SafeGuard 1500 Comfort Zone Infrared Heater, Cherry Wood

Product Details

• ASIN: B0012DCMV4
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #277,482 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

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11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars $50 Heater in a $500 package, January 31, 2009

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Bombadil "iarwain_bombadil" (Wisconsin USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: SafeGuard 1500 Comfort Zone Infrared Heater, Cherry Wood

This, and a host of other infrared quartz heaters, are now being marketed as being capable of heating 1000 square feet of space. However if you read the specifications closely, you will note that it is nothing more than a common 1500 watt electric space heater, that produces 5000 BTUs of heat. Which is the same as just about every $40-$50 electric space heater.

The only way it would have a chance of heating 1000sf of space, would be if the outside temperature was in the mid-50s.

It is wrapped in an attractive cabinet, with lots of buttons, and a remote control. It is quiet. And the cabinet stays cool. So I give it an extra star for being a nice package. It would be a decent buy if it sold for around $80.

But as far as saving money on heating bills, forget that. It is no better than any other 5000 BTU heater. How could it be? That is a measurement of its heat output.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars THIS HEATER IS A RIPOFF, February 26, 2009

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Hunter (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: SafeGuard 1500 Comfort Zone Infrared Heater, Cherry Wood

Comfort Zone heater SUCKS. I bought one of these heaters and am thoroughly disappointed. It will not turn on until it is really cold, like around 40-45 degrees or so. As a result i ended up using my old heater instead.
When it does turn on (which has been about five times this winter) it won't turn off automatically so the room just got hotter and hotter until i turned it off. I can't program it to turn on/off at certain times because that part doesn't work.
I called customer service (which is lousy-you can't get them half the time after waiting a long time) and they told me to do this and that which i did, but nothing worked. I bought it in the summer when it became available so by the time i tried using it in the winter the money back guarantee was over.
So i'm stuck with a $400 piece of garbage.
P.S. I have seen other reviews that say these units break down a lot. I never got mine to work long enough to break down these other ways. Do your homework and read the customer reviews online. This is too much money to throw away.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful heater, October 1, 2009

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E. Brown "luvreading" (Too far North!) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: SafeGuard 1500 Comfort Zone Infrared Heater, Cherry Wood

We bought one 1500 Comfort Zone heater last year and it heats our whole upstairs, about 1400 sq. feet. It heats all areas except for having to turn on the heater in our bathroom when showering. We have it set about 72 degrees and live in Northern New York where the temps get quite cold.
We do have a fireplace with heat blowers that we use also.
Looks like we saved about $180 last heating season, certainly not a 50% saving but still good.
Am trying to decide if I want to invest in one for our finished basement that we keep heated all winter also.