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Sunday, January 25, 2015

Buy Comfort Zone® Oscillating Ceramic Sphere Heater CZ450

Comfort Zone® Oscillating Ceramic Sphere Heater CZ450
Customer Ratings: 5 stars
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I purchased these heaters in October 2012 after one of my cats knocked over the Lasko heater and scorched the rug which could have caused a house fire! Luckily I woke up in time!

This heater makes very little noise (at least not enough to bother me, anyway) and it has a tip-over safety switch which makes it far safer for homes with pets, little kids, or clumsy big-footed adults. The one thing I would like to see added would be some sort of detachable filter that one could wash as we live in a very dusty area, but since it does not have this I find blowing them out with the leaf-blower (Outside, of course!) once a week does the trick. (You would be amazed at the amount of dog and cat hair that gets inside space heaters, even if you do vacuum and clean regularly, not to mention the dust!)

I find that they heat well. Unless it is way below freezing, I only have to use one heater for our large main living area, one in each bedroom, and that's it. Even with the cost of electricity it is much cheaper than running the propane furnace. One thing you have to make sure of is that the heater is on a flat surface; in other words if you put it on a sculpted carpet it may not turn on because of the safety switch. Just adjust it a bit and it will work fine.

They aren't very pretty, but I prefer safety and practicality to looks. When he first saw one of these heaters my husband said, "Hey, where did you get the bowling ball?" and tried to kick it. So they do look like a bowling ball from above but at least you can see them. The handle is built in so they are really easy to move out of your way when cleaning and everything but the front metal grate stays cool to the touch when the units are operating, which prevents above mentioned pets and rugrats from accidentally scorching something just brushing against it.

I find it difficult to read the settings from above but these heaters weigh next to nothing so it is no problem to pick them up to adjust the temperature or turn them off.

Overall, I would definitely recommend them to my friends (and have done so)and to anyone with pets, kids, elderly folks or the terminally clumsy.

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Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Reviews of Intermatic PF1103T 1.5/3HP Freeze Protection Timer and Thermostat

Intermatic PF1103T 1.5/3HP Freeze Protection Timer and Thermostat
Customer Ratings: 4.5 stars
List Price: $292.11
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I bought this model to replace an Intermatic 220 volt timer. I wanted to add the freeze protection. However, when my electrician began to install it, we discovered that the clock on this model only runs on 110 volt, therefore you need a "neutral line" to give the clock only 110 volt, but give the equipment 220 volt. Problem was, we didn't have a neutral line for this and had to send the unit back for model PF 1102T, which is all 220volt.

My electrician said that it was not uncommon for a 220volt outlet to be missing the neutral line, since there is no need to pull a neutral line to a 220 only outlet. I hope this helps someone avoid the mistake I made trying to save a little money by ordering PF 1103T and not PF 1102T. PF 1103T model claims it can run both 110 and 220, which is true, only if you are wired with an additional neutral line in your 220 volt outlet.

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Paid half of what they wanted in the pool store for this same model. Installed in 20 minutes and it works like a champ.

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We added this item to our pool pump control. It seemed to be binding upon first engaged power-up, so I bumped it a little and the pump started. It seems to be limbering up now after a week of operation. The wiring installation was simple. I am concerned now about the freeze protection but I will keep and eye on it, when the weather cools.

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The unit looked good out of the box, however, once I had gone through all the effort to mount it and wire it, the clock didn't work. After removing the face, I noticed the clock was loose in the housing so I reset it and it worked for a little while. When the timer came around to the detents it hung up and wouldn't turn the pool on. Once again I had to take it apart and make an adjustment. This happened several times. At the moment it is working, but I would not recommend this product.

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My first unit like this has lasted for 19 years. I bought this one because my unit tried to quit. False alarm. Now I have a backup for half the price at the pool companies in Memphis.

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Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Suncourt HC300 Heating & Air Conditioning Booster Fan Reviews

Suncourt HC300 Heating & Air Conditioning Booster Fan
Customer Ratings: 3.5 stars
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Based on the other reviews, it sounds as though the EQ2 works for some people and doesn't for others depending on their individual room and HVAC configurations. I have an upstairs room with a vaulted ceiling that is 10 degrees Fahrenheit hotter or colder than the rest of the house. The room is more than 200 sq. ft., has only one vent, and is the farthest from the blower. I've had my EQ2 now for 3 years and it is still working fine. The EQ2 brings the temperature difference down to about 4 degrees, which is livable. I tried out the AirFlow Breeze that has 2 DC fans in it but it didn't work as well as the EQ2.

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Like everyone else I have a room that doesn't get the benefit of enough heat. Is is fed by a side duct off the main furnace duct really a bad design because the heat on its way up three flights races past this duct and even a scoop doesn't cure the 5 degree deficit. I put this fan over one of the two outlets for this side duct, AND BLOCKED THE OTHER to prevent the fan from just pulling air from the other vent. It now has to pull from the furnace and the 5 degree difference disappeared. It is also on a thermostatic control.

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Works as advertised. My family recently moved into a 2-story colonial, and the airflow coming out of the vents in the master bedroom is a little weak, making it warmer than the rest of the bedrooms on the top floor. I could turn down the thermostat, but that would freeze out the rest of the house. The Suncourt (HC500) and Airflow Breeze boosted registers caught my eye, but I wanted a quick solution (i.e. no order-and-wait) and the local Home Depot had the HC300 in stock.

What can I say, but "it works". Without the HC300, the airflow (floor vents shooting upward) reached a height of 3 ft (based on holding my hand above the vent), and with the booster, it reached a perceptible height of 5 feet. With a single booster over 1 of our 2 vents, the master bedroom was noticeably cooler. In fact it worked so well that I ordered two in-vent boosters (HC500) so that I have one for each duct. The weather has cooled down, so I'm unable to compared those to the HC300, except that they are quieter.

As far as noise goes, the HC300 is not silent, but it is far quieter than a Marpac white noise machine set to the lowest setting (we use that in our baby's room). Actually, for use in a bedroom, I find the low level of white noise kinda soothing. As an added bonus, the fan in the booster doesn't turn off until the air temperature from the ductwork reaches a preset temperature. That means that after the AC (or heat) has turned off, the booster is still scavenging the remaining cool (or warm during the winter) air from the ductwork.

This is a great solution if your airflow to a room is weak, but I can imagine some circumstances (strong airflow, but warm air) where boosting the airflow won't help or you'll have a ceiling effect. Yes, you ideally would want to call in a professional to rebalance the ductwork, but in many instances it would be cost prohibitive (i.e. ripping up flooring to get to the ductwork).

I give it a 4 out of 5, with 1 point deducted for the (albeit low) noise level.

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Yep, I gotta agree with the other reviewers that this is a waste of money. Great concept, poorly executed. It does turn on and off automatically, but that's it's only good point.

I have an upstairs bedroom that gets about 5-6 degrees warmer than the rest of the house. Warmer even than the adjacent bedroom. Put one of these over the vent, checked the temperature all day, and there was no difference. I think most computer fans are probably quieter and blow more air. All this seems to do is churn the air around a bit.

While I'm not a mechanical engineer, I think this product could have been designed better, without adding cost, and actually might have worked.

Save your money. If you have a vent that's not vlowing much air, try removing the grill. The grill restricts the airflow and removing it might be enough to help.

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I bought two register boosters several years ago and one of the two recently stopped working; could not be repaired by my engineer husband. No longer carried at local store so I ordered two online. We use them on the second floor of our home to boost heat in the winter and A/C in the summer and they work very well. Hope neither of the new ones ordered via Amazon fail!

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Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Cheap Sunpentown WC-12 ThermoElectric 12-Bottle Wine

Sunpentown WC-12 ThermoElectric 12-Bottle Wine Cooler
Customer Ratings: 2.5 stars
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This is a piece of junk. It can barely keep wine cool in the winter with the heat off. The fan runs all the time no matter what. Furthermore, when the room temperature is a tad bit above 70 degrees, the light starts flashing along with a constant beeping. The only way to stop this, is to unplug it.

The manufacturer offers no suggestion other than saying it's probably the pc. In my mind "pc" is personal computer, not microprocessor which is probably what is controlling the light flashing and beeping. The manufacturer offers no method of getting a unit which is properly working, even though they shipped the original flashing and beeping unit. They consider it yours because you, well, opened their box. This is the kind of treatment that gives a bad name to internet shopping.

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It worked well for a while.

Sure it took a couple days to truly cool stuff, but then it totally died days after the warranty.

Zero. Nothing. Nada.

I'm very sad it was a wedding present with best intentions, and we enjoyed it immensely.

Now this "thing" is in a Florida landfill.

Consider a real refrigerator if you really care about wine temperature.

Refridgerators cost more to operate, but failure is rare, even at the low-end. Add up your costs and you will conclude as I have that this technology is unreliable. Search the internet and you will discover many like me.

Say no.

So sad...

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I had to return it because it was very deep and very skinny, just the opposite of how the specifications list its dimensions. It would not fit in the space where I'd intended to put it.

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Stay far, far away from anything manufactured or "serviced" by Sunpentown.

After five months of owning this piece of garbage, it just stopped working. Just went dead, for no apparent reason. Rather than honoring their warranty and sending me a replacement, they made me SEND THE UNIT back to them, at a whopping price of almost $40 in postage. (Looking back, I was a complete fool for falling for this.) Then they alerted me that the unit had arrived "damaged" but out of the goodness of their hearts they were willing to send me a RECONDITIONED unit for $70. How long do you think the reconditioned unit would have lasted if a NEW one lasted only five months?

I'm now on a one-man crusade to make sure nobody else makes the mistake of buying these terrible products. They're garbage and the company that sells them is unethical. They dealt with me in very bad faith. Do yourself a favor and look for something more solid, with better craftsmanship and most importantly, a company that STANDS BY ITS PRODUCTS AND ISN'T DEVOTED TO RIPPING OFF CONSUMERS.

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You gave the measurments incorrectly....the first number is always the width not the depth so I had to return it. Hope I get my money back because it would not fit.

Thanks,

Rich Romanello

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Saturday, July 12, 2014

Review of Comfort Flame GA3450TA Blower for Vent-Free Fireplace

Comfort Flame GA3450TA Blower for Vent-Free Fireplace
Customer Ratings: 4.5 stars
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The spade clip on the motor broke off while trying to connect the electric for a control switch. The way of connecting the electric to the motor needs to be redesigned. The blower worked well after the connections were made.

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This is a top quality product,easy to install and makes a BIGGG difference in the out put of heat out of the heater.(Fast Shipping)Desa International GA3450TA Thermostatically Controlled Blower

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The fan was exactly what I ordered and it only took 2 days to get to me!

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Thursday, July 3, 2014

Review of PROCOM Blue Flame Vent Free Wall Heater - 30,000 BTU Output, 1000

PROCOM Blue Flame Vent Free Wall Heater - 30,000 BTU Output, 1000 Sq. Ft. Heating Capacity
Customer Ratings: 4.5 stars
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I love this heater. I live in 1000 sq ft home, and this is my only source of heating. It does a fantastic job of keeping us warm. We are using natural gas and the hookup was easy. We can set the thermostat control and don't have to worry. I got a gas heater because of electrical problems and power outages in the winter. This was a good choice.

I like that is mounts on the wall, taking up no floor space.

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THIS IS a great heater. It heats the entire first floor which is 1300 sqft and then takes the chill off the upstairs also 1300sqft. On HI the main floor get to 74 or 75F. as the temp goes in the single digits it does not hold up as well. However keep in mind that the area is larger than what they estimate it heats. Go for it you won't regret it.

PS The only thing negative we found was that the wall above the heater gets very hot. Maybe thats because we did not get the fan.

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We live in greater Kansas City on the Kansas side. This heater is awesome. I have it in one corner of the basement, it is running right now. Low nightly temperatures this winter & late fall have dipped down into the mid teens and at bedtime we run only this heater. It heats 3 floors of our two story home. The house has never been so toasty.

A fantastic heater at a great price.

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My ProCom red flame vent free wall heater is 25,000 BTU but heats up to 1,000 sq. ft. and throws out a lot of heat almost instantly. I've installed mine on the legs rather than the wall and am very happy with it.

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I bought this heater to replace an old infra red one that was about 30 years old. This new Pro Com heater is rated at 30,000 BTUs and heats up the entire house with the thermostat set on only 2 or 3 with 5 being maximum. I am glad I got a radiant heater since it heats up the entire second floor of the house as well. I will no longer need to use the electric heater upstairs, which will save me substantially on the electric bill. I am trying to avoid using my inefficient gas furnace this year. It is forced hot air and the house always had cold spots. Let's see how this new heater does this winter! Note: my house is 1250 square feet.

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Saturday, May 3, 2014

Buy Air King 8900 Ceramic Heater with Pivoting Head and Adjustable

Air King 8900 Ceramic Heater with Pivoting Head and Adjustable Thermostat
Customer Ratings: 4.5 stars
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Blows about as much air and as much heat as if you'd propped up a small hair dryer. About as LOUD as a hair dryer, too.

Things unclear in the picture:

The adjustment allows you to swivel it on the bar in that position, not change its position on the bar.

It's tiny. It's about the same size as two hair dryers, side-by-side, and almost as loud.

It does make warm air, but it does so VERY LOUDLY.

Did I mention it's LOUD?

If you turn one on to take a relaxing bath in a warm environment, this is loud enough to startle you each and every time it pops back on, from over six feet away.

For about the same price, you can get a Vornado Vortex Heat Whole Room Compact Portable Electric Space Heater EH1-0025-01, which is nearly silent, and does the same job in about the same amount of space, with MORE air flow. Silly me, I shoulda bought another one when someone 'borrowed' my heater and never gave it back.

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This heater really moves the air and puts out the heat. Great for warming up your feet and the chair your sitting on. Heater is lightweight and very quite for how much air it moves. Don't buy those cheap heaters for $20, their loud and only last approx. 12 months. Buy this one for many years of warm feet during those long winters.

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Waited a while to put in the review,we have this in our small Spring Gardner 8X10X8 greenhouse for winter heat.It has worked flawless, of course its Texas and we don't have the deep freezes that the North has but we have had some cold temps this year and its preformed just fine at low settings. Very happy with it,form and function in my opinion is excellent.

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I have been using this heater in my greenhouse 9 x 6 for about 2 months now. It has worked perfect. I like the blower to help circulate the air.

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I bought this for my green house last winter. It took me a little time to figure it out, but It worked for my 6 x 8 green house. The thermostat on it does not regulate the temperature on it the way I wanted it to. After trying to get it to work for me for quite a while, I finally bought and external thermostat to do that job. Now it works great. The only issue I have now is when the temperature drop close to 0 it has a hard time keeping up. I will work with it some more. In the mean time I am using it to warm colder rooms in my house while I am working in them. Works Great!

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Sunday, April 27, 2014

Kozy World KWN195 18,000-BTU Vent-Free Natural-Gas Infrared Wall Reviews

Kozy World KWN195 18,000-BTU Vent-Free Natural-Gas Infrared Wall Heater with Thermostat
Customer Ratings: 5 stars
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My plumber who installed this told me that I would need to set it on about 3 out of 5 to keep the detached garage apartment that I use for an office warm, which is about 450 square feet on a second floor with an unheated garage below. The other night it was 17 degrees and breezy outside and 1.25-1.5 out of 5 kept things comfortable. I have been using two electric heaters and the winter electric bills have been higher for the office than for my house on the same realty that has central heat and air, a washing macnine, an electric dryer, refrigerator, multiple TVs with every family member watching theirs and all sorts of other electrical devices. Further, electric heaters did not keep it warm, just unfrozen. Most winter days my fingers were darn cold on the keyboard. Now I look forward to winter days in the office. Why didn't I install this years ago? Great unit.

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I wanted a ventless heater that didn't need power. We have frequent, and sometimes extended, power outages and it GETS COLD when the stupid GAS FURNACE won't operate without power!

So I installed it myself in the basement (there was already a gas connection there from an old gas clothes dryer) in about a hour. No problem. The instructions explain everything, and list what you need to buy extra (a few pieces of "black iron pipe", some gas-safe Mylar tape to wrap the pipe threads, and a flexible gas appliance hookup line. I got everything from the appliance section of the local hardware store in one trip. Installation worked the first try. It lit right up on the first try, too. Wheeee!

Now we turn the darned thing on anytime we're working in the basement (like doing laundry) during the winter. Very easy to use, very reliable (I'm on it's second winter), and IT PUTS OUT A LOT OF HEAT!

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I ordered a Kozy World KWN 195 Dec.19th. and I have installed it today Dec 22 and it is working great. I am very satisfied, thank you.

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Excellent purchase.Easily heats my 2 and a half car garage in southern Idaho. We had an extremely cold winter this year the electric bill was outrageous. Electric heaterwas running full time.We had several minuofficial s 10 degrees nights. This heater was able to cycle on and off while still keeping the garage warm. I know my gas bill will be cheaper than electricity. It'll pay for itself soon.

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This heater is a better quality then the blue flame kinds. If you are shopping make sure you buy the thermostate model and not the hight medium low models. Its worth the extra money so the heater will turn off and on automatically. The non-thermostat models stay on all the time either high, medium, or low flame.

I use this in my home in Ohio and it heats my two story three bedroom home without using my furnace at 14 degrees!!!

I have since installed them in my rental apartments to help my tenants save money on their gas. I am shocked that everybody doenst have these!!! They are so efficient and cost so little money and are a 5 minute installation!

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Saturday, April 26, 2014

Geneva Industrial Group Westpointe LH-878 1320W White and Gray Reviews

Geneva Industrial Group Westpointe LH-878 1320W White and Gray Radiant Heater
Customer Ratings: 4.5 stars
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No mention in the description from Amazon about a FAN! Heats great but too noisy for me. If you don't mind a noise then purchase it.

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This thing gets VERY warm. You have to keep it away from surrounding surfaces, for safety sake. But a great little heater. Will not disappoint.

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I bought 2 because I wasnt sure if it could heat the area I needed. One was more than enough.

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Saturday, February 8, 2014

Cheap Hardside Waterbed Quantum Thermal Heater Element

Hardside Waterbed Quantum Thermal Heater Element
Customer Ratings: 3.5 stars
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shows heater and thermostat but you only get the heater with out t-stat now have to drain bed a second time.

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I bought this heater when replaced the mattress on my waterbed thought that I would replace the 15 year old one with a new one to go with the new liner and mattress