Eden Pure heaters, Ozone machines, and other misleading commercials

http://blogs.consumerreports.org/home/2008/11/edenpure-heater.html
Its surprising how many scams there are for products that don't work as the manufacture claims. Here are just a few I learned about.

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[wherecanIfindutube]

Thank you for this informative video.

I think that Eden Pure is being very deceptive in their advertising. I wish that everyone would realize that any electric space heater provides the same amount of heat per watt-hour. I can see the advantage of being safer, but I don't think that this is why people are buying them. I don't think that they have four-hundred dollars of safety engineered into the design anyway. (My opinion.)

[kdaveem]

Sadly a great many people are buying these heaters expecting to save money. I have met 3 or 4 so far. What's especially surprising is the negative response I received from some of the people who sell these heaters. Any way thanks for the positive feedback..

[videowiz01]

V or Var is an electrical measurement you applied

yourself in one of your video's? Eden Pure 1000's produce 5000 BTU's heat. The upstairs of my home has a 98,000 btu heat loss, so it should not be able to be heated with TWO Eden Pures. However TWO Eden Pure heaters placed properly create a better heat than my central warm air system, with the limiting factor being temperature. Below the 30 degree mark they become less effective, and central heat then runs also. INFRARED HEATED COPPER RULES.

[kdaveem]

Let me ask you a simple question. The Eden Pure model I tested uses around 12 amps at 110 volts, and produces about 5000 BTUs of heat. My cube heater uses about 12 amps at 110 volts, and produces 5000 BTUs. My temperature test verified my inexpensive cube heater was able to raise the room temperature as well as the Eden Pure model. Aside from the safety advantages of the Eden Pure model, how can anyone say it has any advantage over a majority of the other fan driven resistance heaters?

[brokenot]

The ads for these heaters DO claim that you can save up to 50% on your heating bill. BUT, they're not comparing apples to apples so it IS misleading. They want you to compare what you're paying to heat your ENTIRE home now, to what you could be paying if you turned your thermostat down significantly, and dragging these portable heaters from room to room with you.

Comparing the cost of heating an entire house to a certain level to heating only the room you're in to that level is ridiculous.

[freespeachrulez]

Yeah these machines are conning people. People are so desperate to save money that they will waste money on these scams. My dad bought one. And he never pays for stuff like that. If you saved even $20.00 a month the machine cost upfront, it will take you months to pay it off, and if you buy one on a credit card? Forget it!!

[keliata]

Hmm. It seems that the name itself is misleading. They're calling these things heaters and almost avoiding the word space heater. There have been enough fires caused by space heaters for people to be cautious. No matter how safe and effective edenpure claims they are, I still think they're dangerous.

I can't belief edenpure used a fireman for a testimonial. Hope he hasn't lulled people into believing these things are safe. Bottom line is whether they're safe or not.

[scotchrks]

I have an Edenpure heater, and I'm glad I bought it re-manufatured at a lesser cost. ($280 bucks) Still a lot of money I spent 3 years ago, And I have never seen any savings (factoring in electric costs) It is much safer (I have many times left it running while away from home) and also a great comfortable even heating device compared to the box heaters you're comparing it with. Bottom line for me: Would I buy another Eden Pure heatet when the infared quartz lamp burns out? Not for that price

[238raymo]

yea I cleaned the filters weekly. listen sal-------amander, I build, enginer and fabricate high end muscle cars and though edencrap has allot of screws holding it together the flaw is in the so called inferred bulbs and there connections. they are made to fail so you have to replace them.Isa nots a dommmmy.

[TheLizardKing1967]

@238raymo . Did you ever clean the filter. Probably not.

[238raymo]

edenpure suck. tonight i took my second one apart.we purchased two 3 yrs ago used them about 200 hrs and 1 quit working. used the oyher maybe 50 more and guess what,yea thts rite dead. the heating eliments conect wires dont stay in there ends. totall scam and were out $600

[kurtzim62]

i am a heating and air conditioning contractor. this is a joke.bob vila will tell you anything for a buck. dont waste your money on this ripoff product

[hondanovak]

Like religion and baldness, there's always going to be somebody to sell you an answer you're looking for.

[hondanovak]

@abc1456comcast I think Vs would be an abbreviation for "versus".

[Tourettesguyfan]

No abc12345comcast, If you are a sales man who rips people off and does no research. Edenpure is the same as any space heater in efficiency if you do a seer calculation (5k BTU for edenpure/any other 1500w space heater.) You are gonna find them to be the exact same. The only difference is parts that break after the warranty at a high price to repair.

[Madwand1]

Based on your same methodology or hysteria...