Customer Reviews

Optimus H-4438 14-Inch Energy-Saving Oscillating Dish Heater with Remote Control

5 star:		(14)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(5)

 

 

Extremely quiet and heats objects/people well by radiant heat. Used in a large, open great room where heating the room's air is impractical. Replaced a small fan/ceramic heater which we would huddle around. This heater keeps us warm while sitting on couches a few feet away. Very happy with this purchase.

I purchased this item maybe two months ago. I never used it much until I went to bed. When I turned it on it would be on no longer than 10 to 15min. tops before I turned it off to go to bed. Last week I turned it on as usual and it made strange noises and the second level of heating did not come on. No matter how many times I tried to heat it, it would turn itself off. I wish I could get my money back even though I have 4 other dish heaters in my home that work well for the last several years. But this one from another company pooped out. I didn't get my monies worth.
I'm disappointed.

This heater is everything I hoped it would be. It puts out great heat at little cost from my electric company.

I love this heater! It takes about 20s to heat up, but it's a great heater for a small room. I turn it on at 1200W when I get home and in about 20 minutes, my room is noticeably warmer than the rest of the house. Our house is huge so a central heater would be inefficient, so we use space heaters. Ceramic heaters that blow out air warm up rooms the fastest, but use 1800W vs. 1200W or 800W from this heater. It does oscillate and allows you to tilt the heater as well as change the direction of the heat manually, without having to turn oscillation on. Have not tried the remote yet as I keep it within an arm's length away.

I've hung a shirt over this heater before & took a bit too long in getting it off, so the alarm light came on because it was overheating. I was nearby and watching it, but it seems if you did something stupid like went away while you left your shirt on the heater, then it might burn out or cause a fire (or it might turn itself off). When you lift it up, the safety function comes on and it does shut itself off.

I bought a Soleus 14" as well (400W & 800W) and to compare with the soleus which is a bulb, I think the Soleus is more instant & has the 400W option, for those who want to keep the heater close by and not looking to warm the whole room. The Soleus is a lot brighter because it uses a bulb, whereas this one uses coils. I feel like the Soleus is a bit warmer at 800W than this one at 800W, but the Optimus will probably be better at warming up a room at the same 800W. The soleus, when you lift it, will momentarily turn itself off, but will come on again by itself (whereas this one will stay off & you need to turn it on again).

This one does make a bit of noise while it's starting up, but becomes quiet after. I'd highly recommend both the Soleus & the Optimus. Just have to decide whether you want 400W & 800W (Soleus) or 800W & 1200W (Optimus). I've been keeping the optimus in the bedroom to warm up the bedroom and the Soleus in the bathroom to warm myself instantly & for only a short while.

The selectable heat settings are NOT 400 watt and 800 Watt. Instead, they are 800watt and 1,200 watt. So if this product appeals to you (as it did to me) because of the lower 400 watt setting, then beware: it's not there. I returned this product to Amazon with a note about the error. They have yet to make the correction.

The Optimus H-4438 14-inch energy saving oscillating dish heater that I purchased at Amazon.com, is a great little heater. I recommend it to anyone who's interested in owning a small heater because it works great and heats a pretty big area. I received my heater in a week, shipping was very quick.

Instead of buying the Presto heater from Costco AGAIN, I bought this one because of the new features:

* Very simple 800 or 1200 watt settings (Costco's Presto is 1500 watts, manually adjustable with the knob)
* Timer (3 settings~ save energy!)
* Remote (comes with a snap-in bracket that can be mounted on the arm of the heater) works well IF you point it right at the sensor (located at the base of the heater). I thought it didn't work in the beginning and almost wanted to return it. Finally I figured it out. IT WORKS!
* Up-down manual tilting
* Tip-over (or if you want to move the unit) Auto shutoff (Presto will make a beeping sound if you move it. This one simply shut it off.)

Overall, the quality is good with the additional features that WORKS. I just don't wanna spend the same money buying the same old stuff from Costco. This one is a keeper. The only possible concern is the warranty. I cannot found the company's contact phone number (they only provide an AOL email). :P

If you are looking for up to 1200 watts (not the highest power), additional features such as timer, remote and up/down tilt, this is a good buy! :D

This is a great heater for small spaces, or for a cold-natured person in a room with hot-natured people. It heats only what it's directed at, and is not intended to warm up an entire room. I use it for plants I'm wintering in the garage and it works great without trying to heat the entire garage.

This heater dish is just what I needed... It works well... like the 2 heat levels.... the timer is especially nice and though I don't use the oscillater much, it works well when needed.

Will not warm a large room, solid for 12x12 office which suited my use. 4 star as unit does emit a very slight odor. Oscillating feature works nicely and unit produces very little sound.