will this heater keep me warm when my heat goes out. I need a back up heater for when my gas and electric Company cannot get to me to turn the heat on. I also need to know if this is safe for children and pets. If one of my pets jumps up on top of it...
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This heater works best in a closed off room versus trying to heat an entire house. I use mine in master (20x20) bedroom over top garage. It has no problem keeping the room around 72 degrees. The thermostat on unit is off by 5 degrees for some reason.
724812
Yes and if you have pets and/children who might knock it down it will turn off once knocked over. Even if you bump it and it goes up slightly it will turn off. Btw, itks a great little heater, if you have a well insulated space it can do some pretty good heating. The only time it didn't work well for me is when I lived in a not well insulated basement.
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Its a good heater ....I had a plug that was not working and thought it was the heaters fault... my bad
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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 use my heater inside my home. I don't operate it at night or around my small grandchildren but as long as you monitor it, I believe it is a safe unit to operate. I usually operate it in the evenings until bedtime and on weekends. It uses about 2 20# tanks of propane a week. Since it is equipped with an OPD sensor, it seems to be OK for indoor use.
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Hi Randy - I unfortunately returned this heater soon after buying it. It had an issue with temperature control - it would heat up really nice and then switch to cold air. I could not get it off of cold air no matter what I tried. I never received feedback as to why, I was just refunded (I asked for replacement). I'll be buying a different heater shortly.
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I have a gas line connected to my heater... by the way I love it. Works great. If I had to guess - it depends on how often you will use it and at what level. but I would image a large tank - so you won't run out.
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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....
410554
The Holmes heater that I bought had a short in it and sparks were flying. I would not recommend buying a Holmes heater! I now have a Honeywell oscillating portable heater, but it does not force out air; it only heats. Perhaps you should call a hardware store and ask for their advice.
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I thought it would shut off when not in use, but it doesn't. It stays warm all the time. Our cat loves it. Some people have mentioned that their pet mats don't feel warm until the pet gets on them. Ours feels warm when I touch it. It uses such a tiny amount of electricity that I don't bother unplugging it.
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It gets hotter than I thought but it won't burn you in the short time you would be able to keep your hand on it. If for some reason you could not pull away from it I could see where you could get a nasty burn from it. I bought it to replace an oil filled space heater in my son's room and it is much better than that heater. I was worried he would get out of bed and touch it and get burnt. He has touched this one and knew it was hot and now he leaves it alone. He didn't get burnt when he touched it but did pull his hand away and say hot.
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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
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Better turn it off as soon as the power outage happens. Don't take risks with space heaters, no matter how safe they are.
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As long as you don't get water on the heater you'll be fine. This heater does a great job "warming" a room up. We have never had any safety issues- we don't leave near curtains or drapes we do turn it on and leave on to warm up a cold room all the time
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I have an open floor plan with my double wide mobile home and only have one bedroom out of three closed and have the Envi heater pretty much in the middle of the house and set with thermostat on 68 and it keeps my heater from coming on till real late at night.That's with it at 28 to 32 degrees. It radiates heat and heat rises and then it begins to come down. I love mine cause it sure is easy on the electric bill . Hope this old school gal has helped you.
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Hey Jeff Heres the thing about this heater...it is cheap so it is a temporary heater because it only last about 5-6 month. I'd bought 2 of these heater and it lasted 5 months and it malfunction. If u want a long lasting heater I would go with eheim heater or aqua top. Hope this helps and have a great day!
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I think it means that if it were to get too hot then it would automatically shut off for safety reasons. I have this heater in my office and it would go all day long if it let it, so it doesn't shut off at any desired temp.