Is this truly cool to the touch? I'll have children and dogs in the room, and while I'll have it as far out of reach as possible, I want extra safety.
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The air immediately exiting the fan can be extremely hot. But the plastic grill itself does not get warm. Very good heater.
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It is warm to the touch. I don't have kids but my cat never got hurt by it.
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After 10 minutes of operation My Cen-Tech infrared thermometer registered 220°F at the center of the grill where the hot air exits, at the bottom of the grill 80°F, at the top of the grill 90°F, the housing sides 60 to 65°F and the back of the housing 60°F
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You will not burn yourself even if you touch it with bear hands. Not too hot.But the chemical smell is very bad. It actually gives you soar throat and headaches.Better not to have it at all.
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I just leaned over and checked all over mine to be sure. Every exposed surface on the unit feels room temperature, even after running for a good solid hour. The one downside about having it around kids or dogs is that it is easier to knock over due to its height. If you have a larger dog that may bump against it frequently, you may want to consider a unit with a larger base. Hope this helps.
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It is cool to the touch everywhere except the front where the heat comes out naturally. But the top and sides are cool/room ambient temperature.
803193
It maybe intrusive but Hey..if don't want it work well..then don't keep it 3ft from the wall..understand the air will be grasp around it..if it only comes from one direction..then your not getting the full effect of the purifier ..and you might as well not have one. Anything that circulates better air quality needs to grasp from various directions..I hope you have figured something out by now. I just happened to see this. Mine was in the middle of the living room ..but in understanding what the unit needs to do and for me to get full benefits. I'm totally pleased.
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I don't think this is safe that close to a child. My (adult woman) fingers can fit through the widest part of the bars, so I know little baby fingers could. Also, the clip isn't very secure and the fan can fall off whatever it's clipped to.
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The only concern I have would be for the carpet on the steps and the adhesive holding it in place. If you could keep it indoors or sheltered when not in use I'd think you'd be fine. We used small treats to teach our lab and shepherd to use it. I still stand next to them to keep it really stable but they are comfortable going up. Darn dogs still jump off the bed, though. :)
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I am very happy with mine for those purposes. The nice part is that you don't have to have the fan blowing right on you. It can be facing any direction and you feel a comfy flow of air without being annoyed by a blast. I got 2 on sale and love them. For that size room, you will be fine with the small one.
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We have it out on our balcony and love it but I would be worried about animal traffic because there are little crevices in the tiles and dog pee/poop may get stuck in there...as it is there are some play dough stains and other things from the kids that are there for life...
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I asked myself this same question after i bought it. For me it's fine. I'm confident it is safe for my family. It does get hot. Not so hot you can't touch it very briefly, but you don't want to keep your hand on it. It's very stable. But if you aren't going to be in the presence of you child and you know they won't listen to you and not touch the heater, this isn't for you. That said, this heater heats a room really fast and keeps it warm. I've been very happy with it.
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I don't think anything is 100% safe, but this outlet should keep most of our little guys safe. Some kids are more curious than others so I suggest that you keep an eye on them just in case. Sorry I could not give you more
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We don't have kids, but I have had nieces over that go through it with the dogs and I have been in it myself. Not sure if it passes all the safety tests for kids but I don't see why not.
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I havnt thought of that. But I can see that working.I don't have any way to do that with my so I'm going to get another one to expand my space. And my dogs love it. . It gets them outdoors. The only problem I have is a way to secure it to the ground. Glad to help you out. Nickie
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I have 3 dogs 1 female and 2 males, all 3 of my dogs adapted very nicely to it. I would work very long hours so for me to come home and not have a mess of the floor was truly a blessing. Although when I was home they wanted to go outside.i hope this helps you out.
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It's very cool, you can even touch the grill above the airflow. of course, if you touch the grill right in front of the airflow, it is going to be hot, but that still wont burn you if you take your hand away quickly. I used it in a regular outlet without any problem.
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I think it would be great for puppies and small dogs to be in while you are away. I bought it for a kitten and now after some research I'm expecting the kitten to be able to climb out so I'm pondering a way to make a roof on it.
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We currently have one and are ordering 2 more. I use it at the bottom of the stairs and at a room door at the top when I'm upstairs. We lock the bar pretty tightly and have had no problems so far. Our little one is 11 months old and into everything, constantly pulling herself up and standing against the gate. I wouldn't necessarily let her play with it at the top of the stairs, just because I'd have nightmares about her falling through it or over it as she gets taller. However, it's kept her from climbing the stairs at the bottom, which it where we place our current one every evening when we're downstairs. Again though, she's small, almost 1 years old, and we keep it as tight was we can make it. Consider how much pressure your little one would put on it before you use it at the top, but not a good idea unless you're there with them. One thing to consider, I've tripped over it, and so has my husband, when not paying attention, and it didn't fall down, we did so for all the other areas, it's a pretty good bet.
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I've got this for my kids. I wouldn't advise it. The friction created would be problematic. We used a metal cable.
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That's what we use ours for, although we have oodles of dog fur. Only real solution we've found. I guess it would depend on how high your beds are though. It's fairly slim but you'd probably have to be able to fit the entire thing under the bed to get the furthest reaches.
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We loved our fan. I agree with the other consumers--no threat from the soft blades, but as with other items you'd want to keep away from babies and toddlers, place it up higher so inquiring minds won't be tempted.