Soleus Air MS-12 Reflective Heater

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Product Features

• Personal-size freestanding 115-volt oscillating reflective heater
• 400- and 800-watt heat settings; oscillates for wider heat dispersal
• Sturdy black plastic and matte-gray metal with steel grill
• Overheat and tip-over safety switches; 5-foot power cord
• 14 by 14-1/4 by 6-1/4 inches; one-year warranty

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 15.4 x 14 x 7.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0002PCXE4
• Item model number: MS-12
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #82,113 in Kitchen & Dining (See Bestsellers in Kitchen & Dining)

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Product Description

Amazon.com Review
Freestanding heaters come in several different varieties; hot-air blowers, natural gas burners, and circulated-oil warmers. Then there are reflective heaters, which use electricity to warm a metal screen that then reflects heat out into the room. The Soleus Air MS-12 reflective heater has a few advantages over other types of heaters; it doesn't burn up oxygen like a natural gas heater, and it doesn't stir up dust as would the blower variety. And it's practically silent, without the ticking and pinging common in some of the other heater types.

The MS-12 reflective heater is made of sturdy, heat-resistant black plastic and matte-finish gray metal; it has a protective steel grill over the reflective honeycomb of metal mesh that radiates the heat. It's compact--only a little over a foot tall--hence the "Personal"; it's just the right size to place near a comfy chair in a chilly room to create a cozy, personal bubble of warmth. If a slightly wider distribution of heat is desired, the MS-12 oscillates from side to side with the turn of a knob. The simple control consists of a knob on the side of the heater that can be set to Off, High (800 watts), Low (400 watts), and Swing (oscillate). There's a tip-over safety switch on the underside of the heater, as well as an automatic shut-off mechanism in case of overheating.

Always unplug heater before cleaning; use a soft cloth, dry or only slightly moistened, and towel or allow to air dry afterward. Do not allow water to drip on or enter fan housing. Place heater 3 feet from flammable fabrics such as curtains or upholstery. Keep heater away from combustible substances such as paint thinner, etc., and do not cover it while it is in use. The 115-volt Soleus Air MS-12 reflective heater measures 14 by 14-1/4 by 6-1/4 inches. Detailed care and caution instructions are included. Soleus Air offers a 1-year limited warranty against defects in material and workmanship under normal use conditions. --Garland Withers

Product Description
The MS-12 Reflective Heater provides Safe, Efficient Heating

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

66 of 67 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars downgraded to 3 stars after 7 months of use, October 26, 2005

By	J. Pawlowski (Allentown, NY United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The MS-12 is exactly 450W on low & 900W on high. I have 4 of these I bought here last year at half this price. At that price I was happy they lasted for daily use from fall to early spring. For under 20 bucks & keeping things toasty the whole heating season on less electricity I gave it 3 stars because one by one they all broke.

By spring the switches had melted on all of them, & were permanently stuck on the high, low, or off position. I ended up bypassing the switches so they're all ways on high.

It's a shame, this were efficient RADIANT space heaters for the price, directing the heat where you need it most instead of blowing it all around the room on a lot less electricity than most electric heaters. I saved a bundle on my heating bills with them.

Also these have a pair of VERY bright yellow halogen bulb heating elements, not dim red or orange elements. It's like sitting in front of a pair of bright yellow flood lights in an interrogation room. Not only is it too bright for a bedroom, but way too much glare to even watch TV with it nearby.

31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Soleus reflective heater beats my maxi-heat fan heater, January 27, 2005

By	FreeFlyFreak "FreeFlyFreak" (California Central Coast) - See all my reviews

I use this portable heater in my RV.
It is way better than my previous ceramic fan heater and here is why.
It is quieter, it is silent if the oscilation is off, it is warmer, it uses less electricity, it doesnt dry out the nasal passages, it doesnt create a draft, it doesnt require disassembling every few months to clean all the dust out of it.


The only disadvantages I have found when using it are, it is bright, almost too bright if you want to sleep with it on, it is larger than my ceramic fan heater and takes up more floor space, it gets hotter to the touch than the ceramic heater.

At the end of the day, I use this heater all the time, and my fan heater is now only used if it gets so cold that I two heaters.
If my fan heater breaks I will get another Soleus MS-12 to replace it.

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Feh., December 30, 2005

By	Robin Johnson Esak "Robin Johnson Esak" (Fredericksburg, VA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

*** Updated Review ***
OK, I said this was better for my cats then for me. WAY WAY wrong there. There's not enough space between the heating element and the grate so when my long-haired cat walked to close to it, his fur got scorched. It didn't burn him, but it terrorized him and you could tell where he'd been for the next two days from the singed fur smell. The oscilating fan style one has a much larger space between grate and element and my cats can get as close as they like. I can't reset my star rating but I'd set it to zero if I could.

*** Original Review ***
I'm a big fan of reflective heaters (sorry for the bad pun...) as are my cats, but this one is better for them than for me. I purchased this one after my old Soleus died. I think I'll go back to the other one. My old one was an oscillating fan-style reflective. It stood about two feet off the ground and the had a reflective disk (instead of the rectangular reflectors on this one). This one does a great job of heating the floor on which it sits (which my cats appreciate quite a lot). Since I am rarely sitting on the floor, however, this heater isn't doing the job for me. If you like reflective heaters (they're energy efficient, noiseless, and quite effective if they're pointed at you but they're very bright, and they take a very long time to actually warm a room), then go with the fan-style reflectives that sit off the floor. They'll beat this one.