Dimplex #ETD620W2 Electronic Line Voltage Thermostat Double Pole Review

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This is the second order for the same model thermostats. The first was correct and is working as expected. The second order though for the same model, had a lower model shipped. The outcome, my heat did not work for a couple of weeks while I wrestled with the manufacturer who is not customer oriented. I will reuse the ETD620W1 shipped in small rooms and try to get the correct ETD620W2 model shipped this time. This could have been a catastrophe.

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Discount Insteon 2441V INSTEON and Totaline/Ventstar Compatible Thermostat

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I do hereby certify under penalty of law that this adapter was purchased and installed on my Venstar thermostat for use with my Insteon home automation system.

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Discount Aube by Honeywell TH140-28-01-B/U Hydronic Heating 7-Day

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Each day of the week is separately programmable, which is nice. It is reasonably easy to program and to switch between manual/programming modes.

However, one big downside of this item is that you can only program two temperature levels, although up to four different programs a day. For example, you set high=70F and low=50F, and then you divide the day in 4 parts choosing when you want it to be "high" or "low". Most programmable thermostats in this price range would actually allow you to choose exact temperatures for each programming cycles, rather than requiring a two-point four-programs option.

I am disappointed. I should have bought a more expensive one, or just a cheaper basic one.

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Thermostat is easy to install and program and the instructions are clear and complete. However, it seems odd to me that the unit would not have an "OFF" switch. Every thermostat I have ever had possessed this feature. I suppose I can simulate this function by exploiting the "Vacation" (hold temperature) feature and specifying a very low temperature, but that seems rather "Rube Goldberg-ish" when a simple "OFF" switch would have sufficed. Other than that issue, I am satisfied with the operation of the unit during the current heating season.

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Easy to install.Easy to program. Only complaint is that the screen does not illuminate and is very hard to see in a dark room without a light shining on the screen.

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There are not many options out there for high wattage baseboard heaters, I've tried 3 other thermostats and found this one to work the best given the two wire setup, simple programming, clean look and price. Some of the reviews complain about the programming functionality but I found that it simple after reading the directions and getting a little creative using the standard features to work around the limitations of 4 time slots per day and travel function. My only complaint will be a small poping noise when the it turns on/off, nothing more than my previous thermostats. Overall great product

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This thermostat is the third one we have purchased for radiant floor heating. I am very happy with all three of this same model. It is easy to program, easy to temorarily over-ride, and easy to change the batteries. The display has just the need information and is easy to read. Recommended? Definitely, YES!

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The fireplace is almost everything I wanted. The only think missing is the real sound of a fireplace and I have added a Woodwick candle on the mantle to get the desired effect. Do ASK for the assembly instructions. II held me back a week for the enjoyment of my fireplace. My cats LOVE to cuddle in front of it just like the Night Before Christmas!. Once I got the instructions,, even me, a no DIY gal, was able to put it together and I enjoyed doing so I recommend this for its ambiance and for the opportunity to put your Xmas garland and lights on the mantle after it is assembled. Enjoy! Dr. Carole M. Rowland.

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Review of RoadPro RPSL-681 12V Direct Hook-Up Ceramic Heater/Fan with Swivel

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Just installed one of these in my John Deere Tractor cab, and am pretty disapointed. I have seen these advertised as both 300 Watts and now Amazon is listing them as only 180 watts???? So am not sure if there is two models of this or not??? I bought it because of the review on here from the guy with the skid steer praising it??? I found mine will take 20 mins to defrost[about a foot square hole NOT the whole thing] the windshield if its ZERO degrees here in Northern Maine. I dont really know what it would be good for???? I would say it would be something that would heat up an area maybe 18"X18" square not the cab of a tractor, that is more like 4ft square. If you think it will heat up a vehicle anything like the vehicle heater, you are going to be very disapointed. As it's output is about 1/10th of that.............. I would not have bought it if I could have pluged one in before I bought!!! Maybe a better way of rating it is that a standard hairdryer[1500wt] will put out atleast times what this does; if you have a 300watt version; the 180watt version, they are selling now, would only put out than a hairdryer. So if you think about how long it would take to heat up the vehicle with a standard hairdryer and then assume it will take 8X longer you can see it is going to take a very LONG TIME!

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This heater is a marked improvement over the 12v ceramic defroster type heater (powered by a cigarette lighter receptacle) tha I had installed. The unit wires directly to the battery with thicker gatuge wire. Alternatively, it can be wired to the main bus bar which is the case in my boat. The heater warms the cabin of my BellBoy classic glass cruiser. So, I am pleased with it and would recommend it for similar small-spaced applications.

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I liked the size and the features, but the fan is very lacking and without a switch in the circuit the fan's power stays on unless you remove the fuses. All in all it kept me from freezing too much but could have been made a lot better.

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I bought this heater because, at the time, it was the best rated car heater on Amazon. The fan barely blew any heat out. I had to keep my hands directly over the heater to feel any heat at all.

After owning this heater for about two months, it caught fire in my Jeep I had to get rid of it. I would not recommend anybody purchase this heater.

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I have this unit installed in my Subaru wagon. Forget about getting any heat. Turned to the windshield, it keeps a small portion of the windshield clear of condensation. Thats all it's good for. Hardly any heat, hardly any moving air from the fan.

An impressive looking gadget; but not really a heater. Not worth 50 cents.

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I bought this thermostat control for use with a heater for keeping a battery warm during the winter. Last winter the battery heater was always on to keep the battery warm to start an automatic generator. The heating during times when the temperature warmed up resulted in a damaged battery. This thermostat is just the right temperature range. After reading the negative review, I tested all three devices by cycling the temperature from 10-60 degrees F several times to verify they are working correctly.

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I purchased this device to back up the furnace in my cabin. I have it connected to an electric heater in the basement. So far my furnace has not failed, but I did have some air leaks that dropped my basement below 38 deg. and the device turned on as it should. Gives me peace of mind to know that as long as the electricity is on I will have some type of heat. I have it connected to a 1500 watt heater and there were no problems with mine. I have tested it several times by placing it outside in the cold and it has always worked.

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I recorded temperatures with a wireless weather transmitter and it cut on and off around 38 and 50 degrees as advertised. Stopped working correctly after about 3 weeks, cutting on and off somewhat randomly at different temperatures. Once it started to malfunction it never stayed on long enough to warm the pump house. For something that often controls critical heat you would think reliability would be better.

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I bought the controller to operate a heat cable. It came on when the temperature got below 35 degrees but then it would turn on and off at below freezing temperatures for no reason at all. Luckily what I was using the heat cable on was not very critical.

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I bought two of these one that turns on a fountain to keep a small pond from freezing, and another to regulate a heater to keep a small greenhouse temperature above freezing. Well, the first one works just fine for my purposes; it turns on around 36 degrees or so and turns off when the temperature outside gets to about 40, but the second is unusable for keeping the greenhouse in the 40 degree area. It won't turn on until it's about 32 and shuts off before it gets to 40. I was expecting a little margin of error (the literature says on at 38, off at 50), but not this much. So neither one really operates as advertised.

Presto 05471 1000-Watt 1-Liter Stainless-Steel Electric Deep Fryer Reviews

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This is my first home deep fryer. I really do like it. I use it maybe a few times a week on average, making my own onion rings, french fries, jalapeno poppers, wontons, ect. I live alone in a tiny apartment with little kitchen space so its small size is perfect for storing and making a serving or two of items if I have a guest over.

The only thing I don't like about this machine is how hard it is to clean. Without soaking (not submerging, just filling it up with hot water and soap) it's absolutely impossible to get all the grime off the inside and even with soaking I can't get everything clean. This was great for a first machine but it will be replaced soon with something easier to clean. After six months of use I can barely stand to look at it. It desperately needs a good cleaning that I can't give it without dunking the whole thing in water.

The temperature settings were great for a first time cooker as well, though now that I'm a little experienced I'm wishing I had a wider range to play with.

Overall this cooker has met my expectations; it looks great and is easy to store. It also has appropriate safety features. Because of how difficult it is to clean I will be replacing it shortly.

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This is a great fryer for its size. Only 4 cups of oil, heats quickly. I have made yam fries, tempura shrimp/scallops and fried wontons. All were delicious and very crisp. Clean-up is a little annoying because you cannot remove the oil container from the unit. This is pretty much exactly the same as the FryDaddy with the addition of adjustible thermostat and fry basket and cover to keep oil from spattering when frying.

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Previous owner of Fry Daddy (until it died) surprisingly pleased with the performance of this model

for thirty or so bucks getting the looks/performance of a professional fryer love the metal aspects of this fryer

seems like it will be easy to clean.

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Aluminum interior conducts heat nicely compared to the insulating quality of the nonstick Fry Daddy interior, frys vigorously

Looks nice stainless exterior handsome professional quality

Solid construction, stable on the countertop

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none yet

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This fryer is a great value for your money. It does exactly what it purports to do: it fries small quantities of food, at adjustable temperatures, and is small enough to be convenient for those of us without a lot of space. It's also a lot cuter than many similarly sized fryers of this type--which can be important if you're leaving it out on top of the counter most of the time.

It's small, so it doesn't use a bunch of oil, and we do usually just leave the oil in the fryer until it needs to be changed. It's lightweight, so moving it without spilling and cleaning it isn't really much of a hassle. And the exterior is very easy to clean because it's relatively sleek and simple. It works really well for exactly what it says it does: frying small amounts, like single/double servings of french fries. It does take a bit longer if you're trying to fry a lot, or something really dense like chicken legs/thighs, but that's only to be expected. And the food comes out great, with the perfect consistency.

The only thing we wish it had was a hook to hang the basket on for draining. It's possible to open the lid and balance the basket on the rim to drain, but you have to be careful it doesn't fall back in and splatter, etc.

Just a tip: we usually use the highest temperature setting, because any lower seems to be inefficient and take forever, so that doesn't really seem to be such a plus--but perhaps for different kinds of foods we don't cook it is and we're just unaware.

Overall, we are really please with this product, and it was a great value for the price. We use it constantly--and that's another great thing about it: it's small and we just keep it on the counter, so when my husband wants fries, we turn it on and it heats up really quickly, so it's very quick and convenient!

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As the title says this is a small capacity fryer. Keep that in mind and you will not be disappointed. That is not to say that it does not have its limitations. It is too small to fry chicken breasts, other chicken pieces fit if you put them in one at a time. French fries work well if you don't put in too much. A small to medium potato sliced up seem to work well. The thermostat is accurate, but it starts to cycle before the set temperature is reached (at 390 it starts to cycle at 350). This makes it slow to reach the setting. If you overfill the basket with foods that have a lot of water in them (like fries) it can boil over.

To work around the issues I set the temp to 390 and it takes about 15 minutes to heat up. I slowly lower fries to keep it from bubbling over. Battered seafood works very well. I don't find it hard to clean as others have said, but then I clean after every use. For one or two persons this unit is ideal.

Review of Honeywell 7 Fin Oil Filled Radiator Heater with Digital Controls

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THE HONEYWELL HZ-709: I'm on my sixth oil-filled radiator heater. It's a Honeywell HZ-709, the only satisfactory one I've found currently on the market. The first Honeywell I bought worked very well for one season. When I began experiencing problems, I found customer service to be very responsive and responsible.

THE OTHERS: I had a Lakewood which worked very well, but Lakewood doesn't make these heaters anymore. I've also tried two different DeLonghi radiators. Both of them continued to put out irritating fumes even after the break in period. Back they went. Likewise for the Holmes I bought. It gave off a low-level odor that I didn't find too noxious at first; but after the first few hours I developed a continuous and worsening headache + nausea that wouldn't quit unless I left the house. It didn't put out as much heat as the Honeywell either. I gave it two days to prove itself, then gave up on it.

THE WARRANTY: So I've purchased a second Honeywell. As I said, the first one worked beautifully for one season. I cranked it up again this fall and it worked fine for a few days. Then, suddenly, the heater started to put out nasty fumes. It smelled like a CFL bulb when they go bad very nasty. It still worked and I couldn't find any leaking oil. I think the problem was in the control panel. I called customer service because, unlike other heaters, the Honeywell has a three-year warranty. Customer service was very thorough and efficient. The guy I spoke to told me he would waive the $10 return fee (?!!), but he wanted me to ship the heater back at my expense. When I objected, he put me on hold for a short time, then came back and told me that this one time I could just cut off the cord and send it. This I did, and I'm waiting on my replacement heater. Meanwhile I bought another because I wanted a second heater of this type anyway.

DIFFERENT TYPES OF HEATERS: I really prefer oil-filled radiators as opposed to forced-air or open-element heaters. They are quiet, slow, even, efficient, and safe. But you have to use them correctly. You can't come into a 60 degree room, crank up one of these radiators, and expect instant warmth. Rather than sending out a fan-driven blast of warm air, it transfers heat to the air and the objects around it by natural convection. Radiator is a misnomer they should be called convectors.

(True radiant heaters, such as quartz heaters, use infrared heat (electromagnetic radiation) to warm objects (and people) rather than the air. This is, in principle, exactly how the sun heats. The air may remain cool, but if you stand in the sunshine you will be warmed by radiation. Infrared heat is great if you can afford it. Quartz heaters will make your electric bill resemble NASA's budget. Apparently, buying a little piece of the sun is a very expensive proposition.)

Back to the oil-filled gadgets. As the heating element inside the convector (aka radiator) heats the oil, a current is generated in the oil because warm oil is more buoyant. The warm oil rises and gives up its heat, via the metal fins, to the colder air. The heated oil constantly rising from the bottom displaces the cooling oil which circulates back down to the heat coil to be heated again etc. etc. Meanwhile, the heated air is rising, forming its own convection current and is circulating throughout the room without any mechanical aids. This gentle current of air ultimately feels warmer than forced air because you are not contending with the "breeze" created by a fan-driven system. The use of natural convection circulation saves money because there is no fan using additional electricity.

If your room cools to, say, 55 degrees for a while, then so do all the objects in it. In a typical room, that's a lot of mass to bring back up to the desired temperature. Until everything reaches the desired temp, all that mass is soaking up the heat from whatever source you use. I find that these convection heaters are best used over a long period of time to warm the room and all the objects in it, then to maintain a comfortable temperature. To that end I wish the timer were set up to turn ON the heater (like an hour or two before I wake up or arrive home from work) rather than to turn OFF the heater at a preset time. That would make much more sense to me.

THE CONTROLS: The only other caveat to the timer is that if you accidentally turn it on by flicking the center button, your heater will cut off unexpectedly in whatever number of hours you unwittingly chose. Some of the "malfunctions" listed in other reviews may be due to accidentally setting the timer. The other controls work very well and the heater puts out a large, consistent volume of heat for a relatively modest increase in my power bill. The thermostat for this heater is apparently located near the floor. My floor is very cold, so the recorded temperature on the heater panel reads lower than the room temp. I monitor the actual room temperature and reset the heater thermostat accordingly. Right now it is 44 degrees outside, a comfy 72.5 inside, but the heater panel reads 68. This is in a very old, drafty, poorly-insulated 600 sq. ft. unit with no other intentional source of heat.

SUMMARY: Oil-filled heaters are quiet, efficient, and safe. The cats can and do sleep right up against it without burning themselves. It will not catch the curtains afire. There is no noisy, inefficient fan. Of all similar heaters, this Honeywell is the best -well worth the additional price. It is obviously made to higher quality standards than the other, cheaper heaters I've tried. It carries a three-year warranty, and the company stands behind its product. It heats the room without poisoning the air. If they made an even better one and charged even more, I'd buy it!

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The Honeywell HZ-709 comes very well packaged with solid styrofoam wrapped around the unit all inside a heavy duty cardboard box. When I opened mine I wasn't surprised that there wasn't a scratch on it. It comes with the radiator unit, four plastic casters, two brackets, two u-bolts, owners manual, and warranty card. There is basic tool-free assembly required to put on the casters, but its so easy a cave man could do it. The instructions to do this are also very easy to understand.

Once the unit is assembled then it is time to plug it in. The digital settings are very easy to adjust with one power button and three two-way switches. One switch is for adjusting the thermostat, which can be set to the max of eighty five degrees fahrenheit. Another is for setting the power low (600 watts), medium (900 watts), and high (1500 watts). The last switch is for setting a hourly timer for shutting the unit off. The temperature switch can also be used to change from fahrenheit to celsius within the first few seconds of powering the unit on. Let me add that this unit is extremely silent, I had to check it a few times to make sure it was on.

I purchased this heater a few weeks ago from Target after we got a blast of cold weather (hovering below and above freezing at night) for a couple of weeks because my home does not have central heat and air and I have about 20 space heaters of which none have ever made my house feel close to warm during the winter. I decided on this unit because it was the most expensive one so I figured it must work for that price and plus I had never tried a oil filled radiator style heater before. I am so glad I decided on this heater.

This heater is in my bedroom which is roughly 700 square feet 26x26. I have a 52" ceiling fan which I set to low on the updraft setting. I tried to place the heater in the center of the room but the cord was too short, but I do have a pretty huge bedroom, so I just put it as far as it would go toward center from the wall outlet. I turned the heater on the highest power setting and highest temperature setting about 5:00pm on an evening that was going to drop below freezing. I have a thermometer on my night stand and the temp in the room read fifty nine degrees. By the time I went to sleep at around 10:00pm the temperature had already raised to seventy two degrees. When I woke up the next morning the temperature was seventy eight degrees. I was shocked!!! It was actually warm in my room. My wife was in shock too. What is amazing is that the unit itself is not extremely hot to the touch like quartz radiant heaters are, while it is still hot I don't feel like it is a fire hazard like quartz heaters are and I feel comfortable leaving it on all the time, even when I am not home. I am still a bit confused on how it does such a great job of heating but it really does. For the past two weeks I haven't been cold in my bedroom at all and I love this heater. It hasn't gone above seventy eight degrees in my bedroom, but I don't want it more than that anyway. It was definitely worth the money. I want to purchase 2 or three more of these units for the whole house now.

I just wanted to update my review a little after a year that I wrote it. It went through another winter and kept us warm, I had since bought a couple more. Still very happy with the units. I had people ask about energy consumption and decided to put a formula on here so you could figure it out for yourself since it would be different for everyone:

It is very easy to figure how any electrical device will affect your electric bill.

Use the formula:

Cost = (watts x hours used x rate per kwh) / 1000

So if you use the unit on high (1500 watts) for 12 hours a day at your electric company's kilowatt hour rate (mine is always changing but usually stays around .02 cents per kwh) then divide that number by 1000 you get your cost which would be:

Cost = (1500 watts x 12 hours x 0.02 kwh charge) / 1000 = $0.36 cents per day or for 30 days: 30 x 0.36 = $10.80

You can use the formula for any electronic device in your home.

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I just bought this unit from Target, and it is great.

First of all, it is very quiet. The only noise is the sound of oil percolating around in metal housing, which is actually soothing. It is powerful enough to heat our average size bedroom (about 15'x15') even on the lowest setting, and it is below freezing outside.

It is really nice to have a thermostat. You can set it and it will keep your room at a constant temperature. The non-digital model is about $20 cheaper, but just get this one. I've used heaters with no thermostat, and you can never get it to hold constant at a nice temperature. You will wake up too hot or too cold.

The Honeywell costs a little more than the cheap-o brand, but it is WELL worth it. The first radiator heater I bought was cheap-o from Walmart. It made a really loud electrical arcing noise every time it kicked on. It was loud enough to wake us up. It sounded like those weapons from War of the Worlds.

Update: Durable too. We've had ours for.. 5 years?? Still works!

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We loved ours! A lot of the people who are having problems with it shutting itself off randomly are probably playing with the middle button on the unit it is some kind of timer. We never used it, but realized when we had the same problem.

Our problem is that the oil pan must have burst or something I came into the kitchen one day and there was a brown puddle on the floor and the thermostat was registering 90 degrees. So thankful it didn't catch on fire or anything, but if it hadn't been on linoleum it would have left a nasty mess on the carpet. Returned it to the store no problem, but we were unable to replace it with the same model as it was not in stock.

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I've owned this for a little over a year. I was quite pleased with it until I noticed that my electrical outlet had black around it I pulled the plug and saw that the plug was melting causing it to short. I blamed the outlet only to find another outlet making hissing/sparking noises shortly thereafter (and more melting) the problem is the plug becomes warm either by being close to the unit when on, or from electrical resistance this warms up the rubber/plastic separating the prongs causing the less electricity resistance and voila you have a potentially lethal problem. Even with the unit off the plug will continue to spark/short/melt. Don't know why the circuit breaker didn't blow it must not be enough to trigger. Buyer beware. I'm contacting Honeywell today.

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Granted, It was 90 degrees out when I first used the Ac on the bridge of my 50' Yacht.

It just did not cool my 15'X15' bridge. The best that it got was 10 degrees cooler than the outside Temp.

I did like the controls, and the remote. I liked the two speed fan as well.

The air direction fins (Side to side) really do not do the job. The water discharge plastic pipe should expand and stretch another foot or so.

I have not used the Heater yet, so I can not grade that function.

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Lasko Products Flat Panel Ceramic Heater Review

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I use mine in a 30 foot RV. After the first year I bought a second one. The heaters are compact and easy to use. The thermostat works well. My RV uses a 30 amp system, so I can only use one at a time if the unit is on high. I close the door to the bedroom section and then using one heater at a time I can heat the bedroom or living room. The heaters have worked well for me and I would recommend them to heat small spaces.

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This item was decent for me except that it only decides to work when it feels like it. I had to pay to send it back to Lasko and when they got it, they said it was working, so they sent it back. It worked for a few days and now it's not working again.

It also would have been nice if they would have made the base have a joint to point the heater up or down. Overall, this is overpriced junk.