Houseware Reviews

I have owned Vornado products for over six years now. The products are extremely dependable. The heater is terrific for several reasons: I have pets and if the heater is knocked over it automatically turns off; and, the heater never gets "hot" to the touch, which is convenient because you don't have to worry about your pet's touching it. The Vornado heater can also save you money on your heating bills. I recently was disabled so my income is much lower than before. I have choose to not use my whole house heater and simply use my Vornado heater in my living room (when I am in the living room), the bathroom (when I am there) and the bedroom (when I am there). I will end with this: the heater is also very quite without the irritating on/off sounds that other heaters make. It is obvious that I am extremely happy with this product and would not hesitate to buy again.

I bought this heater primarily to heat my computer room/home office during the cold Colorado winters so I don't have to blast the whole-house furnace as much. I also intend to carry it around occasionally, like to the basement for when I want to work in my workshop.

The Vornado works wonderfully. It is very lightweight and solidly built. The controls are easy to use and intuitive. I really like that it has the High/Low switch which enables you to limit the heater to 0-750 watts or 0-1500 watts. This way, if you don't need instant total-room temperature, you can use the lower power setting to warm the room gradually, but if you are cold, the High setting will blast out the heat and then throttle-down when the temperature is reached. Either way, once the room is at temperature, the unit uses the lowest electricity required to maintain the temp.

As for the Vornado's ability to heat a room, it is excellent. The fan is nearly silent and does a very good job of circulating the warm air around the room to provide a nice even heat. For me, since I use the unit primarily in my computer room, I can't even hear the Vornado at all over the computer's fans. However, in a quiet room, the Vornado continues to please by being a silent servant.

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The Vornado is very smooth and quiet compared with more conventional units that blast you with hot air. The Vornado is more of a Mercedes than a dragster, fine champagne rather than 100 proof whisky, a warm bath rather than a Jacuzzi: Overall, graceful rather than overpowering. The Vornado generates AND circulates heat sufficient for a medium-sized room such as an office, den, or bedroom (say, around 14 feet by 16 feet or smaller). After about 15 minutes of very very quiet operation, the room will be uniformly and comfortably heated, what the manufacturers call "blanket warmth."

However, The Vornado has its limits: sometimes the effect is a bit too subtle. If you're very cold and need a quick warm-up, you may prefer the noisier, unidirectional heaters. I think the distinction is whether you want a body heater or a room heater. The Vornado is more of the latter, and then, only for mid-size rooms with drafts sealed off (e.g., close your windows all the way).

Safety features are excellent. The exterior never gets hot, and there is an automatic shut off if the unit tips over. There is a thermostat that works extremely well. You can either set this to automatic and let the Vornado boost the heat when needed, or you can opt for continuous heating. There is a 1,500 and an 800-Watt setting, both of these feel comfortable at close range. I recommend this for those who want to gradually and thoroughly heat a midsize room. Again, it takes about 10-15 minutes of initial heating, followed by thermostat-controlled auto-on to maintain temperature.

I've only had a fan for a few months now but it was easy to assemble (took me 5 minutes) and it does a good job and is not too noisy.

Very happy with this fan. Is much quieter than another brand I purchased. Not a lot of bells and whistles but it gets the job done. Takes up very small amount of space which makes it perfect for an RV.

I was skeptical when i ordered it, but i'm happy with the performance and price i paid. It's perfect for my two medium sized bedrooms. In order to see some performance, you will always have to keep it on on maximum speed.

One thing i didn't like is not being able to turn off timer. When you turn on fan, timer has to be set manually, and timer is always ON. Other then that, oscillation, three speed setting is perfect. It takes a little space in corner. With Amazon's free shipping and no taxes at most, the end price i paid makes it worth.

They had these at costco so I picked one up. The first one was defective (no hot water) so I had to lug it back to the store for a new one. The next one made the water taste funny. Just a little weird at first but would get stronger and stronger as days went by.

When I took it apart, I noticed there was what I later found out to be vaseline smothered around the heating coils. I smelled it and realized that this is what I was tasting. This part is not supposed to be in contact with the drinking water, but the seals must be bad, because no matter how much I cleaned the water basin and tighted the lug nuts, the water would eventually taste like vaseline again.

A few calls were made to the customer support center each time but they just read you the instructions and don't know anything else.