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

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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.

Electric Panel Heater Review

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Product works great. Very safe. Well made. Very solid construction. It will not burn you if you touch it. I bought it to keep my daughter's parakeets warm. We have four parakeets. The panel is mounted 1 inch away from the cage.

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Review of Triple Tank Top Propane Heater, 8,000-42,000 Btu

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Works as advertised. It heats my 3 garage garage to a working temperature with no problems even when it is -20 deg F outside.

When running all 3 burners on their high setting, a 20 lb tank is good for about 10 hours.

Pros:

Lots of heat

Easy to use

Cons:

Noisy on occasion

Uses lots of fuel when running on highest setting with all 3 burners

No ignition start...I use a propane torch to get it running.

I'd buy it again but if I could afford it, I'd get a ventilated natural gas heater instead.

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Buy Qmark HBB1004 Electric/Hydronic Liquid-Filled Baseboard Heater

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The heater itself seems well-made and runs well and heats nicely. It's quiet and retains heat. We replaced an older hydronic unit that died, and this is working well so far.

One big advantage to this unit if you are replacing an old one is the fact that this one can be wired from either the left or right end -wherever the wire already is. This was probably the biggest selling point for this heater, as we were replacing an old Isotherm (now Cadet) that was wired on the right -the new Cadets are wired only on the left and we didn't want to have to deal with the complication.

The color is called "Navajo White" and the pictures look fairly white. In reality, the color is more of a light taupe. This was fine for our decor, but don't expect a true white or even an off-white.

When ordering, note that you must also order a thermostat -there are ones that go on the end of the unit, ones that go on the wall, and ones that go on the wall and will control several baseboard heaters in one room. If you are replacing an existing heater and don't want to either fish wires or do drywall work, be sure to get the type that goes on the end of the unit. Whatever type you get, you must install the thermostat yourself -it does not come pre-installed.

I'll preface my installation comments by saying that we are typical homeowners, not contractors or otherwise in the building trades. It was the first time my husband did a project like this, but he's reasonably handy. First off, the installation instructions that are included are hard to follow -they assume a level of expertise we didn't have. However, on the QMark (Marley) web site, if you go to Heaters/HBB Baseboard Heaters, they have a much better .pdf file with photos of all the wiring. It still isn't perfect, but it's a lot better. My husband also commented that calling the junction box "roomy" is a matter of opinion, and while he found it tight, it was sufficient.

The biggest problem is mounting the unit to the wall. You must drill through the back of the heater (the holes are not predrilled) and then screw the heater to the wall (into studs). It's hard to do this without bending the fins on the heater (it's not catastrophic, but better for heat distribution if they're not bent). As every installation is somewhat different, screws are not included -depending on your application, you may need screws, molly bolts, masonry screws or something else. Be sure to get these before starting the installation.

Also note that you'll need several wire nuts -you can get them while waiting for the shipment. You need at least two of the type for connecting 2 wires.

It took Dave about 5 hours to install the heater, from unboxing it and removing the old heater to having the new one heating the room. He used a thermostat that went right on the heater. Admittedly, his total time included just under an hour to go buy some wire nuts. If you are more experienced in this type of project, it would probably take less time.

Overall, we're happy with the heater and would buy it again.

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We bought this heater for bedrooms and they are really noisy, so much so that ear plugs are required. Other than that they are a great heater. Every even heat, low profile.

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Easy to install, looks great, best price around. Arrived in great shape. Very happy :)

Love the timer function and gives just enough heat to take the chill out. I would buy this again if I needed a second one.

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Buy Broan 68W 68-Watt Wall Switch for the QTXEN110S, White

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Installed the switch which worked great........until I went to put the cover on only to discover the holes for the screws were not tapped. Had to purchase a tap to thread the holes to put the faceplate(cover) on. This is a manufacturing problem, not the vendor who sold me the product.

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I bought this to wire up a Broan vent fan with humidity control. What can I say about it? It is a switch, it works.

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The disappointment with this item is that it's required to operate a Broan or Nutone Bathroom, humidity sensitive, exhaust fan but neither manufacturer include it in their fan box.

I had to buy it separately because the major Canadian Store, which sold the fan, did not sell the switch and I could not get any sensible answer why not. Amazon.com came through with a timely solution.

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This is a nice looking switch with a good solid feel when used. Seems to be everything it should be. And I got it for a very good price, so no complaints here.

Buy Waring Pro RPC175 Professional Wine Chiller/Warmer

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Per the Amazon description, the purpose of this product is to bring your wine to the optimum temperature for drinking enjoyment. It does that very well.

It seems that this particular Waring model and the less expensive Waring model are getting such poor ratings due to unreasonable expectations of the raters. One of the complaints is that it takes too long to do the job. If you put a bottle of 75 F champagne in your refrigerator, it would probably take a couple of hours to bring it down to 40 F. You could put it in the freezer or an ice water bath and it would cool it much faster. But with any of these methods, how do you know when it has reached the correct temperature?

Depending on the temperature differential, it could take anywhere from 10 to 90 minutes to bring your wine to the correct temperature. You just need to plan a little bit in advance.

Yes, it is noisy. It is more annoying than loud. If your place is completely quiet, you will notice it. However, if you have some background noise such as music, you probably will not hear it.

Even if you already are using a dual-temperature wine cabinet to keep your wine, since you can only set it for two temperatures, it probably won't be at the optimum drinking temperature when you take it out. So this chiller/warmer would still be useful.

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Since I own and like this product, I thought I would add my opinion to the mix. Yes, it is not the quietest appliance ever created. That's because it's not using a compressor like a fridge. The trade-off is that it's extremely energy efficient. Besides, this is a corded appliance so it's not meant to sit on your dining room table; it sits in the kitchen with your other semi-noisy food appliances.

People also complain that it's not quick to chill your wine. Well, they clearly have never owned a thermoelectric product. It's well-known that you are not supposed to put a bottle of wine kept at 70-80 Fahrenheit (in your kitchen) into a wine chiller and expect instant results. The efficiency of a thermoelectric product is based upon many factors: ambient room temperature and starting wine temperature, primarily.

First of all, wine should be kept at 45-55 Fahrenheit. That is the proper storage temperature; period. If you are not doing that already, why you would need this device is beyond me. Who cares if your wine is served at the proper temperature if you ruined it by storing it improperly? So let's say you aren't made of money, and you can only afford a 6-30 bottle wine storage fridge. You are forced to keep a case of your favorite ready-to-drink wine in the coolest part of your basement (60-65 Fahrenheit or so). 25 minutes before you need it, throw the bottle in the fridge for 10 minutes and then stick it in this puppy for the remainder. You will have your wine at the proper serving temperature in no time.

A little bit of RTFM and common sense go a long way. Don't expect miracles from a consumer level product, and you'll quickly see how to make the best use out of them. Do you really think that your favorite high-end restaurant with the visually appealing wine display has 20 of these in a back room somewhere? Of course not. They spend a pretty penny to store and serve wine at the proper temperature. Any sommelier that would allow anything else needs to be fired on the spot.

I would have maybe given this 4 stars, but clearly someone needs to give it 5 to offset reviewers with unrealistic expectations.

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I have had this product for about 8 months. I have used it many times over the last 8 months. It chills the wine but It takes too long to get the wine chilled. When I use it I plan ahead and put the bottle in the refrigerator for a while then I use the wine chiller to get the wine to the recommended temperature. This cuts down on the time it takes to chill the wine. Another drawback is that the chiller is kind of noisy.

If you have pay full price for this product I might think twice about buying it.

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As others have said, it takes forever to chill a bottle of wine. If you're like 98% of wine drinkers, you want something like this for those times when you've picked up a bottle at a store and would like to drink it soon. Based on the owner's manual, expect to chill a bottle of white for at least an hour. For champagne, expect to wait about 90 mins. A fridge or freezer will do the same work in a fraction of the time making this thing utterly pointless. I don't think it's unrealistic to expect a wine chiller to actually chill wine in under an hour.

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This chiller took over 90 minutes to chill a room temperature bottle of Chardonnay to 47 degrees. That wasn't what I was looking for in a wine chiller, so I returned it. Besides the lengthy chill time, the features on the product were very cool. And yeah it is a little noisy, like a fan working hard.

Discount Black & Decker DCM2500B SmartBrew Coffeemaker

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Because we're serious about our coffee, we sold our old $100+ Cuisinart coffeemaker to be replaced with this much better designed and much easier to use coffee maker.

A motel room we stayed at had this model coffee maker. We used it twice a day for 10 days. The coffee was delicious and we found no minuses at all, so I bought one. We've been using it daily now for about three months.

The carafe is made of heavy duty glass and doesn't drip at all. The hole to pour water into is large and easy to get to. There are convenient and accurate water level windows on both sides of the unit. The controls are convenient, easy to understand, and easy to use. The basket is easily removed for cleaning, easy to position, and uses standard flat bottomed filters. The time and function displays are large and bright. All of these are comparative problem areas in the Cuisinart.

Programming works perfectly and is so simple to use we didn't need the manual. To set the time of day press the "Hours" button until it reaches the current hour and then the "Minutes" button. To set the "Auto on" time, press the "Program" button, and then set the start time the same way. Press the "Program" button again to go back to time of day. For auto start, press the "Auto on" button, which lights up. That's it.

In addition, the water enters the drip chamber in a shower rather than a stream, resulting in consistently smooth and uniform tasting coffee. I can't comment on the warming plate because we put what we don't drink immediately into a Thermos for all day use. The warming plate shuts itself off after two hours if you forget.

The negative reviews are a puzzle to me. We found none of the problems mentioned.

This is an addendum in mid Nov, 2007. The coffeemaker still makes perfect coffee and everything works like new. The only negative I'd add is that the warming plate is quite rusty, probably because I put a pot of tap water on it at night to have chlorine free water in the morning. Often the pot is damp. When we need to replace this coffeemaker, I'll paint the new warming plate with bar-b-cue paint before the first use, for rust protection.

This is an update, dated 11/20/07. The coffeemaker still works perfectly and still looks good. I sanded the rust off of the base plate, painted it with bar-b-cue paint, and as expected there is no more rust problem. I don't think the rust would occur for most people. I caused it by putting a wet pot on the plate overnight seven days a week.

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I drink lots of coffee in lots of places. I've had the terrible plasticky coffee from the $10 drippers and very fine pressed coffee from the shops.

This is my third Black & Decker (more on that later) and continues to benefit from design upgrades and improvements. I found this dripper to be the top of the line inexpensive coffeemaker. Mine came with the resusable filter, but I find that using the disposable filters (for me) makes a slightly stronger and better coffee.

The program feature was a little counter-intuitive for me, but only took 30 seconds once informed to master. Wake up to my coffeemaker's aroma. Warning: The first time I tried to make coffee, the carafe didn't push the sticking, new drip basket arm in and I had a little overflow. Apparently, it was because the machine was new and it now works flawlessly. But you might want to make sure it drips properly the first time or two you use it.

I mentioned earlier that this is my third machine from this family. It's not Black & Decker's fault that I live in an area with extremely hard, unprocessed well water. All water processing appliances (like my water heater) get clogged up with time, even with proper maintenance. These machines have lasted better than the old, bottom line machines I started out with, and longer than a more expensive one I bought.

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Since the trend seems to be the production and purchase of items that make phone calls, play mp3s, serve as calulators, take pictures, play movies and change the cat litter box, this coffeemaker may not impress some people. It just makes coffee. It uses normal coffee filters (the flat bottom type), brews the coffee and turns off the warming plate after two hours. It does not do anything else. I, personally LIKE that. After all, how many mp3 players does one need? What kind of tech-crazy person wants to make phone calls on their coffee maker? Who can talk before they have had their first cup of coffee in the first place?

If you are looking for a coffee maker that just makes coffee and does it rapidly and without any complicated instructions that must be followed (who can follow complicated instructions before their first cup of coffee, either?) then this would be a good choice. If you want to film a movie with your coffee maker, this is not the coffee maker for you.

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We have used this maker daily for about three years. The Good:

Timer, decent coffee (once you get the balance, keeps coffee hot, Pour and serve and reliable. The Bad: Steam leaks onto the burner which has rusted, takes more coffee than others on the market, overflows if you grind your coffee too fine or if basket is not aligned correctly. Overall we are happy with the coffee maker and it is still serving us well.

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I agree with the reviewers who have said "what is the fuss about?". This is a GREAT coffee maker. I have had no problems at all so far and having owned several different brands previously, I would say this one is the best I've owned for being so inexpensive.

The automatic setting is really fantastic as you can set the maker to make coffee whenever you need it to. You don't have to use this feature and if you want to, you can make coffee in the pot even if you have it set on the automatic feature and the automatic settings won't be disturbed.

The coffee stays hot in the pot for a long time and doesn't get any of the overdone or burnt flavor that I've experienced with some other makers.

I haven't had a single problem with drips from the pot and think that it does a really fine job when you pour. I don't know what some people's problem is with this feature. I think maybe it says more about the sloppiness of those pouring than the design of the coffeemaker!

I can't say I've used the interrupt feature because this machine doesn't take long at all to brew a pot and I have not needed to interrupt it in order to grab a quick cup.

I honestly don't know what the negative reviewers were expecting. This is a fine machine that does the job and is a great value for all of its features. It also looks great in the black model and fits very nicely in my stainless kitchen.

I highly recommend this coffeemaker! I am so glad I ignored the negative reviews because this machine works great and was a bargain.

Buy Bionaire Ceramic Mini-Tower Heater with LCD Control

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I bought this model heater from Costco. My only previous experience with space heaters is the radiating dish, and couple of no frill ones in 1990s.

This one delivers heat within 10 seconds of powering on. Temperature can be controlled (85 degree seems to be the max and 65 the minimum). The unit has a swivel base supports 90 degree oscillation. There is a fan mode and an "Eco smart" mode, which supposedly help save some electricity.

The unit is rated 1500 watts. I can veryify with a watt-meter. Upong starting up, it can go as high as 1800 watts, but gradually stabilized somewhere around 1450 for high heat or custom temperature setting, and around 800 watts for low heat. The energy savings mode cycles back and forth between high and low heat, but I haven't been able to get an average reading from my watt meter.

The fan is not quiet, but not loud either. It's constant and soothing enough which can be treated as background white noise.

Overall it's an effective heater next to me while I'm working. You might find a better price somewhere else.

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My daughter purchased this at Costco for me for Christmas. The oscillating feature stopped working in just 2 weeks. Returned to Costco for replacement as I really liked the heating (I type all day for work). A few times I have noticed a burnt smell and turned the heater to low. Today while working, I turned to high and within 5 minutes heard a terrible sizzling sound and now no heat on any cycle. Hopefully Costco will give us our money back.

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I bought this at Costco about 2 weeks ago and it has worked 2 nights total. I have tried switching plugs, outlets, a more level location, unplugging it, reset it, nothing has worked. I'm in the process of returning it, not sure whether to return to Bionaire or Costco. Bionaire will replace with another similar heater, I'm concerned Costco will just give me another one of these.

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This heater is easy to use and did a great job heating my living room on the occasions I used it. Unfortunately, it broke less than 3 weeks after I purchased it. With its lack of durability, this product isn't worth the hassle.

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This product broke within the first two weeks of use and needed to be returned. It was a big disappointment because the durability is just not there. Stay Away

Vornado ATH1 Tower Space Heater Reviews

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Works perfectly and heats a large open space. Approx. 800 sq feet.

Takes about an hour and the chill in air is gone...nice and toasty!

Very happy with purchase!!

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My husband and I live in the Midwest, in a summer home built from cinderblock that does not have any insulation. We bought this to avoid massive heating bills. The cinderblock's great in the summer, but not so much in the winter.

We were considering a $200 box-shaped model at a local hardware store, but it was clunky, ugly and only had a two-year warranty. Staff there claimed it would heat the whole house but I wasn't convinced.

I looked at some cheaper towel models but was concerned what other buyers reported: no tip-over switch, burnt plastic smells, housing becoming too hot to the touch and poor workmanship, leading models to only work for a year.

The ATH1 is small (only about 2 feet tall), sleek and stealthy-quiet. No funny plastic smells, and the unit was cool to the touch after it ran for about an hour.

We had our central heat set on 60 degrees, but this warmed up our living room to a cozy 75 degrees in about 15-20 minutes.

The only thing I noticed is the cord was warm after use, but I assume that's expected as it draws a lot of electricity.

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My previous space heater (ceramic) is years old and still gives off a plastic-y smell whenever it heats. This new one heats faster, has a greater output, sends the heat out across the floor so that it heats more efficiently (since the hot air then rises), and it doesn't smell! It also has knockover safety protection. Very pleased with this purchase.

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I bought this to use in my bedroom to replace the floor-board heaters, which I turned on every night to about 70 degrees. Using this over the floor-board heaters dropped by energy bill $35 from Dec/Jan to Jan/Feb. Both months were equally cold, the only change was really the heater. It takes some time to heat up the room, but it makes the room a very comfortable temperature. I am incredibly happy with my purchase, it will easily pay for itself.

Buy Dimplex DFI2309 Electric Fireplace Insert Heater, Black

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We have an old coal fireplace which is only 8" deep. We could not find any type of gas flame logs that would fit at all. This product installed easily and fit almost perfectly into the space. We still get the look of a fire and additional heat. The heater aspect of it has a high & low setting and is very quiet. Another advantage point is we don't have to worry about small children getting to close to a flame and getting burnt. I am very pleased with this product.

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Last summer I had our wood burning medal fireplace chimney removed and the fireplace capped. This left our fireplace useless. I looked at gas inserts and gas logs but didnt like the way they looked or they wouldn't fit. Then I saw this Dimplex electric in a furniture store. I was amazed how real it looked. I ordered it.It only took 3 days to come. Took it out of the box and put it in the fireplace opening and had it going in 20 minutes. It looks far better than any gas unit. The flame looks real and the embers looks great too. Guests come to the house and say it looks like a real fire. I am very happy with this unit. Thank you Dimplex and thank you Amazon.

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I love the look and feel of fireplaces, but they are very rare in South Florida, where I live. An artificial fireplace was the answer for me. I bought this insert to replace a unit that burned gel cans in a freestanding fireplace. This electric unit is beautiful! I like it so much more than the gel can type. This unit has a very realistic look. The logs are "real" (3-dimensional), not painted onto a screen like some others I've seen. The embers seem like they are really glowing and the "flames" dance realistically. And it is nice to be able to use it without heat if you wish. I highly recommend this fireplace insert.

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I bought two of these inserts to fill fireplaces that have been capped off in an old house. The cords are very short & per the safety instructions you can't use extension cords to reach an outlet. The units look nice and provide ambience when it is dark. During the day they look exactly like what they are, fake. They do not put out any significant amount of heat. I tried to use it in my 6x4 hallway last week to take the chill off in the morning. It took three hours to raise that small room 10 degrees.

Bottom line-if you are buying them just for decoration, great, you'll like them. If you want them to function as heaters, these are not for you.

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This very real looking fireplace fits nicely into my fireplace opening. My cats like to sit around it so even they are fooled. My only issue is that the heating element is at the top of the unit. I was hoping it would be at the bottom. So the heat it gives off is not as much as I would have liked.

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I was so glad to find this . It was very easy to install, just a few screws and plug wires in. Works great just like the original part. I recommend this for anyone with a heat surge heater.

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this was a good replacement part. got it quick and cheap. I am all happy. got this blower/heater replaced in my electric fireplace and i'm all set for the winter.

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I was in fear of having to throw my expensive investments out because there was no way to get a replacement heater element. My friend went on Amazon and there it was. I needed 2 of them. They arrived before the delivery date. They were easy to install once we figured out how to do it as they were the reverse of what was originally there. They both are working very well. Thank you for having them available.

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this was a perfect fit and it runs very smooth and quiet, i would recommend this to anyone who has this typy of heater

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not the one i needed for my heater model. but it looked the same, i took a chance on it it and it worked

Broan 161 Infrared Single-Bulb 250-Watt Heater Review

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Because the heat lamp concept is not common in bathrooms, and most of the reviews were a bit vague, I was ambivalent about the purchase. After installing and using one, here is what I know.

The bathroom is of typical size; 7 by 9 feet including the shower, and an 8 foot ceiling. If your ceilings are high, you will not want this product. You immediately feel the difference in warmth from waist to head height. You will want the lamp positioned over your chilliest spot. The heat diminishes quickly stepping side to side. It will not heat your bathroom. It is not meant to be installed in the shower, or over a tub.

Like ceiling fans, the installation is not easy, especially with low pitch roofs. Crawling around in an attic, avoiding falling between the joists, is never fun. This is not an insulated enclosure, so you will have to make provisions to hold the insulation back 3 inches. As always, installing it in new construction is far easier. If you are remodeling the room, this is the time to get one.

Install a timer switch with it. At 250 watts, you will not want to forget to turn this off. I have not touched the inner enclosure to see how hot it gets, and I am not willing to test its limits. Use it when you are there, and then TURN IT OFF.

My two regrets; first, that I was not able to install it in front of the shower. That would be ideal. Second, that I did not go with the two bulb version. I believe the difference would be significant. This is not like walking into a toasty room. The effect of the bulb is immediate, and localized. Plan accordingly.

FYI: a decision will have to be made as to what version of bulb to get. According to Osram Sylvania, the red, clear, and frosted bulbs, create the same amount of heat. However, the clear and frosted bulbs put out considerably more lumens of visible light than the red. Red is often chosen to remind people that the lamp is on.

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Product arrived on time and use was flawless works as supposed to, not very fancy but fulfill the requirements: warm the bathroom.

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We were unable to use the heater once we read the installation instructions. It can not be put into any ceilings with insulation. You have to purchase the fan with the blower attached, and we don't want a blower attached, because we spent a lot of money on a super quiet fan for our bathroom, and did not want to add a noisy blower. We wanted to return it, but the shipping charges to return the product were more than $30, so we are stuck with it.

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The only drawback, if you can call it that, is that the bulb, although screwed in fully, juts past the assembly a bit. We decided to let it go as it works well. It is only a minor cosmetic issue and actually the photo indicates it is not entirely flush with the assembly unit. The entire unit works well and is a nice added feature to our new bathroom.

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does what it needs to do and cheaper than home depot at the time and again six more words needed

Comfort Zone® Deluxe Oil Filled Radiator Heater CZ7007 Reviews

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We managed to get just 1 season out of the Comfort Zone oil-filled space heater. Worked fine. We've been using it in our living room. This season, we used it for only a few weeks, then it started on fire at the top. Fortunately we were right by it so we could unplug it immediately. If we had been sleeping ---not a good scenario! The oily smoke smell was very strong throughout the whole house. This could have been very bad. We do not recommend this heater.

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I purchased this heater from Menard's last winter and it saw fairly regular use for about 3 months. I got it out about a month ago and have used it only a few times and today it wouldn't work at all. We enjoyed the radiant heat that it put out when it worked, but I was disgusted that we didn't even one year out of it. After reading some of the other reviews, I decided to open up the controls and see if I could find out why it failed. I immediately noticed that the connections to the "tip-over" switch were burned, the wires were discolored, and the switch was melted slightly where the wire terminals entered the switch housing (see the picture that I included in the gallery). Seeing how several others have had similar problems with this heater, I would look for something else, it's not worth risking a house fire a for a cheap heater.

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I bought one of these heaters about 10-years ago. Exact same appearance still, not complaining. I primarily used it to heat my 2-car attached garage non-stop for 9-years. It kept the cars interiors warm and engines started easily. It lasted exactly 10-years, but the cheap 15-amp outlet I plugged it into last winter melted and destroyed the plug\cord with it. So I broke it down and threw it away. I have since replaced the outlet with a 20-amp model (NEMA 20R). I will buy another one of these heaters soon for this winter. I would recommend upgrading ANY outlet to a quality 20-amp model if a heater will run 24-7 plugged into it (the U.S. needs make 20-amp outlets & wiring standard like the Europeans).

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I already owned an oil heater that generally looks like this, one that has been very good for a few years, heating a bedroom plus adjoining bathroom. However, this Comfort Zone product that I recently bought is not adequate. I am trying to get it to warm up one room (30DegF outside), but here I sit in a fleece jacket and coat while typing this, and the heater has been in the center of the room for an hour with the dial turned all the way up. I'm not very hot on this heater.

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I bought two of these heaters one year ago, to the month. They worked well, producing heat without being overly hard on the electrical bill, throughout our Maine winter last year, which was a comparatively mild winter. We began using them again a few weeks ago, but one of them quit working yesterday. It was working, and then it wasn't. It doesn't even light up when turned on and yes, I've checked the electrical socket. In comparison, I have a Lakewood oil-filled heater that I bought more than eleven years ago and, while the wheel assembly has let me down, the heater itself still works great. I am rating it three stars because one of our heaters is still working, although I don't know for how long, and because they do work well as long as they are working. I expect to get more than a year out of it, though.