Comfort Zone CZHTV9 Flat Panel Halogen Heater

by Howard Berger

Product Features

• 70-Degree oscillation
• Contemporary design with durable metal housing
• Safety tip-over cut-off switch
• Operates at 400-watt or 800-watt
• Always rely on Comfort Zone-America's heating and cooling choice

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 12 x 6.3 x 23 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B002Q8HDKY
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: CZHTV9
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #31,194 in Home & Kitchen (See Top 100 in Home & Kitchen)

Product Description

Always rely on comfort zone-America's heating and cooling choice. 70-degree automatic oscillation. Contemporary design. Power indicator light. Durable metal housing. A safety tip-over cut-off switch provides the added comfort of safety. 120 v a/c. ETL approved for safety. 400/800-watt.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

73 of 74 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great cheap heater, December 23, 2009

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Metal Manic - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Comfort Zone CZHTV9 Flat Panel Halogen Heater (Kitchen)

Living in a 1920's house has it's drawbacks. One of them being icy breezes when its below zero outside. I have modern central heat but why heat up the whole town? I did already have a sappy 1500w convection heater but all it did was warm one side of my ankle while drying out my eyes with it's noisy fan. So I shopped around for an infared heater. I choose this one because it a) oscillates, b) is silent, c) is 2 feet tall. I needed something that would go under my computer desk and keep my whole side warm, not just my ankles. I admit this does the job nicely. Crank it to 800w to heat up the surroundings (about a half hour) then turn it down to 400w for the rest of the night. I had it a few nights now with temps outside dipping into the low 30's.

Pros:
- It's like an electric fireplace. Toasty!
- It's cheap to buy and run.
- It is totally silent.
- It is tall, and with the oscillation going it will heat you from head to toe without burning you.

Cons:
- It's lights on high are about as bright as a 60w bulb, and on low about a 40w bulb. Granted it is a more pleasant warm sunset color light but it is very bright. You could never use this openly in a room facing you. It has to go under a desk, or at least facing a wall. You literally can't look into it more than a few seconds without going blind. This is why I gave it 4 stars.
- It's very light and fragile feeling. Don't know how many years of use it will survive. I think if it is knocked over a few times it will break. However I can't ding it for that until it actually does break. I just spilled a drink on it and it is still going lol.

Over all a good investment if you can place it in such a way as to not become blinded by it. :)

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars heats your personal space but only the area it is facing., January 19, 2011

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Book Worm (Toledo, OH United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Comfort Zone CZHTV9 Flat Panel Halogen Heater (Kitchen)

I bought this heater because it is energy efficient with two heating levels of 400 watts and 800 watts--significantly lower than most space heaters. I bought it to replace an older 1500 watt space heater that I used in my sunroom in December which significantly raised my monthly electric bill and I mean 4 times higher (I have gas heat). I am hoping my January electric bill will return to a much lower level with the use of this comfort zone flat panel halogen heater. I will need to wait until the bill arrives to see if this will be the case. There is no blower on this heater altho it does radiate heat to the immediate area. It does not heat up the entire room and this room is the size of a small bedroom but it does heat the space around me enough to use the sunroom for eating breakfast, lunch or reading. The unit shuts off if it is moved even slightly--a good safety feature. It does have two very bright heating elements which my pets do not like and therefore they keep their distance (a good thing). The casing does get warm to the touch but not overly hot. I only use this heater while I am in the room--approximately two hours a day. It may take longer time to heat up the entire area of a small room however I do not believe it was designed for whole room heating.

25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Halogen Heater Comfort Zone CZHTV9, December 5, 2009

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Tam "Tam" (Georgia) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Comfort Zone CZHTV9 Flat Panel Halogen Heater (Kitchen)

We have had Halogen heaters before and like the heat they put out. This one does a nice job, burt we have recently noticed that if it stays on for long periods of time there must be a overheat switch on it, because it will cut itself off. We wait a little bit of time, unplug it, then plug it back in, and it goes again just like normal. Overall we like it.