Re: Anyone heard of these heaters?

[kawalekm]

Hi Deborosa
I get suspicious whenever an advertisement seems to be purposely vague, and that's exactly what I felt while checking their website. *After going through their various submenus, I still didn't have any firm grasp of how the unit worked, other than it being infared quartz based (how does that work?). I didn't like the way they didn't state how many watts it consumes or how many BTU's it produces. Maybe it is stated somewhere, but if you have to dig information like that out, it really seems like they're trying to hide something.

Recently, I picked up a Corona kerosene heater (DK-23, 20,000BTU). *I am pleased with its operation. *With a full tank (<2gallons) it heats our whole cabin for at least 12 hours. *Typically, I light it at about 5-6pm as it gets dark and the temp outside drops below freezing, and at medium high it burns till about 6-7am the next morning. A helpful tip I got was to light it outside and let it get hot for a few minutes before bringing it into the cabin. Once hot, there is no smoke and little or no kerosene odor.

[jott]

They do have the Watts listed with the price of the heater, most of them are 1500W.
When they say you will save 50% on heating cost they get those numbers by saying you can turn down the heat in the house and just heat the room you are in. From what you said it sound like you do this already so I would not expect any great savings.
In the world of electric heaters a watt is a watt, there is no waste heat going up a chimney or anything so there is no differences in efficiency. Fans are used to help eliminate hot and cold spots. Technically there is really no difference between this electric heater and any other.

If it has all the accessories you want (temp control, remote control, nice size, no exposed hot parts, maybe you like the look) then you may want to consider it.

My personal feelings are that I could find a heater that would serve my needs at Wal-Mart or Home Depot or many other stores for far less then $400. Also my personal view would be to avoid a company that seams to be trying to take advantage of the general public’s lack of knowledge.

I did like this part form there Q&A I wonder just how do they think you should measure there product.

Q. What is the BTU Rating for the heaters?
Heater is approximately 5000 BTUs. The BTUs are basically irrelevant as a unit of measure since the patented heating process of the EdenPURE® INTENTIONALLY does not operate using old inefficient methods of heat combustion, which is rated by using the BTU rule. Our heating method is far superior for efficiency, safety, comfort, and is providing a natural healthy indoor environment.

[CarolAnn]

Deb, I have a Delonghi oil filled radiator and I love it. Here's a link. It works great and doesn't use much energy. Best of all, it has TWO timers on it so you can have it cycle on and off whenever you want for as long as you want.

I use it in the winter to heat my downstairs where the bedrooms are. It turns on about a half hour before bedtime, and then again about a half hour before I get up, and goes off again about the time I leave for work. When it's bitter cold, I might add a cycle half way through the night.

http://www.amazon.com/Delonghi-TRD0715T-Safe-Oil-Filled-Radiator/dp/B000A33B1C

[jott]

I would have to go with Carolann on this one. I did not think of the oil filled heaters till she said it. When I want to college I gave my mom my bed room to use for her sawing room and moved all my stuff into an unheated room in the house since I would only be there on some weekends and breaks. I had one of those oil filled heaters and it worked great. only one word of caution for using an electric heater regularly, keep and eye on the plug. As the metal parts get dirty or oxidized they don’t make as good of a connection with the outlet so it can get hot and start melting the plug. If it happens no big deal just replace the cord and you are good to go again. Probably will never be an issue but just check the plug from time to time after the heater has been on for a bit. I would add it to my list of things to do each fall before heating season started. My heater had that problem but it was probably 15 years old when I got it and was used almost daily.