WindChaser PARHAL66 Halogen Far Infrared Parabolic Heater

by WindChaser

Product Features

• Provides deep penetrating warmth and produces healthy therapeutic heat that is more easily absorbed by the body.
• Heats the room without depleting the oxygen in the air while the honeycomb reflection plate spreads heat in 6 different angles.
• Emits more than 90% of the energy it uses and has 2 heat settings of 400W or 800W with greater output than conventional 1500w heaters
• Additional features include attractive compact European design, 3 hour shut-off timer, whisper quiet oscillation and convenient cord storage
• It has the Windchaser Safety Shield which means this unit is equipped with a tip over switch and overheat protection cut-off

Product Details

• Item Weight: 8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 8.2 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: B000B6Q6C4
• Item model number: PARHAL66
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #113,859 in Home & Garden (See Top 100 in Home & Garden)

Product Description

The WindChaser PARHAL66 halogen far infrared parabolic heater provides deep penetrating warmth. The halogen tube heats the room without depleting the oxygen in the air while the honeycomb reflection plate spreads heat in 6 different angles. The heater emits more than 90% of the energy it uses and has 2 heat settings of 400W or 800W with greater output than conventional 1500w heaters. Far infrared heating technology produces healthy therapeutic heat that is more easily absorbed by the body. Additional features include attractive compact European design, 3 hour shut-off timer, whisper quiet oscillation and convenient cord storage. Best of all it has the WindChaser Safety Shield which means this unit is equipped with a tip over switch and overheat protection cut-off.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Heats via lightbulb, January 13, 2007

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handy "handy274" (Pacific Grove, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: WindChaser PARHAL66 Halogen Far Infrared Parabolic Heater (Kitchen)

Don't confuse this heater with a regular coil heater. This one produces it's heat from a halogen bulb. Therefore, you get a lot of heat for 400/800 watts. It's a nice gentle heat. There is no temperature setting, but there is a timer.

Note, that since it uses a lightbulb, it produces light. At 800 watts, you get quite a bit of light reflecting off the dish. This might be fine for lighting a room but not for sleeping.

34 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thoughtful, excellent product, March 25, 2008

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East coast commenter (U.S.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: WindChaser PARHAL66 Halogen Far Infrared Parabolic Heater (Kitchen)

This little device is my three season buddy, without which I could not survive. It focuses heat on one unmoving object, namely, you, at your desk or workbench, and makes you tolerably comfortable even if the rest of the room is cold. It will warm up the room eventually -- Today, for instance, it raised the temperature of a modest-sized high-ceilinged room 10 degrees in 6 hours.

There's a lot to like about it. It puts out an equivalent or greater amount of heat at a much lower wattage than some other heaters of its type. And, like the description says, the heat actually is more soothing. It doesn't have a thermostat, so it doesn't keep turning off and on on you -- if you should get too warm, then you simply turn it down or off. If you want to go out and leave it unattended to warm up a room, there's a timer located on a separate knob that can be set for up to two hours. The tip-over switch works extremely well -- the instant it's not on level ground it turns off. You don't have to use the oscillation feature (I never use it) -- you turn the control knob clockwise from Off to run it without oscillation, and counterclockwise from Off to run it with oscillation. It looks nice -- it doesn't look like it belongs in a shop and you can use it in a room with nice furniture. If you use it without oscillation and without the timer it is completely silent.

Over time dust and debris will settle on to the reflective surface, and beyond a certain point the unit will overheat and shut off when run at high setting. When that happens, remove the grill (unscrew 6 screws and gently pry the grill off with a flat head screwdriver) and clean the surface and it will be as good as new.

I love this thing, and hope that it will always be available.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quiet heat, January 7, 2009

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James Hunt - See all my reviews

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This review is from: WindChaser PARHAL66 Halogen Far Infrared Parabolic Heater (Kitchen)

My living room has three outside walls so it is anywhere from 3 to 5 degrees colder than the room with the thermostat. I was looking for something to augment the heat in that room during the evening hours. This product works perfectly. It cracks a bit when it is first turned on (normal per instructions) but after that it is totally quiet. (I haven't used the timer function - I suppose that might make a clicking sound) I have only used the low (400 watt) setting and it is able to maintain an even temperature when the furnace (gas with hot air delivery) is cycled off. The product has a solid, substantial feel to it and appears to be well made. I would certainly recommend it.
ps: If you have carpeting put a board of some sort under the heater - it has a safety switch underneath it and won't work if the plunger isn't pressed in (which carpeting prevents).