Holmes Oscillating Space Heater with Fan Review

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I have this heater in my office at work and I had one at home. It is perfect for warming a nice sized space. My work office is about 10x10. At home I used it in the guest bedroom or my master bedroom if I didnt want the central heat on. I love that it rotates. With all the different heat settings you will find one that works for you. I'm buying another because I lent my home one to my parents and they plugged it into an outlet with about 10 other appliances, the breaker popped and burned the circuitry. (Not the fans fault). I would recommend to a friend.

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I bought this heater because it has an all plastic casing surrounding the metal heating element. Therefore, I can put it on the floor and my young children will not be burned by it. It is also a very effective heater, easily heating a large bedroom or living room. However, with the thermastat on the heater, it won't overheat a room.

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Quiet, and I can leave it on when I'm not home. This little one does a great job of pumping out the heat. You can program for the temp and speed of the fan.

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I use the heater at work and it does it's job and warms up a desent size room (office/small lobby) I love that it oscillates and it has very powerful heat that blows out as soon as you turn it on. Not only is it powerful but its very quiet. I definetely recommend this heater!

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I bought this heater in late November of 2010. In quit working mid February of this year. I notice a small melted spot on the back of the unit right above the cord. If you have this product, be careful!

Reviews of SPT WA-9020E 9,000-BTU Portable Air Conditioner with Remote Control

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List Price: $540.00
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I have central air, but my bedroom upstairs is usually 5-10 degrees warmer than the other bedrooms (vaulted ceiling). This product works perfectly even though the room is much larger than 250sq ft. This portable AC only costs 50 cents a day to run, considerably less than running the central air. It's quieter than I expected and the air is very cold. The only thing I don't like is the instruction manual just not enough info. The exhaust hose must be mounted properly to the outside through a window. All portable AC units create a vacuum in the room and if the exhaust hose is not practically air tight, more warm air from outside will come in than cold air blowing out. I have had it for a week now and it has yet to need the water reservoir emptied.

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This item is not worth it. It takes hours to cool down my 100 sq ft room. I have a 5,000 btu window unit that kicks butt compared to this one. Also, not convenient at all. You need to place a drip pan underneath to catch the water and it only allows a 1" space at the base. I had to build a 4" platform to lift the unit high enough to sit a basin at the bottom to catch all the drip without having to empty it every 1 1/2 hours.

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this air conditioner has one filter which is easily removed for cleaning purposes, but the intake filter is completely hidden and cleaning it entails disassembling the unit, removing the case, just to access the filters. What a nightmare.

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This 9000BTU AC is supposed to cool a 250 square foot room, so I thought it'd be more than enough for my 190 square foot bedroom. When I turned it on, I was sure it would make things cool pretty quickly, because it was very loud. . . my wife and I called it the "jet engine" during the brief time before we sent it back. Instead it was only able to cool the room by about 3-4 degrees, even when I let it run all night. I tried it for three nights before returning it, and one morning when I woke up, it was actually cooler outside the house than it was in the bedroom where the AC had been running full blast for about 12 hours. Pathetic!

I replaced this unit with a 6000 BTU window unit by Frigidaire. Even though the Frigidaire is only 2/3 the BTU rating, it makes less than half as much noise and was able to cool my fairly small bedroom from 100+ and humid (we're in the middle of a major heat wave in the Northeast right now) to about 72 degrees in about 90 minutes. Needless to say, the 6000BTU replacement will cost a lot less to run as well. . .

Also, I know some people don't care about this kind of thing, but this Sunpentown AC is just incredibly ugly. From the photo I wasn't really sure if it would look cool and futuristic in person or clunky and overbuilt. Guess what. . . it's the latter! It just looks junky and designed by a twelve-year-old who was trying to draw a Camaro instead of a piece of furniture that's supposed to look fairly decent in your house. Most appallingly, and although it doesn't look so bad in the small photo online, that beige insert for the louvers looks like it came from some twenty-year-old piece of office equipment (remember when everything was the same hideous beige?) and it's totally out of place with the silver/gray plastic used everywhere else.

I had a portable AC by Maytag that lasted about 7 years and worked very well, but this Sunpentown I bought to replace it is a terrible failure in all respects: ugly, the loudest air conditioner I've heard since I was a kid in the 1980s, and it doesn't cool worth a damn.

The only nice thing about the entire experience is that I bought it from Amazon, so it was incredibly easy to return! Thanks, Amazon, for being so freaking awesome. . .

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In April 2011, I purchased a Sunpentown (SPT) air conditioner for $450. I ended up not using it last summer and stored it, unopened in its box, until a month ago. Right out of the box, it didn't work. After trading emails with a customer service representative James who after 3 rounds of email told me that it doesn't matter that the product was defective out of the box. I asked to speak with a manager and received a call from Mike, who told me that the product is out of warranty so there is nothing they can do, that it's not worth repairing a window unit and that I should either "junk it or sell it for scraps." I asked him if Sunpentown really has no problem manufacturing and selling such shoddy products and he said "It's been a year lady. Nothing I can do." Sunpentown makes bad products that don't work. Sunpentown is unwilling to stand by its products. My recommendation is for you to save your money and purchase another product, one made by a company who has integrity.

Reviews of Kozy World KWP196 15,000-BTU Vent-Free LP-Gas Infrared Wall Heater

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I bought this heater to use in place of a combination of forced-air and electric heat. I have only been using this heater for a little over a week, but so far I love it!

I did the installation myself, following the instructions which I found adequately detailed. It didn't take more than a few hours and most of that time was spent buying and installing the necessary gas fittings needed to tap into the existing LP line. Note that there are several gas fittings (not included) required to be installed at the heater connection. These include a union, tee, several nipples, a cutoff valve, and a sediment trap, which can be made with a nipple and cap. This is all explained in the instructions. All the gas fittings, pipe dope, and the 12-foot LP supply line needed for my installation ended up costing an extra $62 at the local hardware store.

The installation instructions explain that the propane supply must have a pressure of 11 to 14 inches of water. The regulator (Marshall Model 230) on my existing supply line met this requirement, so tapping into the line downstream from the regulator worked fine.

Although my living space is just 275 sq. ft., I chose this heater over the smaller 10k BTU KWP122 (which is rated for spaces up to 300 sq. ft.), because this is an older dwelling with single pane windows and loses heat fairly rapidly. I wanted to make sure I had enough heating power to keep up with that, as well as thinking this one would warm the space up faster when first turned on than a lower BTU model.

So now to the actual heater usage. I usually sleep with no heat, so when I awake in the morning it can be quite cold, sometimes as low as the upper 30s. It typically takes 1 to 2 hours for this heater to bring the temperature up to 70. As an example, starting at 35 degrees outside and 38 inside, it took one hour and 50 minutes to bring the temperature up to 70. Sometimes I use another portable heater at the same time to speed up this process, turning it off once a comfortable temperature is reached. That cuts the time in half, but it really isn't necessary when it's only moderately cold to start with. For some reason, maybe due to the infrared heat being projected out into the room, it feels more comfortable at a lower temperature with this heater than it did with my conventional forced-air furnace.

One minor complaint is that it is necessary to fool with the thermostat initially to determine what setting is comfortable. It's just a dial with numbers from 1 to 5, so you have to determine what the corresponding temperature is by trial and error. I've found that setting it just barely above 2 is close to 70 degrees. Too bad there isn't a remote, digital thermostat, which would be much more accurate. I still think it's better than having a model without a thermostat, since that would be "on" continuously, even if it was on low.

The piezo ignition is not automatic. You have to push a button on top of the heater to make it spark. It is rather loud when you do this, so if you have to push it repeatedly due to the gas not having reached the heater yet it might be a little annoying to some. It doesn't really bother me but I thought I would mention it.

I also installed a carbon monoxide detector just for peace of mind. It has not alarmed at all with the use of this heater.

I've noticed that some of Amazon's images of the KWP196 are incorrect. The 15k BTU models like this one have three heating panels, not two. The 10k BTU models such as the KWP122 have two panels.

I am keeping track of my propane usage and as soon as I have something to report on that I will update this review.

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UPDATE after 3 weeks of usage Here are the numbers on my propane usage. Area being heated is approximately 275 square feet, single-pane windows, not well insulated. When running I keep one window cracked open about a quarter of an inch, as well as one roof vent cracked open about the same.

Average propane used per hour of usage: 0.11 gallons

28% of the time the heater was burning continuously, bringing the room temp up to 70 degrees.

72% of the time the heater was cycling on and off to maintain the temperature at 70.

The average inside temperature was 49 when the heater was first lit.

The average amount of time it took the heater to raise the inside temperature to 70 (without using the additional portable heater) was 1 hour and 45 minutes.

Average outside temperature when heater was first started was 42.

Average outside temperature when inside temperature reached 70 was 46.

Thirteen gallons of propane lasted 21 days, average usage of almost 6 hours per day.

Conclusion: I really like this little heater. And it appears it's going to save me some money over using the forced-air furnace combined with electric heat, as I did formerly. Although my propane usage has doubled when compared to a similar period last year, propane is now my only heating fuel whereas last year I used it only to bring the room temperature up in the morning, then used electric heat the rest of the time to maintain the temperature. My electric usage has dropped by 64%.

/UPDATE 08-02-2013/ After a year and 9 months of usage the heater is still working fine. No issues. Always fires right up, except when I've had the gas turned off at the source for a long time. Then it takes about 5 minutes for it to reach the heater again when the gas is turned back on. But that's not the heater's fault.

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I bought this heater to save money instead of running the furnace in my motorhome. I hook it to a 5 gal propane tank inside the coach and it keeps the whole coach warm. The thermostat works great. I bought 2 legs that bolt on the bottom to make it free standing. This model radiates heat and is a lot better than the blue flame model. Well worth the money. This size is plenty of heat in a 40' motorhome.

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I would not recommend this product. Due the fact,that the write up and product information is not totally correct. Deerso, the seller of this product, after several attempts has yet to return any correspondence that I have tried with them. when contacting World Marketing the distributor they explained to me that The operating pressures stated are not correct. I then had to purchase a second regulator to handle the increased pressure. I then had to pay a second service call charge to have it installed and adjust. THIS PRODUCT IS NOT REPRESENTED VERY WELL. THE SELLER DEERSO HAS NEVER CONTACTED ME AFTER NUMEROUS TRIES, TO BACK UP THEIR PRODUCT. I FEEL THIS COMPANY SHOULD BE BANNED FROM SELLING ANYTHING ON AMAZON.

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This product is fitting the bill in my 600 sq ft space I have it in. Pretty easy to install except that many fittings were needed. I paid about $100 extra to install it...mind you I ran copper pipe over about 12 ft and had to connect it to existing lines using a flaring tool and fasteners, etc. All in all though, the thermostat seems to work good and it does it's job. I'm pleased.

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worked very good love it i would oder it agian good for the price worked fine it gives out a lot of heat

Reviews of 15 Gal Home Beer Brewing Kettle w/ Valve & Thermometer

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This is a great Kettle. Very sturdy with thick side walls and bottom. Nice and heavy. However, there is one thing I had an issue with. Not a deal breaker, but kind of misleading. The thermometer in the picture has makings that show different temps for different applications. Such as Mash, sparge, and protein rest. This is displayed in the second image that expands when you click on it. The actual thermometer has no such markings. Like I said, not a deal breaker, but I just don't like being mislead no matter how insignificant the details. Otherwise this is a great kettle. It arrived packaged in a box, inside another box. The weldless fittings came with extra gaskets and "O" rings. On some other pots that I looked at, the sidewalls of the pot where the handles were mounted would flex if I applied just a little bit of force. On this pot, nothing flexes. It's sturdy.

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I have done two 10 gallon bathes with this pot. I am amazed how heavy, sturdy and functional this pot is. I am not quite sure about the accuracy of the thermometer, so I use my own to stick in. A great pot at a great price. It is huge. Easy to clean and well recommended.

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Its pretty heavy, but thats ok. It feels sturdy. Thermometer and valve work beautifully (don't forget to close the valve when draining wort into pot! I did, and was not a happy camper).

Only complaint is there are no volume/gallon marks. Would be perfect with that.

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My husband love this with the built in thermometer and spout. be careful though, it is large (think storage) and your burner needs to accommodate the bottom for good heating.

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The seal was missing for the thermometer, but I had another one. I could not get either seal to stop leaking. I don't know if the hole was drilled too big or what, but it leaked through spigot and thermometer. The thermometer filled with water as the water boiled, and is basically worthless. I didn't read that anyone else had this problem, so it may be just my kettle, but I'll have to do something to stop the leaking if I'm to get any use out of the kettle. Otherwise, it's good, solid stainless.

Reviews of Hunter 44132 5-Minute 5-2 Day Programmable Thermostat, White

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I have a feeling this review may be quite tricky to write... or at least quite lengthy. Not only do I have to include all my own personal points, but I also have to reexplain all the incorrect information given in the only other review for this item.

To start off... I *love* this thermostat! I've only had it for two days and the only thing that would change my opinion is if it randomly broke or stopped working -and based on my past experiences with Hunter, that is unlikely to happen. I owned an older Hunter thermostat, the 44260, that I bought back in 2004. It worked perfectly, was reliable, and was exactly what I needed and wanted. I used that from the time that I bought it in 2004 all the way until I sold it to my housemate last year (2011) for use in the house we shared, and it is still currently in use. To me, that says something great about Hunter's quality and reliability.

Now that I have my own apartment, it was time for a new model. I was getting annoyed with my A/C cycling on and off every 10 minutes with the 30 year old thermostat that came with my unit, so I started looking into new ones. I bought one model before this, a LUX TX-1500E, because of the consumer best buy rating and positive reviews. Unfortunately, when an HVAC tech came out to charge the freon in my central air, he also discovered that the LUX was not always engaging the compressor for the A/C, leaving just the blower fan running. He also added that the LUX thermostat I had bought was "not a good thermostat". So, I returned it to Amazon, and began to research again. Well, for some stupid reason, Hunter thermostats aren't as widely distributed as Honeywell, so I didn't really notice this new, redesigned series by Hunter until I went to the Lowe's web site. I am very glad I finally became aware that they had new thermostats out because not only is it the quality I've come to know and expect (versus Honeywell, who's quality seems to be declining rapidly based on reviews), but it's the best value for the money by far. My LUX was $33 refurbished from Amazon, and the only feature it had over the Hunter was a relative humidity reading. This was only $29 brand new from Lowe's! Already a better value because it's new and not refurbished, not to mention the nicer look of the unit and having an actual brick and mortar establishment to return to if I encounter any issues.

So, finally onto the functionality! Hunter has really made strives in the ease of use area, because this thermostat is a breeze to learn. Fewer key presses, leading to easier schedule setting is near the top of my list of favorite features... along with being able to turn the schedule off (while still retaining the settings) to operate it like a basic, non-programmable unit without having to worry about Hold or Temporary Override settings. Installation was incredibly easy as well! No more tightening screws down on top of electrical wire, hoping the wire doesn't pop out... these new thermostats have levers that you lift up. You just slide the wire in, then press the lever down, and it's tightened! *SO* much easier. Not to mention it includes a built-in level on the wall mounting plate, so you just level your wall mount plate, screw in two screws, and the thermostat just snaps right on top of it.

The new way of scheduling on Hunter thermostats may seem foreign to some (like davidg, another reviewer), but once you understand them they are actually quite intuitive and much easier to program. On older thermostats, you only set the start time on each part of the day, and it runs until the start time of the next scheduled part of the day. Hunter has you set start AND end times for two of the schedules, Asleep and Away, and only temperature but no times for the Home setting. At first glance, it may seem as though Hunter has taken away one of your schedule settings and left you with three instead of four, because there are only settings for Asleep, Away and Home. What has actually happened is this... your thermostat runs on the Home setting anytime the Asleep and Away schedules are not applied. Example... if you set the thermostat for Asleep from 10pm-7am, and then Away from 9am-6pm, there is a a gap in scheduling between 7am-9am. During this time, the thermostat automatically reverts to your Home setting. When your Away schedule ends at 6pm, it does the same thing... runs the home setting until 10pm, when it switches to the Asleep schedule. This saves you from having to program your "awake" and "return home" settings with specific times, because the thermostat automatically does it for you. I definitely prefer it this way, because it leads to easier scheduling and less key presses. (I know this may be difficult for some to understand... feel free to leave a comment on my review with questions.)

Another fun feature is the Home/Done button. It is mostly used as a "Done" button that immediately saves your settings as you change things within the menu or schedules -hence the "Done" part of the button. My favorite part is that if you wake up early or return from work early, you can just press Home/Done and with one button click, it automatically takes you out of your Asleep/Away schedule and reverts to the Home setting, hence the "Home" part of the button. Genius!

However, since davidg incorrectly talked of an "Away" button, I need to clarify and expand on this issue. THERE IS NO AWAY BUTTON. There is a button called "Save Away", which is something completely different from "Away". "Save Away" is basically a HOLD feature that most other thermostats have, but Hunter took it one step further and gave it additional functionality. Instead of just holding the temperature you set indefinitely, "Save Away" also asks you to set the amount of time you would like the temperature held for. So if you are going to be busy after work and home in 12 hours instead of 8, you can set your Save Away setting for 12 hours and it will go back to the normal schedule after that. Or, if you go on vacation, you can set your heat to a very low setting for the next 7 days, and it will automatically go back to schedule after that. Another option for override is simply using the +/buttons without pressing Save Away... this will change the temperature until the next schedule period arrives.

I also disagree with davidg on the readability of the display. I find the screen easy to read with an appropriate amount of contrast. I can stand in my living room and read it quite clearly on the wall, without any lights turned on and just the natural light from one small window about 10 feet away. If I sit down at my dining room table and I'm looking at the mounted unit from an angle, it is STILL fairly readable. The only time I would need to turn a light on to use this unit is if I wake up in the middle of the night when it is pitch black. (Even in a dark room with the TV on, I can still read it!) However, if you know you have difficulty reading displays that are not backlit, or if your vision isn't that great to begin with, spend a little extra money and get the next model up. The Hunter 44272 model is a mere $10 more expensive, and gives you a backlight as well as the ability to schedule Saturday and Sunday independent of each other, instead of grouped together. I don't even use my schedule on the weekends and a backlight isn't worth $10 to me... so I stuck with this model and I am extremely happy with my purchase. In the event I can't read it on the wall, it easily detaches from the wall mount, and can be programmed while you are holding it your hands and returned to the wall after. (These instructions are detailed in the owner's manual -they call it "Armchair Programming". Old people must love it! Haha)

Finally, you don't have to hit Home/Done every time you finish setting something, as davidg implied. If you are overriding the temperature, just use +/buttons and you will see the "Set To" temperature blinking. Once you stop adjusting, it will blink for another 10 seconds so you can review your setting, and then save automatically. Pressing Home/Done simply saves it immediately without waiting 10 seconds. While you are scheduling, it works the same way, with a longer delay. If you are programming your schedule settings and stop midway through, it will wait for 15 minutes and then automatically save your settings.

Another feature that I love, but not everyone may be looking for, is called Span. Similar to a Swing setting on LUX products, this tells your thermostat how much you want the temperature to change before the unit engages your HVAC system. It has settings for 1 (default), 2 and 3. It comes default to a Span setting of 1, which means that if your unit is to 72, it will engage the A/C when the room is 72.5 degrees, and turn off when it reaches 71.5 degrees. The manual says that a setting of 2 will impose a 1 degree variance, which is what most people are used to. (When your unit is set to 72, it will turn on at 73 and turn back off at 71.) However, it doesn't say exactly what happens with a Span setting of 3, but I am assuming it's 1.5 degrees -since the other two settings are .5 and 1. In any event, I love having this functionality because in my poorly insulated apartment, the A/C turns on and off constantly. It's a small apartment, so the A/C cools it down fairly fast... but then because it's lacking insulation, it warms back up fairly quickly as well. Now with the Span setting, I set it to 3 to have the largest amount of temperature variance before it engages, and I don't have to listen to the A/C cycling on and off as much as it used to. (This applies to your heat as well.) If you are the opposite of me and would prefer your HVAC to cycle often to keep a more consistent temperature, than you can set it to 1. (Or just not change it at all, because 1 is the default setting.)

Overall, this unit is fantastic and I would recommend it to anyone. Hunter is a great brand and has been around for many years, and I have had very positive experiences with their products in the past. This thermostat seems to be no exception... it has a nice, quality, solid feel to it. It is easy to use and operates the way I expect it to. Not to mention it is very nicely designed and has an attractive, sophisticated look to it. For $29, you will be hard pressed to find another thermostat that is brand name and has all of these great features! (As of 5/25, this unit is cheaper at Lowe's. $29 as opposed to the $37 on Amazon!)

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Well i must say the review written By B. Matthies sums it up. They explained it very well and in detail. I myself was tired of the 10+ wall unit with 1/2 inch of dust caked on it making my AC kick on and off every 10 mins and then also not being able to have an accurate temp reading. Took a little long than 5 mins to install but actual work was probably 5 mins. lol. as of 6/17/2013 this unit cost me 25 w/shipping. cheaper than going to lowes to get it. great buy great product!!!

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This thermostat worked great on my rudd heat pump system. Rudd wires up different from most thermostats and I couldn,t get some other brands to work, but this one is working great. Easy to wire up and easy programing.

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I purchased to two more of these on Amazon after purchasing one from a home improvement store and liking it. Considering I had to purchase 3 all together Amazon's prices made it very reasonable. These thermostats are very easy to install and if you have a heat pump it is one of the cheaper programmables on the market. My thermostats are all programmed and working like a charm.

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Thermostat is $29 for a programmable thermostat which is fairly inexpensive for what it does.

The good:

1) installs easily, the wiring connectors make quick work of the connection.

2) the removable thermostat body is handy for both installation and allows for programming the thermostat while sitting at your desk.

3) the dedicated buttons for "home" and "away" allow for one button when your schedule changes. so if you heat the house until 9am, but one day you leave at 7am, you can hit the "away" button on your way out the door and the heat will follow the "away" temperature program. likewise, if you arrive home early from work, during the normal "away" program, you can hit the "home" program and it will follow the home temperature and heat the house accordingly. one easily accessible button for each is the best thing about the thermostat.

The not as good:

1) the lcd screen is fairly small and dim, so some of the settings can be difficult to read

2) there are multiple programs per day (good) but there are only two different temperatures for "awake" hours. so if you like the heat really cranked in the morning to take the chill off, it will be the same after you get home, rather than being able to set it for say, 70 when you wake up and shower, and 66 in the evening when you're home. it's limited to one temperature each for the following: away, asleep, and home.

3) changing the temperature should be easy with the plus and minus buttons right out front, but the extra step of having to hit "done" after adjusting the temperature is not intuitive and parents and housesitters are likely to be shivering and frustrated if you aren't there to remind them of the extra step.

Overall for $29, it's a fairly nice set of features, with some idiosyncratic features that you'll need to keep the manual handy for, even if you're quite accustomed to programmable thermostats.

ALEKO® SWS300W 120-Volt Electric Tile Radiant Floor Heating System Review

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The heat wire works, but the breaker doesn't fit any American breaker boxes, the thermostat doesn't fit any electrical boxes and is next to impossible to program and the foil tape is so thin and poorly made it is basically useless. This product is made for sale in another country, repackaged in english, and sold in the US.

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Looks like a no brainer to install but haven't gotten to that step yet in the remodeling job. With no mat, it will take longer to lay it out, but with the savings over the easier method, we feel it was a good purchase. As retired people with a fixed income, we are always interested in the most economical choice.

The product came in two days and packaged well.

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I used this timer to replace the on/off switch for our inground pool equipment. No more remembering to turn the pump on or off. I don't know how I lived without it!

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Replaced my worn out timer. Exact fit and function as original. Since it fit in original enclosure, I have no use for the plastic enclosure but it seems to be high quality so it might come in handy down the road.

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I was expecting a sturdier box to house the timer as it is being used outside. Once connceted the one off worked properly the timer worked the first day and then the motor failed. I was not able to get it to reset. Called the electrician to come take a look. Which he did. Motor for the automatic timer dead he didnt want to mess with it because of the warrenty suggested I submit my claim. I have gone to the company with the warrenty and submitted the information requested. I am now waiting on their reply.

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Renting a house in FL, and there old one, didnt have turn off, and we would forget to turn off the pool, so for the price, it worked like a charm, installed it and timers work now, no forgetting to turn off the pool

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I bought this to replace an old pool timer that was over 20 years old. With all wires in place, this took about 30 minutes to install after the plugs were removed, and worked instantly at power up. I hope that the plastic casing lasts years. Only problem is the 1 set of pins (on/off). I run my pool twice a day and had to use old pins from the last timer.

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The heater worked fine for a couple of years, then the power switch melted. I replaced the power switch with one having a higher current rating (30A vice 20A) and after a few weeks the unit began to emit a burning electrical smell. I disassembled it and found the Diode Assembly MELTED! A search on the net revealed that this is a common problem. Fahrenheat knows about the problem and even has a repair kit (DB Kit) for $36. The diode alone cost $10, plus $10 shipping. This is a $3 part if you know the specs.

If you buy one of these be aware of the potential DANGEROUS failures. I don't know how UL ever passed this product. It could be a fire hazard. If you don't believe me GOOGLE "Fahrenheat LFP6152 Diode." The fact that Fahrenheat knows about this problem to the point of developing an overpriced repair kit, and doesn't make it right, is inexcusable. I'll never buy another Fahrenheat product.

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We use these heaters as a source of energy efficient heating for over 4 years now at our inn. They have an adjustable feature that supplies electricity to the silicone filled element to produce heat and then cut off the power when the silicone fluid gets hot. This feature saves energy. We also benefit from only heating those areas we want to keep warm by using zone versus central heat.

We bought them to reduce our usage of the central propane hot air furnace and have saved money by only heating areas needed and reducing propane usage.

They also help keep our yurts comfortable in the winter.

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This heater works well for the 10x15 room which we use it in. It automatically adjusts the dual stage power to maintain the desired temperature. We're very pleased with its performance and its very reasonable price.

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It works, but does do some strange clicking/banging sounds some times. Also, it switches from 750W to 1500W automatically so that it might blow the fuses in your space depending on what else you have plugged (such as another heater for another window). I would rate it 5 stars if they was a switch to control the 750W/1500W power.

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The Farenheat Hydronic heater is an excellent area heater with no moving parts. The hydronic fluid in the heater core is very efficient using natural air convection. This is the large model, with two power levels (750 & 1500 W) automatically selected by the "Smartstat" thermostat, and has a length of 58" along the baseboard (where we use it).

The unit was shipped from an Amazon dealer, and it did arrive damaged in shipment, with one of the legs broken. I chose to repair the leg rather than return it and reorder another one. It took two weeks to get the unit after ordering.

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This wireless thermometer works extremely well and is easy

to set up but you absolutely must follow the directions exactly.

Range is excellent but just make sure that some large object such

as a metal shed or a large oak tree is not in line-of-sight between

any of the transmitters and the receiver.

I am using 3 of these temp sensors with the 915 MHz receiver. One

sensor came with the receiver, and I just purchased two more, since the

receiver can display up to three different temperatures from three

sensors. However be advised that if you carry one or more of these

sensors out of range and the receiver loses track of it, you absolutely

must take the batteries out of all three sensors and out of the

receiver and re-initialize all of them. This is not a difficult step,

since I did it several times while playing around with the sensors to

see how much range they had which resulted in the receiver losing

track of one of them.

When you first see the instruction booklet that comes with the receiver,

it looks daunting, but not to worry, since only a tiny part of it is in

English, with all the rest in other languages. Once all the temp sensors are

initialized, then it takes only a few seconds to set the clock.

I read in other reviews that some buyers had problems getting their

receiver to respond to some sensors, but that is because the buyers failed

to properly re-initialize their units. Also be advised that if you buy

a display unit that receives transmissions at 915 MHz, then you absolutely

must buy sensors that also transmit at 915 MHz. Several of the sensors

that are sold by Amazon look alike, but not all of them use 915 MHz, so

carefully read the tech specs to make sure that both the transmitter and

the receiver operate at 915 MHz.

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This is my second wireless thermometer system in our home. I wanted this one to be placed near my recliner so I could check the temp's without going to the other room. This unit is very accurate and I had no issues with syncronizing the sensors. I also placed a sensor upstairs so I could monitor the guest bedrooms. This unit is a good value and works extremely well. The size of the display is large enough for easy viewing for my older eyes....

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I bought a couple of these this last Christmas (2009), one for a gift and one to use myself. I liked the idea of the large read out and the simplicity of the display. Time, inside temp, and outside temp. I didn't see the need for the full blown weather station with the ability to forecast the weather. Somehow I don't think a simple device can do what mankind has struggled with for the last 100 years at least. But I digress...

As stated, the readout is big and clear so that's a plus. It requires little knowledge to set it up correctly. Just follow the included instructions and you'll be up and running in 5 minutes. I've only had it running now for two months but the regular alkaline batteries are holding up well. With the remote set about 80 100 feet away it indicates with a flashing icon that it's receiving the signal fine. So that's all good.

Now the bad. Or maybe I should say "not so good." It's accuracy is questionable to be sure. Even putting the remote right alongside the indoor unit the readings aren't exact. You would think it would be at least +/.5° in that scenario but that's not the case. Mine seemed to wonder +/2° between what the indoor and outdoor readout indicated while sitting right next to each other. Although it seemed to get a little better with time, it never got exact or even within the .5° mark. So I decided to put the remote under the roof edge of the north facing outside wall of the house. About 40 feet (and three walls) away. The first thing I noticed is that it took a very long time for the outside temperature to change. I mean really long. After sitting out there all night I compared the temperature I was getting with the local weather. My thermometer was reading 5°F high. Hmmm.... Went out to my Jeep and checked the temperature on the information center which has always been accurate. It also showed my theremometer as reading 5° high. I assumed it was possible the my house was loosing "some" heat, but if that was the case I needed to do some insulating mighty quick. So anyway, I moved the remote out to my un-attached and un-heated garage. Now it is constantly reading between 6° 18° high! I mean really, 18 degrees off? What's the point? The colder it gets here in Wisconsin the more it's off. Today with the temperature a balmy 27°F outside according to the local weather station, my theremometer says it's 33°F. It seems the warmer it gets the closer it gets to reality.

I was tempted to send it back since a thermometer that is this inaccurate isn't worth the batteries it's discharging, but thought WTH. I didn't pay all that much for it and it's better than nothing, just barely.

I'll have to check with the person I gifted with the other one. I suspect that one isn't any different. I think given the low price this is what one could expect, even though I was hoping for better.

In summary.... The clock is dead on accurate. Readout is big and clear. Hasn't eaten any batteries yet (two months and counting). Range seems fine. Indoor temperature seems about right. The outdoor temperature is slow to react and has a mind of it's own. So yeah, not bad but not great either.

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As a tech guy I admit, I really wanted to love this product but about 30 minutes ago I threw it in the trash. As others have said, you must follow the written directions *precisely* to make the thermometer work. However, once you get a reading from the outdoor sensor, the receiver can lose the signal very easily requiring a needlessly complicated reset. Furthermore, it seems almost anything can interrupt the signal from one piece being too close to a solid object (like a wall or a tree) or a metal object between the transmitter and receiver (such as a metal screen on a window or door). This is true even when the transmitter and receiver are less than 3 feet from each other and using fresh batteries. I'm sorry, that is just not an acceptable level of performance. I'm sure the thermometer works wonders in certain, very specific situations but after 8 months of tinkering with all manner of different configurations, I am convinced this product is just not suited to a typical urban environment.

There are better thermometers out there and it's worth while to spend a little more to get one that does what it's supposed to do. Sorry La Crosse, you've lost my business.

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I bought this and had a hard time getting the outdoor sensor to work. When I got it working I had it placed right next to the indoor unit. They displayed different temps. Thus not reliable. I put the outdoor unit outside and it worked for about a week. I replaced the batteries and nothing. I returned to Amazon for an exchange. Got the new station and the outdoor sensor didn't work at all. I returned it to Amazon for a complete refund. The only thing I can say positive about all of this is Amazon is great about returns as long as you are within there return policy. I love buying from Amazon I just will not buy this again. I will research other indoor/outdoor units.

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Couldn't have hoped for more with this we have a addition on the back of our home with A LOT of windows. We live in a colder climate and the room gets so cold in the winter. We wanted to grow some plants in there and this heater has helped us to create a tropical climate in the room it's been really great. I don't know exactly what the gas consumption but our bill has only gone up about $15 per month and we use it to heat it all the time. Very nice product highly recommendable.

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When the probe for my Brookstone Grill Alert failed, I did some web research, and settled on this CDN probe -at less than half the price of the Brookstone-branded probe. This probe works great with the Grill Alert, giving me readings that are just as accurate as the original probe's.

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The grill fried my probe but not my thermometer. Rather than buy another thermometer I searched for a replacement. This one was listed and I got it sooner than expected. It works and I can grill again.

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Bought it to replace a different brand. Not sure if it is working. Seems to be reading too low compared to the other.

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Got two of these for my Maverick monitor--worked for about five minutes, then HHH in the display. I assume the grill was too hot for the probes, so probably user error.

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I dehydrate my own dried fruit & veggie snacks, kale chips, my own granola, fruit roll-ups, candied walnuts, almonds, pecans, etc. I have saved so much money with this dehydrator. I can make a lot at once. You don't have to rotate trays. It dries great. My neighbor makes his jerky in this. He says it's the only dehydrator that is safe for drying meat for jerky because of the temperature. It's made in the USA too.

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This dehydrator is perfect for me. My friend's have Excalibur dehydrators. When I checked out the prices, I was concerned as I don't have an unlimited income. I bought the Nesco but the stacking trays and the uneven heating was a nightmare. My girlfriend had to rotate the trays and I wasn't too happy because the temperature wasn't high enough for meat even though we tried to get the temperature high enough to no avail! Back to the store it went. (http://www.amazon.com/Nesco-FD-1040-1000-watt-Gardenmaster-Dehydrator/dp/B00B9F7WJW/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1372721821&sr=8-10&keywords=nesco+dehydrator) Amazon carries this model which is similar to the other 5-tray unit, I think the only difference is a shorter warranty. Big deal. Anyway, this Excalibur was perfect for us. It's an non-timer version, which saved us a ton of money. It has plenty of drying space. It's SUPER easy to clean-up. I can make my jerky! No rotating trays during the drying time. And it's Excalibur Made in USA! We definitely recommend this product.

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I was doubtful that this was both worth the money and as easy as everyone said. Boy, am I glad I was so very wrong...this is one of the better purchases I have made. While so many of my Amazon purchases (TV, Tools, ETC) have been excellent and standard "store" items so I knew what I was getting beforehand, this was new to me as I had one many, many years ago. To much work to use AND CLEAN...with so-so results...

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Customer review from the Amazon Vine Program I have a nesco dehydrator that is fairly well though of in reviews. It's also 1/3 the price of this machine, so is the Excalibur worth the extra price, (at the time of this review) yes, I think it is, and here is why.

I liked the Nesco but there were issues. The motor is on top, so I have to rearrange the trays and leave a lot of room on the trays for circulation. When I want to check the progress of my food I have to turn off the Nesco, lift off the motor/lid, find a place to set it, then lift off each tray to check progress or shuffle them around. This process is annoying. Also the tray slots are a little wide apart and I have berries and smaller food fall through.

The Excalibur solves the problems I had. Because the fan is in the back and the trays just slide out I can easily take off the door and check the food, turn the trays around, which you might not have to do but I do it anyway. The ease of getting the trays in our out is fantastic.

The motor hums along at a nice purr, quieter than my previous two.

The Excalibur comes with screens that go on top of the trays that slide in and out, so the food can be as tiny as you want and it doesn't fall through. If you have the Nesco the fruit leather trays fit in the Excalibur, they also sell paraflex, or you can use wax paper to make fruit or yogurt leather. yes, yogurt leather. It was in the book and says to put the yogurt on your paraflex and dry it.. and sure enough, I had sort of yogurt taffy.

The fan dries food faster than the Nesco, or the Ronco I had before the Nesco. (Yes, I've been searching for a dehydrator I want to use a lot, I finally found it with this one). The food dries more evenly. If you love jerky I suggest a meat slicer, getting the meat thin enough is key. A jerky gun is also fun, I love to grind up meat and veg and make treats for Izzy, our mini schnauzer. cook the poultry first.

The dehydrator is bulky, they all are, it's the nature of the beast. While the five drawer is fine for my family, the 9 drawer would only take up height, so if you have the room for the depth and width, you need to make sure you would have the clearance for something taller, or use it on a table or counter with no over head cabinets. The outside gets warm but not super hot, I can still put my hand against it.

The door has two molded plastic tabs that you hang the door on the machine. This worries me a bit, if those break you might be buying a new door. I just wish they seemed sturdier.

Clean up is easy. Take out the trays, wipe the inside of the machine, soak the screens a bit, clean the trays. The manual says the trays are dishwasher safe but our dishwasher broke and we chose not to replace it, so I can't address that. They wash up by hand just fine.

This model doesn't have a timer. I like to check and poke anyway, but you can easily get one of those timers for appliances so it will turn off when you want it to turn off.

The instruction manual that comes with the machine has some drying times, a few drying ideas like the yogurt. You can also make yogurt in the dehydrator, I found out online. And this is where the sliding trays come in again, you can leave one or two out to dry tall things. You can make pompadours out of oranges and cloves, or yogurt in bowls, and it will fit if you take out the top tray or two, which is a super handy feature.

There is a face book site and a web site with lots of fans, tricks and tips, and recipes for the Excalibur.

I called Customer service with a question, was on hold less than a minute, and got a quick and helpful answer.

I am passing my Nesco along. The Excalibur, with it's ease of use, easy clean up, screens, faster and more even drying, and the ability to remove trays for extra height, make this one a winner. The only two, not even issues, but points of less than perfection maybe, are the molded tabs, and with the Nesco you can add more trays. Since the Excalibur is pretty much static as far as what you get is what you get, if you want more room you will have to buy another larger machine.

However, five trays is a lot of drying space. I have done a pear, apple, peach, apricot, grapes and cherries all at one time. We are a family of four so I would say that unless you are a hunter looking to make tons and tons of jerky, or a really avid gardener with a lot of produce, the five drawer is probably going to fit most of your needs, but the nine drawer is always an option.

Highly recommended!

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Excalibur is the best.....I love dehydrating my foods......Onion Bread is one of my favorites, recipe can be found in RAWvolution.

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I purchased this electric throw to help keep my electricity bill down. I have one on my bed and I keep one in the living room to keep me warm while I watch TV so I don't have to keep the main heater on so much. This electric throw will shut off automatically in 3 hours when you first turn it on. It has 3 heat settings. Have any of you ever put your sweatpants/shirts in the dryer for a few minutes to get them warm and then put them on immediately and enjoy the warmth for a few seconds (that's all it lasts)....well imagine that feeling for minutes or hours. That's what these electric throws are like. These throws are so warm.

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I gave this blanket to my mother for Christmas. I was disappointed at first at how the wiring inside the blanket made the blanket so stiff, the fabric is soft though. My mother is thrilled with it and uses it every evening while she knits or sits at her computer. Her legs are always cold regardless of how high the temp is set in the house. Now she is so cozy in the evening!

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Very soft and great for the couch. I wish it were a little longer (I am 5'6), but it gets really warm and if you have pets, they will be all over you (and te blanket). I would buy it again.

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I live in central NC and initially I was thinking 'space heater or electric blanket'. The blanket won out due to less drawbacks and I'm glad I got it. It also has more applications: put it on high to treat sport injuries/stiffness, warm up the 'pups' after a cold walk, snuggle up to watch movies, warm up the bed.... In the month I've owned it I've been nothing but happy with its performance and appearance. The dark blue looks great and cleans up well, just shake it off is all I've done. The 3 hour auto shut off is a great feature and the 3 heat settings are practical and all you actually need. If you are in the market, get this one and you'll be glad you did.

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I bought this for my elderly father who was always cold following open heart surgery. It heats up fast and keeps him toasty warm. He had suffered for months trying to get warm and a regular throw just wasn't working for him. I ordered this for him and he has been very happy with it and tells everyone how good it works for him. He keeps it on 1 so it didn't take much unlike some other electric blankets.