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Target has Lasko Ceramic Mini Tower Heater (CT14401) on sale for $21.49. Select free store pick up where stock permits otherwise shipping is free on orders $35+ or with RedCard.
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Features:
  • Features EZtouch controls with a large digital display
  • 2 Comfort settings with high heat and low heat
  • 8-hour auto-off timer that can be set for 30-minute increments
  • Adjustable thermostat maintains the room temperature
  • Safety features include automatic overheat protection and a cool-touch exterior
  • Fully assembled with a built-in handle for easy portability

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These portable heaters have a thermal fuse which often burns up causing them to stop working. I've had the same thing happen in a totally different heater. The fuse can be replaced but it's a major PITA and may require soldering.
Many bad reviews on Target's website.
Wife bought one last year. Stopped working after a few weeks of use and we couldn't get it to turn on again. Returned it because it was still within the return window

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SupremeDeals
11-14-2023 at 03:12 PM.
11-14-2023 at 03:12 PM.
I'm using one right now in my home office. I love the thermostat feature, which is rare to find at this price point. Warms up my room quickly, but the heat dissipates quickly once it's off. From a safety perspective, not sure I would keep this on overnight.

Not sure if I want to keep using this, or go back to my electric radiant heater (more bulky and takes much longer to warm the room).
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LaughinGass
11-14-2023 at 06:46 PM.
11-14-2023 at 06:46 PM.
Quote from WaltW :
Winter air is dryer in cooler climates. I think gas furnaces and wood fires burn oxygen for combustion and dry out the air. I see steam venting to the outside through the furnace flue. People put kettles on wood stoves and fireplaces to add humidity to the air. How would using an electric heater make it dryer?
The byproduct of perfect combustion is CO2 and H2O. The steam is the exhaust, and is 100% isolated from the air a furnace is heating. The heat from combustion is used to raise the temperature of a heat exchanger. In many modern furnaces, the combustion air supply is also drawn from outside in an annular pipe.

Winter air, even at 100% humidity, contains much less H2O because it is colder to start with, and thus has a lower temperature at which it saturates. Unless you add moisture, the air will be drier than summer. This has nothing to do with if electricity was used to generate the heat, or a chemical reaction.

A gas furnace does not lower the oxygen levels in your house. All of the exhaust is pumped outside. I have no idea where people get these ideas...
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babes315
11-15-2023 at 08:15 AM.
11-15-2023 at 08:15 AM.
Quote from AdrianG8245 :
Anyone have this? Is this any good?

I pulled the trigger and got one last week, love it so far. I have a larger Lasko that I got from Costco many years ago and was using that one, but this smaller one is perfect for my at-home office. I put it under my desk and it keeps me nice and toasty and doesn't stay on as long as the larger one did when pre-set at a specific temperature. It heats up to maybe 3 or 4 degrees over the specified temperature, but then it stops - just something to be aware of.

It would be perfect if it had a remote but at this price, I am quite happy.
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11-15-2023 at 08:48 PM.
11-15-2023 at 08:48 PM.
I picked one up about 2 weeks ago and liked it so much, I picked up a 2nd one. For the size, it puts out a good amount of heat and warms up my bedroom well. I've always had good luck with Lasko heaters, except the time I plugged one into a power strip. Don't do that or it burns out & voids the warranty. That's one of the first questions Lasko customer support ask if you plugged it into a wall or into a power strip. Just FYI.
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11-15-2023 at 09:28 PM.
11-15-2023 at 09:28 PM.
1.5 kw would equal about 45 cents and hour for me.... Take your total electricity bill and divided it by your total kw hours to find your actual cost per kw hour. Cost of kwh x 1.5 gives you one hour continuous on at high temp (1.5kw)
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11-16-2023 at 08:28 AM.
11-16-2023 at 08:28 AM.
Quote from OldwestGambler :
I picked one up about 2 weeks ago and liked it so much, I picked up a 2nd one. For the size, it puts out a good amount of heat and warms up my bedroom well. I've always had good luck with Lasko heaters, except the time I plugged one into a power strip. Don't do that or it burns out & voids the warranty. That's one of the first questions Lasko customer support ask if you plugged it into a wall or into a power strip. Just FYI.
That is literally an excuse on their part to deny a legit warranty claim. A "power strip" is just a wire and an outlet, just like the one built into your wall, it's just not screwed into a stud behind a piece of drywall.
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clutterking
11-16-2023 at 11:19 AM.
11-16-2023 at 11:19 AM.
Quote from LaughinGass :
That is literally an excuse on their part to deny a legit warranty claim. A "power strip" is just a wire and an outlet, just like the one built into your wall, it's just not screwed into a stud behind a piece of drywall.
Anything that increases resistance, like a long extension cord or power strip, will increase the amperage drawn through the circuit, including the heater.

I = P / V
I = 1500 Watts / 120 Volts = 12.5 Amps
As resistance increases, Voltage decreases, which actually increases Amperage and can damage the heater, the power strip or wiring (which is what causes fires on overloaded circuts).
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11-16-2023 at 12:25 PM.
11-16-2023 at 12:25 PM.
Quote from clutterking :
Anything that increases resistance, like a long extension cord or power strip, will increase the amperage drawn through the circuit, including the heater.

I = P / V
I = 1500 Watts / 120 Volts = 12.5 Amps
As resistance increases, Voltage decreases, which actually increases Amperage and can damage the heater, the power strip or wiring (which is what causes fires on overloaded circuts).
Do you realize that the wire from the power pole, to your house, is probably hundreds of feet long...and then the wire from your breaker box to your outlet, is another 40+ feet long?

Do you really think adding a 3 foot power strip makes any difference?

As long as your power strip is of sufficient size (it will be, as a 1500 watt heater is fine on a 15A circuit) then not a problem.

Overloaded circuits happen when people plug too much crap into a single branch, like two heaters into one power strip. A proper circuit breaker should guard against that anyway, but that's a different issue.
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hariv31
11-17-2023 at 01:28 PM.
11-17-2023 at 01:28 PM.
Quote from F-Zero :
What is the purpose of the fuse?
Heaters use a Thermal Fuse. When the temperature around it gets too high the fuse will break to avoid causing more heat damage.
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11-20-2023 at 07:53 AM.
11-20-2023 at 07:53 AM.
Please be sure to tell your family that you place the value of their lives at about $15 (for the lot of them, not each) by buying this arsonists's dream device. NO TIP OVER PROTECTION, NO PURCHASE. EVER.
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urnamesux2
11-20-2023 at 10:43 PM.
11-20-2023 at 10:43 PM.
I bought two of these and tested one of them. Tried to set the temp and timer. The heater read the temp 5 degrees warmer than the room and didn't kick on when needed. I'll be returning them.
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F-Zero
11-23-2023 at 10:42 AM.
11-23-2023 at 10:42 AM.
Quote from urnamesux2 :
I bought two of these and tested one of them. Tried to set the temp and timer. The heater read the temp 5 degrees warmer than the room and didn't kick on when needed. I'll be returning them.
Consider the temp a relative value. You're being totally unreasonable.
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11-29-2023 at 05:44 PM.
11-29-2023 at 05:44 PM.
Quote from clutterking :
Anything that increases resistance, like a long extension cord or power strip, will increase the amperage drawn through the circuit, including the heater.

I = P / V
I = 1500 Watts / 120 Volts = 12.5 Amps
As resistance increases, Voltage decreases, which actually increases Amperage and can damage the heater, the power strip or wiring (which is what causes fires on overloaded circuts).

Ohms law. V=IR
As resistance increases, voltage increases OR current decreases. You were onto something but the explanation isn't making sense to me.
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F-Zero
04-02-2024 at 12:18 PM.
04-02-2024 at 12:18 PM.
Mine just burned out. What's the easiest way to get my $$ back?

Edit: nevermind - it seems to be working again.
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