Customer Reviews

Indus-Tool FWB 16-by-36-Inch Foot-Warmer Mat

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I used this item under my desk all last season instead of a typical space heater. I am an energy conscious person and I knew that most small space heaters start at around 1000 watts. They blow hot air which promptly rises to the top of the room. Ironic since most people are complaining about their cold feet. Because this item only draws 90-120 watts, it can very safely be run through a timer. This allows you to have it automatically turn on just before you arrive at the office and turn off when you leave in the evening. There is an odor associated when you first begin using it but it does fade in time to be almost un-noticeable.

Well - you're not supposed to do what I've done, but I put this mat under a braided rug on my wife's side of the bed. This is over an unheated (but insulated) crawl space. It has always been a 'cold spot' for her. Since the heater is temp-regulated, I don't see where I can get in trouble with this - a rubber-backed rug may be another matter.

She reports that now she can sit on that side of the bed and brush her hair. I have the thing on a timer coming on in the evening,and then morning. I can tell that it helps warm the room as well.

There is that 'rubbery' smell that I don't really find so bad (neither does my wife, and she's pretty smell-sensitive). that should wear off with time.

All in all - very satisfied, and a great price.

I have had this mat in place under my desk at work and running on high for about a month. It works just as I had hoped. No more cold feet! The smell of "hot rubber" was very evident the first week or so. Even now, if I mistakenly leave it on overnight, there is still a very slight odor that is noticeable when I first come in the office in the morning. (The office is approximately 18'x30' with about 13' high ceiling and is kept closed up at night.) Perhaps with another month or two of use, the smell will go away entirely, but even if it does not, it is not a deal breaker for me because it is hardly noticeable any more.

Completely throwing all warnings out the window (oops), I purchased this with the intent of using it as an energy-efficient heating pad to put under my dogs' bed in the garage. It is definitely energy-efficient, but it doesn't put out much ambient heat. I had the product shipped to work, and it will definitely keep your feet toasty by standing on it! I definitely can't knock it for it doing what it's supposed to do really well! I may have to look into something else to keep my dogs warm, but I think I'll see how this goes when it starts to cool off again.

Also, without putting your face to the mat, there is no smell of rubber. Like I said, I gave it a test run at work when it first arrived. I had it under my computer desk and never noticed any smell coming from the mat.

I use these in my home workshop in the winter. Standing in front of a lathe or milling machine in a chilly shop with cold feet is tough, but with this my feet stay cozy warm and this lets me work in short sleeves in the 50s which provides greater safety around machinery. I've used these for 3 winters now and am very happy with both the heat provided and the durability. I got an identical item from another online retailer.

This is a nice, waterproof, rubber mat, that fits my need to have heat under my feet, under my desk, in my office, in my chilly construction trailer. You might want to consider the heat-reducing controller it works so well.

Bought this floor mat for my dad last Christmas. Initially we anticipated its use in the garage where he works on the snow mobile. But it actually found a home in his office, which has a cement floor. Since his office is attached to a factory, there is no below-ground level, and that means that all winter cold temperatures are channeled up from the floor. Regardless of the shoes he wears, he still deals with cold feet and legs. Anyway, I've heard only good things about it since he took it into the office, and everyone else who works with him has asked about it.

My feet get cold easily. I have heard people rave about radiant floor heating, but I am in no position to consider such a large investment. This mat gives me the benefits of floor heating at a low cost. I placed it in front of my favorite seating location in my TV room. My feet love it.

The low priced version from Amazon.com was temporarily out of stock so I had to buy the 36" by 16" heated mat from another seller.

WHAT'S IN THE BOX
The mat with plug and lighted rocker switch plus a set of directions.

I also bought the optional plug in high-low switch which is really a good idea. I will tell you why shortly. I use my mat on top of wall to wall carpeting at the foot of my recliner. It's perfect for the four season family room where I have it sitting in front of my recliner on a carpeted floor although I am debating putting the heated mat under a throw rug. The room has plenty of glass so the thermal transfer is not optimal for cold and windy nights.

Pros -- Warms up quickly, no smell from the rubber mat as others have reported. Not only are your feet kept warm but the entire area of personal space warms up to a nice cozy feel. Mat has an on-off switch which lights up when on and goes off when turned off. The optional high-low switch provides plenty of heat on high if your toes get cold. Best way to use it is to turn it on HIGH for a 15 to 30 minutes to warm things up and then switch it to the LOW setting for ongoing warmth. What a great device. It works like it claims.

Cons -- None other than the black rubber mat decor theme won't win any awards from home decorating magazine editors. I will try tucking it under a more stylish rug.

Summary: You will like the mat. Do yourself a favor and buy the high-low switch for regulating the temperature on a floor where you walk around in your bare feet or with socks. If you use this on a cement floor, you'd want it at max output just to keep things warm.

One word of caution for anyone getting the idea of using this in a bathroom to warm you feet when you get in and out of the shower. There is no GFI or grounded plug! It's a simple two pin plug so doing so wouldn't be a great idea.

Update 12-27-11
I really like this mat heater. After 3 weeks of use I have concluded the optional high-low switch is a must if you use this to warm your feet when wearing socks or only in bare feet. The high setting is a bit too warm for my liking.

Update 1-15-12
Still working great. I placed a bathroom rug on top of the black mat and it works great and feels better on bare feet or socks. The only downside is my pet bassett hound likes it too.

I actually purchased it to warm the house for my two dogs. Their house is inside my garage, but it is unheated and gets cold here in michigan, so I wanted something to heat a little. When I got the pad I tried it in my family room on the carpet to make sure it did not get too hot, and it got to about 130 deg. It is a large house, kind of a duplex, with each dog having a seperate but adjacent area. The frame is 2x4 so there is a 3 1/2 inch space below the house, and I put the pad in that space so it heats the floor of the house but the dogs can't get at it. It works great. When the outside temp was 30 I measured floor temp above the pad of 70. The air inside the house is not hot, but noticable warmer. The dogs love it.