Can this heater be used as a fan to keep the room cool as well?
1510288
Yes and it also will circulate the air in the room. Moving air always makes you cooler.
1437326
I have not relied on this to heat a room. It may very well heat a room, but I have not asked it to do this. I have used it more as a "spot" heater. That is, I position it a couple of feet away from where I am sitting, while reading or such, and find it keeps me very comfy. I am very satisfied with this purchase for the use I have described.
1121529
From what I've used mine for it does get fairly hot when it gets enclosed. Given the built in fan it probably would be a bad idea.
1271743
Good question. In short, no. I tried that on a recent trip (turned the temp setting all the way down) and while you can't feel the heat, the room still got toasty so I think even on the lowest setting it is still warming. There is not "heat off" feature. It would also make a relatively lousy fan as it does not blow are quickly (it isn't designed to).
937653
Yes, it has a fan in it. This heater has worked very well for me. Almost 100% efficiency. It does have an open flame, so probably not a good idea to use it in an area where combustables are stored, but as always, read the instructions.
187104
I don't see why not - It runs for hours on end in our bathroom daily during the winter. The heater really heats up a room of reasonable size quickly. Make sure it has space to draw air from behind and airflow is unobstructed. The unit is relatively quiet and puts off gentle heat complete room warming heat. Our dog enjoys standing in front of the fan on cold mornings!We have truly enjoyed this heater
1301388
Heater does not have a fan. A fan might be nice, but then it would need to have electric power to it. I have used it a garage and put a fan behind it to help circulate the heat. The advantage to not needing electricity is complete portability and it functions in a power outage.
1474738
Yes. It's very quiet & even on higher speed, not that strong. It's more for moving air than direct fanning. I use it on my vanity.
1934830
Heat will radiate thru room, but heaters with built in fan would do better.
518846
Might be a good idea to contact manufacturer about that. I am sure it is intended for indoor use to heat a room but you could ask manufacturer to be sure.
2190071
Absolutely it can. I've had this fan for a couple of months now and it works outstanding to cool off a hot room. Granted, it's not going to cool a room off as quickly as blasting an air conditioner, but no fan could. For the price here, this is an outstanding fan. I've already purchased another one of these Lasko fans, and am planning on ordering two more soon, for every room in my home. So that should tell you something. ;-) Enjoy!
1679996
No. I tried to use it in a 12 x 20 room and it didn't generate enough heat for the room. It only made noise. I could feel the heat right next to it. It can possibly be used ubder your desk to warm up your feet. I stored mine in the attic. What a waste.
1995734
Honestly, I'm not sure I only had the heater for about two months, but I don't think the fan will cool as good as air conditioning but I know for a fact it will help.
944225
I think the answer is no. There is an oscillating fan, but the temperature range for it to keep moving and/or heating the air is 60 to 85 degrees. I put the fan on at 60 degrees and it stopped within ten seconds. This is a lovely heater that oscillates. It will definitely heat a small room very quickly. If you need a room heater, you can't do better than this. Pat
1198586
no - probably need a larger fan. We chose this model for 2 bedrooms and it works fine for them.
1450338
I don't think it will work well for this application. I have used it to heat and cool a small bedroom (350 sq ft) as a supplement to heat and central air. I think it adds/subtracts about five degrees maximum. So I would not think it would be effective at all in a larger space with no other HVAC source - especially your heat!
1932050
Yes...the heater has a fan with two settings...it actually heats up a small room pretty quickly....just know that the fan is somewhat loud.