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Did some research and saw that CR did not rate Honeywell the best. Granted, it does not have a fancy color screen, but then again I am looking for a thermostat and not a computer screen with a slide show. After a lot of research, decided to go with the thermostat since I had an existing Honeywell one, and it did support my heating and cooling system setup. I liked that it has the manual hold feature, the fan circulate option, the always on green screen (can be turned off), and the WiFi connection with a corresponding Honeywell app. Very easy to set up, no problems including wireless, and good documentation between web and manuals. Very happy with purchase definitely recommended.

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This is a good purchase. Everything from ordering to installing to connecting to WIFI went well. This will be an energy saver which means more money in my pocket. The videos Honeywell has for installation are great.

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I replaced an existing VisionPro 8000 thermostat with this wi-fi model. Installation was simple. Connection to wi-fi worked on the first try and the android phone app is great. Lucky for me, I ran a 5-wire thermostat cable when I remodeled a few years ago.

This is installed in a vacation home. It's really nice to be able to monitor the temp and turn it up before a winter weekend.

My security system also monitors the temp, but I have much more faith in this wi fi thermostat. Honeywell's VisionPro line has been rock-solid for me in every respect.

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Outrageous thermostat. LOVE IT! If you don't have a "C" wire connection on your boiler or AC unit, get a 24 volt transformer here on Amazon (about $20) and you can hook it up to that. This is a good choice: http://www.amazon.com/LockState-Connect-LS-24VAC-Adaptor-LS-90i/dp/B0071IWJ7G/ref=sr_1_42?ie=UTF8&qid=1365694701&sr=8-42&keywords=24+volt+transformer

In that case, you have two wires coming from the transformer. One goes to C on the thermostat and the other one to R, Rh, or Rc on the thermostat.

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Works great. I love having the control through wifi. It is simple enough to set up and super easy to operate.

Review of Holmes HAWF-2041 Twin Window Fan

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I recently compared the Holmes and Honeywell (Kaz) twin window fans side by side. Both were reasonably quiet, electronically reversible, and were similarly priced (Lowes and Target, respectively). The Holmes fan is more attractively designed but the Honeywell had 2 to 3 times the blowing strength as the Holmes. Also, the Honeywell fan (but not the Holmes fan) has angled louvers which can be turned to direct the flow from each fan in a different direction. I don't know which fan is built more to last, but based on the airflow, I purchased the Honeywell.

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We recently moved from the High Desert of California (which was very hot and dry)to Hawaii (which is very hot and humid). In California, we surrvived using a swamp cooler to provide cool, moist air. In Hawaii, good air flow is necessary to surrvive the humidity. Room fans just blow hot, humid air around inside the house. It is better than nothing, but not very effective.

We found the Holmes Window Fan which features both Intake and Exhaust options. One is installed in our kitchen window to Exhaust hot air when cooking and Intake cool air the rest of the time. Other fans are installed in bedroom windows. The one on the cool side of the house is set to Intake cool air and the other one is set to Exhaust hot air. This provides constant circulation and makes our home very comfrontable.

The only complaint we have is cleaning. One side of the fan comes completely off for easy cleaning. The other side is attached to the motors. We have to unscrew the motors and put them in zip lock baggies while we clean the rest of the fan. This could be easily corrected by making both sides independent of the motors.

Even with this inconvenience, this is the Best product we have found to keep our home cool and comfortable in a humid climate.

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I've had this fan now for over two years and use it in the summer to keep my home office cool. It is fairly quiet and moves a lot of air either into or out of the room. The build quality is good using quality plastic and tasteful styling.

At first, I found no way to easily clean the unit of dust at the end of the season. Disassembly seemed a bit complicated for the task of cleaning. So I just give it a good spraying with "Simple Green" cleaner on the back deck and hose it off after 30 seconds with a light spray from the garden hose. I let it dry well on the deck, then store it for the winter. Good product at a good price.

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The breeze provided by this fan can only be likened to the movement of air inside a sealed jar sitting in the sun: the air moves, but that movement is only detectable at the molecular level. With both motors of this fan running on high intake, you can feel the air move only if you're seated directly in front of it, at a maximum distance of about 24 inches. In fact, when I plugged in this fan for the first time and turned it on, I at first thought that the fan was set on outake (i.e., pulling air out of the room); instead, the most gentle imperceptible breeze was wafting directly at me. This fan is very quiet; however, no fan would be quiet as well, while the breeze coming through the window would be about the same. To properly summarily evaluate this product, I wanted to give it no stars, to indicate the fan's complete abandonment of its function, but alas, ... rating system's lowest rating is one star. Purchase this product only if you wish to circulate air inside a small box.

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I bought this fan at my local (independent) hardware store. It's served me faithfully for three years, all year long (I live in a prewar Manhattan apartment building with steam heat, and this fan is used all winter long!) The fan is whisper-quiet, even at the highest setting, and I love the thermostat function as well as the intake/exhaust function. However, with regular use, it gets filthy, and as I just discovered, impossible to clean without damaging. I feel bad that I killed my faithful fan! :( Why oh why do they make these without being able to easily disassemble and clean? The buildup of New York soot and grime requires a good soap-and-water cleaning!

Review of Honeywell Cool Touch Oscillating Heater w/ Smart Energy Digital

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I love this little heater! I bought this to help heat my trailer. It does such a great job that my furnace has hardly kicked on, even on the 32 degree and below nights we have already had! I really like how you can set the temperature and the heater actually seems to run and heat according to the actual room temp, not the heaters temp or the immediate areas temp. When I was out looking at heaters, a Lowe's employee told me that the thermostat is on the top of the heater so the closer to the floor you can place it the more accurate the heater's thermostat will read, so therefore the heater will run more accurately. I have mine set about 18" off the floor at one end of a 450sq. ft area. My thermostat is across the room and reads fairly close to what I have the heater set for!!!

I also bought this for the safety features. The outside stays cool and if it tips over it shuts off. I have a curious 1 year old so these features were very important to me. It also has a slim design so it fits well up buy the wall out of the way. It is pretty quiet too.

I highly recommend this heater and intend to buy one for my bedroom as well!

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Enjoy a softly warm flow of circulated heat by selecting this very quiet heater's oscillation that rotates up to about ½ circle.

Here's how it has been designed to save up to 35% on electricity, which means a small contribution to lowering greenhouse gases on the top of this heater is its Energy Smart knob that has six basic settings: -"frost watch" 65 F. 70 F. 75 F. 80 F. maximum heat.

On "Maximum Heat" the heater goes full force and does not save electricity. On the other settings the heater automatically selects the appropriate power level to best accommodate your desired temperature selected. As the temperature in the room approaches the set temperature, the heater will automatically lower the power consumption and provide consistent warmth without wasting energy. This also means your room will heat to the set temperature without overheating the room -a real nice feature.

The illuminated LED lights indicate what the current room temperature is. The "frost watch" automatically turns the unit on if the temperature drops below 55 F. to help protect against freezing of pipes or frost damage.

This heater also has an auto-off tip over switch and Overheat Protection; plus a 3 year warranty. And, its operation is almost silent and it's cool to the touch. Five stars for Honeywell's design and quality control of this Made in China product.

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I bought this heater at Wal-Mart for $40.00 so Amazon's price is higher plus it doesn't include taxes and shipping. The unit itself is wonderful. I have a 15x14 bedroom and it gets my room up to 80 degrees in no time. It's not extremely quiet but it's not so loud that it drowns out the TV. I love the fact you can tell what temperature it is in the room right on the heater and that it swivels back and forth on it's own. The feature that was most important to me is that the front face/grill of it wouldn't be hot to the touch and no matter what the temperature it stays cool. So I don't have to worry about anyone getting burned or it tipping over on something and burning the house down.

I bought another heater (smaller) for my office cubicle and that one's going back because it throws heat but only in one direction and the front/grill gets hot. For it to be effective it would have to sit on my desk and that's not possible. So, I'll just pick-up another Honeywell. I highly recommend this Honeywell heater, I haven't had to turn on the heat so far and with these units I hopefully won't have to all winter long.

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This is my first negative review on Amazon. I bought two of these space heaters, and both of them failed within the first year. One turns on but the heating element doesn't heat up. The other overheats anytime it's turned on, then shuts itself off. Talk about poor quality control! I wouldn't waste your time with these Honeywell heaters; try any other brand first.

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This is a good heater. I have it and it serves it's purpose good. What I wanted to say most importantly is that the cord is very long. What most people do not realize is that it is wrapped up underneath the base...so it is hidden. If you look underneath you'll see it...it's a storage compartment for the cord.

Electric Crepe Maker with BONUS Silicone Basting Brush Reviews

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I am very happy with this product. It makes a wonderful gluten free wrapper. I use it to make lumpia wraps and pancakes for my Mu Shu Pork. It is easy to use and comes with a plastic dipping dish and brush. The dipping dish is made of plastic (not a high grade plastic... but it gets the job done)and has a grove on one side which the crepe maker's handle fits into ensuring you are able to dip it into the batter fully while maintaining a level position. This ensures a nice even and thin layer of batter is placed onto the heated creape maker when dipped. I have tried brushing the batter onto the crepe maker, pouring the batter onto it and then spreading it with the included brush but I have found that dipping works best for me. I will dip the crepe maker for one to two second then lift it up out of the batter keeping the crepe maker facing down for several seconds before flipping it over for the remainder of the required cooking time. It is easy to tell when your crepe is done as the outside edges become dry looking and they easily peel up from the surface. When I am able to lift the free edge around the entire crepe, I pull it off and flip to cook for a half minute on the other side. Using this tool, I can finally make gluten free wrappers which are thin and flexible enough to be filled with a lumpia mix and then deep fried. The completed lumpia comes out looking like its wheat counterpart with a crisp texture. It has been a long processing for me trying to find alternate methods of cooking gluten free which match or exceed their intended goal of the original wheat based prodcut in taste and texture. I would not have been able to master the lumpia wrapper without this electric crepe maker as a tool in my arsenal. I love it!

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I used to make great crepes with a domed crepe pan that was used on the stovetop. I've tried several others since I got stuck with an electric stove--supposedly, the stovetop domed ones don't work on electric. The crepes have come out awful, no matter how hard I tried. I got a large electric domed crepe maker and couldn't make it work at all. It had loads of good reviews, and I never got one crepe out of it. Finally gave it to the Sally Army.

When I saw this one, I was hesitant. Everything else had been a disaster--why would this one work? But it does. It's as good as the old "Crepes and Things" one that worked for me before. The crepes are thin, delicate, and nicely browned.

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After about 20 years, our venerable Sunbeam crepe maker was due to head to the recycling bin. So we bought this one, on the basis of the reviews. The crepe maker is fine; works well; handles easily. We recommend it. But the batter pan is cheap cheap cheap plastic that doesn't even hold its shape. The maker could spend perhaps $1.00 more and make decent hard-plastic pan that would retain its shape and the product would be much much better. We threw the new pan—it simply was unusable—and kept the old one, from the Sunbeam machine. Otherwise, this product would get 5 stars.

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I was surprised at how easy this is to use. The crepes turned out exactly like I expected, nothing sticks, and the mess was minimal. I've used it three times, once with a pancake recipe and twice with a crepe recipe. It's as easy as a waffle maker honestly.

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Easy to use, looks good. It is durable and the little pan that comes with it is key for making those perfect crepes. I had a crepe on my first try!

Reviews of Ambient Weather Wireless Thermometer with Indoor and Outdoor

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This is a simple, accurate, indoor outdoor thermometer. The outdoor sensor is neat and appear water tight.

The indoor display (with integral sensor) is easy to read and small enough to be unobtrusive.

Before rating, I checked accuracy with three regular thermometers and an extremely sensitive/accurate Casio Pathfinder. This device got A+ for both consistency and reliability.

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In my seller review, I mentioned that the black part around the screen had very small scratches (not visible without very close inspection) and I got an email from the company expressing their concern and wanting to make things better. Very nice to deal with a company like this. And they have all good reviews as far as I can see.

The thermometer itself works very well and is easy to use . I like this one because it's simple. I just want to know the temp indoor and out. Some people say it's too small but you can see it easily from across the room.

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The product comes in a small box with plenty of protection inside. A minor point, however, is that there is no removable plastic film on the front of the unit so it arrives very lightly scratched. Not a big deal but its something.

You will need 4 AAA batteries in total. two for the inside part and two for the outside part. Longer batteries can be a tight fit. The amazon basics rechargeables just manage to squeeze in.

I have tested the Amazon Basics AAA rechargeable batteries with both parts (they are good for cold weather as well & slow discharge). They have performed as well as I expect any battery to. They were thus only charged once in over a year (and that was for testing a small problem). The outdoor sensor and batteries also continued to work through the coldest of nights here with the lowest in the teens.

The problem stems from moister. I do not have it in the best location (a location that isn't recommended by the manufacture) and every so often when it rains the outdoor sensor disconnects. Not every rain. Anyway, no problem. Bring it in, take the batteries out, let it sit for an hour, and put it all back as it was. Keeps on going.

So all you have to do to get everything working is to:

Take both units out of the packaging.

Open the battery compartments with your finger.

Install the batteries.

Seperate them about 5 feet or a bit more for testing (indoor).

After testing, place them where you want and that's it.

So the idea is to test that the outdoor sensor is four degrees or less different than the indoor sensor. This makes sure they are working correctly. The sensors are correct within 2 degrees each, so max of four, of actual temperature...

Tested the indoor sensor next to one of those wall gps weather stations and after about 1/2 hour they both read the exact same indoor temperature. It takes up to 1/2 hour for the temperature to settle.

The outside part isn't water proof and I personally don't think anyone should be expecting it to resist mother nature like its some kind of miracle sensor especially at its price. However, I can't see why a weather proof sensor can't be constructed. There are weather proof sensors on my a/c condensors and they work great.

The indoor sensor is sensitive. You'll want to place it where there's the least fluctuation of temperature or perhaps more importantly where you are the most interested in knowing what the temperature will be.

I haven't tested it much, except for 1/2 hour, but it appears the outdoor sensor works fine at 25' from indoor sensor with no line of sight.

Other infomation:

Indoor part measurements 3.5" x 2.5" x 0.75"

Outdoor part measurements 2.5" x 2" x 1"

There's a hole for screw mounting to a wall (both indoor and outdoor).

The indoor sensor has a pull out stand.

The outdoor sensor is able to stand on its own (for temperary use).

Range for outdoor sensor is up to 120 feet (line of sight).

Works at 433MHz.

Battery life 24+ months

1 year warranty.

So the end result is that the temperature is accurate enough for satisfaction. I do recommend if your searching for a cheap indoor and outdoor digital temperature gauge. If in time that changes, I will update this review. As of right now, with 14 months of use, I would buy another if a second were needed.

** Battery update ** July 2013

So the indoor unit wasn't keeping the outdoor temperature lost it after a few hours. Tested recharge of amazon basics batteries in outdoor unit and no effect. Tested recharge of amazon basics batteries in indoor unit and success.

The batteries lasted about one year and a couple months before having not enough charge for normal use.

Had also swapped the batteries in both parts and that had failed as well, so batteries in both needed recharging. A test of non-recharged batteries in indoor unit and charged batteries in outdoor unit left a test of recharging indoor unit batteries which was successful. Also ruled out interference by moving them close together which was unsuccessful. Outdoor unit is working properly.

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I bought this as a replacement for the disappointing Acu-Rite 00782A2 Wireless Thermometer I had, and to be honest the inexpensive price was my key reason. I like having the ability to see the temperature outside in my bedroom before I head out to walk the dog or at other points during the day. The sending unit is fairly small and unobtrusive, although the occasional LED flash startled me one night. The receiver is attractive and relatively small with a pop out stand that allows it to sit on a desk, table, or nightstand. One major drawback however is that the receive has only a two digit readout. If it's over 99 degrees all you get are two dashes, which initially made me think the sending unit was again malfunctioning. It wasn't...it was 106 outside. And in all honesty this points out the silliness of giving me temperatures to a tenth of a degree...I don't really care about the tenths...I'm not checking my own body temperature and I doubt there's people who need THAT much precision in temperature...I'd rather it read out to three digits. There also is no reset function on either the sending or receiving unit; one of the few things I liked on the Acu-Rite 00782A2 Wireless Thermometer. You get what you pay for, and for what I need this is OK, not the greatest, but at least not the battery eater the Acu-Rite 00782A2 Wireless Thermometer was. It has its flaws, but I'm not about to spend a huge amount of money for something that by and large is a convenience item.

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First Ambient weather instrument ordered ever, but exceeded expectations for the specs. I have a $600 Davis Vantage Pro 2 professional weather station and needed a simple wireless thermometer as a backup if ever needed. The specs for this items shows +2 degrees, but this thing is within .5 degrees of my professional weather station! Wow.

Need to give it 24 hours for thermometer to orientate itself to the outside for best readings, but after that it is .5 of true temps.

Wish it had Max/Min recording, but other than that, I would highly recommend this item for anybody that likes accurate weather temps.

Just remember that where you put your thermometer will dictate how accurate it is. Best in shaded areas on a north side of a building or home, away from any direct sunlight or artificial heat or cold sources, or where excess heat or cold could accumulate.

Cheap Hunter 40120 Electronic Mechanical thermostat - heat only

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Our new heater was installed with a high-tech digital thermostat. It was time based rather than temperature based. What a waste of energy. This thermostat kicks in based on the set temperature, so it only turns on when the temperature goes one degree above or below the temperature you set and keeps a constant temperature. It's basic and easy to use. Installation took less than 15 minutes.

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This was very easy to install and works great. The ease of installation and low price make this an ideal choice if you don't need a programmable thermostat.

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There is not much more to say about this item. Its super simple to install and also came with solid instructions. I also liked the price and clean look.

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This thermostat works great. Our old one finally went out and I searched for it online only to find out it was discontinued but Hunter suggested this one as a replacement. Not only was it easy to install, in was delivered it a very short time.

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I'm not an electronics guru but found the thermostat VERY easy to install by myself. The removal of my old broken thermostat and install of the new thermostat took less than 5 minutes. It was just a twist of two screws and a twist of two wires.

The thermostat is made of lightweight plastic that is easily supported and held snugly on the wall and easy to wipe clean. The new white thermostat looks way better than the ugly olive colored 30 yr old thermostat it replaced.

I originally bought the thermostat hoping it would fix the issue of having to turn the furnace on and off at the circuit breaker instead of the thermostat. It fixed the cold vent air issue that I didn't know I had and am now able to adjust the air from cool to hot when coming out of the vents since it now reads the room temp appropriately. Yay! It turn out there was also some cheap fuse/thermostat thingy broken on my furnace that is directly on the furnace itself that I needed to replace in order to fix the "it would be nice to turn the furnace on/off with the thermostat" problem. It figures it would be two broken parts, not just one.

The thermostat is well worth the $15 I paid for it. Since I live in a "manufactured home", it was nice to be able to buy a cheap thermostat that works for regular houses AND works in old manufactured houses. When I orderd it, I was worried it might not work or be compatible with my furnace and its old manufactured house wiring. I shouldn't have worried. It's a cheap "universal" furnace thermostat that can pretty much work on any furnace. Once I fixed the other broken part on the furnace, the new thermostat works great at keeping the house warm and adjusting the vent air temp appropriately. I have actually saved money on this last months heating bill (and it was a WAY colder month) now that the theromstat is turning the furnace on and off as it should and heating/cooling the vent air appropriately and able to detect the room temp appropriately. I should not have waited so long to get around to replacing the thermostat and the other broken part since the $15 thermostat and the other $15 part basically saved me that much money on last months bill alone. Not bad for a $15 thermostat.

Buy Weston VegiKiln Tray Food Dehydrator

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raw foodists will go for an Excalibur dehydrator (expensive)...just because all their raw book authors tell them it's the best. A dehydrator is not exactly a high tech machine, so I bought this less expensive brand instead. (Also because I already splurged on a good blender) It had qualities that the Excalibur also has: fan in the back instead of the bottom and a thermostat so you know you're not destroying enzymes. I've used this for 3 months now and it does just about everything I want it to do. If you're making raw crackers, you will need 13.5 x 10.5 nonstick dehydrator sheets. You can use plastic wrap at first but it gets messy. The sheets fit pretty well on the trays except for that rounded indented shape in the front of the tray . This did not bother me since those crackers don't turn out perfectly square anyway, they will sort of shrink when dry.

cons (that I can live with):

-The excalibur has a door that covers all the trays at once, so if you want to dry something bulky (more than a couple inches height), you can just take out a tray to make more vertical space, and close the door. You can't do that with a VegiKiln because each tray is it's own "door". Maybe I can remove a tray and then cover the entire front side with plastic or something, I will need to experiment.

-the bottom of the dehydrator is not that easy to clean, it has all these ridges, which gives the machine stability (I guess) but wiping it down is a pain because all those crevices are hard to get to. I had to bring the entire machine to the sink and shake out all the "crumbs". That was not pleasant, but I don't have to do it all the time.

-the fan is reportedly "quiet" compared to others, even quieter than excalibur. But it does sound like you've got the microwave on continuously for days. Annoying, but I don't see an alternative.

all in all I am very satisfied with this machine. I have no regrets for passing on the excalibur. I bought the six tray and it was plenty. The ten tray is probably for people who want to save large amounts of food for a large family.

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I've tried dehydrators before, the cheapies you find in thrift stores, but they never worked. I finally did a little research and learned that the horizontal airflow type is best, and I looked for something inexpensive. Knowing "you get what you pay for," I was a little nervous that the Weston 6-tray dehydrator was so cheap, but I bought one. Wow! I am delighted! It dries sliced tomatoes perfectly. Sliced bananas become little bonbons. I even tried drying potato slices--blah, they're not potato chips, they're crumbly and bitter. But that wasn't the dehydrator's fault. Everything I have put in, it has dried perfectly. I couldn't be happier.

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I purchased this dehydrator to use side-by-side with my Nesco. You can view my review for the Nesco for additional info on that one. The main reason I went for having a second one was because I make different flavors and didn't want to make them at the same machine, getting the aromas mixed up. Here's my take:

First and foremost, IF YOU ARE USED TO A DIFFERENT DEHYDRATOR, keep an eye on the timing with this one. This is a very powerful machine, which is a great thing! But if you're used to something that is not as powerful, keep that in mind. The first time I used this dehydrator, I calculated that, if my Nesco took about 3 hours, this one would probably take about 2. When I checked after 2 hours, my beef jerky was crispy like potato chips. It's not bad, but not the end product I was looking for.

PROS:

Very fast drying

Huge drying area, approx. 10 sq ft

Nice looking for a dehydrator, doesn't look bad on the counter, even if it's huge

Set up is nice, don't need to remove the top and the trays can be removed individually because they are not the wall of the dehydrator like the Nesco trays are.

CONS:

Pricy compared to the Nesco I use. Although the Nesco comes with only 4 trays, you can purchase additional ones and the total price for the Nesco, plus two 2-tray sets, comes up to about $70. And after I calculated the drying square footage, I realized that the Nesco with 8 trays has about the same drying area as this one with 10 trays.

For some reason, and this may be user-related and not really an issue with the machine, I can't make the jerky leathery with this dehydrator. It seems to go from raw and soft to crunchy, which is not necessarily a bad thing, and I actually make a flavor that I prefer crunchy, so it's all good. But when it came time to get another one, I went back to the Nesco.

You can't use fewer trays like you can with the Nesco that has a minimum of 4 and can be extended to 8. So, if you're making a small batch, you still need to have all the trays in.

It is really huge, but then again, all dehydrators are...

The back part of the trays gets ready much faster than the front, which makes sense since the fan is on the back. But I wish the trays sealed better on the front so the air would circulate more inside the machine, instead of going out the front. Basically, I feel like it could be better engineered here.

You can pull the trays out and prepare them on the sink, but because they have to to back into the file-cabinet like structure, you get lots of drips on the counter where the machine sits and the front of the lower trays as you slide the new tray in.

Again, this is a very good machine and I would probably love it if I didn't have a different one to compare to. As you will see on my Nesco review, the Nesco has its own issues as well. They are just issues I'd rather work with than the issues I have with this one. And for the flavor of jerky I make that's nice crunchy, I would never use the Nesco dehydrator, this one does a better job.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that each dehydrator from the two I'm comparing here has some advantages and some disadvantages. You should do your research and figure out which one would work better for your particular use. For example, if I were buying this to make fruit chips, I wouldn't think twice before getting the Weston dehydrator. The Nesco wouldn't make the chips as nice and crispy as this one.

Enjoy!

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This is an nice alternative to the expensive ones out there. However, the plastic trays are not as durable as the expensive ones and would break a bit easier. I ordered non-stick sheets from Amazon also. The top tray doesn't get adequate coverage from the fan, but I've found that to be true in other dehydrators as well. One thing I really love about this product is that it comes in a choice of three sizes: 6, 8, and 10 shelves. And the price is right!

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Ordered unit, had it over-nighted (thanks Amazon Prime), was delivered with great packaging and looks like it suffered no ills in shipping.

I opened it up, plugged it in and turned it on for an initial test to see that the unit was working.

The dehydrator turned on, and got hot, but was making a lot of vibration type sounds from the motor, and didn't seem to be moving any air.

I stopped the unit, took out the trays, and looked in at the fan assembly to find that the fan blade was not attached to the motor shaft, instead it was floating around freely in the metal protection cage at the back of the unit. The "C" clip that was supposed to hold the fan blade on the shaft, was sitting in the bottom of the unit.

I ordered this half expecting to modify/change/upgrade parts over time, but I wasn't really expecting it to be dead on arrival. However I was not about to waste time and money sending it back and getting a different one, this was an easy fix, so I decided to fix it.

The VegiKiln is really easy to take apart and work on, 6 or so screws on the back, pulls out the whole fan and heating assembly, a few more takes off the protective cage around it.

I was able to pretty quickly put the fan back on the shaft, and the "C" clip on top holding it in place correctly, and get it all back together.

It now seems to run great, and is pretty quiet, but given how easy it is to change stuff on this thing, I already have some ideas to make it even quieter, and possibly more efficient.

Before putting food in it, I would let it run at full heat for a while, then turn the heat off but leave the fan on for a while. Like anything that gets warm, it will put off some smells when its brand new.

I am surprised how quickly I filled 5 of the 6 trays with my "little first test batch" (bananas and apples).

Food dehydrators are extremely basic, there is no reason they should cost anywhere near $200+.

This unit is closer to reasonable in price, and has nearly all of the benefits of its more expensive competitor.

If I payed $240 for one, it better not ever have a problem, at $90, well hell I can probably fix / replace / upgrade just about any part in this thing for next to nothing, and its super easy.

I will be putting this thing through the ringer over the next couple weeks, if anything else crops up, I will update my posting here.

I feel like 4 is a little high for a product that didn't work as delivered, but assuming you don't have that issue, this is an excellent machine.

This would have gotten 5 stars if it weren't for the quality control on my unit.

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this fryer is easy to put togeter, easy to use, and makes the best french fries ever. i previously had a fry daddy and this fryer shamnes the fry daddy. everything comes out so clean and crisp. i love it, also you can filter out the oil which i think is way cool. the temp goes up to 370f, which i thought would be a problem because french fries call for somehting like 375f, but it works great. i don't even like going out for french fries anymore because the ones i make at home are way better. i have one of these and so does my sister and we both love them.

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A costly product for less than a year's seldom useage and it was not abused. It was easy to clean. What stuck me as odd was the magnetic electrical connection. I sincerely think mine went bad at the electrical point. It never seemed to make a solid contact, therefore wouldn't work.

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Not a bad fryer, wish it was a little larger, but the size is listed in the description. Heats up quickly, and returns to temp quickly as well. Basket handle is a little odd, but works. Great entry level fryer.

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There is NO dial to turn to filter the oil and there is NO slide out container for the oil to filter itself into.

You CANNOT raise and lower the basket with the lid on as the basket hooks to drain the food only attaches over the top of the oil container and this would allow the oil to drip off the hooks onto the counter top.

NONE OF THE DESCRIPTION IS TRUE!!!

Who do I call to talk about these issues with? I still want the deep fryer that is described for the price that was listed...NOT SOME SUBSTITUTE!!!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Use the formula:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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