Reviews of DeLonghi TRN0812T Portable Oil-Filled Radiator with Programmable

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This is the second Delonghi oil heater that I purchased through Amazon & I am completely satisfied with both of them. (I also purchased the Delonghi HM25E Dragon Ultimate Oil Filled Radiator Heater purchased in 2005, twice the cost, twice the heater.)

I like the size of this smaller one a little more -it fits better into the small space where I am using it. We use it in a 10' x 10' main bathroom. The room is not insulated (85 year old home) and gets almost no heat from the home's central heating system (radiated water heat).

I have used it every day this winter and found that it is more than adequate for this room, even on the coldest winter days. The temperature recently has dropped to -5 F overnight (Chicago) and I have the heater set on high to turn on 60-90 minutes before I get up. The bathroom is always nice and toasty in the AM, even though the exterior wall is cold to the touch.

I was concerned about the safety of using an electric heater in the bathroom because of electric shock and fire risk. No problem on either account. I recommend using a GFCI electric outlet to reduce the risk of electric shock; also, the oil-filled radiator does not build up an excessive amount of heat (as long as you don't cover it keep it open so heat can radiate away from it).

The heater has on/off switches (one for high, one for low) and a electro-mechanical timer. You set the current time with the dial, then set the timer to turn on & off as much as you wish during the day. You can be accurate to within about 15-30 minutes. The unit must stay plugged in for it to keep accurate time. Electronic LED timers (like on the Delonghi Dragon) can be set more accurately, but usually have a limited number of on/off automatic settings (Dragon has a limit of 2).

This heater also has a "thermostat" of sorts. It doesn't give a temperature, just gives a min/max range of 1-6 (my other one goes to 11). A 6 setting for about an hour is necessary for a toasty 10x10 bathroom at 0 degrees F, while setting at 3 for an hour is sufficient at 32 degrees.

Energy consumption my electric bill increased only about $8-10/mo from fall to winter, a small price to pay.

The heater is short (about 16-18 inches)& very stable, fits under my pedestal sink between the sink & tub perfect spot. It gets hot to the touch, but not so that you (or a child) might burn yourself.

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Bought two of these last year and really like them. They are only 15" high (21" long) flat saucer feet for good stabliity,and no sharp metal edges for the kids to hit their heads on.

The Timing and temperature dials are easy to use. We used them last year when natural gas was so expensive. They did such a good job keeping the kids rooms at a consistant temperature at night that we plan to use them this year too. It worked out much better than using the house thermostat at night.

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Update Dec. 2012: This is the 3rd winter that I am using these heaters. They are great for continuous heat. I'm still using only the "Low" switch and around "3" on the dial. We just had zero degree temps and I turned the closed laundry room heater to 4.5 for a couple of days to protect the pipes.

Here's how simple it is to test and learn to use your heater:

Take the heater to a room that you can close the door to and will not use for the next 24 hoursspare bedroom, bath, or garage. Before you plug it inpush all the red pins on the timer dial toward the center. This will prevent the heater from going on and off during your testing. You can program it later.

Plug the cord in. Click both red switches to on and they will light up. Each switch controls a separate heating coil. If they do not light up, go to the black box on the power cord and press the red button. If you now have both switches light up, you have just solved the problems of over half who have written reviews saying the heater did not work. Rotate the temperature dial to the highest setting. Run the heater for 3 hours. There should be a lot of heat coming off the unit. If both switches are still red, the heater is working.

You will smell the burn off but it is over at this point. Turn the switch for the hotter side off. You can continue the test in the room you want to run the heater in or leave it where it is. Turn the temperature dial down to a lower setting if you wish. It is better to run the unit on a low setting 24 hours a day than to have it going on and off. I found that I had to leave the door to the room open at setting #3 to keep it from getting too hot in my mountain home during the winter.

I ran 3 of these units in my 2 story home all winter and the main furnace hardly kicked on. They cost about $20 more a month in electricity compared to gas. Not bad.

I bought 7 of these units. I left each on for a month. I then boxed it up and tried the next one. I had one quit after 2 weeks and got a replacement. Once a room has been at a constant temperature for several days it does not take much to keep it there. If you want a warm bathroom, leave it on a low setting and crack the door. The excess heat will warm your hall and other rooms over time. The bath will stay warm no matter when you use it.

Timers are a weak spot and they will fail before the heater is worn out. Its your money. Other than a factory defect-like the one I hadmost of the complaints are because the people did not follow these steps. The manufacturer failed to explain these details.

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I purchased this at the end of 2007 because I needed a safe, small compact heater. I bought this at Bed, Bath, and Beyond, paying a little less than 60 with a 20% coupon. It was a wonderful heater and did its job really well that I bought a second one a couple of months later. Don't expect this to heat a large room, it's only designed for small rooms. The GFI plug is a nice safety feature. I would have given this a 5 star if I wrote a review then. Almost a year later one of them broke. I thought that was just a lemon, but then the second one broke shortly therafter (warranty was only for a year). It's a shame because I really liked this heater, but I wish the durability was better. It's really unfortunate because there are not many oil-based heaters in this size to choose from and price was not a major criteria for me(I would gladly pay more for a quality heater that would last).

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We got one of these at the hardware store. Liked it enough to get another at Amazon (at about half the price).

Great for a small room. One keeps our 11' by 14' TV room cosy. Doesn't dry out the air like the fan heaters, and totally quiet.

My wife loves the timer on the one in the bathroom. Nice in the morning, pretty easy to set up.

Two minor gripes. The cord comes out at the control end (you never see it in the picture). Also, it gives off a bit of a smell for awhile while it's new. They do mention this in the instructions and it did go away, but it might worry you if you're not aware.

Dimplex Warren Convertible Electric Fireplace, CFP3902BW, Burnished Reviews

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It arrived on our door step very well boxed and protected...

The Price on Amazon was the best I found, and I checked everywhere.

The unit is in our bedroom in the corner, only assembly required was the corner top piece / support. I was impressed w/how well the unit is engineered and contained the corner pieces inside the back w/wing nut screws. These same screws are re-used for the support leg of the corner option. It looks Very Nice, heat is very good, and the Flames look realistic enough for nice ambience. I looked at a LOT of fireplaces before settling on this unit for it's simple yet attractive design and the fact the cabinet is made of real wood and not particle / manufactured wood equivalent.

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I love this electric fireplace. It creates a warm atmosphere, and I like that I can have the "fire burning" without having the heating element on. It is a little noisy with the heater and fan operating, but not bad. My only complaint is that the wood is considerably darker than it appears on the web site and on the packing carton. Even so, it is a lovely addition to my bedroom.

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I received my fireplace yesterday evening. I have an old 1940s house with an oil furnace and my bedroom is always cold. I was very impressed with the quality of the heat. It is a nice, even heat throughout the room. The fireplace is well made . . . it is an attractive piece. I was informed this design is being discontinued ... I hope the company will reconsider because I wouldn't mind having one of these fireplaces in white (which was sold out when I placed my order).

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Electric fireplace is quiet, economical, ambiant, and exactly as described. There is minimal noise when on, and the finish is great. Many guests ask where I got it!

Reviews of The Original SUNHEAT Electronic Infrared Zone Heater, Black Cherry

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Perfect for gently warming a room that central heating has shortchanged. Fan is quiet. Old-fashioned analog thermostat is adequate, don't need electronics in everything. Unobtrusive enclosure. I've reached the Amazon 20-word minimum, enough said.

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great product, easy to work and creates good amount of heat for such a small heater. I am using in garage so I can workout in the empty space and works perfectly

Review of Refrigrator Automatic Ice Maker Kit

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If you buy this part, make sure you give it 24 hours to work. I was expecting it to start working right away as soon as I installed it. I was very frustrated when I didn't see the dial start to spin when installed. I actually took the part out and sent it back thinking it was defective. Well it turns out the part has an internal thermostat that has to get cold to the right temperature in order to kick the icemaker on. They failed to leave out this very important bit of information. The common lay person would never know this. So don't send it back, give it 24hrs to work!

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When installing this replacement icemaker be sure to use a small level. If the icemaker is not level the water will overflow and make a mess. Yes I made the mistake so you wont!! The on/off arm is smaller and shaped differently than shown in the picture so I used the old on/off arm. The kit came with several different wire harnesses(4)and two tubes. I didn't need to replace the water tube. All in all this was easy to install and the best price that I found. The manufacture name on the box is Supco (Sealed Unit Parts Co. Inc.). Part name on box is RIM500 Modular icemaker service kit. Replaces: Whirpool 4317943, 978556, Maytag and subzero.

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After having read the other product reviews, I decided to buy this icemaker. It was delivered 3 days after the order was placed. It fit the freezer just like the old one and made ice within 4 hours. There are instructions on youtube to assist you with this installation. I used the instructions provided given by W. Stohler in his review. They are as follows:

1. Unplug the refrigerator, or turn off the circuit breaker.

2. Loosen the top two screws, and remove the lower screw.

3. Lift the old icemaker off the two loosened screws.

4. Unplug the electrical connector (push in on the white clip, or it won't release).

5. Remove the wiring harness from the old icemaker (you have to remove the front cover to access the white clip first).

6. Move the steel clip for the wire harness on the new icemaker to the same position as on the old icemaker.

7. Install the appropriate wiring harness on the new icemaker.

8. Carefully cut out the 'cut-away' hole for the water trough (see old icemaker so you know which one to cut out).

9. Install the bottom bracket on the new icemaker.

10. Remove the level bar from the old icemaker and install it on the new one. It is longer and will work better.

11. Attach the new icemaker wiring harness to the freezer wiring harness.

12. Hang the new icemaker on the loosened screws.

13. Level icemaker then tighten loosened screws and install bottom screw on newly installed bracket.

14. Insert on-off arm in correct slot, and swing down.

15. Restore power to refrigerator.

16. Wait. My unit took 90 minutes to create the first batch of ice, and made one batch every 60-90 minutes for 36 hours until the tray was full. Success!

Good Luck

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DO NOT buy this item, as the unit you will recieve is not the same as the one pictured, or described. Unit came without shutoff arm, wiring harnesses, installation hardware or instrcutions. Called seller to inquire and was told amazon made a mistake and has the wrong picture displayed. According to the CSR, this has happened to several other people as well. But guess what, for a mere extra $20 they offered to sell me one that looks just like the picture. This is an absolute bait and switch, false advertising, etc...Seller also would not authorize a return or refund. Buy at your own risk! Part number that arrived is W10190965, mfr is FSP. Again, not what was listed in the description....

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The product was exactly what we needed. There was one little part missing, but we had it on our original unit. It is perfect for a replacement and about half price of a parts store. The parts guy actually told me how to check for it online. Glad I did!

Reviews of Dimplex Traditional Electric Stove, DS5629, Black

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I purchased this unit a year ago and after falling in love with the look of the stove and somewhat realistic flame, I opted to purchase 2 more for Christmas gifts. During that first initial season of use,which was winter BTW, they worked and heated great! Even on the coldest of days it kept the room warm and toasty,to the point where the unit would need to be shut off.Thats not a complaint,just describing how happy I was with the unit...until.

Did not use the heater or flame for a few months and when it started getting chilly I turned it on and everything was working perfectly.

A few days later while using it, it had turned itself off and would turn back on. This would happen repeated times until the heater would not work at all. I contacted Dimplex (who are great to deal with!) and told them what had happened and they sent me a replacment part at no charge! I was very pleased as the heater had just gone out of its 1 year warrenty. As I said, I am very happy with Dimplex's customer service. The replacment part arrived but did not fix the problem. While I had the heater apart I did notice a wire that had become detatched from a connector to the main power supply. The end was corroded and had shorted out. I haven't contacted Dimplex yet, but will after the holidays. I would love to give this heater a 5 star, but after having problems with 2 of the 3 heaters, I can't confidently give a 5 star. The second heater no longer heats and Dimplex has also sent replacment parts for that at no charge as well.

I have no complaints with the company as they have been fair through all of this, but I just can't recommend this particular product.I expected more than one year of use without any problems.

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Bought this electric fireplace stove after purchasing another brand from another company that arrived damaged, two times in a row. This stove from Amazon arrived quickly and was in perfect condition. The stove looks great, very much like a wood stove we had owned many years ago, and it works well. We have a very large unheated bedroom, which reaches a chilly 45 degrees some winter mornings, so we need some type of supplemental heat. In the past we had used a small heater that worked reasonably well, but decided to get one that had aesthetic appeal as well. This Dimplex fits the bill! Because the room is so large it is important to be able to direct the heat where needed, vanity, bed, etc. The stove is light enough to carry and the cord is long, but to facilitate the ease of moving I purchased a reasonably priced small 36 X 18 flatbed dolly to put it on. My plan is to make it look like a hearth by using some left over stone-designed floor covering.

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This little stove really does the job. It looks pretty realistic and the heating option is great. We also really like the remote control. Purchased this stove for our basement to take out the chill. We hang out down there a lot as a family and when the kids have their friends over. It looks nice and warms the entire area. We use it almost every day. I would recommend this item. The only issue I had was the shipping. The first stove I received was pretty badly damaged during shipping. Amazon was great though and exchanged it with no problem. The second stove also arrived damaged although not as bad as the first one. Amazon was great through the entire process.

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Originally purchased this electric stove for our three season porch. The first one that arrived was damaged and Amazaon quickly sent a replacement a very, very smooth return process. We received a new one two days later and use it daily out on our porch. We live in New England where the winter months are very cold so, this is a great addition. Our porch is 200 sq ft and the stove has no problem warming up the space. Would highly recommend!

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Twice I received this stove broken from Amazon. I was really looking forward to getting a Dimplex, but I gave up after the second time it was broken.

Cheap SPT SH-1505 Ceramic Heater with Humidifier

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I needed the temperature in my baby's room to stay the same even though we're in a small apartment. This really did the trick. It looks great is very compact compared to other ugly large heater humidifiers AND it is both a heater and humidifier so even when it warms up in there it does feel so dry. It also has a tip over feature, which or safety is great. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is I wish you could operate the humidifer separate from the heater but you can't. Can't have it all I guess. Oh, and we have a modern looking apartment and this fits right in!

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We bought this because of the humidifier feature. However, the humidifier is very hard to fill (You have to pour it in at a trickle), and the reservoir is tiny. Fortunately, neither of these things are really a problem because it takes weeks to even produce enough humidity to go through that tiny amount of water. I think you could literally just leave out a glass of water and it would evaporate faster than what this thing puts out. DON'T waste your money buying this. The heater is totally adequate, but you can find one just as good without the humidifier for one third the price. Buy a separate heater and humidifier and you'll still come out ahead and you'll have a humidifier that actually works. Seriously. I never take the time to write reviews, but this thing is a joke. Save your money!

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I bought this heater for my husband who suffers from arthritis. He likes is extra hot in the room so we were using a space heater at night. However he started getting bad nose bleeds from the hot dry air. The SPT SH-1505 Ceramic Heater with Humidifier has stopped the nose bleeds altogether. I can feel the humidy in the room and the heater works well to heat a room. I would recommend this product.

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As others have noted, filling the humidifier reservoir is confounding because one must poor so slowly. Plus, humidifier consumes full reservoir of water on low setting if run overnight. Moisture/humidity not appreciably better. "Thermostat" is nothing more than a manual switch which allows high/low/off settings.

On the plus side, the heater seems to fire up quickly and the fan is very, very quiet---almost imperceptible.

I've concluded that getting separate humidifier and heater is probably a better way to go.

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The heater works real good, but the heater has to run for the humidifier to work. So can't run it on high as it will shut off, but found out on low it runs all the time so I run it on low to get heat and humidity.

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Review of Deni 9340 Mini 1-Quart Snack Fryer, Stainless

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I've been wanting a deep fat fryer for years. I didn't want to deal with most units as they hold 3 or 4 quarts of oil. This little guy only holds 1 quart max. It will even work fine with just half a quart of oil. So far I'm very happy using vegetable oil. It heats up in a couple minutes. It cooks quickly and with the lid, it doesn't make a mess. The unit is quite small so if you're going to cook for more than 2 people, get a bigger unit. In fact, now that I'm thinking about it. I think I'll make some fish fillets and french fries, AKA: fish-n-chips for lunch today. I got this on sale but it's still worth the price. I've been using it often for over a month now and the only con so far is that it doesn't clean itself. To the person who couldn't get the lid to close: Just tilt the basket a little, it will close just fine.

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My husband is one of this country's minority in that he needs to gain a few pounds. He loves to make home-made french fries and has been asking for a small deep fryer. I ordered the Snack Fryer for a Christmas gift but told him that he could open it early. He is very happy with it and he is a hard to please person.

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got tired of oil spatters allover the stove and backwall....so i got this hoping somehting good would come out if it.

used it twice. yes....id RATHER CLEAN OIL SPLATTER OFF THE WALL AND STAINLESS STEEL STOVE!

noone mentions...the actual disk the oil sits in is non removable...so you have to spill the oil out and without a spot it drips and runs everywhere.

the baskett......lets just say that after its second use it got rusty....go figure that concept out.

dont even care to mention that any breading if not all just stuck to the basket.

the plug is fine...some people had problems with theirs i guess....mine is ok. it barely sticks on but i understand why it has to be so easy to come off. its a container with hot oil last thing you need is it spilling allover.

do yourself the favor of not spending the money. these mini stupidities are not worth your money. take a pan....hell go buy a small wok with a lid....its gonna work a MILLION times better than some stupid mini deep fryer i spend 40 minutes cleaning by hand....yes...its electric and yes the disk is non removable so you had to clean the damn thing by hand with a wet cloth....cant even put it in the sink.

the letters to describe this thig.

POS

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The basket handle is dicey to put together. Better directions would have helped. Product performed well. I made Swedish rosettes in it and that is all that this product will be used for.

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I got this little fryer for my girlfriend on her birthday. There are only two of us in the house but we have a lot of friends that come over all the time. We LOVE making fried foods with this little guy! Between fries, pizza rolls, fried tofu, fried pickles etc this little guy is amazing! First of all I love how you don't have to use a crap-ton of oil to make it work. Easy to clean and keep it does not hit your money hard when you have to re-up on your oil. Its small I doubted myself when I bought it at first but I never regret getting it We use it at least 3 times a week loven it! It's not family sized but it's perfect for 2-4 people and quick frying is a snap :D

Review of SPT 12000 BTU Window Air Conditioner Energy Star WA-1211S

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The current Amazon description does NOT do this unit justice! What it tells you is the following:

Energy star Window Air Conditioner

12000 BTU cooling Capacity

3 fan speed

Washable Filter

Temperature Range from 62-86 F

Now, let me tell you what this unit REALLY offers!

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PROS:

First, it has a remote control. This is a big thing for us... we don't like to have to keep getting up and down whenever we want to change a setting... and settings it has! With the remote, you can not only change the temperature, but also set the timer, fan speed, sleep mode, and operating mode (cooling, fan, "drying" which I'll get into in a moment..., or AUTO)

It has a timer! You can set your air conditioner to shut off after a certain amount of time up to 24 hours in half-hour increments (one-hour increments after 10 hours). This is great for those of us who "accidentally" fall asleep while watching a movie or something with the air conditioner on... it saves a ton on electricity!

The vent is adjustable so you can direct the air. Pretty standard, but Amazon doesn't mention it.

Digital temperature display again, probably seems obvious, but again, Amazon doesn't mention it.

About that 3-speed fan they mention... that would be Low, Medium, or High... but you can also choose "AUTO", which will alter the fan's intensity for you depending on demand.

The filter is not only washable, the unit actually tells you when it needs cleaned, so you don't forget to check it.

It has this thing called "SLEEP" mode... where it apparently slowly rises the designated temperature by 4 degrees over a 1 hour period, then runs at that temperature for six hours before returing to the original temp. I suppose this would make it quieter when you're sleeping, but we don't intentionally sleep in the room we have this in, so it's not such a big deal to us.

Lots of other modes! Here's a description:

FAN mode works like a fan by bringing air in from the outside.

AUTO mode a "smart" air conditioner! Instead of just flooding your room with constant cold air until icicles form, this allows you to set a temperature and stick to it. This may be a standard function in newer air conditioners, but the one we've been using in our bedroom for years didn't have this, so you'd wake up freezing in the middle of the night. In AUTO mode, the AC starts cooling whenever the temperature in your room hits 4 degrees above your desired temperature, and it switches to FAN mode when the temp drops 2 degrees below that. This seven-degree range may seem broad, but it keeps your air conditioner from constantly turning on-and-off-and-on-and-off, like my grandma's nursing home AC used to do.

COOL mode standard air conditioner mode. This is similar to AUTO, except that you only have a two-degree range. The booklet offered this example:

Assume you set your temperature to 70 degrees.

in AUTO mode, it will COOL to 68 degrees, then FAN to 74 degrees, then COOL again...

in COOL mode, it will COOL to 70 degrees, then FAN to 72 degrees, then COOL again...

Basically COOL is the same as AUTO except it'll switch more often.

Then there's DRY mode now this is neat... your air conditioner acts as a dehumidifier, removing moisture from your home, which can make it seem drier without having to spend as much on electricity.

Finally, there's an ENERGY SAVER mode, which can be selected from COOL mode. When your desired temperature is reached, it stops cooling, the fan runs for another couple of minutes, then it "cycles" for two minutes every 10 minutes until the room temperature gets above the set temperature, at which point it COOLs again.

Oh, and it plugs into a regular outlet. This is great, because at the time we needed an AC, all the stores in our city were sold out of everything but 220s, which (I recently learned) do not fit normal outlets.

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CONS:

It's heavy. The UPS guy dropped it off and I couldn't get it inside until my husband got home. Also, the instructions tell you to screw it into your windows. My windows aren't made of wood, and I don't really want to drill into them anyway, so we chose not to do that. I'll let you know if it slides out or anything, but I think it'll be fine. We might prop it up outside with a 4x4, we'll have to see.

Installing it was really pretty easy, given that we didn't really follow the instructions. If you follow the instructions, best of luck to you.

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Please comment if you have any questions! I was leery about purchasing this unit when there weren't ANY reviews ANYWHERE, but we did... and I'm glad we did!

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UPDATE: ONE YEAR LATER.

A couple of comments have suggested this review sounded a lot like a manual. It probably does. We wrote this the day after we got the air conditioner, and wanted to help out anyone else considering buying the unit with as much information as possible. When you get the manual, you probably will not have to read it if you've read this review!

That said, we used this air conditioner for the lower story of our 1940s-era brick home, which does not have working central air. It was used for an area of probably around 650-ish square feet. Our home is not insulated, and any argon gas that may once have been in our windows is no longer there, so this is definitely not the "optimal home", but this unit worked for us. It is sort of noisy, but no more so than the 5000 BTU air conditioner we had from the 1990s. I love the different cooling modes that help us save money on electricity. We usually turn it off at night unless it's an especially hot Ohio night.

One more note it came with foam padding to put around the window opening to more fully insulate from the outside air. This then stuck when we tried to remove it in the fall. We won't be using that this year.

I'm glad to see this review has been helpful to a lot of you. Please keep the comments coming if you have any more questions! It's really a fantastic value.

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We've all been through the AC Jig ... you buy a fancy name brand, you install it, and the problems begin. Given that this was the year to replace the two window ACs in the house, I decided to "go rogue" and order the SPT instead of a Fedders or Frigidaire or the like.

I'm glad that I did.

This is an amazing AC ... it's actually relatively quiet both on the compressor side and on the build side. Note that I did not say silent, but compared to other 10k-12k BTU units, it's like listening to ambient trance instead of techno. Nice. No longer do I have to walk over to the AC and slap it on the side to get it to quiet down the poorly engineered housings of the other, name-brand units rattle and squeak and complain too much and since I am no longer hitting inanimate objects, we're going to save a lot of money on therapy for me.

I like the remote (which you can use from 90 degrees to the side (apparently a miracle of modern technology that has escaped other makers)), the timer functions, and the dehumidifier mode ... very nice for cool yet humid days here in the backcountry. But what I really like is the QUIET.

PSif you do the install yourself, it's not a bad idea to caulk all around the unit to really seal it up. This may not be important to urban folks, but living here in the woods, any little beam of light that illuminates a path into the house will attract gnats, skeeters, and those ever-inquisitive sabre-toothed tigers and mastodons. So caulk around it so that you can enjoy refreshingly cool and quiet summer evenings without being disturbed by Mother Nature's little friends.

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I purchased this AC last May and it worked all summer, which was great.

So today, when it turned 85 degrees in NYC, we powered it up and it does not turn on.

I can hear the compressor turn on but none of the fans turn on.

I get on the call with customer service at Sunpentown, which is based in CA.

Got through, they had to verify with their Amazon rep. My purchase checked out but the warranty requires me to ship the unit all the way to CA. Pay about $100 out of pocket to ship it there.

I'm told turnaround for repair is 2 1/2 weeks. So add that to shipping time and other overhead, I'm waiting nearly a month to get a warranty repair? I wrote back to the rep, who will hopefully get back to me tomorrow, to see what alternatives I have. If this is the only option what would you do?

Lesson learned so far, don't buy large and heavy items online if you need the warranty.

Should have bought local. Will Amazon do anything to help ? Will try once I hear back.

The one star is mostly for having a product that works for one season. Will update once I hear back from their customer support.

*UPDATE* 5/23/13 I heard back from Sunpentown and they will not make any other accomodations. We called a local repair guy and got it fixed. $60 out of pocket, still cheaper and much much faster than sending it for warranty. After this experience, I doubt I will buy anything from Sunpentown in the future. This experience has left a sour taste. Hope you all found this review helpful. I actually bought this unit because of all the good reviews never thought I'd be one to write the bad review.

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My 2nd floor apartment is in a 100 year old brick building and in the summertime it is like living in an oven . . . VERY HOT!!! Ten years ago I bought two 5000BTU ACs and because of the very high electric bills I used fans to save money. I saw this AC on Amazon (with great feedback) during the beginning of the 2012 summer and kept putting off placing the order. I have small windows (22" wide) and feared it would be too big to fit, also I am just a 5'5" -57 year old female and I wasn't sure I could lift it to install. Anyway, the ones Amazon had (with Prime)sold out and I figured I'd just suffer through another very hot summer but Amazon got them back (a little higher price but still on Prime) and they only had 13 left so I ordered it. It was delivered today and the package weight was 75# and it was a physical ordeal to get it in my apartment, and with the sweat dripping off my body I said, "OMG, how am I going to get this in the window???" I got it out of the shipping box and moved it into the livingroom and opened the AC box. It was only 19" wide and could fit into my window but it was still heavy (about 68#.) It took every ounce of strength I had but I put it in the window, put the sliding screens on, got it completely installed and turned it on. Today this AC has made me one very happy person. I feel like I am in heaven, a cool heaven. I didn't really read the manual so I turned it on and set the temp. and the cooling began. I set it on auto and it runs for a while, stops, a few seconds later it turns on again, runs, turns off, runs, and so on. People say it is loud but when you are used to screaming fans I'd say it is not loud at all. It took about 30 minutes to cool my very hot apartment into a comfortable place to live. I greatly recommend buying this AC because it works like a dream.

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Update: Thu, 20-Sep-2012

Well, the summer seems to be over here (haven't had a need for the AC for a week and a half or so), and we're still happy with this AC.

As I mentioned, we bought this 12,000 BTU SPT to replace a 7,800 BTU Panasonic (Panasonic CW806TU), and, surprisingly, it seems it may have actually saved money on our AC bill. Our AC bill, which typically cost, at minimum, $100/month in electricity during the summer months, averaged about $80/month with the SPT.

Now, there are many factors which determine how much it costs to run an AC (the most obvious of which is how many hot days you get, how hot it gets on those days, your price per KWH, etc.), but my thinking is that the SPT, having a greater cooling power, did not need to be on as frequently as did the Panasonic. When the outside temperature hit, say, 90° or higher, the Panasonic would basically never turn off, even with the thermostat set relatively high. With the SPT, we'd frequently set the thermostat to 76°, and if the apt. was hot, would stay on a good while until it stabilized the temperature, but would then cycle on/off periodically. Also, the Panasonic, when the outside temperature exceeded about 95°, would struggle to keep the room temperature at even 80°, while the SPT had cooling power to spare.

So, while it was using about 1060 watts while on, as opposed to the Panasonic which used about 680 watts, the SPT wasn't on nearly so often.

At this point, if this AC lasts at least six years, I'll be happy with the price paid for the performance we're getting.

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We bought this to replace a 14 year old Panasonic 7,800 BTU AC which was underpowered for the space for which it was used, so I'm comparing this SPT WA-1211S to the Panasonic. We've had this SPT for two weeks now.

As you'd expect, with an increase of over 50% BTUs, the SPT cools the room significantly faster. The air certainly feels a lot colder. How much of this lower temperature is due to the increased BTUs, and how much is due to (perhaps) the Panasonic getting weaker over time, I can't say. If the Panasonic did get weaker (needing a recharge of the coolant, as I've read), it happened so gradually as to be unnoticeable.

Also, the fan, on high, moves more air, faster, than did the Panasonic (which also contributes to the faster cooling). The downside though, is that it's also significantly louder; more, it seems to me, than can be explained by the higher CFM (cubic feet per minute). I attribute this to a lower construction quality (more on this below).

The Panasonic had an EER of 10.0, while the SPT is 10.8, not really that much more efficient than a 14 year old AC!

One problem we occasionally had with the Panasonic was that if it was used when the outside temperature was about 70° or below, the unit would ice up. Later, when the ice started to melt, it would fall off in chunks, hit the fan, and make a pretty loud thunk, unexpectedly! The SPT claims to operate in a 64-109° outdoor temperature range, which I presume means it won't ice up like the Panasonic did.

It has a "dry" feature, during which the unit is supposed to act as a dehumidifier. I was puzzled by this feature when I read of it. Did the AC use less electricity when in dry mode? Did the AC sacrifice some cooling in order to dehumidify faster?

Well, now that we own it, I can say that dry mode is a gimmick; all it does is enforce a low fan speed. I'm not sure how it behaves so far as maintaining a set temperature and the thermostat is concerned. The unit draws the same electricity (as measured by the P3 International P4400 Kill A Watt Electricity Usage Monitor) in dry mode as in cool mode, approximately 1060 watts. But, no matter to me, since I was skeptical of this "feature" from the start.

More useful, once the situation arises for it, is the timer feature which allows you to program the unit to turn on/off up to 24 hours in advance (for the first 10 hours in ½ hour increments, then in one hour increments).

My impression is that the SPT is built more cheaply than our old Panasonic. One example of this is the styrofoam which separates the exterior components from the interior components: this styrofoam is very thin. When you look at it during a sunny day, it's pretty translucent.

The SPT is better than most ACs I've used in regards to the ability to change the direction of air flow, both horizontally (very good) and vertically (excellent).

A bit of an annoyance is the beep the AC makes when you change the thermostat setting with the remote control: it's very loud! Perhaps, though, the loudness is meant to compensate for the loudness of the AC when set to high.

Overall, though, assuming the SPT continues to perform as it has thus far (we're less than a week into summer, and we've had to use it a number of times already; even a few times before summer started), and considering its cost ($316), I consider this a very good (4 star) purchase.

An AC is a longer term purchase than most things we buy via Amazon. I intend to update this review should any problems arise.

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I received this as a Christmas present and absolutely love this product. It was easy to assemble. Our home is 1820 sq feet and this product is in our living room. I have been able to keep my thermostat on my central unit on 68 degrees. This heater heats a large portion of our home, about 840 sq ft. Not only does it distribute the heat well, it is beautiful. Now I am just waiting on my electric bill and am hoping to see a decrease. I will update about that later.

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I love this unit... Not as big as some electric fireplace units but we set ours up on a corner table in the livingroom and it looks great! The wood is beautiful. Our visitors have all commented on how nicely our new (electric) fireplace looks and how it has brought a warm, cozy, and inviting autmosphere into our home.

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It is plain, but that's what we wanted. Our bedroom is 14 x 20 and it heats it pretty well. Can't shut off the flame simulation that"s why it got 4 stars.

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We are very happy with this electric fireplace. It provides just the right amount of heat for the space and makes the room feel very cozy.

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Nice heater, good looking heating element, Fit between studs fine. The fan motor has excessive and uncontrolled end play. There is no way to fix this without replacing the fan motor with one of better quality. Noisy Noisy Noisy!!!

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This Broan/Nutone heater is just fine. I installed many of these for customers when I was an electrical contractor. This one is for my own use. Excellent USA made product. Good company.

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The unit is nicely designed, easy to install, and works great. Don't have enough experience to comment about reliability yet.

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I bought 3 of these to replace existing 25 year old wall heaters in a relative's basement. I was an easy direct replacement. Same exact size hole, same wire location, it was relatively simple. They heat very quickly.The only drawback to these new heaters is they are considerably louder that the heaters they replaced. Fan vibration could be improved.

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I received the first unit and all went well wired it in place and tested fine.

I received the second unit the next day with some packaging damage and after repairing the bottom flange that had a small amout of damage and then wiring it in place to test I found that the control knobs are missing would like a way to just get new control knobs without removing the complete unit and sending it back.

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For the money it should never need you to help with draining to operate. Self evaporating... LOL after 30 minutes of use just leaks all over the place.

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I have been hoping that this unit would improve--or that once we replaced windows, added insulation that this unit would work better. It dehumidifies, awesome......I can pull the plug, this year and drain it daily. However--it cannot cool. We have been having a very hot week at near 100 during the day and nights in the high 70's the room, I am using it in, is on the South side of the house and it gets so hot in the evening. This unit cannot keep it below 80 degrees--which is too hot for me. Sadly--I just got frustrated, pulled the plug and brought my small 5000 btu window unit into the room and turned IT on--the room has gone from 80 with this unit--to 76 in ONE HOUR!

DO NOT BUY! It is fairly loud, too.

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This is our second unit. The first one lasted 5 years of so. The last 2 and a half years, it ran 24/7 in our data center. If this one lasts as long, I'll be extremely happy.

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I bought this sytem thinking it would at least provide some comfort from the Southern Cal heatwave we got durring the summer of 2006. Bottom line, IT DID NOT. The square footage of the top floor of our apartment is approximately 500 square feet. The largest temperature drop was from 91 degreees to 89 degrees at 9:00PM. Even sitting directly in front of the system's fan (approx 10 feet away) did little to cool one person, so forget about cooling a small room. Please look elsewhere if you want a room larger than a small closet cooled.

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For its size and BTU rating I had expected much more from this unit. It is a pain to drain the collected condensed water tank, several times a day. It operates very warm, which makes this more of a heater and less of a cooling device. Even with the remove and clean filter a lot of dust still gets into the case, and instead of using standard philips screwdriver for the body they use several different head styles some of which are expensive. In addition, when i first got it, it did work but only if you stood in front of the vent, meaning that when it does work if you want to benefit from its use you have to sit in front of it. Bottom line, save your money and get a better one.

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Celsius-only digital thermostat. Works great, price right.

I'm using it to turn a lightbulb on and off inside a warming box that keeps the box at a constant temperature, but for that it's perfect.

Has two 10-amp 120 volt capacity relays: one for heating, one for cooling.

The heating relay turns on (closes the circuit) when the supplied sensor reads 0.5C below the target temp. This setting is adjustable. The relay stays closed until the target temp is reached.

The cooling relay turns on (closes) when the desired upper temp is reached, to turn on a refrigeration compressor. To protect the compressor, there is an adjustable compressor delay value.

Four programmable values:

1. Target temperature (default: 10C/50F; adjustable from -50C to 99.9C) (-58F to 211.82F)

2. Difference (how far the temp falls or rises until the relay closes) (.5C is default); adjustable between .3C and 10C

3. Compressor delay time (1-10 min; 3 min default)

4. Temp calibration value

The box is small fits in your palm. It's designed to be panel mounted. Fits in a 71 mm x 29 mm opening. The orange things ratchet from behind to snug the box against the panel opening. They can be removed if desired.

I posted a picture of the instruction/spec sheet, but it may not be readable. Too bad we can't post PDF.

Relays are mechanical nonelectronic and audibly click when activated. No idea how many cycles they can take.

The sensor is at the end of a 2-meter 2-wire cable. The sensor itself is about 1/4" in diameter and about 3/4" inch long.

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Stop crying people, the item description says that it reads in Celsius. Why in the world would you buy a product that's description says it reads only in Celsius, then rate it low and complain that it doesn't work for Fahrenheit? If you can't convert with the app for smartphones and learn to work with Celsius, then don't buy this item. Go find the Fahrenheit version and pay a few bucks extra for it, don't buy the Celsius version and whine.

That said, it works just great. I need to keep my tanks heated to about 72°F, so I set the unit for 22°C and off we go. It comes on when I have it set for and shuts down when it hits temp. It works just great, running two heating elements off the heating relay. I don't have anything hooked up to the cooling side since I don't need that side of it. For the price you can't beat this anywhere even if you only need one side of it, and considering that it runs two relays, one for heating and one for cooling, it's amazing at this price. Well worth learning to use an app on my phone or making up a chart for temps you need converted.

I wish I could rate it about 20 stars to make up for the people that rate it low because it does what the item description says it does, Celsius only. Why anyone would buy and item that says in it's description that it only reads Celsius and then complain that it won't switch to Fahrenheit I can't figure out, especially when there is a version of this item that reads °F and cost just a few bucks more.

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I usually write reviews for things I feel I should share information about. this is one of them.

Electronic equipment like this should cost AT LEAST 5x more. I've purchased similar electronics for my research work that do far simpler tasks, yet cost hundreds of dollars. this little guy is just as good in quality and costs far less.

Background: i use this to control a mini fridge to effectively create a fermentation chamber for my homebrew wort/beer. You can use it for nearly anything that needs temperature control. Ive even heard of people creating heating chambers using a lightbulb that turns on and off. that is the beauty of this switch, is the flexibility and simplicity of use. I call it a switch because essentially that's all it does. It reads a temperature and switches the circuit on and off depending on your set parameters.

I read a lot on forums about wiring diagrams etc. because i was afraid i would wire it wrong. actually it's REALLY easy to wire, you only need the wiring diagram that came with it. Most people who use the STC-1000 on forums have it wired in a FAR more complicated manner than necessary, which, IMO is excessively complicated. If you want to use this as a temperature controller for a fridge like I did, you only need a couple of extra things: extra medium duty extension cord (3 prong), elecrical tape or shrink tube, and/or wire nuts and/or crimp connectors. The extension cord is TECHNICALLY optional because you could cut the fridge cord and wire it inline but you really should leave that cord intact and use a separate one incase you need to rewire later. You don't want to mess with the appliance wire anyway, and you get extra wire that helps you to hook the STC-1000 up properly. trust me, just spend the extra few bucks a get an extension cord from home depot. Also, Ideally you should use a soldering iron to get a good connection, but wire nuts or crimps work just as well. I prefer soldering my connections but your preference is fine. Just don't try to twist and electrical tape it your you're just asking for a fire.

Next, to wire it up, you only need to be concerned with two color wires, the black (hot) and white (neutral). If you cut the spare cord, to minimize the soldering or crimp/wire nut work, be sure to not cut the green (ground) wire. Its ok if you do, but you then need to connect the two lose ends again later anyway, wasting crimps/wire nuts. When you cut the black and white wires, be sure to cut an extra 5-6 inches or so of wire out as leads for the next steps.

No one mentions this, but what I did is actually put 2 wires into each numbered port, therefore minimizing the number of connections. If you do it right, the only crimped connection you'll need is 1 neutral (white) wire. If you cut the green (ground) wire, you'll need 3 connections....

Here's how I did it:

first, put the incoming (outlet/male) side black wire into port 1, then take one loose black wire end and also put that into port 1. Tighten the screw for port 1. Run the other end of the loose black wire that's in port 1 and put it into port 7 (cooling port). Tighten port 7. Take the appliance (female) plug side black wire and put that into port 8 (the other cooling port) and tighten port 8. place the white wire from the outlet/male side into port 2. Take one end of the loose white wire that you cut out of the extension and also put that into port 2. Tighten port 2. Now solder/wire nut/crimp the loose end of the white wire to the female/appliance port side. That's it!

The beauty of this is that it doesn't matter if you reverse ports 1/2 (put black into 2 and white into 1) or use neutral (white wire) in ports 7/8 instead of hot (black wire), which is why it isn't labeled as such. This controller is very flexible and allows many ways of wiring. For me, this way was the simplest which is why I used it. Good luck!

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Received it after a couple weeks or so. Got a radio shack box, cord, outlet and a couple 120v neon (amber) lights to indicate which of the 2 outlets was hot. Google for instructions on homebrew sites, etc.

So, for about $20 in parts (cord was the most!) got a full fledged dual controller for $40 or so. Temp is accurate. Note that the " LCD Digital Thermometer for Refrigerator/Fridge/Freezer by Ufener $2.85" which pops up with this unit might not be accurate. Mine wasn't, it's off by about 2° C (~ 4° F).

[Edit: For Homebrewers, still pleased with the purchase, but may re-purpose it from a fermentation controller. Right now the Raspberry Pi Raspberry Pi Model B Revision 2.0 (512MB)is looking really good. For about $100, it can be made into a smart sensor. Ramping up temperatures on a "set it and walk away" schedule!]

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I was in desperate need to control my fermentation temperatures using a fairly cheap wine cooler whose temperature control was basically worthless. It would either chill or not and I still have to figure out what determines that. Then I came across excellent tutorials on how to use this gadget to build your own temperature controller (search on youtube and homebrewtalk). All you need is a regular wall socket, a box to put everything in, some wires, a power cable, and the STC-1000. In retrospect I'd even add an on/off switch so you don't need to unplug anything.

Anyhow, I installed the STC-1000 to control the wine cooler with the "cold" arm of the circuit (don't know how to describe it better), so whenever the temperature was too high it would turn on the wine cooler. I set the cooler to maximum in the hope it would always feel the need to actually kick on when it gets power. Low and behold it works great! I placed the temperature probe in a small bottle with glass beads that simulate the temperature changes in liquid and allow for a accurate temperature monitoring.

If you're looking for an affordable DIY solution to control fermentation temperature look no further!

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i bought this heater to give my shop a quick warm up on the really cold days. after 15 minutes im warm and toasty. thing to remmber is make sure you have good ventilation when using this product. i would recomend this product to anyone who looking for a good dependable heater

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i bought this heater from a local dealer for more then i could of gotten it off here, my bad oh well its a great heater i run k1 kerosene in it and i have No problem with it stinking the shop up. works awesome, takes about 10 min to heat the 3 Stall garage up to 70 on a 15-20 degree day here.