HeatDish... Potable Electic Heater. - Democratic Underground

Rainscents

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Sun Nov-27-05 02:07 AM
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HeatDish... Potable Electic Heater.

I bought one today from Costco and I cannot believe the heat this thing throw out! It only run on 1000wt, Feels like three times the heat!!! This heater is computer designed parabolic reflector focuses energy like satellite dish... so it feels much warmer than convection heaters. Heat is virtually INSTANT Heat without first heating the room. The cost at Costco was $56.00 and it's the best money I ever spent on anything!!! WOW!

Anyone here own one of these heater?

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Nevilledog

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Sun Nov-27-05 02:12 AM
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1. I have owned 2 in the past.....

Edited on Sun Nov-27-05 02:14 AM by Nevilledog

and had both of them burn out within about a year after purchase. Got them both from Costco, also. Never replaced them because we moved to a house with better heating.

edit to add: They did a great job heating though. We used them in our computer room, and the house was over 100 years old and very drafty. We might have just overused them.

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Rainscents

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Sun Nov-27-05 02:16 AM
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2. I hope mine don't burn out that soon! LOL

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Syncronaut Seven

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Sun Nov-27-05 02:25 AM
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4. Beware high line voltage

That will take one out fast. Voltage should be 117-120V.

I once lived at the beginning of a long rural power line. In the winters they fed me 125 volts so folks at the end of the line would get 115 under winter load.

Hard on light bulbs and surge suppressors for sure!

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Rainscents

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Sun Nov-27-05 02:28 AM
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6. Thanks for the info! I live in brand new apartment complex, so I should

be ok.

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lenidog

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Sun Nov-27-05 02:21 AM
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3. I have three electric heaters for my apartment

Its in a old house so its pretty cold and the gas heaters are not that efficient. So I am going electric. Though none of them are of the type you are describing. Got a Holmes quart heater for the kitchen, another Holmes forced air electric for the living room and a Homlmes radiator for the bedroom. I got all Holmes heaters because the fourth electric heater I have is over seven years old made by Holmes and it still kicks ass. I have put it into the emergency category now because it doesn't have a digital thermostat that you can set.

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high density

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Sun Nov-27-05 02:26 AM
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5. My aunt has a couple, also from Cosco

They seem to work alright.

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