Honeywell HZ-338 Sure-Set Ceramic Heater with Oscillation

by Honeywell

Product Features

• Two Heat Settings w/ icons that communicate heater settings
• View temperature selections in either Fahrenheit or Celsius
• Recessed Carrying Grip
• 1500 Watts; 5 Year Limited Warranty
• Matte Black Finish

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 9.4 x 14.1 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 6.2 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: B0000DKHIC
• Item model number: HZ-338
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,903 in Home & Kitchen (See Top 100 in Home & Kitchen)
  • #32 in Home Improvement > Building Supplies > Heating & Cooling > Heaters & Accessories
  • #83 in Home & Kitchen > Heating, Cooling & Air Quality > Space Heaters

Product Description

Honeywell HZ-338 Sure-Set Ceramic Heater w/ Oscillation circulates heat throughout the room. It's large, LCD display clearly communicates heater settings. Temperature Set Function maintains desired temperature. Timer function facilitates 1-10 hour run times. Safety Matters Features include: Auto-Off Height Limit Switch, Back-up Thermal Circuit Breaker and Motor Thermal Cut-off Fuse, Power Light. HZ-338 is made with VO Rated Plastic - Above and Beyond Industry Standards.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Automatic Mode Useless, January 8, 2007

By 

yndyan (NY, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Honeywell HZ-338 Sure-Set Ceramic Heater with Oscillation (Kitchen)

Got one of these today. Thot the other guys that had this problem were just unlucky, and decided to trust the Honeywell name. Boy, was I wrong. SureSet, my foot. The thermostat in this device does indeed seem to be measuring the temperature of the unit itself, although not the actual element, maybe the heated plastic body. I do not recommend that anyone buys this heater if they want to use the automatic mode. It functions well in the high and low constant heating mode. I have a lasko 5365 heater as well, that works well in all modes.

Update: Lasko 5365 is displaying same odd thermostat behaviour, I am beginning to think this behaviour is a product of the environment where the heater is used, and not just poor manufacturer design.

Update 2: Confirmed that 5365 thermostat works fine if heater placed in middle of open space to be heated as opposed to against a wall. HZ-338 thermostat performance doesn't seem to improve when in open area.

13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Thermostat doesn't work, November 27, 2006

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NRen - See all my reviews

This review is from: Honeywell HZ-338 Sure-Set Ceramic Heater with Oscillation (Kitchen)

Ditto the other's observations... The thermostat seems to register the temperature of the unit itself rather than the room... I had the thing in a 63 degree room, had it set to 85 degrees. It would register 90 after 30 seconds of running, turn off, slowly ramp back down to 84 degrees over a 2 minute time period, and then repeat. The temperature of the room never got above 64 degrees....

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm diggin' it!, November 13, 2006

By 

D. Pickell - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Honeywell HZ-338 Sure-Set Ceramic Heater with Oscillation (Kitchen)

I purchased a white version of this heater elsewhere about a month ago. I love it. It is in my daughter's bedroom, which tends to be colder than the rest of the house.

At night, I turn it on to the low setting, set the temperature, set the timer, and it does the rest. It isn't as loud as my older heater that it is replacing, and I don't have to worry about remembering to turn it off in the morning.

I have since purchased a second one for my bedroom.

I have not had any of the problems the other reviewer mentioned.