The WIN100 "outlet thermostat" is great. I love how it maintains the temp I've set. It keeps my room temperature within about plus/minus 1 degree F.
That nice tiny variation seems to be the default; the instruction manual says that you can change it if you want a wider temp variation for some reason, but I left it at the default setting which works fine for me.
As another reviewer already mentioned, this thermostat does make a faint "click" sound when it turns on and off, but it's not as loud as my portable heater's built-in thermostat was, and also not as loud as my house's old dial-type inaccurate worthless wall-thermostats (some of those wall thermostats are quiet, some aren't; I always seem to end up with noisy ones which are too loud to leave on at night when sleeping). *Anyway* I use the WIN100 in my bedroom and, as a very light sleeper (just about anything unusual that I'm not used to, will wake me up), it did take me one night to become accustomed to the new different little click sound, but by the second night I was already used to the new sound and I sleep right through it now. I did move the WIN100 to a different outlet a few feet further away on the other side of the room (it's a fairly small room), so that also helps to make the slight "click" sound less noticeable.
At least it's non-loud enough that I can leave the heat on all the time now, instead of having to turn the heat off for sleeping and waking up freezing like with my previous way-too-loud old thermostats... Or, just as bad, one of my many other previous heating situations involved the use of a different heater with built-in digital thermostat which was totally silent, no clicks at all, but unfortunately like many heaters with built-in thermostats, that heater was also infamously inaccurate with wild temperature swings, when it worked at all. I should point out that I was quite accustomed to temperature-control hassles since I grew up with a wood-stove as the only heat source in the entire huge house, but after 'discovering' electric heaters in the 1980s I instantly got used to the convenience (and economy) of portable electric heaters. :) So anyhow now, with the nice WIN100, I'm finally comfortable. :)
I have not experimented with the weekend/weekday "programmable" features of the WIN100, so I can't comment on how well that part works.
Instead, I just set it to maintain a constant temp 24/7 via its "Hold" feature. I keep odd (unpredictable) hours so a constant temperature works out better for me. Took me a minute or two to figure out, with the assistance of the printed instructions in the fairly thorough owner's guide, how the thermostat's "Hold" feature works, but it works fine so that's good. Keeps me from having to program-in the same temperature for all the days.
Speaking of owner's guide - the instructions that came with my WIN100 are pretty well written. The English part was written by someone who has a good grasp of the English language, I'm guessing probably a native English speaker/writer, and there aren't weird translation issues like I've seen in lots of other products the last couple of decades.
In addition to the instructions' well-written English part, there are also instructions in two other languages, looks like maybe (guessing) Spanish and French or something like that. I don't know if the Spanish/French/whatever versions are as well-written as the English version.
As others have already pointed out, but I'll mention again here in case someone missed it :) this WIN100 thermostat *only* works with heaters that have either (a) normal old-fashioned thermostats or (b) no thermostats at all. However, if your heater has a built-in pesky digital/electronic thermostat (typically indicated, as far as I know, by a digital/LCD temperature display somewhere on the heater itself), that type of heater probably won't automatically restart after it's been unplugged (the WIN100 completely shuts off power to the heater as part of its normal operation, which - as far as the heater knows - is the same as being unplugged) so that type of heater wouldn't work with an external thermostat like the WIN100 (or any other, for that matter). But if your heater has the normal old-fashioned built-in rotating-dial thermostat (or no thermostat at all), that type of heater will probably work fine with the WIN100. See paragraph below for an easy way to test this. Fortunately for us consumers (I prefer the word "customer", actually) there are still plenty of non-digital heaters available everywhere, and (at least the ones I've seen) the non-digital heaters often tend to cost less than the digital heaters so that's an added bonus. :)
You can test if your heater will work with an external thermostat like the WIN100, *before* buying the WIN100, by seeing if the heater starts up again after you've unplugged it and plugged it back in (when it's already operational, of course).
Anyway I am extremely pleased, very happy, with this WIN100 thermostat. Wish I'd bought one a lot earlier - it's *so* nice to finally have an accurate thermostat that keeps the room at a nice even temperature. The WIN100 is currently hooked up to a silent DeLonghi brand "SafeHeat" convection heater. The DeLonghi's built-in thermostat wasn't all that bad compared to other heaters I've owned, but it wasn't anywhere near as accurate and useful as the WIN100 thermostat, and also the DeLonghi thermostat made a loud click sound which I found unacceptable when sleeping. The WIN100 is more quiet and also does a lot better job of maintaining an even temperature without having to fiddle with it all the time.
I do not know (yet) about the WIN100's longevity - I've only been using it for about a month. If it breaks, I will update this review - you can count on me complaining about things that need complaining about. :) However, the thermostat seems to be of quality construction, so I'm hoping it will prove to be long-lasting.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2016
We bought 4 of these to provide area heating in our home. Let me back up for a second so that you can understand why. We bought a foreclosure in NC where temps can get down to 8°F during the Winter. The HVAC systems had been removed (or stolen) so we needed to have new systems installed. The company that did the work sized the upper unit correctly, but the lower unit is too small. They put in a 3.5 ton heat pump when they should have gone with a 5 ton. To add insult to injury, the heat strip (aux heat) is only 7.5kw but should have been double that. Heat pumps don't do so well when it's 8°F (or less) outside so your aux heat will kick in when the heat pump can't keep up. After receive $600 electric bills, we decided to look into space heating options to get us by when it is really cold. We tried several different heater combinations but most of the digital (and even analog) heaters were not very accurate which meant either rooms were too cold, or too warm.I did some research and found this little gem on Amazon. As one review noted, some digital heaters may not come back on, while others will, so make sure you buy a heater you know you can return if it does not work for you. I will provide pictures and an explanation of what has been working for us for the last 2 years. I also read another review where somebody mentioned the thermostat not staying in the outlet. IF this is the case for you I suggest replacing that outlet. Outlets become worn over time so if it can't hold the thermostat, replace it. I replaced all of the outlets in our home 6 years ago when we bought the property and haven't had any issues. The thermostats stay in nice and snug.On to my pictures. The first heater is a digital we had been using prior to finding out about this LUX thermostat. It has a terrible built in thermostat and does NOT work with these outlet thermostats. The unit will not come back on after shut off. The second heater is an infrared heater which does work with these thermostats -which is why the temp is set to 80, but in reality the outlet thermostat is at 70. The next heater is in our living room with an actual fireplace where we do burn wood, but when we go to sleep, the fire burns out and that heater takes over once temps drop below 70. The fourth heater is clearly not digital and one of my favorites because it has a 750 watt and 1500 watt setting. We use two of these heaters at 750 watts on a shared circuit between our bedroom and office. Our bedroom is 16ft by 14ft and the bathroom is 7ft by 14ft. The office next door is 12ft by 14ft. These heater have no problem keeping the rooms at 70 using just 750 watts each. Keep in mind that when running heaters at 1500 watts, you will not be able to add a second heater to that circuit or you will pop breakers (if you're lucky) or burn up wire in your home or worse.We went from a $600/mo electric bill down to $280 when it is really cold outside, so you can see why we use these heaters instead of the undersized HVAC system we have downstairs. These thermostats are very easy to use, configure and are very accurate. I have several different thermometers throughout the house to make sure the temps are comfortable for my family. I hope this review will find you well.
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