Does anyone leave this heater on 24/7 to keep a steady temperature? .....even when not at home? Thanks.
1535845
Well I had a day that my heater for the whole house was off for repair, and I have two of these heaters that ran all day and I have to say that the rooms with this heater in it were in the mid 60's all day and night.
1535846
No. And for safety reasons, I wouldn't recommend doing either leaving it on constantly, or running it when not at home.
1535847
Yes, we leave it on all the time! Absolutely no negative issues with this heater! Five star all around!
1086762
I can't answer that directly. I've had mine in for less than a month. I can tell you that it's not necessary to have it on all the time. I programmed mine to run constantly in the mornings and evenings when the water gets heavy use in our house. For the time in between I have set it to go on and off every 15 minutes. I work from home and use the water fairly often at those times. I have noticed no real difference than when it's running full time at peak hours. There is also no reason to have it running in the middle of the night. I look at it more from a longevity of the pump perspective than an energy perspective. I don't think they use that much energy to run, but the pump (any pump) has a life span. The only reason I may run mine at night is for winter. The farthest pipes from the water heater are on an outside wall. A well-insulated outside wall, but if we get sub-zero temps like we did last year I may run every half hour or so at night just to keep the pipe warm.
400026
My husband and I sleep better when it's cooler in the house but we don't want our young children to get too cold at night. We have one of these in each of their bedrooms and it keeps the temperature steady and warm in their rooms while they sleep. We are very happy with our heaters!
943494
Yes. I've had my unit for over a year and keep it on 24/7 on the "keep warm" setting. I just keep refilling it when it runs low. I've been very pleased with this unit. The only cautionary advice I would offer is to get some sort of cloth urn cover because even with the "keep warm" setting, the urn itself (and also the water) remain ultra hot.
671456
I know that we have left ours on for at the most three days straight with no issues. But I'm unsure what the manufacturer would recommend as normal use, my suggestion is that you check with Econo-Heat on this question.
2211417
Both of the heaters I bought work pretty darned well. The one without the thermostat is out in our pet's shed and I don't know how well it works. My husband says it works great to keep our pet turtles warm during these winter nights that have gotten down to about 32 degrees at times. As for the ones with the thermostats, I'm very pleased with them as they don't actually "heat up" the house, but they have been great for keeping the chill off the air. For instance, when the weather outside is 32-45 degrees, our house without the use of any other heater stays at a comfortable 68-70 degrees (no matter what the thermostat says...I usually keep all three heaters at 85 degrees but the house never gets that hot). I'm still waiting to receive my electric bill in the mail so I cannot tell you how expensive or inexpensive they are to run. I'm hoping they reduce the electric bill this year as last year's bill was ridiculously HIGH as I was running a few of those regular electric heaters with fans on them. Hope this helps.
1223144
I have used this heater in my house. I have a carbon monoxide detector and I NEVER leave it on unattended. However, I would not recommend using this heater as a main heat source. IMHO....
1401752
I really like this heater but I am not comfortable leaing any space heater unattended. It will be interested to see what other answers u get.
1914256
Mine seems to keep warm forever. After the whole 24 hours it didn't shut off. Maybe this is defective?? (though I am happy it does not shut off.)
1058721
I haven't noticed this problem. I use the heater to heat up my garage to allow me to workout. Once the heater reaches the preset temp and turns off I unplug it. I'll let it cycle next time I use it to see if I experience the problem you describe.
1699209
I hope I don't steer you wrong here, I leave mine on 24/7 at full blast. My cat is old & she needs constant heat. You might want to be carefull not to let the room it is in get too hot. My last one was the same model as this, when I shut the door to the small room I keep it in for more than four hours, it burned out. Good Luck Joe.
2019245
mine stays on 24-7===== my husband is an invalid and stays like ice-- I keep thermotat on 72 and he is just rite!I am gonna buy another one of these for my kitchen/seating area.
1542535
Started using heater 3 weeks ago; after checking my electric usage online, it seems there is minimal change to my electric consumption within the last month. I've used it continuously throughout the night during sleep and while at home. There is a Economical setting that I use during the day. I haven't gotten my bill yet but I believe it does not make a substantial increase in the electric bill, which makes me very happy.
298937
I've never left it unattended. I've had the thermostat stick and had the temperature up to 80 degrees and had to jar unit to get it to stop heating.
1765668
I keep mine set at about 30 degrees. I have a thermometer on the wall and when I am not in my shop I turn the thermostat down to 30. If I turn it down more the heater will not run at all.
417369
Well Ms. Linda C. I dont know what to tell you because I have been using my heater for three years now and I dont have the slightest problem with it. My heater works very well for me. B.K.Delley
2213990
These heaters are not very safe in general. I would not leave it for too long without attention. They consume a lot of energy and would be costly to leave overnight. It does have a ball mechanism so if it falls it stops working. It also turns off when the temp. goes up or you seat too close. However, I believe only oil heater would be safe to leave for the night. Less energy, heats well, safe for kids.