@boygenius1991 ikr, Meh keeps selling products that are so far below your financial status – When are they going to offer more deals for people as fancy as yourself?
@capguncowboy you are so wrong, i think he lives on the street, and can’t afford this. now if they offer cardboard boxes and fedex can deliver to a street corner, then he will be interested.
I thought we were heating up the planet to do away with all these heater devices. You know how much electricity these things use? I mean, for most places that equals more coal burning which is causing climate change and warming up the planet; I guess eventually we can do away with all these heater devices.
I have one of these at the office so I don’t freeze to death due to obviously flawed climate control. It works amazingly well and is very quiet, even at the highest fan speed. I would get another one for home, but I’m spoiled by having paid only $12 a Kohl’s after combining a 30% discount and Kohl’s cash.
@craigcush You must not realize how foolish you sound. The lowest it’s been on amazon was $47 back in 2015. This is a hell of a steal on a quiet little space heater with 4/5 reviews from a pretty well known brand for fans. Damn it… did I just get trolled?
Pro tip: Take the front grill off and affix some slices of bread to the fan blades using binder clips. Now you can make delicious toast while warming your cold room, thereby doubling the usefulness of your Vornado.
I have this, or an earlier model that looks the same. It is excellent. It is the quietest fan heater I’ve seen, or heard, and it is the full 1500 watts and puts out the same amount of heat.
But after 3 years, the power switch broke on mine. That’s the red rocker switch on top. But ebay had a replacement, one almost the same that fit perfectly and was even red, for something like $1.11 shipped from China. It was no problem taking it apart, and replacing it, with a little soldering.
There was a recall on a previous version of this model that looked identical at first glance. This one at meh does NOT have the problem and mine did not either. For those who had the recalled version, no matter how old it was even beyond the 5 year warranty, the company just asked for an emailed photo of the unit showing that the cord was cut off for safety so it would not be used again, and showing the serial number label, and they sent a complete corrected model new replacement for free. They had already corrected the design for my model and this meh model is a model beyond mine.
This price is good, it is $59.99 at stores (like I paid) and you probably can’t find this model cheaper anywhere, all stores have the same $59.99 price and it does not go on sale much or for much off, I’ve noticed.
@ojohn and I have the earlier model (the subject of the recall)… and my replacement happened early in the recall cycle). did I say that all my household fans are vornados now? very satisfied…
I have one of these. It worked well for my frigid cube at work… until they banned heaters due to their being fire hazards.
We had a brown out once. The fan speed decreased but the coils remained hot. Little cooling and it started to smell like burning. I wouldn’t trust this left alone.
@gak0090 MEHsturbating is when you hit the meh button over and over while fantasizing this action may possibly crash the server and potentially end this days deal, thus sparing the huMEHnity of man- fucking kind. So please join me in MEHsturbating today.
Bought one for the office years ago. Quiet, worked quickly. Bought 2 more for home. All still work perfectly. Gave away my old space heaters - slower & don’t warm room evenly.
These little suckers (blowers?) are perfect for pre-heating the bathroom on chilly mornings. By the time the cat’s been fed, the bathroom is warm enough for my daintiness to take a shower.
The Vornados rule simply because they have a proper fan – most space heaters generate much heat with little wind (something that politicians might learn).
I use my ancient el-cheapo with a separate fan for the same effect and can get my office from freezing to toasty in minutes.
@NASTYSKINSUIT That works if you plug it in to the same circuit your desktop PC, laser printer and coffee maker are on-- It’ll blow the breaker, and your house will then cool down.
This is actually the right deal at the right time - the majority of my house gets nice and toasty thanks to the gas fireplace, but the master suite remains colder than the surface of Hoth. One of these is much cheaper than getting a dog or significant other. Thanks, meh!
Considering. Anyone know if this is ok for under-desk usage? Also, and I assume not, but does it have a timer if it’s left on for an extended period of time?
No timer, but has a number of emergency shut-off features (overheating, blockage, etc) that will prevent issue. Still, the idea of a 2-hour shut-off appeals to me. If I’m there, I can just turn it on again. If I’m not, all the better. I may keep looking.
Thanks, meh. I was going to go out this weekend and buy a crappy space heater for less money, but now I have a not-crappy space heater for more money. So… hooray deals?
I love my Vornado fans. For winter I use the old school oil heaters. Once I get the room toasty I shut it off and the I’m good for a few hours since the oil heater is still hot. I think these ceramic heaters waste energy since it needs to stay on longer.
@gustador There is no such thing as ‘wasted’ energy with electric heaters. With the exception of units equipped with a fan, electric heaters are 100% efficient; i.e. all energy is turned to heat.
That doesn’t always mean they are the most ‘effective’ at heating a room, or comparable to other heating methods. However, if a person can use a space heater to heat a smaller space, and turn the overall whole-house down a few degrees, there is a potential to save energy.
Edit: A similar argument could be made for smaller window A/C units. If you keep your bedroom comfortable with a small window A/C unit, and leave the whole-house A/C set to 80F (instead of ~75F) one might have significant savings.
@caffeineguy No need to exclude the fan models - the fan itself generates heat (as does the power cord). If it is drawing 1,500 watts, then those watts have to end up somewhere.
Its listed here. At least the manual is. It’s obviously a discontinued model so that’s why it isn’t on their current products page.
And that recall is for a very specific subset of the VH110 model (see the description on that cpsc.gov page). Not even all VH110 were affected. So no, a completely different model isn’t affected. Even if they sort of look alike a bit.
We bought two of these for the bathrooms. I unpacked one and it blows but never creates heat. I hope at least the other one works. Anyone know if they can be returned?
Ok good news if you bought this lucky you !! unboxing well packaged … its not going to bring your room from 50 to 65 not happening but how it is excellent is bring your room to temperature normally, turn your thermostat off and use the settings to maintain temp took about an hour and a half to get 300 sq feet from 71 to 76 but get this it is holding temp at 75 with my heat off for going on 3 hours i am very , very pleased with that ,this may be one of the best deals on Meh besides the clock that projects for 5 bucks very well done Meh and to boot its a Vornado wow, now thats a 5 star deal ,Meh try and get some Vornado fans for the summer Ps it does give off an odor when you first turn it on like an electrical burn i’m thinking film some sort of burnoff either i got used to it or it went away, I’d say just run it and let it break in thanks hope this was a helpful review!!
@mellowirishgent UPDATE ALERT!!! OK HAVE NOT HAD MY REG. HEAT ON IN TWO WEEKS Vornado is holding temp at 76-77 and its been as low as 23 deg. F outside on longisland ny … I’M MORE THEN PLEASED AND IMPRESSED !!!
Got mine. Very quiet. Doesn’t get very hot, yet it slowly does the job. According to kill-a-watt meter, it consumes nearly the max allowed power at 1430W. Infrared thermometer shows average temperature of 140°F at the front.
It’s good at moving air. The fan is strong enough that you feel a breeze across the room (but by that point, the air has lost its heat so it just feels like a fan is on).
I have a DeLonghi ceramic heater which can bake whatever’s in front of the unit, but due to a poor fan it doesn’t really distribute the heat into the room. Plus it makes obnoxious beeps whenever you push any control or move it.
My house has an expanded open dining room, but the gas heat system can’t keep the addition warm enough. There are some big-honkin’ wired-in slant-fin-type heaters, but they’re pretty old and REALLY inefficient so I hate to use them.
It’s 40 degrees outside tonight. Even on the low setting, this Vornado helps make my dining room nearly as warm as the rest of the house. So when it gets colder mid-winter, I’m sure the “high” setting will help keep the room feeling nice.
Disclaimer: I generally like things a little colder than the average person, so if you like things really hot, you might not be as happy with this heater as I am.
I bought 3 of these and I was amazed at how well they work. I have a meager 1500 sq. ft home and I don’t need to use any other heating other than my vornado’s . They’re just what the doc ordered, well really it was me but as much as I spend with him, he should have bought them for me. Hope you bring them back in again.
Specs
What’s in the Box?
1x Heater
Pictures
Black 3/4 view
White 3/4 view
White front view
Black front view
Black top
White top
White side
Black side
Black lifestyle shot
White lifestyle show
Price Comparison
$56.99 - $59.99 at Amazon
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Warranty
5 Year Vornado
Estimated Delivery
Monday, July 13th - Friday, July 17th
Hot deal -cool price…no sweat!
I count off.
No thanks, meh, I don’t live in a trailer.
@boygenius1991 ikr, Meh keeps selling products that are so far below your financial status – When are they going to offer more deals for people as fancy as yourself?
@boygenius1991 why do you keep coming here then?
@capguncowboy you are so wrong, i think he lives on the street, and can’t afford this. now if they offer cardboard boxes and fedex can deliver to a street corner, then he will be interested.
@denniskfc RIGHT! He said he doesn’t live in a trailer. He could be FAR above or FAR below that financial status.
Pshaw! I’ve got my love to keep me warm… (but she does cost a lot more…hmmmmm…maybe…)
I thought we were heating up the planet to do away with all these heater devices. You know how much electricity these things use? I mean, for most places that equals more coal burning which is causing climate change and warming up the planet; I guess eventually we can do away with all these heater devices.
nosy-haunted-gold
How did you measure your Hispaniolan woodpecker? 'Cause mine won’t sit still.
@KDemo Then you don’t have a mature Hispaniolan woodpecker.
@sligett - Oh, yeah, you’re probably right - it’s still green.
@KDemo And besides, how much wood would a Hispaniolan woodpecker peck, if a Hispaniolan woodpecker would peck wood?
I have one of these at the office so I don’t freeze to death due to obviously flawed climate control. It works amazingly well and is very quiet, even at the highest fan speed. I would get another one for home, but I’m spoiled by having paid only $12 a Kohl’s after combining a 30% discount and Kohl’s cash.
Seriously? Overpriced
@craigcush Not everyone can stay warm for free by lighting their farts all night long.
@craigcush
Overpriced? Paint it fuchsia, slap DYSON on it, and it would cost $249
@craigcush You must not realize how foolish you sound. The lowest it’s been on amazon was $47 back in 2015. This is a hell of a steal on a quiet little space heater with 4/5 reviews from a pretty well known brand for fans. Damn it… did I just get trolled?
Pro tip: Take the front grill off and affix some slices of bread to the fan blades using binder clips. Now you can make delicious toast while warming your cold room, thereby doubling the usefulness of your Vornado.
@rv617 Protip: Bacon. Mind the grease though.
I have this, or an earlier model that looks the same. It is excellent. It is the quietest fan heater I’ve seen, or heard, and it is the full 1500 watts and puts out the same amount of heat.
But after 3 years, the power switch broke on mine. That’s the red rocker switch on top. But ebay had a replacement, one almost the same that fit perfectly and was even red, for something like $1.11 shipped from China. It was no problem taking it apart, and replacing it, with a little soldering.
There was a recall on a previous version of this model that looked identical at first glance. This one at meh does NOT have the problem and mine did not either. For those who had the recalled version, no matter how old it was even beyond the 5 year warranty, the company just asked for an emailed photo of the unit showing that the cord was cut off for safety so it would not be used again, and showing the serial number label, and they sent a complete corrected model new replacement for free. They had already corrected the design for my model and this meh model is a model beyond mine.
This price is good, it is $59.99 at stores (like I paid) and you probably can’t find this model cheaper anywhere, all stores have the same $59.99 price and it does not go on sale much or for much off, I’ve noticed.
@ojohn Thanks for the info.
Ditto to the @eightypea shoutout. Always great to get real insights here
@ojohn and I have the earlier model (the subject of the recall)… and my replacement happened early in the recall cycle). did I say that all my household fans are vornados now? very satisfied…
@ojohn you rite i noticed that also try kohl’s and use all their coupons to get deep discounts
/buy
@kphilippe Sorry, this deal contains 2 unique items and I’m not sure which one you want. Try ordering from the checkout page.
/giphy entertained bubbly hill.
@kphilippe, the / giphy has to be the first thing on a line.
@haydesigner what’s the deal with the / prompt? Does / buy place an order? If so, what other prompts are there?
@Haydesigner Ooh, I’ve got this.
@eightypea Glad you asked. There’s a boatload of slash commands. They are described at https://meh.com/forum/topics/mehdown-slash-commands
@eightypea, what @sligett said
Plus they are VMPs only, though.
@eightypea What @haydesigner said.
despite it’s multi-speed whirling blade, it won’t make margaritas.
@alacrity True, but maybe you could make a martini, shaken, not stirred.
You might choose a space heater because it’s the perfect size and shape for a cat to sit on.
@ellett That’s one way to get some warm pussy.
I thought “vornado” was just something from Strong Bad Emails (“Poison Rain Vornado!”).
I was wrong.
According to camelcamelcamel, the lowest Amazon’s offered it has been $47.99 on Nov 27, 2015. Not a bad deal at all. In for one!
Meh, no remote.
I have one of these. It worked well for my frigid cube at work… until they banned heaters due to their being fire hazards.
We had a brown out once. The fan speed decreased but the coils remained hot. Little cooling and it started to smell like burning. I wouldn’t trust this left alone.
WTF, I can walk into fucking Lowe’s and buy a space heater for $10 Ecohouzng 5200-BTU Fan Tower Electric Space Heater with Thermostat and Energy Saving Setting Unless this thing is fucking geothermal, how is it worth the money.
This make me want to MEHsturbate.
@gak0090 MEHsturbating is when you hit the meh button over and over while fantasizing this action may possibly crash the server and potentially end this days deal, thus sparing the huMEHnity of man- fucking kind. So please join me in MEHsturbating today.
@gak0090 But this one goes to eleven…
@gak0090 it’s sold out. That was the clearance price.
@RiotDemon here’s one from Walmart for $9.96 PELONIS HF-1030TB
Bought one for the office years ago. Quiet, worked quickly. Bought 2 more for home. All still work perfectly. Gave away my old space heaters - slower & don’t warm room evenly.
These little suckers (blowers?) are perfect for pre-heating the bathroom on chilly mornings. By the time the cat’s been fed, the bathroom is warm enough for my daintiness to take a shower.
@veggiebear I concur. I put mine on an outlet timer, and the bathroom is warm by the time I get in there.
Damn-- I was hoping for a space heater that was 110% efficient, not just 100%. Oh well, price is fair, I suppose I’ll still /buy --color white
@caffeineguy White? Pft. Loser. Black is the only non-loser color.
/buy --color black (Anyone else think we should be able to use slash commands in the middle/end of our post?)
@caffeineguy It worked! Your order number is: lax-glowing-psychic
/image lax glowing psychic
Damn you Meh, you got me to buy four items this month. Good job you money-grubbing capitalist bastards.
I have now entered the VORTEX OF VORNADO, hoping to return with stories of warmth and courage.
/giphy provocative-crude-way
Does this have a setting where you can just use the fan w/o the heat?
@RUSSE11 Amazon says “Fan-Only Setting: No”
The Vornados rule simply because they have a proper fan – most space heaters generate much heat with little wind (something that politicians might learn).
I use my ancient el-cheapo with a separate fan for the same effect and can get my office from freezing to toasty in minutes.
I needed to cool my house down. So I bought this shitty heater.
@NASTYSKINSUIT That works if you plug it in to the same circuit your desktop PC, laser printer and coffee maker are on-- It’ll blow the breaker, and your house will then cool down.
This is actually the right deal at the right time - the majority of my house gets nice and toasty thanks to the gas fireplace, but the master suite remains colder than the surface of Hoth. One of these is much cheaper than getting a dog or significant other. Thanks, meh!
Considering. Anyone know if this is ok for under-desk usage? Also, and I assume not, but does it have a timer if it’s left on for an extended period of time?
Found the user manual:
http://www.homedepot.com/catalog/pdfImages/25/25b284cb-54dc-4692-9473-a255440e86f1.pdf
No timer, but has a number of emergency shut-off features (overheating, blockage, etc) that will prevent issue. Still, the idea of a 2-hour shut-off appeals to me. If I’m there, I can just turn it on again. If I’m not, all the better. I may keep looking.
Found this one with a 4-hour auto-shut off.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006E5UDS4
/buy --color black
@swmbo It worked! Your order number is: provocative-renowned-railway
/image provocative renowned railway
/buy --color black
@ekw It worked! Your order number is: negligent-depraved-flag
/image negligent depraved flag
/buy --color black
@umbrellacorp Sorry, the
/buy
command is currently only available to VMP members. Become a VMP.@mediocrebot make sandwich --version BLT --cheese sharp | grep -v pickles
@Rakaim greasy-independent-caviar
@umbrellacorp Did you just agree to give @Rakaim a sandwich?
@caffeineguy I hope so. Everybody loves sammiches!
@umbrellacorp echo “Hmm…” ; sudo make sandwich --version BLT --cheese sharp | grep -v pickles.
Thanks, meh. I was going to go out this weekend and buy a crappy space heater for less money, but now I have a not-crappy space heater for more money. So… hooray deals?
From Minnesota, can confirm, no fans at Timberwolves games. A year or two ago you could get free tickets by purchasing 3 frozen pizzas…
/malignant-maddening-gun
How do I get my image?
@jmrobinett you have to put the /image before the image you want… https://meh.com/forum/topics/mehdown-slash-commands
What @caffeineguy said. Example:
/image malignant-maddening-gun
I live in Arizona. -.-
@Lynseyjune Me too but it was kinda cold this morning! Outside anyway…
I love my Vornado fans. For winter I use the old school oil heaters. Once I get the room toasty I shut it off and the I’m good for a few hours since the oil heater is still hot. I think these ceramic heaters waste energy since it needs to stay on longer.
@gustador There is no such thing as ‘wasted’ energy with electric heaters. With the exception of units equipped with a fan, electric heaters are 100% efficient; i.e. all energy is turned to heat.
That doesn’t always mean they are the most ‘effective’ at heating a room, or comparable to other heating methods. However, if a person can use a space heater to heat a smaller space, and turn the overall whole-house down a few degrees, there is a potential to save energy.
Edit: A similar argument could be made for smaller window A/C units. If you keep your bedroom comfortable with a small window A/C unit, and leave the whole-house A/C set to 80F (instead of ~75F) one might have significant savings.
@caffeineguy No need to exclude the fan models - the fan itself generates heat (as does the power cord). If it is drawing 1,500 watts, then those watts have to end up somewhere.
please share:
What is this: /buy
?!?!
@bchrist825 https://meh.com/forum/topics/mehdown-slash-commands
@bchrist825 Slightly more complicated to use ‘today’ since there are different options available
@bchrist825 witchcraft
/giphy terminal-creamy-swashbuckler
Is this part of the recall https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2014/Vornado-Air-Recalls-Electric-Space-Heaters/ because this model isn’t listed on Vornado’s website http://www.vornado.com/heaters
@redgsr http://www.vornado.com/product-support/support/Manuals/Whole_Room_Heaters.aspx
Its listed here. At least the manual is. It’s obviously a discontinued model so that’s why it isn’t on their current products page.
And that recall is for a very specific subset of the VH110 model (see the description on that cpsc.gov page). Not even all VH110 were affected. So no, a completely different model isn’t affected. Even if they sort of look alike a bit.
@jdp Thanks bought a couple
yep. came here to ask exactly that. Is it recalled?
http://www.wtae.com/article/vornado-recalls-electric-space-heaters-over-fire-and-burn-hazards/7467407
@nikkirbrown @redgsr these are not part of the recall, we’ve got a different model of the VH110.
Just to be safe, I checked the sample (serial feb16-103000) and confirmed it is not recalled.
/giphy cavernous-rustic-turkey
/giphy loathsome-catastrophic-warlock
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Dang! Too late…sold out…
I could’ve used one of these in the media room downstairs. Nice & cool in the summer, but chilly in the winter.
C’est la vie…
It’s cold this morning meh. Where is my heater!??!
We bought two of these for the bathrooms. I unpacked one and it blows but never creates heat. I hope at least the other one works. Anyone know if they can be returned?
@cinandbud Dumb question, but have you tried leaving it on and set to “high” for several minutes? Mine took a few minutes to be really noticeable.
@cinandbud contact halp (eg customer service)
Ok good news if you bought this lucky you !! unboxing well packaged … its not going to bring your room from 50 to 65 not happening but how it is excellent is bring your room to temperature normally, turn your thermostat off and use the settings to maintain temp took about an hour and a half to get 300 sq feet from 71 to 76 but get this it is holding temp at 75 with my heat off for going on 3 hours i am very , very pleased with that ,this may be one of the best deals on Meh besides the clock that projects for 5 bucks very well done Meh and to boot its a Vornado wow, now thats a 5 star deal ,Meh try and get some Vornado fans for the summer Ps it does give off an odor when you first turn it on like an electrical burn i’m thinking film some sort of burnoff either i got used to it or it went away, I’d say just run it and let it break in thanks hope this was a helpful review!!
@mellowirishgent UPDATE ALERT!!! OK HAVE NOT HAD MY REG. HEAT ON IN TWO WEEKS Vornado is holding temp at 76-77 and its been as low as 23 deg. F outside on longisland ny … I’M MORE THEN PLEASED AND IMPRESSED !!!
Got mine. Very quiet. Doesn’t get very hot, yet it slowly does the job. According to kill-a-watt meter, it consumes nearly the max allowed power at 1430W. Infrared thermometer shows average temperature of 140°F at the front.
It’s good at moving air. The fan is strong enough that you feel a breeze across the room (but by that point, the air has lost its heat so it just feels like a fan is on).
I have a DeLonghi ceramic heater which can bake whatever’s in front of the unit, but due to a poor fan it doesn’t really distribute the heat into the room. Plus it makes obnoxious beeps whenever you push any control or move it.
The Vornado is good. I give it 5 out of 5 Mehs!
So far, this thing is fantastic.
My house has an expanded open dining room, but the gas heat system can’t keep the addition warm enough. There are some big-honkin’ wired-in slant-fin-type heaters, but they’re pretty old and REALLY inefficient so I hate to use them.
It’s 40 degrees outside tonight. Even on the low setting, this Vornado helps make my dining room nearly as warm as the rest of the house. So when it gets colder mid-winter, I’m sure the “high” setting will help keep the room feeling nice.
Disclaimer: I generally like things a little colder than the average person, so if you like things really hot, you might not be as happy with this heater as I am.
@actionjbone IT’S a winner for sure
I bought 3 of these and I was amazed at how well they work. I have a meager 1500 sq. ft home and I don’t need to use any other heating other than my vornado’s . They’re just what the doc ordered, well really it was me but as much as I spend with him, he should have bought them for me. Hope you bring them back in again.