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I've used the vornado model in past years and it is fantastic. The fan portion assures that the heat is well distributed and warms the room, not just whats right in front of it. My old ceramic heater had to be under my desk for me to notice the difference, but maybe I had a bad one. Anyway, Vornado highly recommended

To piggyback onto the space heaters question, what about humidifiers?

Try an "oil filled heater" instead. they warm up a room gradually by radiant heat rather than warming and stirring up the air in the room. They're silen any noise unless their thermostats make a noise when they click on or off. My dad is a big fan of these and runs them in the winter rather than the central heating well into the winter. Amazon has many models. Hammacher Schlemmer (sorry about the misspelling) is where he ordered his.

I bought a Delonghi oil-filled heater from someone on Craigslist who was moving to Hawaii, and have used it the last two winters -- first in my bedroom in an old house that only had a heating vent in the living room (I would turn it on a little while before I was planning to go to bed), and last winter, in my current funky apartment, when the d&*% heater kept breaking down. I've been really happy with it. My sister has a fancier version with a timer, and she loves it. (Actually, my mother's about to get one, too, since gas/electric prices are going to skyrocket this winter.)

More on the same question:

Do the Honeywell and Vornado heaters make any noise?

Are there downsides to the oil-filled heaters? For example, do they need filling? Do they smell? Safe for pets?

Thanks. I'm trying to find the best heater I can that won't make noise and that will heat the entire room.

PS to Maxwell:

Another person is a very inventive answer. And while my husband is a very good source of warmth, I can't attach myself to him 24 hours a day. Still, we'll keep your suggestion in mind when we cuddle for warmth.

Best, Terry

ON HUMIDIFIERS

I've been able to live without a humidifier by using a couple of small tricks.

1. I place nice ceramic bowls with some water in my rooms.

2. I leave a little water in the tub.

I opted for this low-tech approach after reading about how humidifiers have to be kept ultra-clean and not trusting myself to do the job correctly.

My solution may not work for you, but I highly recommend it; it's easy, clean, safe, and free.

MORE ON THE SAME HEATER QUESTION:

What size do the oil-filled heater enthusiasts recommend? I want to heat about 150 square feet with each heater.

Maxwell, how big is your office--did your Honeywell heat the whole thing?

Terry:

The "oil filled heaters" mentioned here are sealed and use electricity to warm a supply of oil that is contained in metal radiator(s). So nothing to fill and no smells. The downside is that they use electicity which is costlier than gas but the plus is that the device is small and nearer the person to be warmed than a furnace downstairs which would loose lots of heat to pipes on its way to the user. Take a look at the pictures on amazon.com and it'll become clearer what we're talking about. Regards, Jonathan D.

Oil-filled heaters: No smell, no sound. I feel safe using it around my cat and dog while I'm home. That's a huge priority for me when it comes to anything.

I'm really bad at measurements. The room I use it in now is about 13x15 with very low ceilings, and the room in the last apartment was larger and with very high ceilings.

I love my Vornado. I use it as a fan in the summer, with the heat turned off, and it's a very effective heater in the cooler months. It does put out some noise, but it's not annoying. Since I've used it every night at home for years now it's gotten to where I don't even hear it. I have this one: http://www.vornado.com/vth.htm

Thank you to all for your advice. I'm going with the oil-filled heaters because of the noise factor and, as I buy my heaters, I'll think of all of you.

The main brand seems to be DeLonghi, but they have an assortment of heaters and they vary in price. I suspect some of this may have to do with electronic vs. manual controls, but I'm going to go have a look-see anyhow.

DeLonghi seems to have 5000 BTU units that will run at different wattages so as to produce low, medium and high heat. I am now imagining that 5000 BTUs is about standard for a normal(ish)-sized room, but again, I'll double-check when I buy my heaters.

Again, thanks to all. Keep warm and toasty!

Just a reminder: Don't plug any heaters into the same outlet or even the same circuit as your PC. They can cause surges that will destroy it.

Terry, I think you'll enjoy your oil filled heater.

The worry about having your computer on the same circuit is cautionary, you really should have your computer on a circuit protector strip or on one of those 10 minute uniterruptible power dealies (about 25$ at office stores) to block power surges and give you ten minutes to turn off you programs and shut down if they power goes off.

I'd hang onto your receipt and listen carefully for any sounds when the thermostat turns the unit on or off; the older models, like my dad has, had an audible click. Look for a model that insists it's silent.

Hi all:

OK, I got a DeLonghi oil-filled heater today at PC Richards for $60. It was heavy to bring home but a breeze to set up. I've had it on for an hour or so trying it out and am delighted; no more scarves while I'm in the house. It seems to heat the entire room without a problem--I'm keeping the window open right now to check it out.

Thanks to all of you for your advice. Methinks this is going to work out well--and this woman is going to have an easier winter this year.


Jonathan and AW:
I've plugged my heater into the outlet dedicated to the A/C. That's sure to be sturdy. Thanks for the reminder!

And yes, I shall keep my receipt around just in case. If anything goes awry, I'll email Maxwell to let everyone know.

Thanks again from a happy camper.

Thanks for the ideas, everyone. "Another person," LOL! And, sigh.

Report on the second day with the DeLonghi oil-filled heater.

Normally, I'd be wearing a shawl, socks, etc. -- my landlord is stingy with the heat. The DeLonghi is keeping the room perfectly warm and very, very comfortable.

As was stated above, it heats the room slowly, but it heats the whole thing. NO PROLEMS and happiness here.

I also use the Delonghi oil filled heater and am very happy with them. The one thing I have noticed is the heat is a much more pleasant heat that seems to fill the whole room and doesn't dry the air nearly as much as my central unit. With natural gas prices as high as they are right now, I think the space heater may be cheaper to operate.

Hey everyone,

Thanks so much for the info found on this websight. I have been looking for a space heater that will be both quiet and heat a 12 X 14 room. We live in warm south Louisiana and about to move to Oklahoma, which I have heard has a very bitter winter season. Thanks to all of your posts I now know which heater will suit my needs.

I've been using an oil-filled portable heater in my bedroom for years. Mine does not have a timer, so I bought a $4.00 timer from Walmart. I set set it to turn about 30 minutes before going to bed and leave it on for about 1.5 hours. Then it turns on about 1 hour before I get up so the room is very warm and cozy... so warm that I actually WANT to get out of bed. It is very efficient because the oil heater stays warm and continues to give off heat even when it's off.

anyone tried these? Econo Heaters? http://eheat.com/

they LOOK good.

Here is some space heater advice from a professional (namely me..I sell them:

In terms of safety, oil-filled space heaters are the best. There is no exposed ellement, and while they are warm to hot to the touch, you (or your pets or kids) shouldn't burn themselves if they touch it.

Delongi is a good brand (they actually manufacture Kenmore Heaters and Air Purifers for Sears) and you can pick one up for around $60. (These are the ones I use)

That being said one the best ones I've seen is by Bionaire, but it retails for a little more at $130.

As for the more familiar filament based heaters, make sure you pick up a ceramic one as opposed to quartz because frankely they are just much better, and all quartz is NOT created equal.

Hope that helps.

Anyone have any data on the cost factor? (gas vs electric?)

The Econo Heater says they operate at about $0.03 per hour. Not too bad, but how does that compare to the oil filled, for example?

The Sears Associate says the ceramic filament based heater is better than the quartz. Why is that please explain.

Oil-filled heaters are the best on the market! Safest, most efficient, most effective. How do I know? I was paid handsomely by a dot com back in the day to do consumer reporting research on space heaters. And my conclusion was that the oil-filled heaters are by far the most excellent option. In fact I am enjoying one right now.

two things:
I have a Honeywell space heater and it's GREAT. I don't know the model number but it's "whisper-quiet" and you can set it for a certain temp (like 70 or 75) and it will shut off when the room reaches that temp. It's very safe (I think) and very quiet.

As for humidifiers, I agree with the other poster, I've stayed away from them because you have to be so vigilant about cleaning them. Instead, I started using a vaporizor last year... there's no filter so you just have to rinse it out in the morning and periodically soak it in a vinegar solution. Pretty easy and very effective.

I have to side with the oil filled heaters.

I run a dog kennel and in a rush to open for Thanksgiving 2002, I bought two of them to heat the kennel building. This was supposed to be temporary until I got a 'real' furnace system. I am still using the heaters. The kennel building is 10'x28' with a bare concrete floor. This is a free standing building with no other source of heat and seven doggie doors that are open all day. Now, I have to admit that we do not have bitter cold winters here in Utah, but these keep the place toasty. I can roll them out of my way or move them closer to a kennel to warm up a puppies or older dogs. I have had them knocked over, peed on, and hit by the hose. They don't kill my power bill, they can never give off carbon monoxide, and they won't start a fire by contact.

I have bought a series of them, usually at the February mark down at my Walmart. I think I am on my 3rd and 4th with a 5th in the basement, just in case. These run 24 hours a day from October to March. They cost between $20 and $45.

I have owned my Delonghi oil filled heater for about 2 years now. It has a digital thermostat and a timer. Bought for $40 on clearance. It produces very soft and moist heat. I use it to heat a 10" x 13" bedroom in michigan. I have it limited to the lowest(600 watt) setting and it keeps the room toasty without even running all of the time.

I recently purchaced 4 econo heaters from eheat.com and not very impressed so far. I've installed one in the same room and cant seem to get above 68.

Can anyone tell me the differences in price per hour to run either the oil or ceramic heaters? I am trying to budget this winter and dont want to run my furnace to heat the whole house.

I'm with you on the oil filled heaters. I've had my furnace heat turned off all day, and the only way I can tell the difference will most likely be in my gas bill.

I especially like how they still provide heat after they're turned off. The timer you can buy at Wal-mart is a great idea.

Be safe and warm!

Hello all, I feel fortunate to have found this helpful website in my hour(s) of heating need. Scott, I too live in Michigan and have been having a hard late night look on line at the Econo Heat panels along with the Soleus Micathermic Panel heater. I am very eager to preserve (1) humidity/moisture !(2)dollar savings and (3)oxygen ...(you can get so tired is depleted) The moisture and energy costs are my two greatest concerns.

I would like to offset the drafty doorwall in the living/dining room...about 350 sq.ft. at a guess and would like a timer. If I purchase something for the bedroom and/or computer room, these are 12'x 14 at a guess. I realize that I am probably deluging all of you with specs for the 2 main areas I'm trying to heat, but I believe that one or more of you helpful people will give me the answers that I need so....thank you so much in advance! Gayle

I have a portable oil filled radiator, and the only way it will keep me warm is if I pull it under the covers with me. Seriously, do people really have luck with these things? I have central heat but after a $611 electric bill for December, I shut it off and kicked on the oil filled radiator, and I'm freezin my teeth out. I was checking out those Econo-Heat panels, they got good reviews on Amazon. I don't know what to think on them. One person loves 'em, the next says they blow. I have 10 ft ceilings in my house, know that is a factor, but if they could just get the temperature up to 60 I'd be happy.

Thanks Krista...Wow! I'm more confused than ever. I was hoping that the oil filled heater with a timer would be the answer. Guess that I will have to keep reading the comments or.... move to L.A. area (it has to be better than our Michigan winters.) Our heating bills in the condo are not great either. Does anyone know anything about the Soleus Micathermic heater that can be hung on the wall or kept on the rollers (& on the floor)?

The fixer-upper I moved into this summer doesn't have a working furnace, so I'm using space heaters (I'm in Nebraska). I own 4 oil filled heaters (two of which I've used for 3 years) and 4 Econo-heaters (that I just bought this year). I love the Econo-heaters for the safety factor (they're on the wall so I don't have to worry about them begin knocked over) and they work great in small, enclosed rooms. The one in my bedroom keeps it nice and toasty.

They're really challenged, however, by my main living area, which features an open floor plan and lots of drafts. Since each is rated at 425 watts, they don't use as much electricity as the oil-filled units (at 750-1500 watts, depending on the setting), but I'm running out of wall space and outlets.

When it's around 32 degrees outside, the 4 Econo-heaters keep my 1300 square foot house relatively comfortable by themselves (for me, that means above 63 degrees). When it gets colder than that, I turn on one or more of the oil-filled units. My last electric bill (all-electric home) was $205, which isn't bad considering the fact that we had more than a week of temps that stayed below 15 degrees. I ran all 8 of my heaters during the day and 5-6 of them at night during that period. When it hovered around zero, the space heaters had difficulty keeping the main level above 60, but upstairs was very comfortable (fortunately, that's where my home office is located).

I have one more Econo-heater to install, but I haven't decided which room to put it in. By next winter I hope to have a small woodstove to supplement the electric space heaters (and to use in case of power outages). Overall, I have to say I've been pretty happy with both my Econo-heaters and my oil filled heaters (especially the two that are thermostatically controlled).

It sounds like the Econoheat might not be a good bet for my larger living room/dining area. Along with economy (of course), I am still very interested in "not" drying out the air. Is anyone able to compare the oil filled heaters to the Soleus wall attachment/free standing or the similar style Econo-Heater wall attachment types. I really don't want to dry out the air.

Gayle, I am also concerned with the issue of sucking anymore moisture out of the air since I will be using whichever heaters I ultimatly choose, upstairs where there is only one forced air gas register located in the hallway. My understanding through research resulting from my own ongoing search is that ceramic heaters work much like forced air heaters in that they take in air from the back pull it across ceramic heating coils and push that air back out into the room. Supposedly forced air is the culprit for dry air. All I know is, since we converted to forced air gas heat from forced air oil, there has been a HUGE difference in the moisture level in the air in our house, so is it the method of heat or the source of heat that makes the difference? The oil heat was also a "warm & cozy" deep heat as opposed to, what I'd call surface heat with gas. It's such a gigantic difference that I would have definately stayed with oil if the tank had been above ground rather than buried. consequently, I'm veering towards an oil heater because the heat is so much friendlier and I will probably keep a dish of water filled in these rooms for extra moisture. Anyone who can shed some light on whether or not I'm on the right track, PLEASE enlighten me!, it all seems so much more confusing than it should be. Thank very much.

hi all! i have a question about the $ cost of these units -- see, my aunt lives in the basement and she's 77 so the nyc winter cold really hurts her. we got a lakewood (now discontinued) oil-filled heater and a delonghi, and kept both running 24/7, but we only used the lakewood at first. when we started using the delonghi, the next electricity bill was 4 times the previous months!!! now what? i want to buy another oil-filled one, but they don't have "energy guide" ratings and i can't tell which might be crazy-costly (that would defeat the purpose of buying a new one, eh?).

help!

Hi, we have recently taken on the job of caring for my grandmothers big old farmhouse. A beauty, but heated by oil.($$$) It will be vacant for 6 months. Any suggestions to help us heat it just enough to prevent pipe freeze this winter? I was wondering if using the oil-filled heater would be cheaper than paying an oil bill. Will it keep the pipes from freezing?
Thank you for any ideas!

Hi all:
I am the person who first posted with the question about heaters; I ended up buying a DeLonghi oil-filled heater. It's heaven, with one caveat. My heating bill doubled to $200 as I had the heater on all the time for a couple of months.

This may be of concern to those of you on strict budgets or those of you in more northern climes.

For me, the solution has been to monitor my use of the heater this month. BUT, even if I used it 24/7, I'd rather be a bit broke rather than cold.

BTW: I have the one heater, in the living room, and it seems to heat the rooms around it. Had we had a colder winter, I might have bought a second heater for my bedroom, but I am pretty toasty warm once I leave my living room and climb into bed, even though the bedroom is considerably colder than the rest of the house.

Good luck to all. If anyone finds a heater that is less expensive to operate and also quiet (the DeLonghi produces NO SOUND WHATSOEVER), I'd love to hear from you. Still, there is probably no such thing as a free lunch.

One thing to remember is that no heater is "more efficent" than any other. 1500 watts produces about 5000 btu regardless of whether it is a ceramic or oil filled heater. A 500 watt heater pruduces about 1700 btu regardless of what type it is. The 500 watt heater will need to operate for about 2 times as long as a 1500 watt heater to keep the room at the same tempreture. The gross electic ussage for the two are the same.

Some heaters might move the heat around better than others but all heaters at the same wattage are just as efficent. You should shop by price and other features like quiteness or appearence.

To Krissy - as I recall a number of the deLonghi models advertise a "no freeze" feature designed just for your purpose - the heater kicks in at 46 degrees or something like that.

To all: We have 3 different models and the convenience of the controls differs a lot! One is has a very convenient timer feature - we use that in our bedroom, turn it on at bedtime and on again an hour before reveille - then off all day - works very well - the other two are much less convenient - we just use the off/on switch bc they are so inconvenient - so consider the controls carefully.

I also am looking at the Econoheat panels - appreciate the information here and would welcome more from other users - or a source for user reviews of that product.

Thanks.

Econo heat panel heaters work great for me,
I live in northern wisconsin,900+ sg.ft. house
2x4 construction, I bought 4 panels in oct 05,
my house has been between 68-74 degrees with just 4 panels,we got down to -18 degrees outside a few times,inside temp dropped to 64 degrees.
my highest electric bill has been 160.00 dollars,thats with electric water heater,range.
not bad normal electric bill without heaters run between65.00and 80.00 dollars per month.
these heaters have paid for themselves in one winter. my regular furnace in the house is fuel oil,and turned on once this winter! since oil price back in november was 2.95 per gallon.
so i bought the econo heat heaters for the price of a less hundred fifty gallons.
so i am impressed by these heaters..

Bill Pike wrote...
"One thing to remember is that no heater is "more efficent" than any other. 1500 watts produces about 5000 btu regardless of whether it is a ceramic or oil filled heater."
"Some heaters might move the heat around better than others but all heaters at the same wattage are just as efficent. You should shop by price and other features like quiteness or appearence."

I agree with the math, just not the conclusion... The concept behind an oil filled radiator is that the oil stores the generated heat much longer than metal fins or even ceramic plates, so in the end, you can HEAT A ROOM more efficently with an oil-filled radiator.
What I do not like about oil-filled units is that they are not as low profile as other designs. Oil-filled models use convection to circulate the oil withen the radiator, so they are usually tall.
Also.. Placement of your (mostly non-fan powered) portible heater can make a big difference in it's effectiveness. You should put the heater in the coldest part of the room, and/or below windows for maximum convection/circulation.

My mom just bought an "oil" heater. plugged it in and after a short time it was toasty...
My concern is that the cord was quite warm and the plug had only 2 prongs. Am I getting paranoid? I don't want her to have a fire in her senior years...
She is living in a senior apartment and the heaters are just awfull.
Does anyone else have a problem with the cord??
Bernie

I found the different comments about oil fill heaters very informative. However, I need some imput on how to best heat a room 20x14. I was checking out a Quartz infrared portable heater but they are very expensive the ones that I looked at, they run about $400 for the EdenPure 1000. Maybe you can help.

I am with Lou. These EdenPure things look interesting.

Somene earlier in this forum said the ceramic element heaters are better than quartz.

I have not clue. What's the difference? I've heard Paul Harvey advertise Edenpure. Typically, I don't trust old Paul. He strikes me as an old timer likely to believe anything some slick young salesman tells him.

Comments?

Mike

Regarding the EdenPure quartz infrared heaters:

I've done a bit of web research and think one would do well to steer clear of them.

For some interesting and telling comments check out

http://forums.howwhatwhy.com/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=machines&Number=262499&fpart=1

This is a very informative website and everyone seems to make valid points regarding this heater or that heater. So, anyone that has some advice for me I'd really appreciate it.

My husband and I live in a 2006 Spirit of America 32' FKS Coachmen travel trailer and in less than a month we've ran through one 40# propane cylinder. Our furnace and hot water heater runs off propane and although propane is $21 for 40# right now, that will be going up as the weather truly gets cold. We live in SC, by the way.

So, we are looking for a heater to heat our whole trailer to either supplant our furnace or to enhance the use of the furnace. What I have in mind is a heater that will keep the trailer in the middle 70's, uses less energy than most heaters and is cost efficient as well as heat efficient. Living in a travel trailer, you have to watch out how much power you're using at any given time or you're bargaining for trouble. In essence, our trailer, combined, has a total of 30 Amps it can pull. In a heater, I don't believe we can use one that burns more than 600-900 watts or we risk throwing a breaker and possibly blowing out the trailer's wiring. So, we have to worry about multiple things being turned on or coming on automatically (like our furnace and refridgerators--trailer fridge and energy-saver micro fridge) while the heater's running.

Any help or advice anyone can give us would be most appreciated and we thank you all for your time in advance.~~Tree

Assuming that your tank costs $21 to fill for just under a month, I would think that a double tank would be your best bet. Since you can't use a heavy draw (wattage)electric heaters do not appear to be your best bet. If you can get by with two tanks for the colder months ($42), this seems pretty economical heat. BTW, I've also seen some negative comments on Paul's heater.

Mac

I have something that looks like the Eden Pure. It's a Portable Furnace. It just plugs in-no oil or anything. It heats my basement (Approx. 300 sq ft.) easily. It uses infrared bulbs to produce the heat which then goes through a heat exchanger and then blown out with a fan (so they tell me). It's doesn't burn you when you touch it, so I'm with my kids playing around it. Also, it's got a 3 year warranty on everything including the bulbs. OK, I shelled out a bit for thing so I'm motivated to like it, but I do like it. Just an idea. Thoughts?

I recently saw a commercial for an Eden space heater...has anyone tried this product?

they sen tme a letter to buy their product, EdenPURE Quartz Infrared portable, i want to know if its a good product to buy or not?

I have smuggled my Honeywell ceramic space heater into work. Nobody can hear it, but you can feel the warmth. It has a dial with a heat range, and 3 speed settings, plus a fan to just circulate the air, as well as it oscillates. I LOVE this heater. My grandparents bought it for me when I was in college, and it is still going strong years later. I want another one to use at home. As a matter of fact, I enjoyed it and bragged on it so much, my grandparents went and bought the same one to use at home, and it heats their huge sunroom up wondefully.

I'm an engineer by trade. EE degree, plus computer (mcse, ccie). The Edenpure? Overpriced. Their advertising largely caveat emptor stuff. My wife and I have a 2600+ sqft 1897 Victorian in the Blue Ridge mountains of Virginia. The house is designed to repel heat ... VA summers are brutal. 10' ceilings on 3 floors. Drafty. Old windows. We have a 5-stage heat pump/propane furnace that heats the first floor; everywhere else is on its own. We use 3 oil-filled radiators ($40 per) and LOVE them for the upstairs rooms. One will heat a room to very comfortable in about an hour. Very economical (elec bills $80 - $120/mo with all other devices running) and very safe (2 dogs, 4 nieces, chaos). We have one ceramic heater for the upstairs bath, a tiny Pelonis unit I got 6 years ago when a company I was with bankrupted. Man, what a heater, what a trooper, what a champ. Turns the bathroom into Carribean in about 15 minutes, after YEARS of neglect/overuse. Only downside is safety ... DO NOT get it near flammable objects. Don't buy overpriced heat; my dad bought into the edenpure thing; it's a 1500-watt heater, it's safe (isolated quartz/copper inside what looks like formica or carbonF) but at $400 per unit, ten TIMES what I pay for the oil filled radiators and no more efficient. Look at the watt/amp ratings on what you buy ... anything without a radiant heatsink is going to create only the heat you put into it. It's why I'm sold on the oil radiators ... the oil retains the heat a lot longer. The ceramics do pretty well. The quartz/copper only heat WHILE YOU LEAVE THEM ON. Copper is very ductile ... heat up a penny on a stove sometime, let it sit, pick it up. You can because it bleeds heat fast. Ceramics less so. Oil much less so (try changing your oil after your car has been running, for example). Compare the wattage draw on what you buy when choosing. The little oil heaters rule for medium/large spaces.

Can I use an oil filled space heater in a garage that goes to freezing when I am not in it with the heater on? Will the oil freeze? I dont want to leave the heater on all the time since I only work in the garage a few hours a day.

I have notised a lot of the Delonghi models have become discontinued. Especially the ones with digital information and settings. Any ideas why?

Wow...I was just browing for information on heaters, and this site helped me more than I ever imagined. Thank all of you so much!

I'd like to buy a Delonghi oil space heater--and notice comments that there is a big difference in models. Could someone suggest a model that they liked and why?

Thanks,
Lynn

I have a 1200 sq ft shop what would be the best way to heat it?

I have a Holmes ceramic heater, but whenever I run it, it makes my head all stuffy, almost on the verge of a headache. Has anyone ever experienced this? As a result, I choose to be cold instead of this weird head feeling. I've tried other electric heaters and they do the same thing. Even at work my head gets all stuffy when a lady runs her ceramic space heater from 2 cubicles away. I know electric space heaters supposedly don't emit any fumes, but could I be allergic to something, like the heated metal?

do ceramice heaters make your electric bill go higher?

Julie: I think you are just sensitive to "lack of oxygen". My suggestion is to take a short walk in the mornings and breath deeply and while you are doing so. This is clear your lungs and they will be able to deal will a little stuffyness here and there.

by the way folks I am also looking for a heater to heat up my basement. I spend an aweful lot of time there and think will for for oil heated one. I stay in canada so stay tuned for my experience.

If it is good enough for me it should be good enough for each one of you :P

Hi all,
Is anyone familiar with the FlowPro heaters? Someone gave me one which I was using to heat my bedroom. (on a timer, I was running it about 6 hours a day).
The third day I ran it, it shut itself off in the middle of the cycle, and it wont turn back on. I have tried letting it sit for 24 hours hoping it will reset, no luck. Has anyone had a similar problem with the FlowPro or other heaters? I dont want this problem if I buy another brand.
Thanks,
dj

Lynn,
I purchased a Pelonis oil-filled heater last year from Home Depot; works great, and it was on sale for 1/2 off $15.00. I also bought a Honeywell oil-filled, which I found at the Goodwill for $10 like new. The oil-filled are great because they're quiet & you can set the controls to go on when the temp gets too cool.

The portable radiator would be good in a tent. As it is, I am going to buy the Vornado TouchStone Vortex Heat 500 unless I get some new information. The DeLongi I have is just not cutting it.

Great web site. Thanks. Just made up our minds to stay with our two DeLongi heaters instead of getting an EdenPure. The downsides to the oil filled heaters are that they get hot and are tippy. Be sure to set them on something to protect your carpet. Running ours in the bedroom caused the carpet to ripple. They are also not esthetically pleasing! But are very economical because the heat is retained well.

Hi,

I'm basically a pellet stove guy, but I've spent countless hours researching small space heaters for a "cut to the chase" type space heater guide that I just added to my website: http://www.alternative-heating-info.com

I invite you all to stop by and tell me what you think.

Thank you,

Sam Streubel

You are not getting paranoid with good reason.

We bought three Delonghi oil-filled heaters at a well known home improvement store a couple of weeks ago. Two in one small room in Florida did not warm the room quickly or keep the room warm. Not only that, the cords did seem to heat up much more quickly than other electric heaters we have had. We returned the one that we had not removed from the box and, because of the high price of the heaters (compared to quartz and ceramic ones) decided to continue using the others. Within a short period of time a socket into which one was plugged started smoking and left black marks on the socket and wall. I am now concerned that perhaps the wiring behind the socket may be damaged and am not using it. Nor am I using the heaters. There were tags on the cords to the oil heaters warning that if the cords got to hot to call your electrician, so the company knows there is a problem. This warning should be written in large print on the outside of the box. We now have returned the heaters, no questions asked. I feel that the company should be held responsible for the fire, which had my husband not been in the room, could have burned down the house. Right now I am surfing the Internet trying to find the address of the company to write a complaint.

We replaced these heaters with one small ceramic heater and one quartz heater, which were half the price and heat the room instantly, without heating the cords unreasonably.

Debbie
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My mom just bought an "oil" heater. plugged it in and after a short time it was toasty...
My concern is that the cord was quite warm and the plug had only 2 prongs. Am I getting paranoid? I don't want her to have a fire in her senior years...
She is living in a senior apartment and the heaters are just awfull.
Does anyone else have a problem with the cord??
Bernie

This is a reply to the above post.

Normal homes have 15 amp breakers in them. 120 Watts is equal to 1 amp (assuming your household wall outlets are 120 volts, which they are if you live in the US)

So a 1500 watt heater will draw 12.5 Amps of power out of a possible 15 amps. Once wire gets near its maximum "output" resistence increases and that resistance becomes heat. The hotter the wire gets the more resistance is created. Its an evil cycle.

12.5 amps on a 15 amp circuit is just fine, assuming everything is up to par.

However if you have an older home or you are running more than just the heater on the same circuit (breaker)it could cause a problem. And please note just because you only have the heater plugged into an outlet does not mean that its the only thing on that circuit. In most cases the all the outlets in a room are on the same circuit. In older houses it could be several rooms on the same circuit.

If you are using a heater and the cord becomes hot (not warm)please stop using it and call an electrician. If the thought of that scares you, at the very least put the unit on a lower power setting. Or get a different unit that consumes less power.

Overloading a circuit especially on old wiring can lead to a fire.

As far as the Delonghi oil-filled heater causing a fire....

The heater did not cause the problem, the poor wiring in your house did. It is insane to try to hold them responsable for this. By putting the warning on the cord they have gone above and beyond in my eyes to protect you. It is not some admission of guilt or saying they have a subpar product. Just the statement that this unit could cause problems if YOUR wiring is not up to code or is substandard.

Bottom line if your heater cords are getting hot please find the problem or it could cause a fire.

I appreciate everyone's comments here. I was looking for a space heater for my cubicle that I share with my supervisor. We sit in front of a very large window that leaks air like a sieve. I was unsure of what kind of space heater to purchase until I came across this site. Thank you all so very much for all your help. I will be purchasing a DeLonghi Oil-Filled Radiator Heater from Target for $60. I am very excited! Thank you very much for your comments.

I am also looking into investing in heater for the house (or at least for each room). I currently run 4 electric radiator heaters and I'm VERY disapointed in them. I cannot insulate my house anymore than it is (unless I use window plastic wall to wall) but with these heaters, being 46 outside (at 3 in the afternoon), it is only 54 inside. I am freezing!! I ran 4 older model 1500 BTU a/c's 24/7 all summer with an electric bill never topping $120. For the heat not being ran 24/7 over the last 30 days, my bill yesterday was $337. The heaters I purchased (the box is in the attic otherwise I'd give more info--$60 at Walmart) but they also claimed to be energy efficient--using an average 4 cents per hour to run. They emit so little heat you can actually put your hand on it for several minutes and simply have a comfortable feeling, never is it too hot to touch. Though with the kids and dogs this is a great feature, it does so little to warm a room that it's almost not even worth it.

I would like to comment on the eden pure heaters. I think they are great so far. The only thing will be to see how they effect my bill which I am not sure of yet. But, the heat is the most comfortable I have yet tried--compared to gas forced air, electric heat pump and ceramic heaters and gas fire place.

I have a question which I could not find the answer to. Very simply in terms of cost how much will it cost to use an oil filled radiator on its lowest setting (800w) with its thermostat in the mid position. (this means in my case it is on for more or less 12 out of 24 hours. And the second part to the question is, is this a cost efficent way to heat a house. I recently installed 6 in my home. In terms of comfortable heating I personally am exceptionally happy with them. Just a little curious as to the probable cost to my pocket at the end of the month.

ps. as many have already commented - this is a great site.

thanks
Mo (Portugal)

bought a econo heat unit on Ebay which broke after one month and the company refused to honor the warranty.Would stay away!

In Atlanta, I live in a 2600 sq.ft. house and have a 4 year old Delonghi oil filled radiant heater in my upstairs bedroom (20’x14.5’ with 11’ceiling) above my unheated garage. The timer is wearing out. During the winter, I keep it on 24 hours a day and set it to warm 12 hours, the thermostat does a great job. My central heat I kept at 65 degrees. My electric bill is approximately $200.00 per month during very cold months.

My downstairs office is kept warm with a Pelonis oil filled radiant heater. It does not have a timer and does a great job of keeping my office area (11’x13’ with 10’ ceilings) warm.

Conclusion: thanks to everyone’s comments I know what to do now, when the Delonghi is totally out of operation, place the Pelonis oil filled radiant heater in the larger bedroom on a Wal-Mart timer and buy a Pelonis ceramic heater for my smaller office area, since it is space efficient, more attractive and has easy portability; I am sure it will be a nice trade off. The Ace hardware store across the street sells the 1500 Pelonis ceramic heater for $50.00; it comes with a thermostat, probably not a best buy, but appears fair.

I purcased 1 econo-heat unit directly from the company for my daughters 11x11 room. It keeps it nice and toasty even with her drafty windows. Have had no problem with it. Planning on buying more for the other bed-rooms. Currently have old electric baseboard heaters that are very expensive to run lately...

For the person who bought it from ebay - buyer beware...you never know what quality you're getting on ebay..would talk to the person who sold it to you..

I have a 1,000 square foot apartment that's very open. As in no doors between computer area, hallway, kitchen, living room. After trying hot air-blowing space heaters last winter, I went to a DeLonghi oil filled unit. I run it on high (1,500 watts) almost all the time. As this winter has been warm in the NE, I've sometimes had to cut it back to 1000 watts. It has a built-in on/off timer and thermostat but I generally leave it on at a high setting. Mornings and when I get home I have a air-blower Holmes heater that comes on at 4 am to warm kitchen and bathroom areas. Last year gas bills were $150 for furnace; this year gas is 15 bucks and electric is only $40. I am fortunate to live in a town with public electric, so the cost is about 1/3 of what it would be with a private utility. Having tried many space heaters, I would definetly pick the oil-filled radiator-type units for even, comfortable heat as long as your electric is up to date. If you use a timer or extension cord it needs to be rated for this kind of voltage/wattage. My DeLonghi keeps things about 70 with no problem. One problem I've found is even when you would find good reviews of a heater, that model would no longer be available. And while you would think a company would build on a good design, sometimes the next generation isn't nearly as efficient!

The model of the DeLonghi that works so well (in above post) is the TRD0715T. It appears to still be available online for between $45 and $75.

Julie,

(RE: stuffy head) How unfortunate that this happens to you at work where (I assume) you have limited control.

I've noticed that some heaters emit plastic odors while others smell like (YIKES!) pesticides. I recently purchased a couple of heaters that smell like pesticides when they are running. I'm returning them to the store today.

Does anyone know if some manufacturers use pesticides inside their heaters?

Thanks!

We are wavering between an eden pure and upgrading our present oil filled heater. I think I would like to go with an oil filled heater that has a thermostat. The house is new with code+ wiring, but unfortunately, gas forced air does not seem to be enough for a room over garage that faces north, since the furnace control for that room is in another room that stays warm all day at 62 degrees due to sun exposure on the south side. Any ideas on the a very good oilfilled with thermostat and timer?

Thanks for all the information. Now I am going shopping for heat. I have a small ceramic heater and it is doing the job. I am going to check out the Oil based heaters.

Thanks

Micathermic vs Oil Filled Radiator Heating?

Due to this wonderful site I do understand the Micathermic will be better for $$$ reasons do to heating a room faster!

However, what about heating the air quality? Are they both deep heating moist type heaters???

Please inform me if there is indeed a difference on the type of heating quality.....THANK YOU

Julie,
I also have a Holmes Ceramic Heater & I am specifically on this site looking for someone, anyone, who has experienced weird effects which may be caused by the heater. I have this heater by my desk at work, & I have been having noticing light headness, dry cough & chest congestion while I'm at work. It wasnt until recently that I realized that these symptoms are worse when its cold & I'm running this little heater & then they go away after a few hours of being home in the evening. Is this possible?

Sarah and Liz,

I'm glad that I'm not the only one that has been effected by space heaters, that confirms I'm not crazy! It got to where I finally had to say something to my supervisor about the other lady's space heater causing my head stuffiness/headaches. Unlike you Liz, my headaches would last into the evening, and took a long time to go away. Luckily space heaters are prohibited by policy in our building, so he enforced the policy. Since she has removed it, my head has been totally fine. So, I believe there must be a connection. I don't think she was too happy about it, but it was effecting my health.

At the time I was being effected, I even looked into buying an air purifier for work if the situation continued. When I talked to this company, Air-N-Water, and explained about the head stuffiness, they said they hear about people having reactions/allergic to space heaters all the time. She recommended one of their space heaters that has a filter on it. She did say that an air purifier should remedy the situation, getting rid of the odor, emission, etc.

I do run an oil filled radiant heater at home sometimes, and it doesn't bother me. I just believe some of the heaters (ceramic and forced air ones) emit something, or I'm allergic to the odor. It might just depend on the brand.

The odors are from the manufacturing process and the materials themselves (including paints, metals, etc..), and should dissipate for the most part after a few uses..

I've found such odors to one degree or another on all products that heat the air, including self cleaning ovens, new automobile heating systems, etc..

If you're experiencing symptoms that are not short term or that you just can't live with long term, return it and consider another brand.

EdenPure Heater. It appears that everyone who hates this heater never had one! They attack the advertising and the price. I have one, I love it!
I use it to heat a 300 sq ft bedroom...it takes about 1 hour from freezing cold to nice and warm and maintains the heat well. The grill of the heater is hot but the rest of the unit is cool to the touch.
It is very attractive and easily moves around on wheels. I have the 1000 model. I suspect it could heat a 1000sq ft room if it did not have and doors or windows!....also this claim is made to be used in conjunction with your forced air heating unit.

This response is for Mo from Portugal:

Ola!
A 1000 watt space heater consumes 1 kilowatt of electricity per hour. If you are paying 20 Euro cents per kwh (kilowatt hour)it will cost you 20 Euro cents per hour to run your space heater.

An 800 watt space heater, or any other appliance, would cost 16 Euro cents per hour to operate.
(.8kwh x .20 = .16)

Likewise, a 1500 watt appliance would cost 30 Euro cents per hour to run.
(1.5kwh x .20 = .30)

this is a great site on portable heaters.have a new sunroom(12x12) and live in penna. and need some type of extra heat in jan/feb.
oil fill looks the best from what i'm reading and delonghi has the best.any more information from anyone... thanks to all

Jack: Check out this space heater guide.
www.alternative-heating-info.com/Small_Space_Heaters.html

Hi, I'm the Julie who was asking about the Micathermic heaters, however, one seemed to really answer my question.

I did buy the Micathermic heater. So far so good. What I love is it doesn't dry out the air what so ever and it's cozy warm.

I'm moving in a couple in a week to a bigger apt. I'll have to use that has a gage to see how big or small of a place it will actually heat where it's comfortable.

Also, the cord doesn't seem to heat up much when I have it on high. However, it does warn against the use on extention cords. But it does say if you need to use one it should be "12 gauge or "14 gauge (the smaller the number, the larger size of the wire) to prevent overheating of the cord.

Read reviews on Amazon...this product works as described, but quality and customer service are very shaky.

The cracking issue really must be addressed. We have a large old house with steam heat, so I bought one of these to take the chill off our master bedroom at the far end of the house. It seemed to work fine, so I ordered two more. The original one I bought cracked across the center, and the crack continued to grow. Finally, because of the appearance and safety concerns, I called and asked for a replacement. Quick promise to do so, but it took another call two weeks later to get them to actually do it. The rep cited a "manufacturing defect" that had since been corrected on new panels.

I bought two more and just installed them last winter in an attic room after they sat in the box for two years. At this writing, ALL have cracked except the one they shipped as a replacement. Two of them are so badly cracked that I can flex them with my index finger.

I sent them pictures, expecting replacements. I am told that they are all out of warranty and they will be happy to sell me replacements at just $49.99 + S&H. This is about what I paid for them in 2003.

I found another website where many users have cited the same problem. The rep explained that these cracks are cosmetic. What about the delamination on the top edge that you could drop a quarter into?

I was proud to show these to many visitors to my home, but no longer. I won't throw more money at the problem, but will instead seek an alternate solution (right after I spackle the holes in my old plaster walls).

I've got two DeLonghi heaters plugged in. The house is old and the entire back of the house is on one circuit, so I found if I ran both of them at medium or high settings the circuit breaker would pop. Solution was to run an extension cord into one bedroom. Be sure to get an extension cord rated as high or higher as recommeded by the manufacturer. I thought one of those thick orange cords would be plenty fine, but it wasn't, it got very hot and began to melt at the plug. The proper cord has been working just fine for a couple months now and doesn't heat up. The heater works great for one bedroom on the low setting and OK for the other, requiring use of the high setting on cold mornings. That bedroom is so drafty that nothing short of setting fire to it could heat it up properly once it gets down to freezing outside. I tried a ceramic heater. You could stand in front of it and get a sunburn, stand to one side of it and freeze. I gave it to my wife, who loves it. Go figger.

Jeff,

FIY...Micathermic heaters are NOT THE SAME as panelled wall mounted hearters. Two different animals.

I have the HOLMES Micathermic heater (DeLonghi makes one too)and it's still an excellent purchase. I bought mine at Bed, Bath and Beyond.

It also has a built in thermostate (with knobs) and as I've mentioned before is cozy warm and not drying. A major plus is it heats FAST, therefore, saves on my $$$ bill at the end of the month.

I rent a half house which has three floors in it. The house uses "natural gas" for heating the home. There are vents on my 1st and 2nd floor but none on the third floor where two of my children sleep. Needless to say the third floor is always an ice box. I had put 2 small portable heaters in each of those rooms but they don't seems to help keep it the bit least warm up there. I wanted to look for a few portable heaters to help warm/ heat all three floors to offset the main heating source in my home. I don't even know where to begin to look for any space heaters. I found this site while during research on some heaters so I thought I'd drop a line (or a few- haha) to get some insight from people.
I want to be able to find a decent portable heater that I could put in a middle room on each floor that could eminate enough heat throughout the different rooms on each floor. That way I wouldn't have to use as much of the natural gas heat each day. I had looked into those "portable, electric fire places" that sell at stores such as Walmart and Lowes online. They don't seem to be too expensive in price but I was wondering how they actually work at heating a floor (a three room floor)? If there might be a better choice for what Im looking for- can someone give me some information on what kind of heaters to look into?
Any help would be appreciated and you can email me at bonbunny67@innernet.net.
Thanks so much. Im clueless when it comes to this!!
Bonnie Long

Anyone have any updated cost information on the oil filled heaters? I am looking specifically for what it costs to run one per month.

The comments about exponding on various heaters without experience is correct. I have installed over (40) econo heat electric wall heaters in various rehab,room addition and new construction projects in the last six months. These units are simple to install and operate and safe. Check out Econo Heat website now, they are on sale! $89.95 for one & $79.95 for two. Good Luck!!

Dear Bonnie,

Most electric space heaters are rated at 1500 watts maximum and are designed to heat 200 sq. ft., or a 12'x 16' room. An exception to this might be the Vornado DVTH.

An owner of this heater has posted a review on Amazon.com describing how it does a good job heating a 20' x 25' room, or 500 sq. ft.

If your electric service provider is ConEd, it will cost you approximately 28 cents per hour to operate this, or any other 1500 watt space heater.

Relatively speaking, natural gas is still the cheapest way to heat, so before you spend $250 for 3 space heaters, go to your local hardware store and ask them for suggestions on how to winterize your apartment.

You might be able to achieve the results you want, and spend far less money, by purchasing a couple tubes of caulk and some weather stripping.

We have an Edenpure and bought one for my son. He used it 2 weeks and it was defective, we returned and it took almost a month to get another one. He used that one for 2 weeks and that one went bad also. The one we have we used for 2 years and now the heating element has gone out. And it appears we have to get it factory serviced. Steer clear of them!!!

Here is my problem: We have a lower level family room where we spend all of our time watching TV, reading, etc. We literally freeze in this room. We have a ceramic space heater, but all of the heat flows upstairs and we still freeze. Besides, the fan is loud on the heater and it makes it hard to hear the TV. We had considered the Edenpure, but the reviews seem horrible. Can anyone suggest anything that will help keep us warm and not cost an arm & leg to operate?

I just read through all the comments on this site. Thanks for all the information. It appears that the Oil filled space heaters are the most effective for both cost and heating. Blessings.

In His Grace

mike

I have had 2 econo-heaters in my house for 2 yrs. One is in my living room which really helps my furnace from kicking on all the time (because that is where my thermostat is located). The other one is in an 10 X 17 room with high ceilings. This room also attaches to a laundry room and garage with a crawl space underneath. I have found that it keeps both of these rooms comfortably warm. I think it makes a difference in the amount of draft that comes through your house. You also need to mount them on an inside wall away from windows and outside doors.

You don't necessarily "feel" the heat because there are no blowers, unless you are standing right next to them. They have made a tremendous difference in the cost to heat my house. I have natural gas. Prior to getting these I paid around $250-$275/mos. to heat my house in the winter. I live in Ohio right in the snow belt off Lake Erie. My electric bill was usually around $100.00. Now I pay approx. $120/mos for gas (also used for stove, water heater) and about $150/mos. for electric. That is a big savings to me and I keep the house at about 65 degrees.

Hope this helps someone.

Thanks so much for all your help. This site has been incredibly helpful.

Having survived some truly brutal winters in New England, I can say with great confidence (after trying out every kind of heater) that the oil-filled heaters are the most effective for me. They do consume electricity (what doesn't), but you can be smart in how you use them. For example, I use rugs and slippers around the house, dress relatively warmly (full-sleeved clothing and socks, as opposed to shorts and barefeet). Plus, I only use the heaters cyclically...turning them periodically on and off to maintain an ambient temperature. They do a great job of heating the place even when they are off, thanks to the heated oil.

Those of you who are allergic to ceramic filters, i've had similar problems. But i've found that it can be attributed to any of the following - dehydration, dust and/or an aversion to artificial breezes (those generated by fans). In my experience, ceramic heaters have a tendency to dry up the air significantly faster than other types, and some people are extremely sensitive to dryness/dehydration (this can also be from potassium or calcium deficiencies). If your lips or skin chap easily or you have a tendency to cramp easily, this might be the case. So moisturize and hydrate. Another option is to put a steel/ceramic bowl of water near your heater, to humidify your area.

You should know about whether you have dust allergies or not, based on your own experiences in the spring or when you are out and about. You may be allergic to ceramic itself, but this is quite rare (based on what a doctor told me). It could also be that you are sensitive to artificial breeze, as I am. Put a fan blowing in my face while I sleep (even in the hot summer) and I wake up stuffy in the morning. The allergist said that this is normal for a few people and all it means is to avoid that situation.

Hope this helps!

Wow, this is a popular topic. I just wanted to warn that I bought an oil-filled space heater and it cracked and ruined my hardwood floor withnn 15 minutes of being plugged in. The company (honeywell) would only refund the cost of the heater -- would not even entertain the idea of helping to clean or fix the floor.

Wow, and here I thought this blog entry was on fencing, seeing as how there's a fencing mask as the photo....

(Kidding. Kind of.)

my heater is amazing. it's called the eden pur. you can get it online & they will not charge for shipping. i ordered the small one that heats about 500 sq ft & it arrived so fast! it's light weight & ALWAYS cool to the touch. so, you don't have to worry about someone getting burned or starting a fire. it doens't suck the oxygen out of the air like many of the burning heaters do. there's an easy to use filter in the back that can be washed. so, its clean & easy to care for. i have an old victorian (read VERY drafty) apt that's 725. it heats things up just fine. right now, i don't have my heat on at all other than my space heater & it's really cold & windy out (30s). it's worth the $300. i saved SO MUCH money in heating last year. what's more, it doens't use much electric to run. i probably sound like a salesman now, but when you find something this good, you tend to rant. it makes about as much noise as a fan or central air coming through the vent. oh, & there's also a thermastat so at night, it'll shut off when it need it to.

I have a different suggestion for heating: try one of those cheap warm-air-blowing humidifiers (ours is Vicks.) The cleaning's super easy when they're tiny and carryable -- since you need to refill the tank every night, you have the perfect opportunity for a quick rinse. We never had a problem with mold and were able to keep our (granted very small) Boston bedroom warm all night last year without any other heat source. Plus, it was way better for our skin and mucous membranes (as an aside to allycat -- according to med school, dry air is bad for everyone, regardless of Ca/K levels), it only cost $20, and it barely raised our electric bill.

i use two delonghi's, one for the bathroom and one for the bedroom. i used the delonghi HR715 retro convection heater for the bathroom and the TRR0715 Retro Oil-Filled Radiator for the bedroom. both work great for the spaces their in. i wouldn't recommend the convection heater for the bedroom but in a small bathroom, it's great (and nice and skinny). the oil filled one is great for cold days. both also have a nice aesthetic that fits in well with my house.

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After reading through this post, I ran out and bought an oil-filled heater last night (Delonghi TRD0715T)... and I'll be running back and returning it tonight.

I think these things are intended to be used as normal radiators-in that they are meant to be on all of the time in order to heat up a room. I wasn't expecting that and honestly, I don't think the room ever got over 10 degrees above what it would be without the heater, even after being on for several hours. The room isn't huge, 15x17 minus about 30 sq feet for closets. There are two windows with (older) storm panels installed.

I was previously using a Lasko ceramic tower heater (5132) in this room and *thought* I wasn't getting the best results. Now I think that heater will be just fine. I'll try and work around the moisture issues and will just have to put up with the fan noise. (One other advantage is that the room is noticeably warmer within a few minutes with the tower heater.)

I'm glad some people are having good experiences with those heaters, I just can't count myself one of them.

I have a 20x25 foot room that heats really fast with a vornado heater. Much faster because of the way the vornado circulates that air.

That being said, in a smaller room, my office where I spend the most time diring the day, the vornado kicks up enough minor dust that it aggravates my allergies so I use an oil filled. The smaller room lets the oil filled heat the room up fast enough in the morning that I'm happy with it.

In my bedroom I have a micathermic from bionaire. I loved it last year, but this year, it's developed a high pitched whine associated with the thermostat that is driving both my dog and myself nuts.

If a man came and robbed me of all my space heaters and i could only replace one, it would be the vornado - allergies included in the decision. I love that thing. You can point it at yourself when you first turn it on, and in minutes the entire room is warm.

best,
-janice

Oh, and I want to add, I've really done my due diligence in terms of winterizing. If you can find a draft, you can usually get rid of it for less than 5 bucks. Please, do that first. it saves so much energy and makes your space so much more comfortable. that way you're not just pouring heat into a problem that 10 minutes and some materials (caulk, clear tape, draft snake etc) could cure! You'll be happy you did. Then your heater can keep you toasty warm for cheap!

I bought peloni oil hear 1 and half years ago and it broke, guess I had no luck?