Does it heat immediately, like heaters-with-fans, or do you have to wait a while, like the oil-filled radiators?
1659075
Heats immediately, very even heat coming out both sides and top as soon as you turn it on. I leave mine on 24/7 during the winter, most days, up here in the Northwest.
1659076
It heats immediately, but unlike heaters with fans, you won't hear the noise.
1381231
Starts heating immediately, but I assume takes 15 minutes to fully warm up. There are no batteries in mine.
1798996
I assume the question is "Is the heater safe and does it reduce your power bill?" I will answer the question this way: I've bought a lot of oil filled electric radiators, and they always break down after a few years. I bought three of these, and they were all bad. (See my review.) I would not recommend it. Although the oil radiators have their good points, I prefer baseboard style heaters, which heat faster and also radiate heat. As for reducing your heating bill, it just depends on your use, the size of your house and many other factors. If you're able to reduce the entire house heat and just use an electric heater for one or two zones, then yes, you will probably save some on your heating bill. I assume the question is "Is the heater safe and does it reduce your power bill?" I will answer the question this way: I've bought a lot of oil filled electric radiators, and they always break down after a few years. I bought three of these, and they were all bad. (See my review.) I would not recommend it. Although the oil radiators have their good points, I prefer baseboard style heaters, which heat faster and also radiate heat. As for reducing your heating bill, it just depends on your use, the size of your house and many other factors. If you're able to reduce the entire house... » Read More I assume the question is "Is the heater safe and does it reduce your power bill?" I will answer the question this way: I've bought a lot of oil filled electric radiators, and they always break down after a few years. I bought three of these, and they were all bad. (See my review.) I would not recommend it. Although the oil radiators have their good points, I prefer baseboard style heaters, which heat faster and also radiate heat. As for reducing your heating bill, it just depends on your use, the size of your house and many other factors. If you're able to reduce the entire house heat and just use an electric heater for one or two zones, then yes, you will probably save some on your heating bill. « Show Less
1052120
I filled up the whole container minus a little so there was room for the steam to build. As for the wait time, it took about 12 minutes before I got any real power. Unfortunately, you only get about a 3 seconds spritz before you have to wait another 3 minutes for enough steam to build back up.
1171343
1. Yes, it is instant radiant heat (Full in a Flash), very fast on start.2. Yes, radiant heat only, no motor fan, no forced heat what so ever.
673954
The fan on my unit comes on as soon as I plug it in. I assume it is malfunctioning! If you operate it without the fan running it will probably overheat and burn out the components.
1704683
If your model has both air and heat settings, we find the heat setting does the trick within 1 hour
238333
Just a couple of minutes. I usually wait 5 and do something else while they are heating.
2106846
There's no fan on this heater. The front screen is made of metal and it is coated with a heat activated coating that changes color when it gets hot. If you should blow a fuse on the circuit that it is plugged into, reset the fuse, unplug the heater for at least 30 minutes. When you plug it in again it will re-set itself automatically. If you don't do this it will not restart. Just be careful as the heater draws 12.5 amps. that's quite a bit. DO NOT use an extension cord unless a professional tells you the cord is ok. If you use an extension that is not correct, you will run the risk of fire which is not good. You can use this unit with or without the thermostat. It is set to be on all the time or to turn off and on with setting the "mode" button. All in all, this is a good heater. It keeps the chill off my whole basement and doesn't cost a lot to run. Just use common sense. Common sense is a gift and there are a lot of people out there that haven't opened up their present yet.
637192
No delayed start on this one, it has a programmable timer that auto switches to keep warm either once it reaches temp desired or time desired.
1934922
It takes 15-20 seconds to start heating and about one to one and a half minutes to get to full temp, depending upon the heat setting you have selected.
80876
Yes. You turn it on and it tells you to let it heat for a minute or so before using.
614667
Not right after storage. BUT, you gotta follow the instructions EXACTLY or it will not start. After it warms, all is good. I brought mine out of storage last spring and it took 2 of us about 30 minutes to figure out what we were doing wrong (had to look in the manual). After that, it started right up. I blame those stupid "pictographs" they put on the engine. It really confuses me.
1174598
Yes, all of the heater is cool to the touch if it is running as it is now. I touched it everywhere and felt no heat.
1018909
You do have to wait for heating, but it is very fast compared to previous one we had.
637190
There's no delayed start that I know of. It will automatically revert to warming once the timer is done though.
142773
It does get warm fast, i can say about 5 mins. I also have another diffeerent one it's the same.