Infrared Heater Brands To Beware Of!

Many new Infrared heater brands are popping up on the market and there are things that you might want to consider before purchasing one.

You can save money in the short run, but will it cost you in the long run when they are no longer around because they were not modeled for a long-term career in Infrared heating? You decide.

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[treegrow11]

r u crazy all these heater r good for heating not money, i even happen to own one and it really heats my house so don't even try it. i bet u don't even own one.

[productsexposed]

@treegrow11

Yes all of these heaters are good for heating. If you get the point here, it is more about the fact that many companies are not in it for long-term.

There is huge differences in safety as well. Through my experience, I have seen them fried and melted. Buy cheap at your own risk. Keep in mind this is your house you are talking about.

Are you comfortable leaving the cheap model unattended?

[cebrauer]

True, you can go to Wal-Mart and get a 1500 Watt heater for $39.99 but that heater will cost you $200 a month to run. A 1500 Watt unit with no way to regulate the transfer from electricity to heat will pull 1500 Watts the entire time it's on. There are Infrared heaters out there technologically advanced enough to run for about $1 a day. Obviously, use common sense, whoever uploaded this video more than likely sells the 3 brands listed.

[productsexposed]

@cebrauer

Actaully I don't sell the three brands. However, I do prefer one of them.

Expect to pay more than a $1 a day that is an amount from like 4 years ago. Expect a minimum of $1.45 a day. Compare that to most other forms of heat such as Propane, oil or pellet stoves. I know someone paying $5 a day for pellets.

[bi79yt]

all of them are junk no matter what brand,ive tried them all its ok if you just want a little extra heat in one room but if you buy this to heat your house its not going to happen,and most of them cost around 600.00 so if you just want a little extra heat go to walmart and buy a 1500 watt heater for 39.97 and save the rest of your money.

[productsexposed]

@bi79yt

No they are not all junk. Have you really tried them all? Did you use it with the right expectations or buy into the hype that some express?

Here is the deal. I have two of one of the brands listed and it is my primary heat source. I have a friend that converted his 2800 sq.ft home over to 4 of them.

However, these are supplemental heaters designed to help you cut heating cost by reducing dependency on more expensive forms of heat.

[productsexposed]

@bi79yt

Oh one other thing. You CAN NOT get the same performance from a 1500watt heater for $39.97. Not going to happen!

1.) you will find the do not heat much of an area as they don't have much of a fan if any.

2.) they typically don't have a thermostats

3.) they are dangerous and should NOT be left unattended

4.) The non infrared heaters dry your air like a hair dryer. Removing water from your air is not good for you, your furniture nor heating.

[ryanthescooterguy]

I wish there was a USB powered heater! ;-D

[miketh2005]

The ones you mentioned are too expensive. I'm looking at the Dr. Heater, Duraflame, and Redcore (can get it at K Mart). What do you think of these cheaper ones?

[miketh2005]

@ryanthescooterguy Why?

[erniemoe]

@PepperNigger The other less expensive and "magical" heaters like an oil filled heater have high and low settings along with thermostats. Like your power supply example, the heater will only draw the amount of power it requires to maintain room temperature according to the thermostat and selected low, medium, or high power settings. Take a moment and watch Eden Pure Heater Test by kdaveem. Not exactly a lab setting, but concurs with basic common sense and physics.

[lrd9999]

@nikflorida You can't heat the air without also heating the moisture; a mixture of gasses and vapors only has one temperature; if a heater could only heat certain molecules, the heat would migrate almost instantly to the ones that weren't heated. Where the heat goes matters, though. If hot air migrates to the ceiling, more of the heat output will radiated (or just leak) out. The ideal heat would be radiant heat from an insulated floor; no stand alone heater comes close to that.

[lrd9999]

@productsexposed I haven't seen a heater in years without either a thermostat or a cycling regulator (which is typically found on all-radiant-infrared units like quartz heaters), even the $10 plastic ones have thermostats. The $20 all-metal "worksite" models are a great buy; no exposed elements, no plastic to burn. The only advantage I see to models described here is that they can sit in the middle of a room and don't tip easily. I'd still keep kids away from one, though.

[lrd9999]

@cebrauer In terms of heat output per watt, all stand-alone electric heaters, from a $10 plastic piece of trash from Wall Mart to a $400 over-hyped infomercial star are 100% efficient, no more, no less. Across the price range, some heat the air more while others heat objects in the room, which could affect how efficiently the heat is used, but all electric resistance heat is going to cost more than gas and probably a bit more than oil. The "advanced technology" talk is 100% hype.

[danallstar356]

Compare your electric bills to see if you are in the clear; mine jumped by 60% and I just got enough heat to take the chill out of a room about 600 square feet in size;

[PepperNigger]

@erniemoe I have a 750 watt power supply for my computer. The components inside only draw from 550-250 from that power supply, depending on if I am doing something taxing on the system. Am I always drawing 750 watts?

No, I only draw what the components draw.

These can supply up to 1500 watts, but they do not always draw 1500. If they only need 860, they only draw 860. If they only need 2, they only draw 2. If they need 1500, they draw 1500.

[epiultra]

Google edenpure reviews! Yikes...be aware of any "the truth about" sites, they are secondhand sites by the manufacturer acting like reviewers, if a normal person sounds like a commercial its probably a "manufactured" review!

[erniemoe]

You are in trouble when you start believing your own BS.

1. 1500 watts is 1500 watts. Einstein's Law of the Conservation of Energy. Energy cannot be created therefore, same input same output.

2. All I have seen for sale DO have thermostats.

3. ALL are UL listed and therefore considered safe.

4. To remove moisture from air you must lower the air temperature to it's dew point where it will condense and can be collected... like in a dehumidifier.