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Nice convenient design, heats well and quickly, but could be better
We purchased this from Amazon.com for our 6 month old baby's room so we don't have to heat the rest of the house just to get his room warm. I compared this to oil heaters and found this to be better since it is also quiet (no fans) and fairly safe.
I was surprised on how light weight and small it is compared to the pictures on the web. The dimensions are:...
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Flamed out after five months
My review title says it all, really. I bought this heater because it was a Consumer Reports top pick. And I loved it -- effective, quiet, easy to use -- until it flamed out five months after I bought it. Quite literally. This was after using it for probably six hours a day (except weekends) during those five months. One day I noticed my cat staring at it; curious, I...
This review is from: DeLonghi HHP1500 Safeheat Mica-Panel Heater (Kitchen)
We purchased this from Amazon.com for our 6 month old baby's room so we don't have to heat the rest of the house just to get his room warm. I compared this to oil heaters and found this to be better since it is also quiet (no fans) and fairly safe.
I was surprised on how light weight and small it is compared to the pictures on the web. The dimensions are: 26"wide, 20" high (23" high on wheels), 2.25" depth (10" deep when on wheels). It is easy to carry because it only weighs about 5 to 8 pounds (I didn't weigh it).
The heating elements heats up very fast, so that is a definite advantage over oil heaters. It can be mounted on the wall with the included wall mount bracket. Once my baby starts walking I will mount it on the wall to keep it out of reach for him, since the front of the unit does get very hot (although you will not burn yourself if you happen to touch it for a second). So you can hang it up like a picture. The heat only radiates from the front of the unit. The front is smooth in comparison to a oil heater, so your child will suffer less injury than the sharp radiators on oil heaters if he/she runs into it with the head.
It heats a small bedroom quickly, so I think it will also heat a medium sized room with low celings well, but probably not a large living room or kitchen/dining-room.
PROS:
1. Lightweight low profile design can be wall mounted
2. Quick heating
3. Totally quiet
4. High power heating
CONS:
1. Odor: During the first day of use after new it off-gases a lot and generates a strong odor. So make sure to turn it on high heat in the garage or somewhere away for several hours before installing it in a closed room.
2. No digital thermostat: I would prefer a digital thermostat where you can set a temperature. With this one you have to wait until the room is at the right temperature and then set it. This is not exact and takes several tries to get it right.
3. The front of the unit heats up more than I expected, so make sure kids stay away from it.
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We've been using this panel heater in our 16' x 20' bedroom for 6 weeks to save big $$ by turning the central heating way down at night. It works very well to heat the room throughout the night and is virtually silent. There are some tiny expansion noises when it is heating up, but it has never made any noise to waken us during the night and we are light sleepers. Just need to turn it on about a half-hour before bed to warm up the room. The room stays pleasantly warm even on the 750W low power setting with the built-in temp control turned less than half-way to max. It heats without moving air around (no fans) so it takes a while to distribute the heat. Folks who want instant blowing heat may not like it but they will have to tolerate fan noise. For us, silence is golden and this heater provides silent heat which is fully adjustable. It is also light weight and moves easily by either carrying (has built-in handle) or rolling on the supplied casters.
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One of the most aesthetically pleasing space heaters I've ever seen. it can be sat on rollers or mounted to wall. It can keep my uninsulated 4,000 cubic foot (20' wide x 20' long x 10' high) garage at a tolerable temperature when it's 15 degrees outside.
Tip #1: As with any new space heater, it will emit an unpleasant chemical smell when first used. When it's new, I suggest you set it on high and place it in the garage or outside for 3 to 4 hours before using it inside.
Tip #2: Hot cords/plugs are usually the result of using the wrong gauge of wire in your extension cord or electrical outlets. Use at least a 14-gauge (I'd probably go with a 12-gauge) extension cord and plug it into an outlet that is wired (with 14, preferable 12, gauge wire) to at least a 15-amp circuit breaker. This will be the only thing you'll want running on that circuit breaker. If you don't do that, then don't complain about hot plugs or wires. It's not the heater's fault. It's a basic principle of electricity.
Tip #3: No, it's not going to produce as many BTUs as a propane or kerosene heater will. Electrical heaters are quite capable of producing equal BTUs, without producing carbon monoxide like gas heaters do, but they also have to make it safe to plug into a wall outlet and that means about 1500 watts max. If you have a large room you've been heating with a gas heater and you want to replace it with an electric heater, then you're going to have to get a 240v 30 Amp (or better) heater and probably have an electrician wire it in for you on a dedicated dual-pole circuit. This is a space heater, not a furnace. It's for making warm rooms warmer. Don't disparage this heater because you got the wrong tool for the job. Do your research.
Tip #4: If you want to remove the stickers from the face of the unit and the adhesive is being stubborn, then try heat. If that doesn't work, then go to an auto parts store. They sell several different adhesive removers that are safe for painted surfaces.
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I use this heater in an unheated screen porch where my dogs sleep. Storm windows keep the wind out, but It was still too cold for the dogs. This heater is great if you're concerned about "dog proofing". It was mounted to the wall and I covered the cord with wooden trim along the baseboard, preventing cord chewing. It heats the 12' by 15' room to a nice 70 degrees, even though the walls are not insulated. Oklahoma has fairly mild winters, rarely getting below 20 degrees, or so. I can't say how the heater would work in this application if you have harsh winters, but for keeping an unheated, small room warm in a mild climate, its great.
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This DeLonghi HHP1500 is a great heater. I bought it during the Friday Sale on Amazon. I love how it runs without any sound. It works well in a bedroom when you need to your quiet at night. The heat distributes gradually - in a small bedroom, give it a 10-30 min headstart and it will warm up the room nicely. Its slick, flat design looks stylish, modern and will impress your guests.
I've owned it for a few months and been happy with it. However, this "Mica Panel" radiator does raise your electricity cost just like any other heater. Mine's gone up considerably, from avg. $24 to $57 per month, so it's not as energy saving as I had hoped. Note the switch / dials on the side do not really mean much - I have the power on "1" which is supposed to draw 750W (the other setting "2" draws 1500W), and a heat level at "4" (moderate level) for most nights - Still my bill goes up a lot.
If you don't mind the extra cost, which happens anyway in the winter months, this DeLonghi "Mica Panel" radiator will be a good addition to your place.
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We got to use this in an old home we had to stay in overnight where the gas furnace was out, and the house hadn't been used for months. The temperature inside the house was about 40 degrees, and we got there about 9PM. We set the heater up in the bedroom and shut off the rest of the house, and within two hours, it had the air temperature pretty comfortable and kept it that way overnight. In addition, its radiative heat is about like standing in front of a fireplace at a distance -- it really feels good. It smelled a little for the first two hours (as it says it will), but the smell was not bad and did not make us cough or our eyes water. Since then, it has been perfect. The heater is light weight and easily portable.
In fact, it's been so good that we moved it into our bathroom at home (on the wheels), and it makes us toasty warm getting out of the shower on cool winter morning. The controls are easy to use and see. It's another fine consumer product from deLonghi.
If you had a sunroom or enclosed porch where you wintered plants, the "frostproof" setting would probably be great for keeping the plants from getting to cold.
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I've had my HHP1500 heater for about 1 month. It is a nice sleek modern design. It's also easy to move around and takes up minimal floor space The heat is sufficient given its size. This works fine to heat my home office and bedroom.
I did want to comment on the other previous reviewer's statements that this heater is completely silent. It is not. During the first week I had it there were strange sounds at night which I couldn't quiet place-maybe a creaky roof, I thought. But later I found that the noise was coming from the heater. The technology of this heater is a thermal panel that expands slightly when it is turned on. The panel usually makes intermittent popping/crinkling sound when on settings 1-3. If you look at the "space age" heating element panel (inside) you can see the bulges in different areas when you power it on. These seem to be the source of the mystery sounds. I found on the highest settings it only makes the sound 1-2 times only at initial start up. Of course, this sound is minimal compared to constant sound of fan driven heater, but I WOULD NOT call it 100% silent.
The only other downside is that it uses a good amount of power. I have a surge protector that measures the Amperage drain. on setting 1 it is ~65A and on setting 2 it is around 125A. If you have this cranked up it's not going to be cheap to run. But most electric heaters aren't.
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My review title says it all, really. I bought this heater because it was a Consumer Reports top pick. And I loved it -- effective, quiet, easy to use -- until it flamed out five months after I bought it. Quite literally. This was after using it for probably six hours a day (except weekends) during those five months. One day I noticed my cat staring at it; curious, I looked, too, and suddenly a bright orange spot the size of a nickel appeared near where the power cord entered the unit, and there was a burning smell. I quickly turned it off and unplugged it. There was a scorch mark where the flareup had been. After letting it cool, I plugged it back in and tried to turn it on, but it was (and is) permanently dead.
Needless to say I am disappointed with the short lifespan of this product, and am feeling rather lucky that I happened to be close by, and able to unplug it quickly, when it decided to have its fatal meltdown. Who know what damage it might have caused if I'd been out of the room.
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For years I've had 2 heaters in my Glass Patio/Sun Room (15 X 14 ft). We've been able to use the room 9 months a year as Virginia winter chilled the room. The ceramic heater I was using burned out and I saw a write up in Forbes about this heater. I was skeptical but the room is now warm at 18 degrees outside and 25 mph winds.
Its quiet and great. My only issue was for the first 3 hours it smelled of new heat - the smell lighting the furnace for the first time or the first fire in the fireplace. The smell filled the room to the point of opennng the windows to let air in. After 3 hours the smell subsided -its been great since
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I purchased this heater after reviewing several heaters on the market. After reading consumer reports and seeing their review of this heater I decided to try it. This is a very good heater and will heat a room very well and is also a safe built heater with several safety features built in. It is very portable as it has casters and weighs very little so most anyone can move it very easily.I also purchased another heater which is a baseboard heater at the same time I purchased this one. The baseboard heater has a digital readout and can be set very easily but it is very hard to tell if the heat is radiating as it travels straight up.I would recommend this HHP1500 over any other I have reviewed.
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