn't that great and you can forget about using this for small side dishes. It is just not large enough for gatherings over four people.

5) Short extension cord -I live in a house that was built in the 1920s and outlets are not prevalent. The two foot cord requires an extension cord to operate.

I think I will be looking for a one quart cooker to replace the Little Dipper. The chrome exterior of the unit is very sleek and the stoneware interior is of typical Crock-Pot quality but its inability to warm, small capacity, and other limited features make it a flop for my house.

This product is made in China.

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Got this for a 24x24 shop. I must say it is too small for the space. It will cool it down to about 80 degrees, which is tolerable. The packaging is what got me tho, very flimsy styrofoam packing inside for a 100 lb object. UPS beat it up pretty good, and the metal sleeve was bent. But the metal sleeve is very cheap anyway; I dropped the sleeve onto some sugar sand, and it bent it some more. Inside the unit , parts are labeled LG. You can look around and find the same spec unit in the LG brand, and save the extra money you will spend on this unit, because that is pretty much what you are buying.

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The price was good with free shipping. The box arrived busted open the unit was almost falling out of it. The unit was to be installed in a through the wall application but the sleeve was bowed and I didn't want take take a chance that there was internal damages. The unit is waiting to be picked up for return and amazon in out of stock on this item so I'm back to looking for another vendor who has this unit in stock.

Review of Dura Heat DH2304 Convection Kerosene Heater, Portable, Indoor

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We purchased this heater from Home Depot. There are several sold under different names all in all the same unit.

We wanted to use this to preheat our family room and kitchen before the main heat kicked in when waking.

Follow the setup instructions to the letter using K-1 Kerosene there is barely a hint of Kerosene smell of any sort in the home.

We use it to pre-heat the areas above and just recently found the Klean Heat a orderless alternative to the K-1 Kerosene in four weeks of use I have not one complaint on the unit.

Home Depot carries the K-1 Kerosene at $36.00 for five gallons the Klean Heat is a bit expensive at $10.95 a gallon but last much longer than K-1 Kerosene and is completely orderless.

This unit is a winner in my book. Directions are easy to follow and definitely saves on our electricity bill. We are all electric it cost around $3.50 an hour for the electric heat strips in the fan coil on a call for heat and average around $4.50 for two days operation of the unit being used 2 hours in the morning and now 3-4 hours in the evening.

Wick maintenance is a cinch it is covered in the manual and searching on the model will take you to the distributor website it has photos and detailed instructions on wick changing.

Remember to use ONLY K-1 Kerosene in the heater for clean burns and Klean Heat for a complete orderless heat source.

Ventilate the home per the instructions while in use.

Always take the unit outside to light and extinguish due to the odor of unburned Kerosene being emitted from the unit on shutdown as well as initial 5 minute warm up when ignited.

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I wanted to use my garage as a woodworking shop. Dimensions are 12'W x 19'L x 9.5' H. It is lightly insulated and the door is leaky. I live in Northern VT. It was 8 degrees F outside Saturday and 15 degrees F in the garage. I have some cast iron in the garage such as the table saw and the chop saw. There are also some very large cupboards. These things really hold the cold.

I purchased this unit at Home Depot and 5 gallons of the HD 1-K. I fired the heater up in the garage. The garage temp went up about 1 degree F, each minute, for the first fifteen minutes. After the first half hour, it was up to 40. After the first hour 50. After 90 minutes it was up to 55. After two hours it was at 60. I found myself coughing a bit at this point. I opened the window about an inch. The room held about 62 degrees as I was working in shirtsleeves with the window open. This was a 58 degree variance between indoors and outdoors. I believe it would have gone higher but I completed my work and shut it down. It used about an 1/4 tank. Which is about a 2 quarts of fuel. The HD fuel works out to about $7.50 a gallon. So, I guess I used about $3.75 for 3 hours of heat. At $1.25/hr, I think that is about as economical an option you can hope for.

I had lit the unit in the garage. In retrospect, I would light it outside and let it burn for five minutes or so now before bringing it back inside. Those fumes might have caused my cough. It operates a bit like a diesel engine. It has to warm up before it becomes efficient.

I should mention that prior to buying this, I bought a propane unit at Lowes that boasted all over the box of being designed for indoor use. A Sales Associate there said he was going to get one himself. He responded to my propane/kerosene inquiry by stating that his frugal contractor friend swore by propane.

This particular propane unit was pricey, but my concern was safety, convenience, clean air, and heating capability. I also bought an extension hose, and a gas grill tank and propane. I was a couple of c-notes into it. I brought it all home and started hooking it up. Well, the directions and warnings all started to get to me. "Indoors", in propane speak, seems in this instance to quite literally mean inside a tent. And the directions explicitly state to not bring the big propane tank indoors. And it said not to leave the pricey little tanks hooked up and stored within the unit when kept indoors. I said "the heck with this" and returned it all. Kerosene may (or may not) give off an odor, but at worst, it is just flammable. It isn't an explosion hazard.

In that regard, I didn't think the kerosene gave off much of an odor. However, my wife happened to come out into the garage and said, "oh, it smells a bit, huh?". After I opened the window, I think it was totally unnoticeable. Opening a window an inch is recommended in the instructions, btw.

I am very happy with the purchase and thrilled to be able to use the garage in the winter. I think propane with a blower is probably the only way for a contractor to go. But in an enclosed, windless space, the gentle heat of kerosene is quite nice and economical.

Hope this helps.

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During the last snowstorm (am losing track of them these days) local power on this farm was out for almost 2 days. However, I was able to stay at least one night in this dark, cold house because of this great heater, which I put in the open doorway between 2 bedrooms. I ran it all night long, and into the next morning, and both bedrooms actually got 'too hot', until it finally ran out of fuel (Klean-Heat fuel). Had to vacate for a local hotel at that point. I'm not sure what Martha Stewart would say, but I even carefully made cocoa on this heater by sitting my mug on the top of the grill until the milk was scalding. Have oil heat as primary heat source, supplemented by electric space heaters, but this DuraHeat heater is my 'go to' heater to heat up any space where the other heat sources are failing to do their job. Needless to say, when there was no electricity, I was sincerely glad I had bought my DuraHeat. I can't tell you anything technical about it other than it is easy for a girl to figure out how to operate it. You won't be sorry you bought it.

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I was not in a pinch when I bought this unit. It was right after Sandy, but I happened to have electricity, gas, etc. While the electric was out it dawned on me that should another storm (or incident) like Sandy occur again, I would seriously need an alternative heating source. I purchased this unit at Home Depot and have not been disappointed at all. Home Depot was out of K1 Kerosene, so I dropped by my local Walmart and they had the 5 Gallon jugs in stock. This unit was super easy to put together (less than 5 minutes) and I was up and running (testing it) in about an hour afterwards (the manual states to wait for a full hour after first fill to let the wick have adequate time to soak).

This unit heated my entire living area so efficiately that I now use it everyday to 'pre-heat' my house. I keep the central heating at 65 degrees and with lighting this heater up twice a day (morning and evening) the place stays at about 70-72 degrees. Cheap, fast and no smell. There was more of a smell when opening the 5 gallon jugs than during actual burn. Kicking myself for not saving money on gas and electricity (for the heater blower) sooner.

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Great heater. Must be prepared to do work in using it from cleaning to putting in kerosene to--requires maintenance and careful watching. However, it puts out great heat. Just follow the instructions as it lends itself to open spaces or large rooms. Have to be careful when using this heater. Again, follow instructions.

Dimplex DFI2309 Electric Fireplace Insert Review

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The following is the manufacturers instruction manual in .pdf format.I did a little research on the Dimplex DFI2309 Electric Fireplace Insert and here's what I came up with: The manufacturer is Dimplex North America Limited a world leader in electric heating. The company has invested heavily in product R & D and has come up with some pretty innovative and interesting products. Dimplex North America Limited is a member of the Glen Dimplex Group of companies of Dublin, Ireland and employs over 8,500 people worldwide with sales in excess of $3.0 billion.

The fireplace insert distributes an even heat over a wide area by means of a silent fan-forced heater. It will produce approx 4692 BTU's of heat. The flames and heater operate independently of each other so you can have just flames or flames and heat. The fireplace is 100% efficient (like any electric heater). All of the energy supplied to the unit is converted into heat, which stays in the room to keep you warm. Many gas fireplaces advertise 70-80% efficiency. This means that 20-30% of the energy supplied to the unit is vented outside. The fireplace insert operates for pennies a day. The flames use slightly under 120 Watts of power with flames only. With an average electricity rate, the unit operates for a remarkable 2¢/hr. When you choose to activate the heat feature along with the flame, the unit uses approximately 1500 Watts. The total cost to operate the flame and heater is approximately 8¢/hr* (gas fireplace manufacturers regularly advertise running costs of 17¢/hr or more)! *Electricity rates vary. 8¢/hr based on the heater cycling at 50%. Unlike gas fireplaces, which require venting, fuel pipelines, the Dimplex fireplace just needs to be plugged in. When you need a change, you can move it to a different room and when you move to a new home you can take your investment with you.

The fireplace insert distributes a warm, gentle, even heat over a wide area by means of a silent fan-forced heater. Since it will produce about 4692 BTU's of total heat, when working in conjunction with the home's primary heating system, the fireplace is capable of taking the chill off just about any size room, when required. Most gas fireplaces produce over 20,000 BTU's of heat in a single room while the average size home requires only 90,000 BTU to heat the entire house. So there's a good chance you will be heated right out of the room your in with a new gas unit even when it's set to low heat. And what about conventional wood-burning fireplaces? As most of us already know, most wood fireplaces are difficult to start, smoke, create unpleasant cold drafts, and cause a number of other unseen problems. In most homes, they are between -10% and +10% efficient. They supply little if any heat to the house, particularly with cold outside temperatures. Bottom line: Conventional wood-burning fireplaces are extremely inefficient. They can lead to indoor air quality problems, and can result in life-threatening situations. Hence they are incompatible with modern housing, or with housing which has undergone energy retrofit/renovation

The fireplace insert plugs into any standard 120-volt outlet and does not require a dedicated circuit. It is as easy to install as plugging in a lamp! In addition, the fireplace does not require any venting pipelines for fuel or expensive professional reconstruction to your home. The fireplace has full electrical certification throughout North America and no combustible energy sources are used to produce the flame. This means that you never need to worry about oxygen depletion or carbon monoxide poisoning in your home and the unit employs an over-heat safety cut out with reset control as a back up safety feature. The only maintenance involved is done every 2 to 3 years by changing a couple of light bulbs, readily available at any hardware store and you can do this easily yourself. Most gas fireplaces require ongoing, costly maintenance, which must be performed by a qualified service technician on an annual basis. Figure on paying up to $300. dollars a year for this required service.

My personal experience with the Dimplex DFI2309 Electric Fireplace Insert came about some time after my wife and I moved to our new house. Soon after, she decided she had to have a gas fire log like we had in the old house. So, in order to keep the boss happy, I decided to go all out and buy one of the new efficient models that not only looked great, but also give off tons of heat, the only problem, the price. They wanted more than $6,000. for the log set including instillation. Ouch! I then stumbled on to the Dimplex DFI2309 Electric Fireplace Insert. For a price of under $200., I was a little skeptical that this thing could even come close to the expensive gas one, but after reading so many rave reviews on Amazon, I decided to go for it. I figured if it ever turned out to be a mistake, I could always return it anyways. Since I was saving a ton of money, I also splurged on the optional trim kit (Dimplex DFI23TRIMX Expandable Trim Kit for Electric Fireplace Insert) for an additional $160. bucks.

My next job was getting the existing fireplace cleaned out and prepared. I stuffed fiberglass insulation up against the flue door and cut a piece of Styrofoam board to fit the damper opening slanting to the rear of the firebox underneath the insulation so any possible water entering down the chimney would flow away from the unit. At the time, I was surprised at how poorly the damper closed and actually had been designed with a few open holes in it. I had to be losing all kinds of heat right up the flue before the fix. In less then a couple of days the unit arrived and within minutes I had it out of the box and set up in the center of the fireplace. I measure the cord of the unit to be almost seven feet and just made it to my electrical outlet, but a little elevated off the floor, so I purchased a heavy duty six foot 14 gauge extension cord to give it a little more length. The directions only call for a 16 gauge cord, so I'm way ahead of the game. Be advised, the cord runs from the right side of the unit (as you face it). Now the trim package is a little different story and took a little more than a few minutes to put together. It's kind of a one size fits all type thing. There are 15 pieces and a whole bunch of screws involved, but the finished product was very much worth it, for me. It frames off the insert and I think makes it look more realistic and complete. My fireplace opening is surrounded by a one of a kind type tile and I did not care to cover it, but the trim unit framed it exactly without any blockage. My only gripe, the screen is not designed to completely close and leaves a 3 inch gap or so in the middle. {as far as I can figure out}. I got around this by only closing the screen quarter way or so on either side which kind of looks pretty good and makes it symmetrical and frames it very nicely. Update: After studying the mechanics of the closing mechanism for a couple of weeks, I finnally solved the problem and I can now close both screens completely in the middle. I intend on leaving the screens fully closed as it really does look more realistic this way. Says something about the terrible directions that come with the trim package. If you already have a fireplace screen or glass doors, though, I'd probably stick with them as this unit is pretty pricey and time consuming to put together. By the way, the boss loves her new electric fire log and thinks it looks just like the real thing!

Update: Yes, I still love my electric fireplace insert and the longer I own it the more realistic it seems to get.

I have read in a few other reviews, some were disappointed with the mirrored half moon shape at the rear of their insert unit. Well, I finally figured out what it is designed to do. It reflects the back of the front logs with their reflective embers with the flames between the two sets of logs giving a pretty good holographic 3d effect and the grayed out portion of the mirror simulates smoke. Altogether, it makes for a pretty realistic looking fire. I guess you could call it the use of "smoke and mirrors" to get the desired effect.

Update: I have found that this 3d/holographic effect can be increased by placing ambient light near the front of the fireplace insert. I have two lamps, a table and a floor lamp, with one placed on one side and one on the other side of my fireplace about four feet away from the center of my fireplace opening. This extra ambient light helps illuminate the rear reflected log that creates the 3d effect. Though one light is sufficient, I have found that two low watt lamps works even better. (one a 40 watt bulb and the other a 3-way 60 on low)

I would like to address some reviewer complaints regarding the remote control. The first being that the remote has something to do with the plug. Readers are lead to believe that if the plug is blocked by something (furniture) the remote will not operate. Not so. The remote will turn the unit on and off from anywhere in the room regardless of whether the plug receptacle is blocked. For what it's worth, the remote turns the insert unit on and off from anywhere in the house-the remote reception is that powerful. I suppose you could always turn it on while in the bedroom in the morning and get up to a warm living room when you finally decide to get out of bed?

Which leads me to complaints regarding the remote not controlling the heat function. This is only partially true. Once a heat setting is chosen with the switch (high or low) on the insert unit, the remote will turn that heat setting on or off along with the fire display. Yes, it would be nice to make all the heat changes with the remote, but this is not a problem for me. Basically, in the warmer months you would turn off the heat setting at the insert and in the colder months you would turn the heat setting on at the insert unit. No big deal hitting the switch either way.

Finally, to make the simulated fire "feel" even more realistic, I've added the additional senses of sound and smell. First, I ordered a sound effects download from Hypnosis Health Care (on line for $6.95) to my laptop and then copied it to a 512 MB SD card I already had. I then purchased a Satechi SD Mini Portable Pocket Speaker Mp3 player from Amazon for around $29. and I put it in the fireplace. The Satechi unit is the size of a golf ball and is black which makes it very easy to hide and it puts out excellent sound and it has great battery life. It plays for more than ten hours on a full charge, so no interruption in the mood. Additionally, it works great with the Kindle Fire too. Second, I purchased some pinon pine incense from Amazon and also hid it in the fireplace. Now with the look, feel (heat), smell, and sound of a real fire, all that's left is to enjoy!

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I was surprised how realistic the fire looked when I first turned this on.

This is a solution to a thorny problem I faced. I have a rental property with what is either a faux or unfinished fireplace: depneds on your viewpoint. I didn't want to remove it,and i sure didn't want someone lighting a fire in it!

I had available electricity and available gas, but unvented logs, though heat-efficient, can oxygen deficit a room if one is not careful. (And who wants to be careful when sleeping!)

So, I took a chance on this baby at net $175 after using my prime and offered Amazon discounts.

The two speed heater and blower is just about right for a small room.

This loses its fifth star because the designers placed the remote receiver on the wall plg instead of the unit. It belongs n the unit, so you can simply point the remote at your fireplace, and it works.

In my case, the wall outlet is not reachable by line of sight, and so the circumstances rendered the remote control an otherwise nice feature unusable, and turn thisinto a manually switched fireplace.

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OK, so I was a little skeptical about buying the electric fireplace thingy. The doubts? It might look fakey, I wouldn't like the flames, it wouldn't put out any heat.

Wrong, wrong, and wrong. I am in LOVE with this product. I use it almost every day, and people who come over just cannot believe it's not real. One friend is replacing her gas logs after seeing my fireplace. One click of the remote, and you have a fire going. To be honest, I still don't understand how this works on a light bulb. The logs seem to glow, there are little embers that appear to be burning, and the flames dance around just like a real fire.

Oh Dimplex designers and engineers....I don't know how you did it, but you did. For $170 and free shipping (thank you Amazon!) I now have a cozy living room that I enjoy reading or watching TV in. This is truly an amazing product.

I guess you can tell I give it my highest recommendation!

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This unit looks nice but is way over priced for what it is. If you are planning on getting good heat from the unit, forget it. It produces a small amount of heat only about one foot in front of your fireplace. I get better heat from a $12.00 heater with the same wattage and btu output. At the high setting the fan is to low, probably for sound reduction, and it may as well not even have the low speed setting. If you want something to look pretty in your empty fireplace then this will work. Sitting in there by itself looks bad unless you purchase (separately) the fireplace trim and screen kit that all looks good when completed. The problem? Thats right, the cost. Another $200.00 plus. And when it comes time to change the 2 bulbs that create the simulated look of fire, you have to take it all apart. Half the price for the combined package would be a fair value.

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The flame does look very real. This fireplace insert is a great product in general. I took out 1 star for 2 minor reasons though:

1. The remote only switches on and off. It can not control the heat setting. So you still have to approach the unit for heat setting changes. One good thing is that the remote is wireless (433MHz). So you don't need line-of-sight between remote and the power switch for it to work. Hiding the power cord is much easier with the wireless remote.

2. Although the fire looks real, it may not be as bright as real fire. I guess fake fire may just have its limitation.

Despite of these minor concerns, the unit is pretty well designed. One great advantage is that you get to use the fireplace all year long even

in the hottest day.

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For a fairly expensive space heater that promises "infrared" techonolgy, I kind of thought I was going to be toasted from head to toe. It claims it heats solid objects not the air. True, but it heats only directly in front of the heater. It has no range, or radius around the heater itself. Thus, if you are sitting in a deck chair smoking a cigar on your porch during a northest winter (which is why I bought the item), your legs will be toasty, but from the waist up you're still freezing. It needs to be coupled with the same type of item suspended from some fixture to warm your upper body.

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This is my third tankless hot water heater. Absolutely loved the first two. This one, however, has limitations I've never seen: maximum hot water temperature setting is 120 degrees. Living in SE Alaska, I need really hot water. I was pleased with the shower temperature, but for washing dishes, the water is just not hot enough. It never gets hot enough that you can't stick your hands in it. Put it into a dish basin/sink, however, and it's rapidly tepid. I never expected to have to heat hot water on the stove to wash my dishes having spent over $1000 (with required piping/plumbing) on this. I'd need at least another 20-30 degrees in temperature for adequately hot water for dish washing. My previous 2 tankless systems had plenty of hot water, and the ability to set the temperatures appropriately; the limitation on this one makes it sub-par, to say the least. If you live in a cold winter climate, such as the northern US, I'd try to find a different system if I were you.

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The water heater stopped working on a Saturday after 7 months.

Called customer service, was told the replacement parts will be sent out the next Monday, and arrive on early Tuesday morning. Well, once the package arrived Tuesday afternoon, it turned out Rheem sent out only 1 part, missing the other part that was promised to be sent out in the beginning! I was told to wait for two more days for the other part to arrive, and the contractor will come to fix the problem only after the parts have arrived. Horrible customer service, can't believe they messed up such an easy task, and keep my family suffering from no hot water in the house.

The reason I give 2 star instead of 1 star is that when it works, the water heater works great.

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This is one of the best purchases I've made in years!!! No more heating water when I don't need it. This heater performs great. Use it for showers, dishwasher and washing machine and there is always HOT water when I want it. Don't see much of my propane deliver guy anymore :)

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I actually like this heater; it's quiet and keep you warm. However it broke in less than a year.

Bought this in July 2010, and broken on Feb 26, 2011.

We actually didn't use it very frequently; only about 1 2 hours a day.

Luckily Amazon willing to send me an replacement with no cost. Hopefully it will last longer this time.

I will write an update later for the replacement.

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I've been using this heater regularly for over a year now and it still works just like it did when brand new. When I got it, the remote didn't work. Amazon sent me a new heater with a new remote and the new remote also did not work. I eventually figured out that the batteries in the remote were dead so I had to replace the batteries. This is my first radiant heater. I'm never going back to forced air heaters again. It feels like a fire or the sun but it doesn't get so hot that you can't have things near it. It heats up very quickly. It doesn't dry out my skin like forced air heaters.

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It's a bit soon to give a final answer about this space heater. It meets my expectations as far as function. It is attractive and seems to be of quality construction. I don't have an electric bill since I began using it and I don't know if it will last a year. Those are two important factors that can only be determined with time. Pardon me for withholding a glowing review, but experience has taught me that it's the long haul that matters.

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Bought this about 6 weeks ago and use it almost every day to make tea or dissolve soup base. It heats 5 cups of room temperature water to boiling in 6 minutes and 20-something seconds. The max capacity is about 5-1/2 cups (1.2 L). I don't know if it boils water any faster than a kettle on the stove, but it's nice that it shuts itself off when the water boils. The on/off switch is on the top of the handle. There's an indicator light on the left side (handle to your right) to show that it's on.

The interior is stainless steel with the small exception of the sight tube. The plastic sight tube marked in liters faces the inside of the handle. The location makes it a little awkward to read the sight tube. Two small plastic rivets visible inside are the openings to the site tube and hold the handle on, but I don't detect any trace of a plastic taste. Only the bottom rivet is ever immersed in water. The top rivet is above the maximum capacity of the pot. That rivet and the sight tube are the only plastic parts that make direct contact with boiling water.

The base design allows the pot to be set in any direction on the base. I noticed the heating element is a semi-circle along the bottom of the pot towards the spout. This allows the water to set up a convection current from the hot front to the "cooler" back. I think that helps the water heat faster.

The pot makes a moderate roaring sound for a few minutes as the water above the heating element boils and the bubbles collapse, but it's not annoying. I find it pleasant. The water in the pot makes a satisfying bubbling sound just before the pot quietly switches itself off.

The plastic lid latches shut with a gentle push, and it's easily released in a natural motion by pulling with your thumb on the release at the top of the handle. The lid cannot be tilted back far enough to stay open, which I consider a small inconvenience when filling the pot.

I think the product could be improved if the sight tube were relocated to the side above the indicator light, made of glass instead of plastic, the rivets holding the handle were also stainless steel, and the lid could stay open to make filling a little easier. Also, if I were left-handed, I would like an indicator light on the other side of the pot when the handle is to the left and the right side is facing me. Add those improvements, and it won't sell as inexpensively as it does. There's always a trade off.

It's a nice looking pot that does it's job well.

FYI: Sept 13, 2011. The pot sprang a leak yesterday and I see no way to repair it. Seems to be leaking where the lower end of the sight tube exits the side of the pot. I'm not inclined to buy another Tayama, but I haven't made a decision.

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This kettle's automatic shutoff began to operate sporadically less than 24 hours after it arrived. The shutoff is unreliable.

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Having never heard of the Tayama Brand before I was hesitant to buy this one. I felt buying it from Amazon was safe. After four weeks of daily use I can say at this time...it's just fine! It looks very nice, heats quickly the way you want it to and the price was certainly right.

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I bought this kettle just a few months ago, and within the first month or so, it stopped shutting off automatically. We could live with that, but then last week it stopped turning on, which makes it just a tad more difficult to use. I cannot recommend this kettle. It's also got a kind of finicky capacity range you have to hit above the minimum and below the (not very generous) max, a bit of a bother. Skip it.

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i'm disappointed that it won't shut-off. that makes it too dangerous for me to want to use. also, when you put down the pot after getting water the kettle stays on which is also hazardous in my book.