Customer Reviews

Comfort Zone CZHTV9 Flat Panel Halogen Heater

5 star:		(9)
4 star:		(9)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

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. :)

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.

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.

I am a conservation analyst for a living and I bought this to save on heating costs. In my apartment I only have baseboard heat. The heat from this unit is instant and a soothing, fireplace type of warmth. After one month of using this heater to supplement my baseboard my electric bill dropped in half. I now recommend this product to my clients.

Last year I bought a small radiant heater for my bedroom, just something to keep my face warm and I really loved it. This year I wanted something bigger to keep me warm in the living room and it's perfect. It's heat is very nice, like having a moveable fireplace. It's also lights like a fireplace, that warm glow, without the flicker. So if you want this for a bedroom at night, you may want something different.

This radiant heater arrived on time and it took two minutes to assemble. The halogen heating elements turned quickly red hot but the radiant heat can not be noticed once you are two ft away from the device.
It quickly heats up a small room though because the convection from the heat source is much more powerful then the radiant "beam of heat" I already own a Presto heat dish and this is a great way to get the radiant effect.
The Presto however is not completely silent since it makes a buzzing sound when it turns on...Since it turns on and off frequently this sound is quite irritable to me.
The Comfort heat is very quite (and only 400 / 800 Watts).

This heater is very energy efficient, using around 900 watts on high. It makes you feel warm immediately. Its only drawback is that those halogen elements do put out a surprising amount of light. The light it puts out is a nice color, but in a dark room if you are trying to sleep, it can be a bit much. Overall, though it is a good heater at a good price, that doesn't cost much at all to run, especially on low which is 450 watts. Pennies on the hour.

Great little heater. Nice quality and very easy to attach the base (only assembly required). I like the bright warm orange fireplace-like glow. Oscillation works well and the size and weight are very good (not to mention the heat). It is just what I wanted, and I selected it based on Amazon reviews.

I totally agree with the review written by Metal Manic. This this is great and a good bang for my buck (I got it for $35 at a "big" outlet store today)

For 800 watts it does a great job of heating up a one or two person space on a couch, perfect for watching a movie with the rest of the house heat off.

The one downside is that the light is somewhat bright - one star off for that. It's about what a 20 watt bulb would put out, and of course very directional. Nonetheless, I'm fairly happy with it. It oscillates smoothly and is totally silent.

This item is the best. At fewer then 8 amp, it's perfect for the cold office. I get a lot of comments and jokes about my heater, but ask me if I care what others say. "NO I DON'T" I'm warm and not freezing at my desk.