We are considering buying this for our toddlers bedroom. Can anyone tell me it the outside or front of the heater get hot to the touch?
295381
it would be a good purchase-it does not get hot-I have it in the floor and my cats love it, they curl up close to it on chilly mornings
295382
Mine doesn't. What does get very hot, though, is the plug and outlet. You can't run this for more than an hour at a time, certainly not overnight, and never using an extension cord. It's plugged into a safety outlet, but draws so much current that it heats the plug up. I'm actually looking for a replacement heater. Hope this helps.
295383
No, It doesn't get that hot, at least not to burn on the front if you touch it. It will get warm. The outside doesn't get hot.
2215448
My daughter is using the heater in her living room area. She keeps the heater at least a foot away and does not have things on or around it. She says it has been working well this winter and her electric has not increased that much.
1748811
It has not ever did that for me but I noticed that it only goes up to 86 degrees but it heats a room with no heat in the winter, and I love it. you just have to turn it off. It has outlasted my pretty bonair fireplace and it has heated a completely cold room. So I dont know if the room ever reached 86 degrees, but it felt like 90 in the room it got so warm. This is a dependable heater that you buy for heat not comfort or auto on and off, or design. I love it.
655156
We never had that problem with ours. It worked great. We only had it for about 4 months; our house burnt down. But hey, we loved it before it melted!
578870
It is not hot to touch. It does not maintain room temp. You can set it to run for 2 hours or 4 hours basically. It allows the temp option, but doesn't really work. It reaches the time limit prior to reaching temperature. It does produce and put out decent heat though. Saved my gas bill last winter.
1421596
It can get hot and I would put it behind a grate or something if this is a concern. It does have a high/low setting, but the 18 month old grandson could presumably set it to high himself also so I would be careful with this unit. The kids like to sit close in front of it for the warm feeling sometimes and I have to remind them not to get too close.
1265561
No, the outside is mostly a very strong durable plastic. The front output part is a metal grating. I really can't say enough how much I enjoy this heater. Very soft, cozy heat.
122151
I find that if I put anything more than a onesie on my little girl, she tends to get hot overnight. We also keep a small ceramic heater in her room so it never drops below 70 degrees so if your baby's room tends to get cold, you might need a little more.
593105
It does get pretty hot. My 4 year old burnt his hand on it. Also, I wouldn't waste my money on it. We had it for a month and it quit working. This heater is junk.
60845
We love our unit! It does a good job heating a larger area but it's definitely warmer directly in front of the unit itself. It can be concealed somewhat in a corner, but I would make sure it has enough air flow around it.
184569
My XL heater cabinet does not get hot, nothing gets hot that i know of on the furnace, the heat warms the air and furniture ....got one for my granddaughter's room, she's 4, I have found to be very safe! However, I would not put my finger on the heater front port, don't know if it is hot or not....re emergency, i would turn it off with the remote
507057
It burns all the time but it is a good little heater.We have this one in our bathroom and it does great on 1 brick. It is a good thing we have a very big bathroom. If it were smaller the heat would be a bit too much.
1081112
The heater surfaces do not get so hot as to cause instantaneous burns if touched. But they are hot enough I would be cautious about crawling infants or toddlers being around them.
527751
It is a heater, yes, it get's hot. It won't burn someone because of the grill front but little fingers might get burned from sticking in between the spaces in the grill. It can be put up high though instead of on the floor.
1160689
It gets warm but not hot. I have pushed it back(out of the way) on the counter shortly after use and it was definitely not too hot to touch.
1842060
I've had mine on for about 45 minutes now and it is just warm to my touch. I would say it doesn't get "hot," and can safely be used at kids' bedside, but probably should not be used under the covers, as kids sometimes like to do. I really like mine because of its safety and brightness. My only (and small) complaint is that I wish it had an on-off button embedded in the dimmer because it takes a full turn of the dial to turn it off and on.
1490247
The heat vents from the top, it seems to heat a bedroom adequately. From the front would be a little nicer but I am happy with it. I bought it more for the look then the heating element.