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I am not sure about this item. It either is a bad product, or the morons who kept twisting it around and around broke it. It seemed to function fine the one time I used it.

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Reviews of Comfort Zone® Deluxe High Efficiency Oscillating Fan- Heater CZ50

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Within 6 weeks of purchasing this heater, the plug overheated so much that it partially melted. Its a cheap fire hazard that belongs in the trash, and I will never buy this product again!

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I want to start by saying I typicallly do not write a review unless I feel strongly against the other reviewers. This fan does have some positive attributes but this was not what I was looking for or expected. The reason I purchased this fan is becasue I wanted something to heat up our room at night without having to heat up the entire house. We live in the Bay Area, CA and it is not asking a whole lot for a fan to increase the temp in a 12X12 room. If you are looking for a heater fan for your cubicle or desk, this would work great! in fact I will be donating this to my GF.

As always, Amazon did an excellent job in getting the order out.

See Pro's and Con's below.

Pros:

-Sleek compact design

-Quiet

-Visaully appealing

-Instant heat

Cons:

-Does not heat up very well. (cannot heat up a 12X12 room in California, enough said)

-Makes clicking sound while oscilating.

-Cold...!

Update:

Ok, so I might have been a little too critical the first night but this fan still doesn't put out overwhelming heat. The first night I did not have the fan oscilating and barely warmed us up at all. The second night it was oscilating and it was a little better. Overall, this fan is still pretty cold and has an annoying ticking sound when it oscilates but it is pretty decent for the $$.

Update: 2/25/2013

I purchased this item 1/10/2013 and it has now stopped working. I went with this item because of all the good reviews.. Last night 45 days after I purchased the item it burnt up and stopped working. This item has continuously had problems and now I cannot return it/exchange it. Do not get this fan look elsewhere....

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We have a pellet stove, but we don't turn it on if the temperature is above 35 degrees outside. Instead, we use these Comfort Zone heaters. Love them. The oscillating feature makes all the difference in the world. Once you have that feature, you can't go back to the former stationary heater.

We can heat the entire first floor of our home with just two of the heaters. What's odd is our electric bill only went up about $14 a month after using them. I thought it would've been a lot higher than that.

We couldn't be happier.

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They arrived in about a month and this company has great customer service.

These thermos are to be surface mounted if you need to know that.

Best price around.

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Review of Honeywell 360 degree Surround Fan Forced, HZ-0360

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I needed to get a heater because where I live, my roommates keep the house kind of cold, for whatever reason. Anyhow, I purchased mine from Wal-mart because I was looking for something inexpensive to keep jack frost away at night. Well, this did it! I turned on the heater and it was super warm and amazing. I woke up the next morning and I was actually a little hot! I thought the roommates turned the central heat up but when I opened the door it was unbearably cold in the rest of the house. I would recommend this for anyone who needs to warm one semi-large room. This may not work for a large room like, say, the living room. It works for a bedroom just fine. One great feature to this heater is that if it falls the heater cuts off because it is not sitting upright, meaning that is diminishing the threats of fire. Purchase, you won't be sorry!

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I bought my first one about 4 years ago, and it had always worked well. Sadly, this year I had to replace it. The thermostat no longer allowed it to run more than 5 minutes before shutting down.

It was nice to see what appears to be the same Heater, still available, with same features and an even more modern look. I bought it immediately.

However, new is not always better. This new model does not heat up as quick. It also does not get a mid sized room as toasty as the one I had before, tho it still consumes the same 1500 watts.

PROS:

Heats a small to medium area eventually.

Apparently a safe product.

CONS:

Disappointed it did not work as well as its earlier version.

Heat blowing out from it's 360 degree fan coverage should give results better than it does.

Bottom Line: A nice heater that could be better.

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I've had this space heater since the beginning of winter and have used it in the bathroom to warm it up before I shower and next to me while I'm on the computer. The last time I used it I noticed a burning smell and discovered to my dismay that the heater was melting in on itself. The plastic housing was too hot to touch and was warped. I immediately unplugged it and carefully carried it outside because of the noxious-smelling fumes emanating from it. When contacted, Honeywell stated that they'd be glad to replace our heater, if we paid for shipping and a "fee." In other words, buy another heater to replace the faulty one. Avoid Honeywell!

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I bought one the winter of 2011. It was a warm winter and it was rarely used. When it was on, it heated well, but the little heat it dispersed could not be felt from too far away. It worked well in conjunction with the furnace being on. After about 20 uses it went into a storage room. This fall, i took it out and turned it on. Only the fan was working, the elements in it were not heating up, even on the highest settings. I bought a new one and returned the old one. This new one has worked fine all winter so far. It heats the same as the old one. My son likes to sit over it at his feet while he's on the edge of the recliner with a blanket and it warms him up well. It has a built in thermostat that shuts it off if it detects the heat is beyond a certain temp, and it automatically shuts down if tipped over. These are nice features of this inexpensive product. If my first didn't die after only a small number of uses, i would give it a 5 star review for the price. Because it can die after so few uses, it may not be worth it. I would highly recommend buying it someplace that's close and easy to replace in case it does quit.

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I bought this and it works GREAT! It takes cold air and forces it through a fan up and out the top of it in a 360 degree area where ever you sit it. Its best to use it on the floor since cold air is dence and always on the floor etcetera. When it heats up a room it really heats up a room when my furnice went out it kept my pipes warm as well as the basement til it was fixed, I purchased another one for the second floor which worked great it kept everything comfy another thing I like about it is that the plug doesn't heat up like on most heaters even when you switch it onto the hotter heat setting it's still warm to the touch and your plug outlet isn't blazing hot all n all it's a great buy there's also a larger version of it which has really nice features and does just as well but in a bigger version this is the best portable heater I've ever purchased..

Buy Excalibur 9 Tray Deluxe Dehydrator

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I've used virtually every dehydrator on the market and even a few home-made versions. Trust me when I say that this dehydrator is the best you can get for the money.

The round tower-type dehydrators are inexpensive for a good reason: they aren't worth it.

-The trays are flimsy and crack too easily.

-The holes on these trays are too big to use with herbs or diced foods, so you must use the mesh inserts.

-You only have about 1/2" of space between trays, so you cannot dry bulky items--like flowers or granola.

-When it comes to fruit leather, the only thing more inefficient than the round shape is the hole in the middle. Yes, I know they come with fruit leather trays, but have you ever tried to store fruit leather pealed off of the tray and rolled up? A shredded mess to begin with and a sticky mess once they've stored for a while.

-With the motor on the bottom any food or juices that fall through the cracks shortens the life of the machine.

-The drying process in these tower-types is not uniform--the bottom trays dry quicker than the top trays, the center dries quicker than the edges.

-Some models have only recently started adding temp controls. Still, it does little good because there is more heat on the bottom than the top.

-The motor is loud--I had one model I had to run on the porch because it was so loud.

The two round models I bought died within a year and a half of use.

The next best dehydrator on the market is the L'Eqip. It is much quieter, comes with a healthy 10yr warranty and has temperature controls. But it is a hybrid with many of the faults of the round models and few of the benefits of the square-shaped Excalibur. It still has a hole in the middle. It still dries unevenly. It has deeper trays but you still can't dry flowers. It still has a motor on the bottom. I have a friend who dried berries in her L'Equip. They leaked on the motor and it died the first summer of use. Now granted, the folks at L'Equip stood by their machine and replaced it for her with no hassle, but how many times do you want your summer-time dehydrating held up while you wait for your replacement to come?

The Excalibur is perfect for anyone who is serious about dehydrating. Here are the features that I like:

-Heat source and fan are in the back, forcing air to distribute evenly throughout the chamber. Other than the way you place the food, there is no reason for uneven drying spots.

-Love the timer. I can set it and leave. It'll turn off automatically whether or not I'm there. That means 'round the clock drying during the height of your summer harvest. Put the food in when you go to bed, wake up to dried food and put another batch in.

-Temp control lets you choose low heats for herbs and flowers, higher temps for fruits and jerky.

-Love the square trays. For fruit leather I line the trays with plastic wrap and spread the fruit puree out. When it's dry I cut the leather into 2" wide strips, roll them up and secure with the tail end of the plastic wrap. The plastic peels off easily when it's time to eat.

-BIG trays--you can pack a LOT of food into this. This is especially important at the height of the summer harvest when there's a non-stop stream of food that needs drying. (This is also the one single thing that is in my negative column--the trays don't fit flat in my kitchen sink, making them a little hard to wash. I solve this by washing them in my outdoor garden sink--old fashioned tubs on a stand. Since I like the big trays, I really shouldn't complain.)

-Mesh liner on all trays. I can dry herbs, diced onions and finely chopped fruits without having it fall to trays below. No food cross-contamination means I can dehydrate more than one thing at a time.

-Removable trays. If I have bulky items--flowers, herbs, granola, etc--I can just remove every other tray and have another 1/2" or more room.

-Makes a great proofing box for sourdough. Also good for culturing yogurt, esp if you like to make it in larger containers. For both sourdough and yogurt, make sure it is covered so that the moving air doesn't dry it out.

-10 yr warranty. I've had mine for almost 15 yrs and it's still going strong. Every year the money I save on herbs alone pays for what it originally cost me. That means this machine has paid for itself 15 times over.

If you're at all serious about dehydrating, don't waste your money like I did--get the best from the get go. That's the Excalibur.

(Written by Ross' wife. He's also happy that I like it so well and have gotten so much good use from it. I have more information on dehydrating in general and comparin Excalibur with others in particular: )

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We absolutely love our excalibur dryer it works so much better than the cheaper, round versions that are out there. However, there are a few things we hadn't considered prior to buying that we wish we had:

*****This model has no timer, thus no auto-off. If I had it to do over again I'd buy the one with the 26 hour timer for sure! We recently started a recipe only to realize it would be done at 4 a.m. ugh! not a fun time to get up just to shut off the dryer!!

*****There is no on/off switch, just the plug. I don't know if the model with the timer has an on off button or not, but I really hate items that don't offer one. Perhaps this is no biggie to most folks, but it really bugs me.

*****This thing is BIG! We had to do some serious rearranging to make room for it on our counter, and unfortunately the only place it fits is right in the middle so that it's the first thing you see when looking at our kitchen from the den (we have an open concept floor plan). It is also so big that we cannot fit it in any of our kitchen cabinets or drawers. So, we either have to leave it out on the counter all the time (and it aint' pretty just a big black box) or we have to carry it into the garage.

*****If you don't get a deal that offers the teflex and plastic mesh sheet liners with it (enough for every tray) than be sure to buy them you will need them for most recipes.

*****If you're not going fully raw or making massive quantities for a large family you may want to consider the smaller ones so that the size doesn't become a big issue for you as it has for us.

All-in-all this dryer is the top in dehydrators for good reason and you'd be doing yourself a disservice to buy a different brand. However, consider the issues I listed above to help you get the best set up for your situation.

NOTE: Some folks have posted good solutions to the timer issue in the comments take a look.

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I've had my Excalibur for a while now and use it on a regular basis. Before purchasing it, I tried several of the round type, including the Gardenmaster. This dehydrator beats the round variety as it has the side fan and adjustable thermostat. The side fan means you very rarely have to rotate trays and it cuts the drying time. The Excalibur is also much easier to clean than the round dehydrators. Besides using it for drying food, I take the trays out and use it to raise bread and make yogurt. Don't bother with the 5 tray version you'll wish you had went for the 9 tray instead. The added height inside the 9 tray makes it easy to use for raising a bowl of bread dough.

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Bought the 9 tray dehydrator with timer from the factory. I have gone through 2 fans. the first fan stopped working about 16 hours into operation. The second fan stopped working about 1 hour into operation. The second fan was really noisy and didnt sound right from the start. I am now waiting for a whole new back assembly with a new fan and heating element and all. What a joke I bought this Dehydrator because i couldnt find any negative reviews on it. I will wait to see if this new piece will fix the dehydrator or not if now im going to throw the thing into heavy traffic. when it was working it worked great i made some darn good jerky with it. Customer service has been good. I am thinking i just got a bad dehydrator but if this replacement doesnt work i will move my rating to a 1 star. If it does work i will move it to a 3 star. I always try to do alot of research before i buy a product and try to buy the best on the market for the money. So it was a real kick in the nuts to have this supposedly great product take 2 dumps on me. not too happy right now but will update when the replacement parts come in.

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**UPDATE**

Excalibur sent me a whole new back piece to the dehydrator no questions asked. I put the replacement part on and let it run on high heat for 16 hours. No problems. I made some beef jerky and the dehydrator was used for 8 hours on high heat. Beef jerky turned out great. Once I removed the Jerky from the unit I tried turning the unit back on. The heating coils got red hot but no fan for the third time.

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I purchased my White 9 tray Excalibur 3000 series 2 years ago and I'm so very pleased that I did!

I purchased it directly from Excaliber and not through Amazon or any of its third party sellers. At the time, Excaliber/KBI direct was the only way to purchase the 3000 series white model but the price was good, shipping free, the service excellent ~ plus, and a big plus with me, a free 10 year warranty!

As it is quite a large(but light-weight)appliance, the white is less imposing than the black model in my small white kitchen. It has worked exceedingly well to meet the requirements of my raw vegan diet. It did get a lot of use the first year that I had it, more so then than now. I have been eating less dehydrated food so don't use it as often as I first did but still I find it easy to use and handy when I do need a dehydrator and I'm glad to have one.

My only problem, and it's a minor one, is the noise. It is not especially quiet but I still give it 5 stars. I have remedied the problem easily enough by simply moving it to another room when I am dehydrating an item that requires a longer drying period, such as the tomatoes I'm dehydrating right now which have been drying for 3 days at low temperature.

If you are shopping for a good dehydrator, Excalibur is the one to buy. I recommend getting the 9 trays too. You'll be glad to have them over the smaller ones. And do shop around for the best price and consider Excaliber for that warranty.