Review of Camco 57721 Low Pressure Gas Regulator with 12' Hose

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There's not much to say here. Product is well made. Works as designed and I woudl recommend if you need a hose of this length.

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i have a 100 pound cylinder that i use for both my grill and portable generator connected with a Y-fitting. I keep the tank downstairs under the deck and the grill is on the deck above (think 2nd floor height) Handles my genesis weber grill which has 3 burners totaling 36k BTU/hr. The regulator is rated for 70k BTU's/hr. Works great!

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Used to hookup an old dearborn heater in my cabin. Worked perfectly to get the tank out of the cabin and a bit away from the heat source.

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Work well with the wave 8, can store the bottle under the seat of the table and still have enough hose to move the heater where I need it to warm my 30' trailer.

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I needed a hose for my cook stove that was in my RV, so I could move it out side, I added a Camco 59853 Propane Quick Connect Kit Valve & Full Flow Plug, and bought a propane tank so I could use it any where I needed, works grate

Cheap Heated Stainless Steel Mug Car Coffee Cup With Charger

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I bought this mug to replace a similar item that had stopped heating. The new mug looks the same on the outside, but the interior is plastic rather than stainless steel. The visible plastic rim should have tipped me off, but I wouldn't have thought it could turn out this bad. It heats up just fine, but when it does, my coffee tastes more like plastic than like coffee. I tried washing it a couple times and heating up some soapy water in it, but the plastic taste remains. Keep searching until you find a heated mug that you can confirm has a non-plastic interior.

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This heated car mug worked well for a couple of weeks, but then the connection between the mug and a wire stopped working. Something wrong with the connecting parts. It just does not stay connected. The connection between the wire and a car (sigarett outlet) works well. But it does not help much, because the wire does not connect to the mug, so it does not do the intended job. My coffe is cold.

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When I first bought this mug, I heated water in it to test it. It heated the water just fine but it smelled AWFUL kinda' like a tire. I've been filling the mug repeatedly with boiling water and it's getting better. I'm looking forward to using the mug soon when the smell is completely leeched out. However, I would strongly recommend you just buy a different mug and spare yourself the effort.

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This the second time I have purchased this item.

The first one worked until water got in the inside of the shell. While I am not sure whether or not someone put it in the dishwater (probably a no no) the fact is that I was using the cup plugged in with my left arm on the open window frame of my car and when the cup touch my lip I recieved a shock to my arm.

Trashed that one and bought the second one 2 weeks ago.

This one must have a faulty thermostat because the outer shell gets too hot to touch.

Also, the electrical conection in the handle has broken free making it very difficult to attach the plug.

Don't think I'll try for #3.

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mug gets way too hot.I think it would boil if it was pluged in and unattended.also bottom of mug gets too hot,poorly insulated.

gets too hot

Fagor Countertop Induction Cooking Set, 2-Piece Review

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I like the design of this cooktop, the simplicity of the controls, size, operation, power cord, noise level, all very good. And the frypan was well built and attractive for a non-stick item.

I would like to give it a 5 star rating, but can't because the unit I received was defective, and the replacement unit was also defective (but in a different way). I would like to think I just got a couple of bad units, as with proper operation, it would be a great unit.

I was excited to receive the unit, I had been reading about induction cook tops for quite some time. I already had two pans, a small carbon steel wok, and a stainless steel (with magnetic heat disk bottom) omlete pan. Plus this unit came with a really great non-stick frypan with a bottom magnetic heat disk bonded to the bottom. So I knew I had the right cookware to use. I also had an electric meter to test the wattage draw at various settings so I could evaluate the performance with each setting.

Intial set-up was simple, plug it in, place a pan with a couple of cups of water on the unit, and hit the on button. It defaulted to the #5 setting, (specified as 800w) and with-in a couple minutes water was boiling. All pans performed in a similar manner, but I did note that the wattage varied by the pan, from 600w to 700w. I continued testing the lower settings, the wattage dropped some, heating seemed consistant, the lower two settings seemed to jump from .5w to 200 to 500 and back again, as expected from what the manual said. All was fine and good, I was pretty happy with the unit.

Then I tried the higher settings, with each of the pans. Other than a slight variation in wattage, results were the same. #6 jumped the wattage up about 100, #7 another 50w to 850w, but #8, 9, & 10 would surge from 600w to 1100w, water would boil ferociously, then not, then back again. If I tried adding more water (like one quart) it took forever to get it to boil, even on the highest setting. I was so dissapointed.

I reluctantly asked Amazon for a replacement, they were great, sent me out a new one in two days, I got a pre-printed return label, a great experience.

Then to test the new unit. I was so hopeful, but where the first unit seemed to work properly on settings #6 and lower, the replacement unit seemed to surge on all the power settings, and would never rise above 900w, even on the highest settings.

It was so dissappointing. Since the unit is rated at 1600w, I think I just got two bad units. The first one worked so well in the lower settings, where one would do most of their cooking, but I need the ability to boil as well. So much promise, I really liked the unit, but the performance was not there for me.

I returned both units, and purchased an 1800w Duxtop unit. I will review it after another week of use, so far so good, I don't like the design as well, the lower settings are a bit hotter than I wanted, but lots and lots of heat at the higher settings.

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I attended a cooking class taught by the head chef at the Capital Hotel in Little Rock, AR and he used this device several time during the eveing. I bought one for myself and love it. I can just sit it on the count top and cook away without worrying about flames or heated coils. Just DO NOT USE IT ON A METAL SURFACE! think about it & you will know why! I am a house mother in a fraternity house and have a tiny apartment with no stove this is perfect. I would recommend it for anywhere, ex: camper. As long as you have electricity, you can have a stove right on the picnic table if you like. No flames to catch it on fire. Light weight, portable and works as well or better than gas. If you have caphelon sorry cannot use it on this device. But, any pan that a magnet will stick to will cook well. Try not to scratch it up as it is a glass surface device. Also you can use a razor blade scraper to clean up any big spills but they don't cook on the surface like other stoves and clean up is easier anyway. You can spread a cloth beneath it and throw it in the wash no counter to wipe. Yeah! I will even let my granddaughter cook on this device with supervision, of course.

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I ordered this burner to use in our basement. We have a small kitchen area there with a microwave, but no means of actually cooking anything. I wanted this to mainly make some eggs to go along with toast for breakfast. Wow the eggs are ready by the time the toast is done and I start them both together. I only use the setting of 3, not sure how hot it gets on 5! I really like this product does exactly what it says it would do.

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received this 2 piece set about 3 weeks ago. Cooktop seems to work very well but the pan is a joke. All induction cooktops must be used with magnetic, flat bottom pans. If the pan bottom is warped it will not cook evenly. Our first attempt to use the set was to add about one inch of water to the pan to see how quickly it would boil. Well, the water boiled very quickly on most of one half of the pan but not at all on the other. We then tried to fry two eggs. Both fried but one was way overcooked and the other under cooked. When the pan cooled we wiped it clean and turned it over. The pan bottom is bowed on one half and misses contacting the cooking surface by from 1/8 to 1/4 inch. I contacted Fagor America and they requested I email photos showing the problem. I did the same day and was told they would get back with me by the next week at the latest. Well, they didn't. I called them today and they have not received any answer from their technical department, and its now been two full weeks. I said I need an answer by tomorrow or will return the cooktop set to Amazon. Its a real shame because the cooktop is worthless without proper cookware. We will be buying proper pans but wrongly assumed their included pan would allow sufficient testing before spending for new cookware. If we do get a correct replacement we will update the review accordingly.

UPDATE March 27, 2013

Received the replacement skillet today and we tried it right away. HOORAY the bottom is flat, meets the induction cooktop surface perfectly and cooking was as fast (or faster)than gas and heat distribution was 100%.Gyess the warped/bowed bottom was a fluke.

Updated rating to 4 star as the cooktop is really works well.

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When I placed my order for this package deal I also included the Max Burton 6010 8-Inch Induction Interface Disk. Good thing I did. I had assumed that most of our pots and pans would work with Induction Heat, but looks are deceiving. Almost none of them will.

I received my Fagor portable Induction cooker and Interface disk 3 days ago on a Saturday. The packaging was in perfect condition and everything worked right out of the box. My first impression of the unit was it's amazing simplicity in the layout and function of the control panel. No bells and whistles and un-needed frills. Just basic, but adequate form and function. My wife will like this.

Having no prior experience with Induction cookers, I decided to play with the unit to become familiar with the controls, and it's capabilities. My primary reason for this purchase was to ease the annual hassle we have getting our electric range prepared for a very large two piece Clam Steamer. We have a Range hood that provides a shelf for our Microwave oven; but the steamer is too tall to fit under the hood and still be centered over a burner. So each year I have to store away the Microwave and hood until after Clam Bake season; and my wife hates it because she can't use the Microwave.

I was pretty certain my Clam Steamer would work with Induction Heat because it's made of enameled steel, and a magnet sticks to it. My only concern was the size and capacity of the Steamer. The two piece Steamer is 12" wide and 16" high and can hold several quarts of water in the lower boiler. So when the package arrived I decided to do some testing. Here are the tests I performed to compare the Fagor unit against a small burner on our glass top electric range. For all of these tests I used the 6" range burner. I've also noticed the Fagor seems to concentrate its heat within the 4.5" inner circle on its glass top.

Test #1: 4 cups of cold tap water poured into a room temperature copper bottom domed teapot.

In this test I used the Fagor cooker set to power level 10 with the Induction Interface disk between the teapot and the cooker. From start to whistling, took about 12 minutes. The same teapot placed on the electric Range, starting at room temperature with cold tap water from start to whistling took 9 minutes. These results were not unexpected. My copper bottom teapot had to be used with the Interface disk, so some heat energy was lost there. Also, the Ranges burner covered a full 6" instead of the Fagors appearant 4.5" hot spot.

Test #2: 4 cups of cold tap water placed in the Induction ready fry pan that came with the Fagor cooker.

This turned out to be the real indication of how well Induction heating works. Placed on the Fagor, it took 5 minutes to reach what I deemed to be "boiling". On the Range, the same fry pan took about 7.5 minutes to achieve the same perceived level of "boiling". In this case, an Apples to Apples comparison showed that Induction cooking was faster and more energy efficient.

Test #3: This wasn't so much a test as it was a validation of my assumption that I could use the Fagor cooker to heat my Clam Steamer.

I placed the steamer centered over the Fagor cooker and It felt very well supported and showed no indication of any instability. I poured 4 quarts of cold tap water into the lower boiler, and replaced the top steamer section and turned on the Fagor to power level 10. In about 25 minutes the entire steamer was too hot to touch. Using oven mitts I lifted off the top steamer section and looked down into the boiler. The water was in a rolling boil that made me think that once the water was heated to a boil, I could probably turn down the Fagors power setting to a lower level to maintain a less intense boil.

From here on out, my wife and I will have to play with the unit to become familiar with it. I'm not yet ready to run out and buy all new Induction Ready cookware to replace our perfectly good glass and aluminum pots and pans. But as they wear out I'll have a new criteria for picking out replacements. So far I'm very pleased with the performance of this unit.

Discount BISSELL SpotBot ProHeat Hands-Free Compact Deep Cleaner, 12U9A

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We have two dogs and two boys. Our youngest dog is a 1 year old beagle, who has been very difficult to potty train! Needless to say, a carpet cleaner is a must-have for us. It is used many times during the week. Prior to the SpotBot, we used way to many paper towels for cleaning up messes that we didn't have time to clean with the large machine.

The fact that we already have a full-size carpet cleaner, that works well, is why we did not buy one of these sooner. I am betting that many others are in the same situation, or are debating between this or a full size cleaner, so this is where I will begin:

First, I will focus on the downfalls of using our full-size carpet cleaner for a small spot/stain-

1) Its size! With as much as we use it, it is not ideal to lug it up and down the stairs of our two floor house. This is especially the case when spots need cleaned both upstairs and downstairs at the same time.

2) The hose on the Hoover model we have is a royal pain. It takes several steps to switch the machine over to use the hand tool. It is a pain to clean. We avoid having to use it because of this. That means we usually end up scrubbing chairs and the stairs by hand, as it is less of a hassle. (If you go for a full-size model, consider looking for one where you do not need the extra steps to switch between the floor and hose modes!)

3) The dirty water holder is large. We usually use the bathtub to clean it. Going through all this trouble for a little stain sucks, especially when you have to do it as often as we do.

4) You should vacuum before using a carpet cleaner. This usually is not a problem for dry stains. However, you cannot vacuum over a wet pet accident! With the full-size cleaner, it is very difficult to just clean one area. We usually end up cleaning a 2'x3' area that surrounds the stain...an un-vacuumed 2'x3' area. This results in dog hair in parts of the carpet cleaner where it does not belong. Again, it is a pain to clean.

5) We cannot leave this machine sitting on a carpeted area. The left-over water from the brushes and such leave a wet spot. We usually move the machine to a hard floor before we even turn it off.

Now, onto the SpotBot-

1) The size is great. It is SOOO much easier to carry around the house and up and down the stairs.

2) It is very easy to switch from the automatic mode to the manual mode (where you use the hose.) Because of this, I do not hesitate to use it for quick clean-ups on the stairs, on our dining room chairs, or in the car. The hand tool is a cinch to clean when you are through, partly because it is not as long as the full-size models.

3) The dirty water bin is easily dumped and cleaned in the sink. It can be carried with one hand.

4) It is not always ideal to vacuum before cleaning. It is easy to clean just the stained area without involving the area around it.

5) We leave the SpotBot out of the way in our dining room for quick access. We have had no problems with it leaking.

Now that I have explained why this has been so much easier than our full-sized cleaner, here are some more observations of the SpotBot:

1. There are 3 models of the SpotBot. From what I can tell, they are all almost identical except the Pet model comes with pet cleaning solution and the ProHeat has a water heater. The original does not have Microban protection, whereas the Pet and ProHeat do. (Hint: Compare specs and the pictures of the lady using the machine on Bissell's website.)

--If you plan on getting fresh hot water every time you use the machine, I would pass on the ProHeat model. Consider if you want the Microban protection to decide between the green and pet models.

--If you have a pet, you can get the green model and buy your own pet solution. However, the green one does not have the Microban protection, so it may be worth getting the Pet model.

--If you plan on having the machine ready all the time, get the ProHeat (red) model. The water heater function will heat the water/cleaning solution that has been sitting in the tank since your last use. I have been happy with the heat function. It may not heat it to scorching hot, but warm water still is better than cold.

2. As others have noted, the automatic function does not do the best job at sucking up all the water. It is not much trouble to use the hose to suck up the remaining water. The only downside of this is the need to rinse out the hand attachment after you are through. Even that isn't a big deal and it only takes a second.

3. There are two cycles, plus the manual option. The surface stain cycle runs about 3 minutes, the set-in stain cycle runs about 6 minutes. The machine really does most of the work for you! It was not a primary reason for our purchase, but WOW...this machine has really saved us a ton of work!!! Because this machine is so simple and quick to use, every single pet stain has been properly cleaned. No paper towels have been wasted.

4. A full solution tank lasts about two of the longer 6 minute cycles. It lasts for about 4 of the shorter cycles.

5. The automatic function does an EXCELLENT job. It has gotten out ever spill and every old stain we have used it on. The hand tool does a decent job, though not as good of a job as the automatic function. This may be because I do not scrub one spot for 6 minutes. In fact, I don't think I ever went over the same spot with our full-sized machine for 6 minutes...LOL!

6. If your carpets have not been cleaned in a while, this machine may clean so well that you will have a ring of clean carpet. I noticed a slight ring when I used the SpotBot on a stain in a high-traffic area. For us, this is not a huge issue because we have our carpets professionally cleaned ever 6-12 months and use our full-sized machine in between.

7. This unit is only intended for cleaning small areas. The circle is 8" in diameter, and the area it cleans is approximately 6-7". A full-sized carpet cleaner will be your best bet for cleaning large areas. This machine is better than the full-sized unit for cleaning up individual stains.

8. We only use MAYBE half the recommended cleaner. The stains still come out! I recommend experimenting with this so that you are not using more cleaner than you actually need to.

Since we usually have this ready at all times, when an accident does happen it couldn't be easier! We just grab the machine, plug it in, set it on the stain, and push a button. We carry on with whatever we were doing until the cycle ends. Then, we attach the hand tool to the hose, suck up the excess water, dump and rinse the storage tank, and we are ready for next time!

I think I covered the questions I had before our purchase! I highly recommend this machine!

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I bought this on a friends recommendation. I have 3 cats one who just pukes everywhere. It is just great you don't have to do much. It is a good idea to pick up any solid matter then I just place to spotbot on the puke and use the surface stain cleaning cycle. I suspect that the O2 cleaing solution is quite strong and you will see where the spotbot has been as it will leave a circle of "clean" carpet, I have also read this in reviews. So unless you want to create your very own crop circles in your carpet just pick the little green cleaning solution or the pet stain one.

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My SpotBot was delivered today. It was still in the box when my cat threw up on the carpet. What great timing to try it out. She had just eaten(too fast & too much) so it was a mess. I wiped up what I could and then got the SpotBot out of the box. Quickly read thru the directions which were so simple. Filled the container with water and cleaner and set it to work. My cat actually sat with me and watched it. The carpet was totally clean afterwards. My husband came in and even said how fresh smelling the cleaner was. I really liked that this SpotBot heated the water itself.

I highly recommend this product. It is such an easy, quick way to clean up messes on your carpet. Products like this make cleaning a little more fun.

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This unit does exactly what it claims to do it cleans small areas of your carpet that are soiled. We purchased it to take care of the inevitable cat-yak that three cats routinely provide. It make the cleanup process virtually painless in that we can place the unit over the soiled area and walk away. A few minutes later the job is done. This has proven to be far more effective that our old method of scraping and scrubbing the soiled area with water, vinegar, carpet spot cleaner, etc. and then trying to soak up the mess with numerous paper towels.

I believe one of the best features of the SpotBot is the fact that it wet-vacs the soiled area, effectively rinsing the soiled area and then removing the dirty water from the carpet. The color of the water you discard tells you what would have been leaving behind without this vacuum feature. One thing to keep in mind is that this is truly a spot cleaner it cleans a circular area of the carpet about 8 inches in diameter. It is not well suited for cleaning large areas of carpeting. Also, the unit does tend to leave the carpet a bit wetter than I would like. This is easily remedied by either using the manual hand wand attachment after the job is done or by simply pressing a couple of paper towels to the wet area to help with the drying process. Overall, it is a great unit and I would not want to face the cat-yak cleanup process without it. Highly recommended.

This is an update (June 6, 2010)

After having used this appliance regularly for 6 months (our cats gave us plenty of opportunities), I have only recently come to realize the incredible utility, versatility and efficiency of the manual hand-wand. Prior to this, I had pretty much relied exclusively on the automatic cycles to clean up the mess. I would use the automatic cycles on small spots as well as on larger more difficult spots. The automatic cycles do clean reasonably well but the limitations are (1) the carpet ends up a bit wetter than I would like, (2)if you are dealing with a large spot you may have to run two or more automatic cycles to cover the whole area, and (3) if you are dealing with a very small spot you are wasting cleaning solution since the automatic cycles draw a fair amount of cleaning solution for each cycle.

The manual hand-wand remedies all of this. It is very easy to use and leaves you in full control as to how much cleaning solution to dispense as well as how much water to draw out of the carpet. I can concentrate on the worst part of the soiled area and decide when it is clean enough. I can continue the vacuum operation until there is no more water coming out of the carpet. You can see the water being drawn through the transparent head on the wand. One tank of cleaning solution lasts a very long time when the SpotBot is used in this manner. The wand has become my preferred way of cleaning. For me, the SpotBot has become an indispensable part of pet ownership and discovering the manual hand wand has made it even more versatile and efficient.

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This little machine has proved its worth ten-fold. It does an amazing job cleaning and the heat action makes a big difference when cleaning up after a new puppy and their friends.

The only downside is if you have a carpet that is old (as mine is), you will see just how well this product cleans I now have crop circles on the lighter colored carpet in my house reminding me that I need to replace it as soon as the puppy is grown.

Well worth the money a great product!

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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program I got this for my husband because he and my son are often in the garage in the middle of winter and it can get nippy there. I admit that I had no idea what it meant that it needed a 240 volt outlet. I thought it just plugged into a regular socket but my husband informed me this needs a special receptacle, one that most people would probably not have in their garage. So be forewarned!

Luckily, despite my ignorance, we DID have a 240 volt outlet (we recently had renovation done and my husband had asked the electrician to install it) and wound up making good use of it. The thing is very warm and even though our garage is bigger than 400 sq. ft, it still kept them warm because it can swivel to point to the area where they're at. My husband likes that it has a thermostat and he's very pleased with it.

I did notice that while it runs quietly most of the time, on occasion, it will rattle. We've only recently had cold weather so I will report more once it's used more often.

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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program I will start this review by saying that I did not use the brackets that came with it. I used it as a stand alone. I am always doing stuff outside in garage in the dead of winter so I was excited to be getting this item.

I plugged it on and shut the garage door-I have a 2 and half garage size-and came back about 15 minutes later to see how warm it got. I was impressed my garage was so warm and cozy. I did not think it would warm the whole garage but I was wrong. Now I dont have to freeze my butt off this winter when I am outside.

Great space heater!

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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program This NewAir G70 Garage Space Heater is fairly compact (smaller than expected) but does a very good job in our, formerly, 500 sq/ft heaterless kiln room in our small shop. The Kiln room already had the correct 240v receptacles so setting this up was very straight forward using the included bracket.

As noted above our room is about 100 sq/ft larger than the 400 sq/ft rating of this heater, but it did managed to bring the room up to a comfy 65-degrees from about 45-degrees in under an hour.

The heater is generally quite and the little noise it does make is not an issue for use since it is in a work room.

This is a good choice if you have a 240v outlet!

Highly Recommended!

CFH

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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program This heater is a lot smaller than I thought. It's just a little bigger than my PC!!! It's also lightweight. Very impressed with the size and weight. I have a two car garage and I usually exercise there. In summer time, everything is okay but during winter, it's really cold in the garage. It's still quite hot now, so I tested it early in the morning when the temperature is about 65 F. I turned it on for half an hour and about 20 mins later, the temperature was brought back to about 70 F. Quite happy with the result. Given it's small size, this one will be perfect for someone working in a garage or small warehouse.

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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program I was very excited to obtain this for review as we actually have an additional 220 and 240 outlet in the garage and laundry room so thought this would be an easy install plus very needed item. Boy was I wrong. So, this arrived and it's much smaller than anticipated...not a bad thing per se because that makes it more manageable and easy to work with while putting out the same amount of heat. Here in Florida, we don't have horrible weather but do have several nights below freezing where the concrete floors and walls of the garage make it rather miserable.

So, right out of the box the first thing you will notice is the plug...it's not like any other plug I've seen and certainly not the same plug used for my laundry room, garage or any other 220 or 240 volt. Fair enough, this is a 230 volt. So, I look up the instruction manual to determine the right plug to purchase for a retrofit...and immediately see that the plug listed in the manual is NOT the plug on the unit. The plug in the manual is the same as that of my own units...this one isn't that plug whatsoever. The picture doesn't match. The plug doesn't match anything. Okay, so the manual isn't going to help.

I go down to the local hardware story lugging this little beauty in tow...by now I'm really glad it's no bigger than it is...only to find they don't carry that plug and haven't actually seen one like it either. At this point I'm getting a bit bent out of shape because apparently to purchase the right plug, I have to go to a specialty electric store which seems rather ridiculous for a product like this. Why put a specialty, hard to find plug on an item intended for the consumer market? In fact, why make so much extra work and effort...just use a standard plug! Even worse, if you are going to use a non-standard plug, by all means, actually note that in your own instruction manual and remain consistent.

I have the feeling that this ended up on Vine because of this exact type of inconsistency...the wrong plug for this device/market/instruction manual. Not sure if others experienced the same but plan on adding about $35 plus the time to track down the right plug should you get a unit like mine then add in the time/money to retrofit a plug etc. Additionally, this plug is apparently NOT conforming to US devices. All in all, a completely unnecessary, time consuming and costly device. Stick with a ready-made version instead.

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I bought my fan in January 2012, and it shipped from Hardware Sales. The fan worked fine out of the box. It warmed up and started spinning in a matter of minutes. It only took a few more minutes for me to notice the difference it makes. The fan is virtually silent, and it does not produce any noticeable air movement (you have to put your hand rather close to it to feel the air move) but it works! I've been having trouble with very cold corners of my house, but this fan really spreads the heat out. It should pay for itself pretty quickly as I will be able to turn off supplemental electric heat in various rooms.

The down side:

My fan worked for less than 24 hours. It slowed way down, though the stove temperature was still hot enough to be powering the fan. Confused, I checked Caframo's website and found a question about slowing down on the FAQ page. It asks you to enter your model, and if you select 812 AirMax (this model) it then asks for the serial number to your fan. I entered my number and a page popped up saying that this particular fan was part of a bad production run and that it needed a replacement motor. It asks for address info and then confirms that they will send a replacement motor free of charge. They have a video on their website to show how to replace it (simple task).

So. . . if the product had worked properly, I would have given it 5 stars. Since Caframo seems to acknowledge the problem and makes it easy to remedy, I'm willing to give it another shot. Until it's up and working though, I have t give it 1 star.

What's a little bit irritating is that they know which ones are problematic, but that did not stop it from arriving at my doorstep. With more organization, I would think they could make an effort to recall the product from their distributors and replace them before they get into the hands of customers. In the meantime, I'll be paying for heat for a few more days.

In addition, Caframo should have informed me of the defect when I registered the product online (which meant entering the serial number).

I am glad I checked their website, otherwise I would have just thought it was poorly designed and that I had wasted $130. I feel bad for customers who might not check up on it and are stuck with a poorly working fan.

I'll update my review once the problem is fixed.

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I bought this hoping it could replace the blower that is built-in to my woodstove, because the blower is very loud and uses electricity. This fan does look very cool, uses no electricity, and pushes a decent amount of air. I'd probably need 2 of them to come close to replacing the blower.

However, there are some issues with this fan that prevent me from using this as I had hoped. It's still a useful purchase, but I figured I'd spell out some of the issues so other people can be aware of some of the limitations before they buy this.

-as far as I can tell, the fan does not automatically start. I've waited until the stove was 550 and the only way to get the fan going is to manually give it a spin. I have a thermostat on the stove top

-it takes a while for the heat from the stove to reach the fan, so you have to wait like 20-30 minutes after the stove has reached temperature before the fan will work.

-the fan spins very slow at lower temperatures. It really only pushes a good amount of air at like 500-600.

Unfortunately, this vastly limits the fan's usefulness to me, as I usually start a fire before work or bed and leave while the stove is still at 250-300. I don't have time to wait another 30-60 minutes for the stove to be at a high temperature and the heat to have reached the fan to manually spin and start the fan.

It's a neat little device and works great on days that I am home. It also works great when I have company over and I can turn off the loud blower. But it doesn't work so great for the reason I bought it. I don't regret purchasing it, but I do wish it did more.

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This worked great the first couple fires or so, but then it slowed down dramatically. The instructions that come with it warn you to not use it above a 600 degree fire or so. I have a thermometer on my stovetop that goes to 850, and my fires sometimes get that hot, depending on what kind of wood I'm burning. I'm usually around the 700 range as a high temperature, but I'm sure I've been up to 850. I don't know if I damaged it, or if it just wore out. I certainly don't want to babysit my fire just to have the fan.

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Living in northern Vermont yields some very cold weather, wind, snow & very poorly insulated houses, which is precisely our problem. We'd been looking to purchase one of these fans for several months & finally jumped on it after seeing one at a friend's house on their gas stove. They LOVED there's, had it for several years without incident & said the fan really does make a huge difference. We are so thrilled with this little fan; it works SO well, whirring right along, moving all that cold air that comes in right around across the stove for an outpouring of so much warmth, pushing it throughout the house & reaching even the coolest areas. KICKING ourselves for not buying one earlier in the season! NO noise! Perfect!!

I have read reviews about people holding tinsel & paper in front of the fan and not seeing any movement, which I think is either one of three things; either your fan is broken, misplaced on the stovetop (directions tell you exactly where to place it) or simple ignorance. If you want to SEE movement, don't hold your paper or tinsel or tissue directly in front of that fan, hold it to the outer sides of the fan where the blades are actually moving the air from & wait until your fan is really whirring (stovetop temp 450-650 degrees). If you can't feel the warmth moving across the stovetop, you're doing something wrong or your fan is broken.

I also don't think that this is overpriced. We're saving on electricity, we're heating the whole house, the tornado of a fan we had plugged in before did nothing but cool the stove down & keep the house nice & cold in the morning when the fire had died down with the electric fan still blowing across it. This little guy keeps going & has made the most tremendous difference in heating our 1800 sq foot, very poorly insulated home. We have a big pot of water on the opposite side of the stove, too to help with humidity & the fan helps disperse the water vapors more, too, which also adds to the warmth & comfort level. SO should have gotten one sooner!! If this guy quits on us, we'll definitely be back for another one. Seriously a great product!

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I have seen these around for a while, but always thought they were a little gimmicky and kind of expensive. I bit the bullet and bought the larger unit, the 812, for my wife for Christmas, along with a stove thermometer so we could see what temp our stove was actually running at. Now, my situation is a bit different in that I have a coal burning fireplace insert made by Hitzer, so I am burning either nut or pea coal in my stove, not wood (except in the Spring and early Fall during which time I burn some wood to take the chill out of the house). It turns out that when my coal stove insert is loaded up and running for its normal 16 hour stretch between refills (yes, that is why I switched from wood to coal, even though I get wood for free in my back yard), it runs right around 425 degrees F, which happens to be ideal to make the fan spin like crazy, but no where near the 650 degree point at which the fan could be damaged. Contrary to what I read in some of the reviews, we can absolutely feel the warm air being pushed away from the stove and into the family room where the stove is. My insert does have a built in fan which works extremely well as circulating air all around the fire box and pushing it out into the room, BUT, it is noisy AND it uses electricity. The Ecofan just sits there spinning happily with virtually no sound whatsoever. I thought if nothing else, it would make a nice, attractive conversation piece, but after using it for a month now, I will say that, like the title says, I should have bought one of these years ago!

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Editing...After the shipping woes I described below, I found the EXACT SAME cooler at a large home improvement store that is in most areas. It's under the brand "Polar", but it is identical and made by the same company. There is nothing different about it. Same motors, same design, etc., and it was $199. I can tell you it keeps water very cold. My wife is not a fan of the energy saving "kettle" feature. It doesn't keep water hot so you can step up and get a cup of tea anytime you want. You have to press the button and 3-4 minutes later water will be tea/coffee hot. This is fine if you plan every part of your day. It sucks if you want to make a mug of tea on your way out the door and you forgot to hit the button 5 minutes prior.

First, I'll tell you that I have no idea if this dispenser keeps water at perfect cold or hot temps. I don't know if it easy to change bottles or to clean it. I was never able to get that far because Amazon can't ship this item anywhere without it being trashed. What I can tell you is that you should not buy this until Amazon figures out how to package this so that it can arrive in a form that resembles a water cooler. I wish I were kidding. This is a thin metal shell. It's nothing special, but what do you expect? It's a cooler, not a structural support beam. However, when you have thin metal containers, you'd think it should be protected from bumps and dings, right? This cooler could be creased with your bare hands, so sending it in a PLAIN CARDBOARD BOX with a small piece of stryrofoam on the top and bottom (Nothing on the sides!!! Are you kidding me??) is a recipe for disaster. I ordered this via Prime, and it arrived 2 days later. The cheap box was beat up. It had gone through the UPS wringer, that's for sure. When I yanked it out, there it was. The side was creased in about 2". Also, the top plastic cover was cracked from a ding or fall it took. I called Amazon and expressed my displeasure at the packaging and asked for a replacement. They sent one next-day via FedEx. Unfortunately this one was in even WORSE shape. The side was so bashed in the cover had zero chance of going back on. What a disaster. This would be an easy fix if they would simply put the cooler with its box in a bigger box and actually protected the product. So, until someone can verify that this cooler is packaged as if they actually wanted it to arrive in one piece, I would stay away.

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I love this water cooler. It is very nice looking, with the water bottle underneath and out of sight. It has hot, cold and room temperature water. I have had other water coolers and this one is the best one yet.

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The Vitapur Bottom Load Water Dispenser is perfect! I haven't used the hot water dispenser, as I use it for cold water only. It cools the water perfectly-enough to fill a couple glasses at a time before more needs to be cooled. The motor (? or pump?-whatever makes the water go up from the bottle to the holding tank) is a bit loud. Since I have it in the dining room, it's not an issue for me, but if someone wanted to put it in a room where noise would be a factor, I wouldn't recommend it for that location.

I was concerned about having it shipped, based on some reviews stating they arrived damaged. I had NO ISSUES whatever with shipping. The box had a couple dents, but nothing was dented/scratched on the water dispenser. It worked perfectly right away.

It's nice to be able to slide the water bottle underneath, and not have the extra vertical space taken up by a water bottle.

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The bottom loading water bottle makes it easy to keep it filled. You can refill the 5 gallon jugs with 1 gallon jugs and not need to constantly change the bottle.

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I have now had 2 different units shipped to me. The first was damaged and broken and the second one now leaks after one day of use. None of the fittings, doors or covers fit properly. The overal unit is made as cheaply as possible. In addition, the hot water option turns itself off after a short period of time. Thus, you have to wait for it to heat up every time you want hot water. This unit is one of the worst things I have ever purchased.

Therasage Ps2002 Portable Far Infrared Sauna, Black, Large Reviews

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I originally purchased a different sauna from amazon for $189, but the emfs were a concern. I returned it after it set off my emf meter big time. I dont have that problem with this one. Dont get me wrong, there are emfs, but they are minimal.

I let my sauna heat up for a few minutes before using it, although I have read where you can warm up with the sauna. Its a wonderful sauna, no emf issues. I did have a few questions so I called Therasage and the person that answered the phone was very helpful, very knowledgeable, actually uses the sauna and even invited me to try out the one there in Boca Raton if I was close by. The customer service is very helpful!

Oh yes, the chair is very sturdy. I am so glad I purchased this sauna!

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I have been searching for a while to find a sauna that not only looks good, but IS good. I finally found one that fits the bill. I am always worried about fly-by-night companies that exist somewhere else in Asia and beyond. Therasage actually has an office in the USA that you can call and speak to an actual person. The sauna is very well made--I could tell as soon as I took it out of the box. It was shipped very well, and didn't smell of toxins upon removing it from the box.

I set it up in seconds and turned it on. No crazy off-gassing, no terrible smells--manual is easy to read and understand--obviously written by people with a grasp of the English language! After the 5 minute heat up I got in the sauna. Not uncomfortable in the least. At about minute 17 I was sweating profusely. It continued this way until my time was up and it beeped.

I LOVE this thing! I can fold it up out of the way if I need, it doesn't use too much electricity, doesn't smell, AND I know from watching someone online with an EMF meter that the emf's are very low for this sauna.

All in all, I would ABSOLUTELY recommend this to everyone. While it is not made in America, it has the qualities of a stateside product, and with a company I can actually call, it makes all the difference in the world.

I have had expensive saunas in the past, and this stacks up to them completely, but with low emf's.

The chair is comfortable, the build quality is great. I will use this thing for a long time. Highly recommended.

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I've been using this sauna everyday for about a month now. It works great and haven't had any problems. Setup was easy. I get a great sweat, exactly what I wanted. I do about an hr on level 5 and start sweating at about 25 mins. I have made some adjustments, I don't use the chair, but enclose my entire body and cover opening with a blanket. I sit on a large towel. I have also fitted a piece of cardboard in the top to keep the top from sagging down on me. Works for me. Either way, it's a great sauna with different options for use. My skin is much softer, noticed immediately, and though the scales haven't registered much difference, but some(so it's not all water weight), my pants fit much better than a month ago. I do turn it on about 10 mins before I'm ready so it will be nice and toasty when I get in. Bottom line, a great little portable, convenient sauna that I'm so happy I tried. You will sweat. Very pleased. PsI'm 5'4, if you're tall, you'll be a bit more cramped, but still very usable.

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Love this Sauna. I never could break a really good sweat in a dry Sauna, once I would start to sweat the heat would overwhelm me. With this Sauna I turn it up all the way watch TV or a movie for a hour and when I'm finished I'm wet from Sweat. Storage is easy, setup is easy. One thing to note, the instructions are not great. There is a black piece of insulation that when you unpack the unit seems to fit on the back wall of the Sauna, you need put this on the bottom, also there are plastic tubes in the front that fold down to lock the frame in place. Once these 2 items are in place the Sauna is very stable.

Grab a towel and start sweating, it's great on cold days.

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I bought this sauna about 2 months ago from a different site as I was able to get a better price. I LOVE this unit. As someone who suffers from Multiple Chemical Sensitivities, I have tried many modalities to rid my body of pollutants and toxins that we get bombarded with every day. This sauna has made a HUGE difference in my life. I use it almost every day. The first few times was kind of tough because I experienced Herxheimer reaction/crisis of healing where the symptoms are more intense initially as the body is detoxing from all of the chemicals it has been exposed to. Felt like a very nasty flu. But, since I got through that phase, I have been able to maintain a healthier existence by using the sauna almost every day.

A couple of extra things I do that helps is to dry brush my body before using the sauna. I take a quick shower after brushing and before the sauna to get rid of the powdery substance/skin. My most comfortable and effective setting is #3 for the heat and I stay in it anywhere from 30 to 60 minutes. I take a shower immediately afterwards using a brown sugar scrub as it is recommended to NOT use any kind of soap, etc. and I want to finish the exfoliating process. During the sauna, I have to use extra towels. I have a couple on the chair and several on the floor because I sweat like I have never sweat before. I cover my head with a towel so that the heat rises around the neck hole and I am able to get a face sauna as well.

Not only am I feeling better and am able to do much more than I was able to do just 3 short months ago, but my 58 yr old skin is looking much nicer... moisturized. The biggest reward is no more migraines. It is nice to not have to live in a "cave" to minimize the pain and nausea. Along with that is the fact that the body aches and pains are gone as well. After the first 15 minutes, I just sort of melt into the chair. The sauna takes about 2 minutes to set it up or take down. Of all the things I have done for my health over the years, this is by far one of the best.

The other positive thing with this particular unit is that the EMF is rated much lower than comparable models. As someone who is sensitive to electromagnetic fields and is using this modality to get well, I especially want to avoid "bathing" in EMFs.

The only thing I am going to change is the chair. It is just not that comfortable, but is quite sturdy and works until I can find something that will work even better.

update: 08/06/12 I found a chair that works quite well with this sauna at my local home depot for thirteen dollars and 88 cents. It is called an oversized folding bag chair and is made of the same materials as the chair that came with the sauna, but is larger, is padded, and has arm rests. It just fits in the sauna and allows me to completely relax now whereas before I always had the feeling that I needed to "hold myself up". I see that Amazon has a selection of this type of chair, but did not see a padded version.

another update: 08/31/12 One of my boys (7 yr old black lab) was feeling poorly so I decided to try putting him in the sauna and it seemed to work great for him. I removed the chair, covered the floor with old sheets and he went right inside and layed down with his nose sticking out. Since I couldn't zip it closed, I again used old sheets that were thick enough to contain the heat and draped them across the top and down the front allowing an opening of about 10 inches to be left at the bottom. He was able to leave anytime he wanted and elected to stay in for about 15-20 minutes each time. After the 3rd time/day, he was feeling much better... running around and playing tug of war with his brother. No proof that the sauna helped much &/or that he wouldn't have just gotten better over those 3 days without the sauna, but I do know that animals tend to find what they need and since he decided that he needed/wanted to be in it as much as he was... I believe it did help to some extent. especially since I offered to him again this morning and he refused.

Discount Patton PRH8-UM Ribbon Radiant Heater with Thermostat

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This heater is a piece of crap..The element burn out quickly as attested to my many poor reviews on other sites. When it did work for three weeks, it was noisy. Used this to heat a room for my elderly incontinent dog and the heater just quit, like so many others have complained of. It also DOUBLED my electric bill when it did work. Guess I don't have to worry about that now. At least it did not shoot out sparks like some have said. NEVER buy this horrible product. Look at what this person said:This heater was the determined cause of my total loss house fire. I thought the company would atleast help me find some where else to live, they seem to care. But, as of lately they are doing nothing.

I am told this heater-(prh112008 modelpurchased at walmart for about $27.00)

Had wiring that wasn't up to standards

-fires like mine have happened to a few other people

This came directly from a person at Jarden corporation(aka patton-sunbeam)

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This heater looked nice and worked great for about 2 months. It then burned out. I opened it up and saw that two wires had melted on the heating coil. This is very risky and I am lucky it did not catch on fire. PAtton has sourced this heater to the cheapest bidder. CHINA makes mostly junk. This is junk. DONT BUY THIS HEATER.

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I bought this at Walmart a few months ago for $40 (on sale). It got us through a mild winter, but after only 3 and a half months of occasional use it started spitting sparks and smoking, filling our apartment with a horrible burning plastic smell. I was really disappointed since we haven't even had it 4 months and didn't even use it all the time. Definitely not worth the money we paid for it.

So as a warning for anyone still willing to buy this: DO NOT LEAVE IT UNATTENDED, EVEN WHILE SLEEPING OR STEPPING OUTSIDE FOR A FEW MINUTES!

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Patton as good safety features on there heaters . So if you got kids with big foot that pay attention weather going . This is the heater .

Nautical 29.5" Outdoor Bar Chair Reviews

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We purchased 4 of these chairs to use on the 2nd floor balcony of our waterfront condo. We wanted the height to be able to better see the lake over the raiing yet, being just a condo balcony, we needed chairs that wouldn't take up a ton of floor space. Most of the other brands out there are much more bulky. These are perfect. Solid & very stable yet slide easily. Good height. Relatively easy to assemble. Comfortable to sit in even without cushions. The polywood never gets hot in the sun. Require no maintenance and wipe clean.

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We bought 4 bar height chairs and a table in white 4 years ago. The table and chairs instantly got moldy and have stained our set. When I called the company they said to powerwash and use bleach regularly. Well I spent $2,000 dollars not to have to do that. The product is sturdy and strong but my set looks dirty and nothing will get it out.

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We ordered 4 chairs initially an they were great so we ordered 4 more. Of the 4 additional chairs, 3 were missing the inserts for the screw to catch. We returned these through Amazon (which was very easy and well done) but of the replacements, one still had the screw inserts missing and one came with a bolt that was already stripped. This time we rejected it as we checked before fedex left. It is a real pain because they are heavy and are difficult to put together in terms of getting the holes to line up. Some were a piece of cake, and others were very difficult. But if you finally get the top put together and then realize the screw catches are missing for the footrest, it is really unfortunate. You have to take it apart and box it back up. For almost $300.00 a chair, I want them to be perfect the first time.

The rejected chair is not showing up in my Amazon account yet. Hopefully that will be resolved shortly.

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Love them. We ordered six. The only issue I had was that almost all the screw inserts were missing. We received them on a Friday. After notifying IvgStores, we received the missing inserts 6 days later on Thursday. If I was going to order again, I would ask them to verify that all the necessary components are there before they ship the product out. I believe a previous reviewer also mentioned missing components. I gave the product 5 stars. They are heavy and solid. We purchased the white nautical bar stools and the white nautical bar table. If they get dirty, I hose them off. If dish soap doesn't work, I can use straight bleach. Nothing is going to hurt these. They are great on a dock; not affected by salt water and they won't slide around when the wind picks up.

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Delivery was on time, the quality was everything we wanted. They are absolutely beautiful. The chairs are extremely comfortable. Won't fade in the outdoors. Completely weather proof. When a part was needed the seller had it to us within 2days.

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I got this when it was on sale, and that made it an amazing deal. Even at normal price though, this thing is really nice. You don't need to install it in a mantel, it is able to sit level on a desk or dresser easily. Compared to the other electric fireplaces on the market, this one is definitely the most realistic. don't hesitate getting this, its the best in this price range.

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Installed in an existing recessed wall in my living room. It really delivers nice warm air without any noise whatsoever. The timer feature in the remote control is great, the burning logs and flames look amazingly real and the installation was a breeze.

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We returned a previous purchase elsewhere because the flame looked fake and for the same price got this little beauty. It is being 'built in' to a wall cabinet and looks perfect there too.

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We ordered this fireplace for our new built in fireplace/tv area. I absolutely love it! The flames look so real and it really is just perfect. I was also surprised at how much heat it really does put out! Love it! Great purchase!

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I have just tested it on the floor. Flames are very realistic. Heat works good and has very little noise. I would highly recommend.

Buy Bionaire BFH5000-UM Electric Fireplace Heater with Remote Control

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The fireplace works fine in it's most important aspect: generating heat. It has a stylish, very contemporary design. The glass front is thick and smooth and you don't need to worry about cracking it. The blue backlit display turns off after a few seconds which is nice. Great remote that supports all functions. There are a few annoyances that were weighing too heavily for us and made me return it, though: First, since the unit is only a few inches deep and it is either wall-mounted or on the stand there is no easy way to hide the cord, which really spoils the appearance. The fan is a little noisy and keeps on running even when the heat is turned off, probably to cool the two lamps and to generate the light effect. The "crackling wood" sound effect sounds hollow and thin but can thankfully be turned off. Finally, the light effect is not realistic at all, just a waving background.

If you don't mind these annoyances, it is a good product.

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Even though it doesn't look like a tradtional fireplace, I still like it. It fits just about anywhere without taking up a lot of space. I don't like that it doesn't have life like flames; it's just a glowing, moving background. I bought it mainly because it has a REMOTE CONTROL!!! That is a wonderful feature! It has three stages of glowing brightness, which is great. I don't like the sound that is supposed to be crackling wood, but when I lower the sound, it sounds better and more like a crackling fireplace. It's easy enough to carry up to the bedroom, den, basement, wherever you want to put it. Just plug it into any outlet; but because it's 1500 wats,you mustn't have anything else plugged into the same socket outlet. I would recommend it to anyone.

I never write reviews, so you know I must like this product. Enjoy!

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I just finished my call in to the Bionaire customer service dept. Hope when you buy your heater you won't need to do this . It took 4 phone calls to even get a person on the phone. Took me over an hour. Then they wanted to argue about the warranty rather than help me to either return the product or to repair it. It lasted from Dec 13th 2010 to March 1st 2011. Was pleased with product until it quit working. Won't buy another Bionaire product ever !! Terrible customer service !

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These fireplaces are a FIRE HAZARD. I owned one and it burnt up. Took it back to the store and found out that ALL of them were being RECALLED in Canada. STAY AWAY, PLEASE!

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I bought 2 of these around christmas time. One for me and one for a gift. The shipping was free and came in a timely manner. when I recieved them they both had specks inside the glass. I assume it was fragments from the fake log. That rattled loose during shipping. Never the less you can't get them out. Now there is slight discoloration under the glass on the red back ground. Also make sure you use the short screws to attach the base. The directions make it look like you use the long ones. If you hang it on the wall. It's a pain to take it down, and then attach it to the base. So i'ts really one or the other. As far as being a good heater it is. When i'ts in the teens it helps the furnace from coming on every 10 minutes! I've used it every day for a month now and my electric bill has went up 50.00. So if I would have turned up my furnace to stay that warm. My gas bill would have been alot more than that! So for sure buy one! They give off good heat, and the ambiance is cool too! Also turn off the fake log crackle.It annoys everyone.You will enjoy the ambiance alot more!