Review of Silent 48 Bottle 2-Zone Wine Refrigerator

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List Price: $599.00
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Pros:

1) 2 sides so you can keep different temps

2) Looks nice

3) Quieter than compressor 'cellars'

4) Keeps temperature

Cons:

1) Doesn't fit 48 bottles

2) Pinot bottles don't easily fit

3) Racks scrape labels

4) Light only illuminates top 2 rows

5) Doesn't get as cold as documented/advertised

I read all reviews before purchasing and knew going in about the first 4 `Cons' I've listed, but I was okay with that. What I had not read anywhere was `Con'# 5 (the unit's inability to get as cold as documented), so I will focus on that...

First things first, the manufacturer (Wine Enthusiast) states the internal temperature range is 50 66 F +/7 degrees. Although they state the proper temperature for both whites and reds is between 53 and 57 I have to disagree. I have read and discussed with many `wine enthusiasts' (wine makers, store owners, and drinkers) the proper chilling temp for white is 45 47 F. I `assumed' (bad idea) that I could set each side at 50 F and expect to have the lower sections reach 43 F. Therefore I could chill whites on the lower shelves and reds on the upper shelves. I figured this would meet my needs and decided to purchase the unit.

I ordered the fridge from Amazon and received it within days. I anxiously unpacked it, plugged it in, set the temp to 50 F on both sides, placed a couple tester bottles in it from my other chiller and waited. 24 hours later I grabbed the bottles and tested the bottle temp (using an infrared thermometer used to test surface temperature). To my surprise the lower bottles on each side were only 54 55 F, while the upper bottles were as warm as 59 F. Thinking my gun needed calibration I decided to test the internal temp of the unit. I placed two thermometers at the bottom of the left side (one digital and one analog/liquid) and waited another 24 hours. I checked each thermometer and sure enough the left side was only getting as low as 54 degrees (I repeated the test on the right side, same results).

I phoned Wine Enthusiast and they told me to unplug the unit, wait a couple hours, and plug it back in to `reset' the thermostat. I did that and conducted the same test (with all three thermometers) 24 hours later and received the exact same results. I called back the next day and spoke to a technical representative who said possibly a board was bad and they would ship me another unit.

The shipment came about a week later and again I conducted the same tests. This time the temperature range was 51 53 F (lower section to upper section, respectively). I checked the temperature over the next several days and it never wavered (51 F lower section, 53 F upper section both sides). So although the temperature was steady it was not cold enough to truly `chill' white wine.

After contemplating my options I decided to keep the unit and store only reds in it. I think it would be fine for storing whites as well but not for chilling. I have another unit that goes as low as 41 (actually tested at 37 F) so I use that for my whites and the Wine Enthusiast for my reds.

Solutions for common issues:

To resolve pinot bottle storage, I remove the top rack and store pinot bottles on the next available rack (only 2 per side will fit comfortably) but this reduces total capacity by 8 bottles. The top rack is pretty much useless due to its proximity to the thermostat anyway.

To resolve the scraping, I use a 3 2 3 configuration. I flip every other rack upside down and this prevents scraping (but it reduces the storage capacity by another 6 bottles).

Bottom Line, there are a lot of bargain wine `cellars' out there and from what I've read all have issues. However, I would not recommend this one to anyone wanting to chill whites. If you only want to store reds then maybe this is for you, but don't be fooled into thinking it can store anywhere near 48 bottles (I think the total is closer to 32).

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Perfect for the not-so-snotty wine buff. Keeps plenty of wine stocked outside the refrigerator. Dual controls a plus. Racks are small so oversized bottles don't make it and the racks can actually scrape the labels off if you are not careful. All in all, a bargain wine cooler for the average wine consumer.

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The Wine Enthusiast 48 Bottle 2-Zone Wine Refrigerator was received as a Christmas gift and purchased through Costco by the gift giver. Lovely! It was delivered on time and carried to its appropriate spot -inside wall of finished basement. Once set up the system was allowed to run for several days at the desired temperatures before placing bottles within. Since adding the bottles we have been unable to regulate the temperature controls at all. No matter the temperature set, the inside remains at 45 to 48 degrees on both sides. A freezer thermometer has been used to check the actual temperatures ensuring it was not just a faulty read on the display -it's not. A call was placed to the Wine Enthusiast who stated that they have been seeing many complaints related to the temperature controls with the 48 bottle unit only. They attempted to help by making the following recommmendations -a) move unit to a warmer place in the house if located in a cold basement or such; b) reset the unit by unplugging and replugging; c) contact Costco for a replacement due to having been purchased through them and not directly from Wine Enthusiast.

None of their recommendations have worked to date to include receiving a replacement from Costco. Costco's initial response of replacing it immediately has since turned into "none available" after several calls regarding the lack of communication for delivery of replacement and hearing from a company wanting to pick up the malfunctioning cooler. (Note: currently you can still buy one via Costco.com-online as of this typing. Still hoping to rectify the situation due to the bottles currently in the cooler.) Situation is still on-going.

The unit itself is nice though it technically will not hold 48 bottles if storing any "odd" sized bottles -Pinot Noir as an example. Shelves must be rearranged, turned over or removed to keep bottles from scraping the shelf above. Even without holding the true 48 count, this unit would work perfectly for us if the temperature control issue could be rectified.

Summary: Based on the Wine Enthusiast's statment TO US regarding seeing temperature control problems with the 48-bottle units and our own experience with the same, we can not recommend this particular unit. Nor currently do we recommend purchasing it through Costco.

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Just purchased this wine refrigerator about a month ago. We have filled it up and it seems to be working perfectly. It's a quiet and reasonably attractive free-standing unit that was easy to get up and running. We look forward to years of use.

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Item was delivered 15 days after it was ordered only to arrive damaged (looked like it was dropped a couple times). The doors didn't shut and the top was bent. After being on hold for 20 min, they were gracious enough to re-ship another unit but did not allow for the option to expedite shipping or change to a different carrier. The second item arrived 21 days later and was in worse condition than the first. The doors were ajar and the entire back was bent in. After another 30 minute telephone conversation, they agreed to refund the purchase price but were not going to refund the $85 shipping until I requested it. Very frustrating experience.

Cheap BUNN VPR Commercial 12-Cup Pour-Over Coffee Brewer, with 2 Warmers

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About 15 years ago, I purchased a Bunn home duty coffee maker and found it to be excellent. After about 5 years of nearly daily use, it started to get a little finicky so I took it apart in an attempt to clean the hot water chamber. Turned out the sealing parts are not really made to be taken apart after 5 years of use and then go back together.

In a quest for a new Bunn, I found that the VPR cost about double what the home version cost so.... 10 years later, the Bunn VPR is still going strong and has helped out at family events serving large groups of people (just what the machine is designed for!). Despite having water poured into the bottom heat plate (don't try to pour water in without a carafe in place), it still works perfectly!

A hint to those who make coffee only on the weekends: the design of the Bunn is that it is a small hot water tank and keeps a couple gallons of water hot and ready to go at all times. This will use some electricity and I've taken to putting a towel over the top of mine to help insulate and lower energy usage. Additionally, being hot all the time, water will evaporate. If going more than a couple days without making coffee, it's best to pour a pitcher of water in (with the filter basket empty and a carafe ready to catch the hot water) to top off the tank and then make a pot with coffee after it has reheated the reservoir.

If by some Act of God, my Bunn stops working, I will not hesitate to purchase another Commercial Bunn for what is essentially personal, home use. If you love coffee and can tolerate the price, this is a great choice for a coffee brewer!

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I have worked in the foodservice industry for years, and the Bunn has always been the standard by which commercial coffeemakers are judged. Years ago, I decided to buy the consumer version for my home, and although it served me well, it eventually wore out and I wanted something better and sprang for the VPR. One nice feature of the Bunn is that you can unscrew the sprayhead, leave the filter basket off and you can instantly have a couple of pots of very hot water available for recipes. I typically buy the gallon size Lipton tea bags, put one in a decanter, run a decanter of water through and let it steep for about 10-15 minutes and add enough water to make a gallon, people love my Iced tea.

If you do unscrew the sprayhead, set it in the screened inlet where you pour the water into the maker, so that you don't inadvertently start a pot of coffee without the sprayhead in place. I did get a steal of a deal on mine new on ebay for $100.00...

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We purchased our Coffee Brewer to replace our older model of the same make for our VERY active Senior Center. With clubs, excerise classes, art, and card games, the coofee flows all day long! We have found this Coffee Brewer by BUNN, a workhorse that can put up with the demand 8hrs and day 5 days a week for years! Thanks BUNN for exceptional quality!!

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I am very unhappy about the write up on this item. I did not see the notation on the bottom of the page "Please note that the decanters for this unit (Bunn 6100 and 6101 Easy Pour) are sold separately." until the order had been processed. Both Costco and Sams had the same unit with 2 decanters included for less money. In all, this added $75.00 over the units from the other retailers. You should put that info on the top of the page in the description so a consumer can compare "apples to apples" not apples to lemons".

Joe Pescatrice pescj@comcast.net BUNN VPR Commercial 12-Cup Pour-Over Coffee Brewer, with 2 Warmers

PS. after discussing the issue on the phone with Jacques (JD) in Customer service, an adjustment was made. He noted there were 2 pictures there one with and one without decanters and the larger picture used in the display had 2 decanters. On closer inspection, I discovered they were different models. The one with the decanters has a black protective lid on the water inlet while the one with no decanters had no lid or perhaps a different design feature. Kudos to Jacques for prompt and great customer service.

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Our Bunn that we had in the office for 25 years finally quit, so I ordered the closest match I could find. I had it sent next day air--received it the next day and our customers were very happy to have coffee as usual. It works great!

2gig Z-STAT Z-Wave Programmable Thermostat Review

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I like it except for a few key issues, the touch screen is a nice feature and nice looking.

a few issues...

1. Once connected to Z-wave it will not run off the built in schedule on the unit, you must schedule from z-wave.

2. Unit does not report set-point temp to z-wave, ie: if someone changes the temp at the thermostat, the change will not be reflected in Z-wave, it will only know the last setting that was initiated through Z-wave. This seems to be a known, designed by choice, issue.

3. After about a week of seemingly working fine, it began to lose contact with the Z-wave network, and commands would not be sent to it. I changed the batteries, removed it and re-added it a few times before it would work normally again, at that point it was not recognized as the same node, so all my scenes in Vera did not refer to it anymore so I had to redo all the scenes.

4. From reading the forums it seems reliability can be spotty due to running off batteries rather than 24V power, of course, the fact that this unit can run on batteries is one of its main selling points in the first place. What I will say about running power to this thing, or the "C" wire or "Common" as it's referred to is that the C wire is no more than a ground back at the source of the thermostat wire. This is rarely mentioned in the all the posting about C wires and transformers, etc. but from what I have learned, that is essentially all it is. I do not have a C wire but I do have a common back at the Taco SR502 that my boiler and hot water tank are hooked to so all I have to do is pull a 3rd wire to my T-stat and connect to the terminal labeled "COM" in the SR502 and it should work, but if it didn't have that I should be able to just run a wire to the metal cabinet of the boiler, furnace, or wherever the T-stat wire originates from.

5. I would prefer there to be a plate that mounts to the wall where you wire to and then the unit snaps into the plate. The LuxPro this replaced was like that, and is also "armchair programable" as they say. Also, the battery and wiring access covers are tricky to remove and there is no instruction on how to do so.

6. Not knowing that the built in schedule would be useless, I went ahead and programmed the whole thing, this was a tedious process which did not seem to function exactly as the manual says, especially the "Copy" function which did not seem to work at all.

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I am testing a variety of z-wave devices in my home prior to deciding which to be used at our new office building. I have now evaluated the Trane Remote Energy Management Thermostat (by Schlage), Honeywell TH8320ZW1007/U Z-Wave Enabled Programmable Thermostat, and this 2Gig Z-STAT Z-Wave Programmable Thermostat. In my home, there is a 24 V common (blue) wire but it was not connected. Fortunately, I was easily able to connect that wire. The Trane and Honeywell require a 24V common wire as a previous reviewer noted, while the 2Gig uses 3 AA batteries. I also was worried that the backlight would not look so good on the 2Gig, but it actually looks better than the others IMO.

The Trane and 2Gig both work fine with my Vera 2 controller, but I had trouble with the Honeywell, as it turns on the air and heat at same time. I think the 24V common needs to connect to the air conditioner/compressor instead of the furnace, which might be a problem for me.

Bottom line, Trane and 2Gig work fine with my Vera 2 system. I like the looks of 2Gig better, it is cheaper, and does not require a 24V common. The new office will get 2Gig thermostats.

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Bought this to integrate with my ADT Pulse system. Set it up as a GE Thermostat and it worked just like a charm. I have an older heating system, so there is no power to the thermostat. The battery powered version was perfect. This guy works just fine-minus a bit of lag, but I suppose that's to be expected. Wouldn't be surprised if it's actually my network slowing down communication. FYI-the lag is probably 3-5 seconds from when I input a change from the ADT iPhone app. Perhaps that's just relative...

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I bought this tstat a few days before Christmas , and installed it over the holidays. At first I had some difficulty working the set up and I was leary of the reviews that showed this device to be a battery hog. To install this unit without the C wire was no problem, it comes with decals that you can mark the wires with when its apart. I got this installed and proceded to program it as outlined in the directions that it came with. After not much luck and almost ready to give up, I realized that there was a smaller insert of instructions that came with the Z wave radio module on this t stat. After carefully reading this I realized that this t stat is very versatile. It can be used as a stand alone programmable t stat that works off the internal clock on it, it can also be fitted for 2 types of radios, the Z wave and the wifi radio.

After reading the extra insert instructions, I then realized that the t stat needed to be placed in wireless mode which hides the clock and some other displays on the face of unit. This was done by holding down the program button for 12 seconds, and then linking the z wave controller to the t stat. Once that was done I went to z wave controller, did a network heal, and proceeded to program in scenes. I am happy to report that all works as intended now and that a month into usage the batteries are still holding at 90%. The t stat can be operated in total darkness if needed, just lightly touch the screen and it lights up really bright and stays on for about 3 to 4 seconds after. I also tested the notifications feature and it works flawlessly. This unit is highly recommended and it looks like there have been some improvements over the first models prior to this one.

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This was super easy to install. It quickly synced to my Vera2 and was instantly controllable. It has a big screen that is easy to read and control.

For me, I needed ones that run on batteries as I do not have a 24V Common wire coming from my boiler to power it. This was it. I have three installed, two on radiant heat floors and one on forced hot air from a heat exchanger (from the boiler).

Will save me LOADS of $$ on propane.

Review of Amico Electric Oven Celsius NO NC P Temperature Capillary

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This thermostat is not quite what we expected but can be used. It is advertised as 240 Volt with connections for L1 & L2 but only one output. One of the lines is used to energize the output when there is heat demand and the other line energizes the output when there is no heat demand? The previous thermostat was double throw so both lines were open where there was no heat demand. However, we were able to modify our wiring to accomodate this replacement. It works well and is quite reasonably priced.

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The large hysteresis is expected for this inexpensive thermostat. Works good.

I used this in my RV to control the 6 gal hot water tank.

It had a non adjustable 130 degree thermostat that had burned me. No more problems with that!

Cheap BroilKing MLB-25RT Professional Multi-Level Buffet Server

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Great for parties. Turn it on and ignore it. It will keep food hot no matter what time guest arrive. No watching candle heat!

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i ORDER THE PRODUCT, CAME WITH MISSING PARTS (NO LIDS), ORDER 2ND TIME, CAME WITH LIDS BUT BROKEN BASE, AND THE LIDS DIDN'T FIT SNUGLY ON TRAYS.

The product base is made in USA, so all the electrical and all should be good quality, although doesn't look like that at all, everything else looks very aluminum like, looks like cheap cake molds material. I returned it and I am still looking around. Just once again, not worth the almost 400 dollars you are paying for it. Looks like a 60 dollars product.

Discount Kozy World KWN121 10,000-BTU Vent-Free Natural-Gas Infrared Wall

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I like the appearance. I usually replace such units within 5 years due to changes in the fire from buildups. The unit burns very cleanly with no odors. It sits in the living room next to my desk, yet projects radiant warmth across the room 15 feet away to the easy chair. It makes the living area most comfortable with 100% efficiency. An added bonus is that natural gas flames make moisture, so the colder it gets outside making drier outside air, the moisture produced by combustion of hydrogen and oxygen makes more water, so a humidifier is unnecessary.

After having wrong unit sent, returned item at my own expense to Amazon. Several days later they sent the correct item by FedEx. Other than the first shipped incorrect item, the unit is excellent. I replaced an 18,000 btuh natural gas unit with this 10,000 btuh unit, as the larger unit never ran longer than 15 minutes at a time, which indicates it was too large. The heater works the same as the old unit using its built-in thermostat.

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I installed this in a laundry room that was fairly well vented at 8400'. It works perfectly. Cheap heat. I think I'd try it in a bathroom, but not a bedroom, as long as I had a CO alarm. Works great!

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Great little heater ! fast shipping ! easy to install . this silent heater put out some good heat , it is perfect heater for our extra room . i would buy another if i needed one .

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My KOZY vent free heater replaced a similar larger model of different make that has heated my enclosed front porch for nearly 18 years. This model works as well trouble free,and reliable. This is now my 4th vent free space heater tha heats front and rear enclosed porches in Chicago with excellent results.

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You may not want to purchase this heater. If you do I hope you are handy with tools or know a good pipefitter (plumber).

Part of the installation instructions indicate that all the fittings need to be checked for leaks. Mine had several. One fitting that raised a large bubble indicating a slow leak was to the rear of the unit and impossible to reach with a wrench let alone a wrench and a backup wrench. Paying a pro to disassemble everything and put it back together so it doesn't leak could prove to be more than the cost of the unit.

The instructions indicate that things may loosen up in shipment and boy was a true statement. The two fasteners that attach the pilot light assembly apparently were so loose that they fell out of inner frame work, out of the unit and out of the factory box it was packaged in and out of the external shipping box. The pilot light assembly was flopping around inside nowhere near where it should have been. I'm surprised the tubing didn't crack from the constant flexing if must have endured in shipment.

Installation calls for putting in a drip tube a minimum of three inches from the the gas input line. There will be no problem here for a wall installation but if plan to use the optional floor mount legs they do not allow enough clearance to put one in.

Finally when disposing of the shipping boxes I found a copy of a letter from a gentleman in California returning the unit. Had I known I was buying returned goods, I probably would have not purchased this product

p.s. Before you elect to use corrugated stainless steel tubing on this or any other heating device

please Google CSST and read about the potential lightning danger.

Discount World Marketing Pelonis Fan Heater

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I bought this heater because I wanted three selectable heat settings so I could adjust the temperature of the air coming from the unit. Most heaters tend to produce a small amount of very hot air (especially ceramic heaters). The problem with this is that contributes to air stratification--the heat rises quickly to the top of the room and the floor remains cool. This unit has three heat settings from which to choose, and since it is a standard resistance heater and fan, it produces a (comparatively) large amount of warm air (as compared to a small amount of very hot air).

The package claims that the heat settings are 600, 900, and 1500 watts. (Most heaters are 1500 watts on their highest setting). However, I used a Kill A Watt meter, which registers the exact wattage, and recorded the results.

On fan-only: 10 watts

Low heat: 530 watts

Medium heat: 770 watts

High heat: 1270 watts

As you can tell, it is not quite 1500 watts, but this is totally fine with me--I just want it to gently warm the area around my desk at work, not bake a turkey. Also, an added advantage is that a standard 15 amp electrical outlet can carry a maximum wattage of 1875 watts. Since my computer and monitor must also be plugged into this outlet, and an average computer and monitor are 400 watts together, this will bring me to a total of 1670 watts--enough that I do not have to worry about tripping a circuit breaker.

The unit quiet and is thermostatically controlled; it turns on and off as it reaches the desired temperature. With that said, it does not have a digital thermostat that some of the nicer models have. You will need to guess and test to see if you prefer it set to "warmer" or "cooler" or somewhere in between. For the record, the coolest temperature mine will allow is 65ºF.

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This reasonablypriced heater effectively, quickly, warmed up a cold, medium-sized bathroom . While it does not have a swivel feature, it operates at low noise level and has a good air output. We are quite satisfied with it.

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after using it for a year the wires burned out. This is my second Pelonis heater and they both had wires to burn.. I loved the thermostate control.

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Terrible product that couldn't even heat my 10x10 office with the door shut. Returning this product and looking for another.

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When I first opened the package I wondered how such a small heater could do very much to warm up my bedroom which is about 11x12 and on a northwest corner. It can become quite chilly in the winter months. I place the heater on the floor and set it on medium heat with the fan on high. Within about 30 minutes the chill is gone and the room is comfortable at which time I turn it off before getting under the covers. My cat plops himself down 1 to 2 feet from it and peacefully sleeps until I turn it off at which time he joins me on my bed. As I live in SoCal it rarely gets below 34 degrees at night so I can't say how good it would be for colder climes.

Reviews of Admiral Clothes Dryer Cycling Thermostat 304475 / Y304475 Home

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Thermostat came in good time, was easy to install, and hopefully solved the problem of my heating element burning out. Maybe my 22 year old Maytag dryer will run for a few more years now.

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Istorm High Speed Automatic Hand Dryer Voltage Type: 110/120 Review

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I bought the iStorm hand dryer two month ago and I love it! I was using paper towels for my restaurant before but after reading some articles about how hand dryers can save a lot of money, I decided to give it a try. Unlike the other hand dryers, iStorm dries hand fast enough and really does keep the floor dry! The ceramic pad works perfectly! And I also have customers compliment on it's interesting smooth round shape. It is a great investment! I am glad that I switched from paper towel to it!

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Kozy World 20-6027 Wall Heater Blower Review

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I replaced an old open flame ceramic gas type unit with the Kozy World KWN191 18,000-BTU Vent-Free Natural-Gas Infrared Wall Heater. The heater is located in a two car garage. I expected a marked improvement in air flow by using the fan. Unfortunately, the fan doesn't have much power and is hardly noticeable in pushing warm air from the unit. I thought also that it might help circulate oxygen to the Cozy unit and thus keep the O2 sensor from shutting the unit down... again not much discernable difference. Since the O2 sensor cuts off the Kozy heater if you turn it up to the higher BTU levels the thermostat control that should turn the fan on and off as needed never comes into play. Not worth the $35+ paid for and for no more than what it is, should have came with the unit already mounted. The mounting was easy but again for the cost--should have came mounted right out of the box. I would have been better off to bought (4) box fans from Wal-Mart @ $10 each to move the warm air and to circulate fresh air to the unit. Shipping from BIC Superstore was fast but the charge was high to TN.

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I installed the fan on my heater. The only way I know it's on is I can hear it. Does not seem to move any air or heat around the area.

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This blower was relatively easy to install but to me, the small amount of air it moves is not worth the noise. It's laud.

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It helps spread the heat around, but not very well. The thermal sensor seems quite slow to respond to the heater also. It takes several minutes after the heater ignites to the fan turning on and the same when the heater turns off. All in all, my ceiling fan does a better job of spreading the heat out than this fan does. If you need a fan for your heater get a cheap box fan.

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I agree with the other reviews that the fan is not powerful. But I do notice a difference when running the fan vs not running it. The heat seems to get to the other side of the room quicker, even if I don't feel a lot of air being blown out of the heater. The fan has its own thermostat, so it waits for the heater to get hot before turning on, then it remains on after the heater turns off, until the heater cabinet has cooled down.

It has a 3 position switch Off, Manual (always on) and Automatic (thermostat control).

Installation is simple. Just remove the 4 screws in the metal plate on the back of the heater, discard the plate, shove the blower in, then secure with the same 4 screws. No wires to hook up. The blower has an AC cord already installed. The blower works completely independently from the heater. If your power goes out, you can still use the heater without the blower.

I'd rate it 5 stars if the blower was more powerful.

Buy STI 9105 Thermostat Protector with Key Lock - Clear Polycarbonate

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It would be REALLY helpful to include a bit more information such as the DIMENSIONS of the cover, don't you think!!!??

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What are the dimensions? Without any description of the product, or any specs how could anyone consider buying this item?

Intermatic PF1102T Freeze Protection Timer with Thermostat Reviews

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The MOST IMPORTANT POINT.....most people post a 5 star review after they receive a product, install it and it works. They are happy and they give a product 5 stars for working after they take it out of the box. This review is after 21 months of careful testing.

I have pages of handwritten and collected data on the problem with this freeze protection probe. But I will try to be concise here.

The Timer itself generates warmth when in the metal weather proof box. This causes the temperature to rise inside the weatherproof box and causes the freeze protection copper tube that runs through the box to cut off the pump, thinking it is now warmer than freezing, even if the outside air temperature is still below freezing. Now, once the timer is off, the box cools down and then in 20 minutes or so, the Freeze Protection will cut the pump back on and it will run until the temperature in the box rises again and it cuts off the Freeze Protection switch.

This results in your pumps turning on and running for 30 minutes and then turning off for 20 minutes, then running for 30 minutes and then turning off for 20 minutes. Ultimately, this will keep your equipment from freezing, but it doesn't really work like it is supposed to. It is better for the electric pump to come on and run for the 6 hours you go below freezing, instead of this on and off pattern.

I spent a lot of time with Intermatic Service Techs on the phone. I was obsessed with making this thing work. Mainly because I had paid $155 for this item then paid a pool electrician to professionally install it and that led to a bill of about $300 total. So I wanted it to work.

The best thing about Intermatic is that you can still get someone on the phone, if you are patient and willing to go through all of the phone menus and call backs.

First, they had me run the copper tube that works the freeze protection outside of the weatherproof box, using one of the bottom round punch outs on the bottom of the box. I put the copper tube in a short piece of electrical conduit, to protect it. Following their instructions to a tee.

Second, they sent me a new freeze protection switch. I installed the new one and got the same results.

Third, they sent me a new relay switch. I installed the new one and got the same results.

Fourth, the only part I had not replaced is the actual timer and it seemed to be working fine, so they were reluctant to send me one. The timer doesn't seem to generate too much heat, since the temperature inside of the box is below freezing when the freeze protection kicks in. It is once it kicks in, that the heat begins to build.

We ended our Customer Service Journey with the Intermatic tech suggesting I drill a hole in the side of the metal weather proof box and run the copper tube out the side of the box and down, to eliminate the 6 to 8 inches of copper tube that are exposed to the heat inside of the box, when you run it out the bottom of the box. You might have to be looking at the guts of the unit for this to make sense. But the copper tube starts at the top of the box and runs to the bottom and out a hole in the bottom of the box and then down another 18 inches or so, inside of electrical conduit. The electrical conduit and nut are not provided with this unit. That was something I picked up at the hardware store.

I have not tried this solution, because it would expose the fragile copper vein to damage. Since it would no longer be hanging inside of the electrical conduit that fastens to the bottom of the box. It would just be running out the side of the box and dangling down from the hole I punched in the side.

Maybe this would fix the problem, because only a few inches would be exposed to the heat inside of the box and more of it would be exposed to the cold outside of the box.

You can do the same thing by going out and opening up the door to the weatherproof box and leaving it open when you are expecting freezing weather. This allows the Freeze Protection to work like it should, because it comes on and runs continuously until the outside temperature warms up. I have tested this and it works.

I know you are probably thinking that seems like an easy fix, why I am complaining. But remember, with the door open, you no longer have the protection from water that you paid for, when you bought the metal weatherproof box. And my box is exposed to the elements, that is why I wanted the nice metal box.

Intermatic was willing to seek a solution with me and sent me several parts over 12 months. In the end, I believe it to be a design flaw and not a problem with the actual electrical parts. I wonder if it wouldn't be better to buy the separate freeze protection mechanism by itself and install it in its own separate weatherproof box. That way, the heat from the timer and relay would not interfere with copper tubing that turns the freeze protection mechanism on and off. They do sale the separate freeze control on Amazon. If anyone tries it, please let me know. Of course, you then have 2 weatherproof boxes on your wall, instead of just the one combo unit. So there are pluses and minuses, but it should allow the freeze protection to work.

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This is a really great product. I decided that instead of installing myself I would hire an electrician.

BE AWARE the thermostat has a copper tube sensor that looks EXACTLY like a standard ground wire. My electrician thought it was a ground wire and cut it short and wired it accordingly!

Once that copper tube is cut the timer is shot and I have to order the replacement thermostat for an additional $45.

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Starts pump at higher temps than I like but then again I don't get hard freezes at all. Just have it in case I forget to leave pump on when it gets below 32 a couple times a year.

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Great product, been working great for a few months now. So easy to set up and runs like clock work!!

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It was excactly as described and the instructions were easy to follow. I had it installed with the new conduit and wire is less than an hour

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