Customer Reviews

Holmes HFH416 1-Touch Swirl Grill Power Heater

5 star:		(19)
4 star:		(12)
3 star:		(6)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(5)

 

 

Though not a large heater it heats up a room as good or better than the space heater I use more than twice as big. The one touch button operation takes a little time to get used to,but all in all I consider this to be an Excellent Little Heater.

I inherited this heater and admit that I wanted it for sentimental value but I love it now! Having the ability to target a particular temperature is great, I wouldn't want a heater without that feature. What I would like is the ability to point the airstream up or down in addition to swiveling on the base. It is wonderfully light and compact and feels very safe. Though looks aren't important to me this little unit is more attractive than many others I've seen.

I bought one of these last year and am using it again this winter. This heater is rather quiet for a fan-type although powerful at 1500W. The thermostat isn't very accurate, but then it was only designed to keep a personal space at a certain temperature, which it does well. You would need two of these to keep a small apartment near a specific temperature; otherwise set this heater to 5 deg. above desired temp.

The heater it replaced was a 600W radiant heater which failed just weeks after purchase. Eventually I decided the fan/hot-air heater could not completely replace the kind of direct warmth I get from radiant units, so now depending on my activity I alternate between the Holmes and a newer 900W carbon-FIR heater made Honeywell.

Fan-type heaters usually annoy me, but this one doesn't and it turned out better than I thought it would. I think this one would have rated 5 stars if it had a gradually-adjustable thermostat instead of digital presets.

Did the job well until it quit after 2 winters. It has thermostat-like settings that show certain temperatures you can select, but I don't think the thermastat actually worked - the heater just stayed on all the time, so I just used the high/low settings.

This inexpensive little personal heater has a lot of great features that you don't find with other models in the same price range. First of all, in addition to the high-low setting that most heaters have, there is also a specific thermostat setting that lets you choose amongst five different temperatures (I believe the degree choices are 60-65-70-75-80). Secondly, the heater is self-adjusting, so once the room reaches the desired temperature, the heater turns off, only to come back on if the temperature dips back down. This heater has a nice swivel feature which allows you to angle it in different directions without having to move the entire unit. Finally, it is one of the smallest, quietest, most lightweight space heaters you will find! I have owned this heater for several years now--I use it in my basement exercise room, where it works perfectly, but it would also be great for bedrooms, offices, and other small rooms. Highly recommended!!!

I'm pretty happy with this buy. You need to keep it pretty close to you if you want instant gratification but if you give in a half hour or so it can heat up a bedroom.

I read the negative reviews and was a little leery on purchasing this product. I decided that since it's under 20 dollars, what did I have to lose? Let me just say, it has been a lifesaver! The office I work at is set to a low temperature, and I always froze. This heater runs all morning every day and I have yet to have a problem. It heats up my cube fast, and doesn't smell like burning. It's also very quiet so it doesn't disturb the people around me. My coworkers are constantly asking to borrow it. I definately recommend it!

Length:: 1:41 Mins

I bought this heater because of all the positive reviews on Amazon. It's small, inexpensive and heats up a room fairly well. However, I don't like this heater because you have to keep pressing the "one-touch" button over and over again to change the temperature settings or turn off the unit.

We bought three of these when our building's boiler died, and while initially we were really pleased, a month later two out of three of them have died. The first one was clearly not right from the beginning--every time we turned it on, it blew the fuse. Back it went to the store. We figured it was just bad luck, since the other two were fine. But this weekend I went to turn off the second one and felt a huge static-y shock when I touched the button. Later in the day when I went to turn it back on, the light went on but not the fan or heater. It's dead.

The third one is still chugging along, so I guess it's ok, but the thermostat never really worked on any of them--we've just used the high/low setting.

End result: Don't waste your money. There's no way of knowing if you'll get a dud.

This thing rocks! My girlfriend and I bought one for her crappy apt last year because I was freezing, and it heats up fast, does not smell like anything is burning, and can turn itself off with the convenient temp setting! This year, we have our own crappy apt, and it's still goin' strong! I love this thing! And it's kitten-proof! And no hike in our electric bill!

HIGHLY RECOMMEND FOR THOSE ON A BUDGET!