I bought this heater years ago, I believe from Costco. It still works as good as the day I bought it. My son uses it in his bedroom every night. It does put out a slight odor and it’s pretty strong the first time you use it after sitting for six months or so.
Notice the reviews on Amazon are good. But actually read them and you may find a common problem is the power cord nearly catching fire. I read about 5 different reviews that even had photos of the burned power cord. One even said that the warning label on the cord states that you must check the power cord periodically to make sure it’s not getting too hot…
In addition the the power cord problem, there are many reports of it just being made of cheap materials.
This looks like a great heater and not a bad price. I was actually keeping an eye out for a good heater recently and nearly clicked buy on this. But I think I’ll pass, meh.
So I went back and checked the amazon page again and realized the amazon page is for the BH3950-U model, not this one which is BH3954-U. So it’s possible those concerns have been addressed with this model…
@44R0N7 I read those reviews too. It’s not worth taking the chance to me. I have little faith in them properly correcting those issues if they couldn’t get it right in the first place.
Bought this when meh sold it in January for $50. Works really well if you’re looking for whole room heat as opposed to spot heat with fan. I haven’t had any problems with the cord and the auto shutoff works. It will ruin the paint on wooden cabinets if you leave it right next to them all day, but that’s user error. I’m in for ome more.
I’m from the 90s, so the second I saw “portable heater,” I immediately thought it was a TEC-9, and hit the buy button repeatedly. (Can you blame me, at this price?) After I finished reading the product description, which took me over half an hour because inner-city public education has so spectacularly failed me, it was too late to cancel the order.
@Bevvie I already linked the other DM songs above. My son tells me the word for this version is what the kids call ‘earrape’. It sort of takes a hard turn at the end, eh?
Bought one in January for our upstate NY second-home.
We have an oil-fueled boiler, a woodstove, and 3kW of solar power generation… When we’re there, the wood stove is cranking because we have a massive supply of free wood. However, Since I’m not there to light fires, normally we leave the wall thermostats set to 50 or 55F to keep the place from freezing, which uses 2-3 gallons of fuel oil a day, and affords us about 2 months between oil deliveries.
This&Last year, our solar system actually produced more electricity than we (and our AirBNB guests) consumed, so I got a check from the Electric company, which is basically a rip-off since you only get reimbursed for the ~$0.06/kWhr supply charge… Since oil is expensive, we’ve got 2 electric heaters distributed (including the awesome Vornado), set to less-than-full power (~500/1000W) with the thermostats set to minimum. 2 electric heaters keeps the place from freezing, and it’s usually about 60F in there, which also keeps the oil boiler from coming on, and power consumption is a wash with our solar grid.
The Vornado is great for warming up our bedroom quickly when we arrive there late, but I bought another one of these ceramic heaters for full time use. Yes, there’s a bit of a plastic/off-gassing smell the first few times it’s used, but it’s not terrible.
Can I make this work with my Amazon Echo? I have a wall socket wifi adapter, so can I turn it on and off from an outlet, or does it need an additional switch to be pressed after it is powered up?
I have a heater in my master bathroom that is nice but I have to set the timer every night to have the bathroom warm in the morning.
@DuggleBogey The control panel on the heater makes me think that you would be able to control it with an Echo and an adapter, but you should check the specs on your adapter first. In ideal conditions with the heater at max, the heater will be pulling 12.5 amps, so you want to make sure that your adapter is rated for at least that much current.
@DuggleBogey also I know I saw an exploit with a wifi connected switch that turned it on and off hundreds of times in a second. This could start a fire if the load was a heater instead a light bulb (which was what they used in the exploit)
Anyone else very confused why people spend so much money on heaters? All resistive heaters (aka ones you plug into the wall) are 100% efficient. A $9 one will work just as good as a $100 one. So why get an expensive one?
The mica isn’t magically extracting more power out of thin air: the thing draws 1500W from the wall, it outputs 1500W of heat. That’s it.
I guess I can understand not buying the absolute bargain-cheapest heater because of fire worries, but as long as you plug it in and test that it doesn’t get super hot on any part you’re probably fine.
Bought one of these last year. Not sure if the exact same model, but it’s pretty good. Don’t expect it to be hot fast, but in my experience it uses less power than other heaters that keep the same space hot, and it’s silent other than the occasional crackle.
My unit arrived, but it did not include the foot, carry handle. and wheels, and there was no room in the bpox for them. Is there a second box on the way with these essential parts?
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1x Space heater
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Heater
Button
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Closer
CLOSER
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$89.09 at Amazon
Warranty
5 Year Bionaire
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Hot stuff!
What? A heater in winter? What website is this and what have you done with Meh?
@djslack Don’t worry, it’ll probably be part of a batch recalled by the manufacturer, or something like that.
@awk @djslack or come dented, broken or burst into flames LOL
Does it come with a sheet to hide it from the landlord on its way into the unit?
/giphy heh, cleavage
@spitfire6006006
/giphy nearly perfect basal cleavage
No ty i’m still enjoying the Vornado I bought here a Cpl years ago keeps my whole apartment at 80 degrees without putting on the real heater …
@mellowirishgent Right there with you. This little buddy is keeping us toasty warm.
WTF
When the world seems to shine like you’ve had too much wine…that’s a…heater?
I love Dino! It’s a Marshmallow World!
@ThatsHeadly Drop yer olive into this one.
@ThatsHeadly Bounce, Baby, Bounce!
Five purchased and all from Ohio. Michiganders are already frozen solid.
My wife absconded with mine for her office, just like this one, that we got 3 of many years ago at Costco. We love them, as do the dogs.
I’m in for one!
/giphy confused-sedate-dress
By the way, standard kitchen size handle tie bags are perfect for off-season storage.
Is this safe? Whoops, sorry. Wrong website.
@hchavers How else do you intend to have heat if it doesn’t burst into flames?
I bought this heater years ago, I believe from Costco. It still works as good as the day I bought it. My son uses it in his bedroom every night. It does put out a slight odor and it’s pretty strong the first time you use it after sitting for six months or so.
@kishkan By any chance does it smell like hot dogs?
Asking for a friend…
@Pufferfishy If burnt lint smells like hot dogs then ya.
Notice the reviews on Amazon are good. But actually read them and you may find a common problem is the power cord nearly catching fire. I read about 5 different reviews that even had photos of the burned power cord. One even said that the warning label on the cord states that you must check the power cord periodically to make sure it’s not getting too hot…
In addition the the power cord problem, there are many reports of it just being made of cheap materials.
This looks like a great heater and not a bad price. I was actually keeping an eye out for a good heater recently and nearly clicked buy on this. But I think I’ll pass, meh.
So I went back and checked the amazon page again and realized the amazon page is for the BH3950-U model, not this one which is BH3954-U. So it’s possible those concerns have been addressed with this model…
@44R0N7 This one has leveled up and put it’s points into +4 fire resistance.
@44R0N7 I read those reviews too. It’s not worth taking the chance to me. I have little faith in them properly correcting those issues if they couldn’t get it right in the first place.
@44R0N7 Ppl can always put a thicker wired cord on it.
@44R0N7 Or just run it at less than 1500W if you’re worried–
@caffeineguy
…and don’t use an extension cord!
hey- guess what makes really shitty margaritas?
@alacrity This?
Bought this when meh sold it in January for $50. Works really well if you’re looking for whole room heat as opposed to spot heat with fan. I haven’t had any problems with the cord and the auto shutoff works. It will ruin the paint on wooden cabinets if you leave it right next to them all day, but that’s user error. I’m in for ome more.
It was 82 today. WTF do I do with a heater?
@narfcake it’s counter intuitive but having a heater in your house helps to reduce global warming, because the heat is inside…
@narfcake view the temperature reading’s reflection in a mirror and it will be 28
instead -then you’d need a heater…or meh be not
@AttyVette It will be 58, not 28 - still cool enough for a heater.
I’m from the 90s, so the second I saw “portable heater,” I immediately thought it was a TEC-9, and hit the buy button repeatedly. (Can you blame me, at this price?) After I finished reading the product description, which took me over half an hour because inner-city public education has so spectacularly failed me, it was too late to cancel the order.
@ShotgunX email support
Perfect! White elephant for old people
/giphy damned-opaque-grapefruit!
Bought one last January, still going strong.
Bought three this time.
'nuff said
MOAR DEAN
I LOVED IT
@Bevvie Here ya go!
@mike808 well that was horrible
@Bevvie I already linked the other DM songs above. My son tells me the word for this version is what the kids call ‘earrape’. It sort of takes a hard turn at the end, eh?
I’ve a cold subterranean level…
/buy --coupon Warm Me Up
@ManBehindPlan It worked! Your order number is: frightening-theatrical-treatment
/image frightening theatrical treatment
@mediocrebot
/giphy frightening theatrical treatment
@mediocrebot
/youtube frightening theatrical treatment
+1 for rhyming ‘epiderm’
Bought one in January for our upstate NY second-home.
We have an oil-fueled boiler, a woodstove, and 3kW of solar power generation… When we’re there, the wood stove is cranking because we have a massive supply of free wood. However, Since I’m not there to light fires, normally we leave the wall thermostats set to 50 or 55F to keep the place from freezing, which uses 2-3 gallons of fuel oil a day, and affords us about 2 months between oil deliveries.
This&Last year, our solar system actually produced more electricity than we (and our AirBNB guests) consumed, so I got a check from the Electric company, which is basically a rip-off since you only get reimbursed for the ~$0.06/kWhr supply charge… Since oil is expensive, we’ve got 2 electric heaters distributed (including the awesome Vornado), set to less-than-full power (~500/1000W) with the thermostats set to minimum. 2 electric heaters keeps the place from freezing, and it’s usually about 60F in there, which also keeps the oil boiler from coming on, and power consumption is a wash with our solar grid.
The Vornado is great for warming up our bedroom quickly when we arrive there late, but I bought another one of these ceramic heaters for full time use. Yes, there’s a bit of a plastic/off-gassing smell the first few times it’s used, but it’s not terrible.
Global warming must be real if no one in north dakota and south dakota is buying this.
Can I make this work with my Amazon Echo? I have a wall socket wifi adapter, so can I turn it on and off from an outlet, or does it need an additional switch to be pressed after it is powered up?
I have a heater in my master bathroom that is nice but I have to set the timer every night to have the bathroom warm in the morning.
@DuggleBogey The control panel on the heater makes me think that you would be able to control it with an Echo and an adapter, but you should check the specs on your adapter first. In ideal conditions with the heater at max, the heater will be pulling 12.5 amps, so you want to make sure that your adapter is rated for at least that much current.
@DuggleBogey also I know I saw an exploit with a wifi connected switch that turned it on and off hundreds of times in a second. This could start a fire if the load was a heater instead a light bulb (which was what they used in the exploit)
No temperature sensor? Meh.
@wcanyon It’s got a thermostat on it–
I hate Christmas music so I was cautious about getting sucked in but I have to say, I’m now sold on “Microtherm! Mictotherm! Microtherm!”
Anyone else very confused why people spend so much money on heaters? All resistive heaters (aka ones you plug into the wall) are 100% efficient. A $9 one will work just as good as a $100 one. So why get an expensive one?
The mica isn’t magically extracting more power out of thin air: the thing draws 1500W from the wall, it outputs 1500W of heat. That’s it.
I guess I can understand not buying the absolute bargain-cheapest heater because of fire worries, but as long as you plug it in and test that it doesn’t get super hot on any part you’re probably fine.
Today the kids started complaining that the basement was too cold.
/buy
Bought one of these last year. Not sure if the exact same model, but it’s pretty good. Don’t expect it to be hot fast, but in my experience it uses less power than other heaters that keep the same space hot, and it’s silent other than the occasional crackle.
This can probably solve my problem of freezing half to death after every shower.
/image abusive-long-mink
/giphy abusive-long-mink
@Dizavid Well THAT’S depressing. L
My unit arrived, but it did not include the foot, carry handle. and wheels, and there was no room in the bpox for them. Is there a second box on the way with these essential parts?
Oops, they were secretly concealed inside one of the foam inserts on the side of the box!
@TMonney My bad