Nice looking. If anybody doesn't know about space heater marketing, there is a 1500 watt (5200 BTUs) limit on space heaters that have a "normal" electrical plug. It doesn't matter if the unit is $20 or $200, or if the box says "for small room" or "for large rooms," it will produce the same amount of heat.
There may be some difference in how "effective" the heat is when comparing radiant heaters to hot air blowers, with personal preference playing a factor.
Edit: To elaborate, radiant heaters aim to maximize the amount of heat radiated as infrared (IR) radiation, which doesn't heat the air, it heats the object(s) it hits. This makes it more effective in a drafty room, and it also lessens the "drying" of the air in the room. Hot air blower style heaters transfer the heat into the air, which can find ways to leave the room and take the heat (that you paid for) with it. On some level, any style of heater will be doing both types of heating, but in widely varying proportions. I.E. A blower style heater will still radiate a little IR but most of the energy is transferred to the air, and a IR heater will still heat the air near the heating element but most of the energy is emitted as IR radiation.
So with this you are essentially paying like $30 for a space heater and $50 for a cool fake fireplace that's attached to it.
1500 watts is 1500 watts. While there may be tiny differences in how the unit puts the heat into the air, this unit will not heat a room any better than a $10 plug in 1500 watt fan heater. So unless you want something pretty to look at, save your money
One of my favorite purchases I've ever made.
This thing is a beast - it really cranks out heat. It's also pleasant to look at.
A friend's heat went out this winter and we loaned this to her while she was waiting for it to be fixed. She said she ran it on the highest setting and it was so powerful that she woke up sweating in the middle of the night.
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1.5kw per hour, lets say you are paying 11 cents per kw, so running it for one hour would cost you 17 cents, 24 hours would be about $4, now tell me I am a math genius.
I bought this one[walmart.com] which also claims to be 5,200 BTU and warms up to 1,000 sq ft and while it does look nice, it is completely useless as a heater. It's more like ONE square foot. Unless you put your hand right up to it, you would never even know that it is even turned on. There is no fan so you literally won't feel it if you are a couple feet away from it. 1,000 sq ft is an absolute joke. I have space heaters that are also 1500 watts which are a million times more powerful. If anyone has tried both of these ChimneyFree models and found this one to be different, let me know, but the specs are the same as far as the heating goes...
TXGoatSometimes that has more to do with the insulation of the room than the actual unit. I used to crank up my FLiR when it was insanely cold outside and it was disappointing to see the whole room's ceiling a lighter shade of blue while the only bright red area was the heater.
i bought this at this same price on sale 2 years ago. I drug it out this year because were under a winter storm advisory. Anyway it definitely has a fan. Mines been blowing for hours. Ive only used it one day but I have 2/3 of the way up and its keeping it 66 in here and its 28 outside with no other heat. (Shut the main heat off to try it). Anyway maybe you could take yours back. Somethings not right if its not blowing. Hope you get it it fixed
i bought this at this same price on sale 2 years ago. I drug it out this year because were under a winter storm advisory. Anyway it definitely has a fan. Mines been blowing for hours. Ive only used it one day but I have 2/3 of the way up and its keeping it 66 in here and its 28 outside with no other heat. (Shut the main heat off to try it). Anyway maybe you could take yours back. Somethings not right if its not blowing. Hope you get it it fixed
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i bought this at this same price on sale 2 years ago. I drug it out this year because were under a winter storm advisory. Anyway it definitely has a fan. Mines been blowing for hours. Ive only used it one day but I have 2/3 of the way up and its keeping it 66 in here and its 28 outside with no other heat. (Shut the main heat off to try it). Anyway maybe you could take yours back. Somethings not right if its not blowing. Hope you get it it fixed
also in case anyone is interested a 1500 watt heater will cost around 20 cents an hour to run if ur kw price is around 13 cents. Its why im trying this simce propane is running almost 3.00 a gallon. Also did you flip the switches? 1 for 1000 amp and both for 1500 amp then turn the thermostat knob? Just asking because when i first turned mine on i thought it was working but it was just the fake flames as i hadn't turned on switches. Lol
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There may be some difference in how "effective" the heat is when comparing radiant heaters to hot air blowers, with personal preference playing a factor.
Edit: To elaborate, radiant heaters aim to maximize the amount of heat radiated as infrared (IR) radiation, which doesn't heat the air, it heats the object(s) it hits. This makes it more effective in a drafty room, and it also lessens the "drying" of the air in the room. Hot air blower style heaters transfer the heat into the air, which can find ways to leave the room and take the heat (that you paid for) with it. On some level, any style of heater will be doing both types of heating, but in widely varying proportions. I.E. A blower style heater will still radiate a little IR but most of the energy is transferred to the air, and a IR heater will still heat the air near the heating element but most of the energy is emitted as IR radiation.
So with this you are essentially paying like $30 for a space heater and $50 for a cool fake fireplace that's attached to it.
This thing is a beast - it really cranks out heat. It's also pleasant to look at.
A friend's heat went out this winter and we loaned this to her while she was waiting for it to be fixed. She said she ran it on the highest setting and it was so powerful that she woke up sweating in the middle of the night.
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