I keep reading that the unit does not last long. Has anyone had one for more than a year or two?
181967
I own two of these heaters one purchased on 2010- it is now on its fifth winter and the newer one (2012) on its third winter, in use in my bedroom. I needed one left mostly on 400 watts (the top rod) and sometimes on 800 watts - aimed towards my outside wall in my laundry room to prevent frozen pipes. It is on 24/7 and I have had NO problems with either of them and simply store them in the box they came in when I warm up. HIGHLY recommended.
181968
I bought 4 in 2012 we only have 3 months mild cold weather,some are used 12 hours a day some 2 hours a day,non have broken so fartheres a reset button underneath heater,if you don't move it around a lot it should work a long time,and dust free so it does not over heat
181969
Both myself an a neighbor had this unit (the one before the recall and I never turned mine in) and we both had the problem of it appearing to not come on soon after purchasing. The solution for both of us was to turn the knob to the preferred setting and *never* use the knob again; only turn it on or off by plugging/unplugging the unit.
181970
I just got mine, but I can see why it might not last long. It has no thermostat, so it would be easy to burn out if you don't turn it off often. I would not leave it on at night for safety's sake.
181971
I bought 2 about 1 year ago. One has not been used as much as the other and still works fine. The one I used almost every day in Michigan Winters for 1 to 4 hours stopped working in a year.
181972
Hello, I purchased the unit and it only worked for a couple of weeks. I returned it.
181973
Have had ours for 5 years, perfectly satisfied with unit. Recently purchased another one for downstairs.
1549779
I have not, this sounds like something worth getting looked at if it's getting worse, you may habe a defective unit.
2261146
I've had no issues with mine. It's the 2nd one I've had. Other lasted 6 years. If you notice this - I would send it back and ask for a new one. I am sure they will exchange it. Hope this helps!
351849
mine has worked fine for over a year now. HOwever, I purchased one for my son with the same model number and it looks and acts totally different. this unit is 6 months old. It also came with one dead battery. Appears the service charge to resend the unit and or battery was not worth the money so we are dealing with my 2 that work and his one.
1253967
I received my first one for Christmas and it lasted 3 months. I returned it and got a replacement as it was covered under warranty. That one lasted 3 months. I replaced it once again and that one has now stopped working, some kind of short in it. I know CRAZY right.......but I love this device for swimming laps. So I am now looking and doing research on a better unit. Any suggestions???
2020510
I never had that problem with mine however, this unit stopped working the second year I tried to use it and I disposed of it and wont purchase another.
889095
I Disagree with the last comment. We have had our for almost two years and have had no problems. Do need to take it outside about once every six months and break it down and clean it. I am guilty of going over a year without cleaning it and it still worked fine. Don't know what the other folks problems were. They never did say. Even if it breaks down in two year, I'll just buy another one.
729766
I am looking into relpacing a new system all together. I bought this in July 2012 and it went out again in August. I received a replacement via warranty in OCTOBER. I installed it a in May of 2013, it only lasted two weeks.
1747262
I have had a unit for quite a few years. I thought my battery had died and replacements were expensive. Started looking at just getting a new unit. Then I put the battery back in and it has worked fine for what has now been a couple more years. Don't know what happened, might have been a connection problem????
1198660
Probably a bad unit. Mine only lasted a little over a year. Just outside the warranty.
1557111
Mine didn't last that long, it had some battery issues, so i can't tell you if that's a recurring problem in the product line or if you just got a bad unit. Sorry
2058522
This is my second unit. Loved the first but it failed after 2 yrs of heavy use. Tried another brand it lasted about the same time. Went back to Philips which I really preferred . I did not buy an additional warranty for it. Two years seems to be the average lifespan with heavy use. Hope this helps.
113986
Jasryn, I have had my unit for only two years and it has worked flawlessly during that time. That is, it exercises regularly once a week and it has come on four times during power outages of varying lengths of time, the longest being about six hours. With regular maintenance (once a year) I have expectations of it lasting a long time. Bernard
450435
Most manufacturers say 10 years is the recommended life span. In my experience the units I replaced with this product lasted just short of 10 years. So keeping this in mind, if you are within 8 to 10 years, replacement of the current units is a very good idea. Hope this helps.
125451
I've been using mine daily since Aug. 2013 and I'm currently looking for a new one. However, I feel this one will last for another 6 months to a year, at least. Then I can alternate between the two.
1922400
I have only had mine for a couple of months. So far.....no problem whatsoever.
317075
I as well had this unit stop working randomly...but I used it like 20 times over 3 months. First it would not always turn on, today it wont turn on at all!