tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66990227452856771222024-03-13T06:10:04.679-07:00Amazing Stuff I've Found!I found the perfect space heater!
Penetrating warmth!.....like sunshine-in-July on a cold winter night.
Energy saving! Cheap!Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15264179899611698748noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699022745285677122.post-5017319220749782302010-02-06T02:07:00.000-08:002010-02-06T02:28:16.594-08:00My Online Review --- Optimus H-5210 Infrared Quartz Space HeaterHere's My Online Review (written on Feb 4, 2010):<br /><br />My entire (large & drafty) bedroom feels like a warm, sunny afternoon! It's 40-degree weather outside.<br />My central heat is set at 60 (for entire house) & I'm using my new Optimus H-5210 Infrared Quartz Heater at LOW setting in my bedroom (with the door open)! <br /><br />Sitting 4 feet away feels like the sun is shining on my body. <br />It's sitting on the floor. I'm sitting in a regular easy-chair. <br />Standing 15 feet away is very, very WARM! <br />I haven't even needed the HIGH setting. <br /><br />Used it last night & had to get up & turn it off after a few hrs (and throw off all covers).<br /><br />I debated between this heater & the smaller model from Optimus (that looks like a little fan). <br />Based on another review, I picked THIS one. <br />It's great! I love this little gem! I just ordered another one!<br /><br />Pro's:<br />- Warm!<br />- Sun-like heat!....Warms you to-the-bones!<br />- Low setting is fine for me!...saving electricity<br />.....and I'm very COLD-natured!!!!!<br />- Cord does NOT get hot (like my other space heaters do)...on low<br />.....Can't tell you about the "high" setting, yet.<br />.....Don't know if I'll EVER need the "high" setting.<br />- The 400-watt (low) setting is JUST as warm (in SAME room & temps) as my other 1500 watt heaters!<br />- Quiet (you can't hear it at all)<br />- Sides & back of unit are NOT hot.<br />- Furniture that's 3 feet away (from front)is NOT hot....but the air is summer-beach-setting WARM<br />- Amazon delivered TO my front door in less-than 48 hours!...with Free SuperSaver Shipping!<br /><br />Con's:<br />- No thermostat<br />- Control knob turns ONE way (confusing in the dark)<br />...You just have to LOOK to see what setting you're on<br />.....(Low, High or Off)...based on what tube is lit (or not)<br />.....I just unplug it when I'm warm enough.<br />- The TOP tube stays lit for "low".<br />...Will probably burn out long before the bottom one will<br /><br />I can't give it a lower rating for these "Con's".<br />I can live with them if I have WARM heat that feels THIS good & <br />NO hot cord & LESS electricity consumption.<br />This is a 5-star "deal" if you're looking for:<br />- Sunlike warmth!<br />- Low electricity consumption for space heating<br />- NO hot cords!!!<br />I'll forget about those $300 to $500 heaters (that I've wondered about on TV infomercials).<br />This inexpensive heater seems like it's very, very similar to their "claims" (except that it DOES get HOT on FRONT side).<br />So....if you have small children, be as cautious with this one as you would with ANY other space heater. <br />And, do NOT place anything nearby that might fall on this heater (and cause a fire). <br />Warms FINE 4 feet away from your bed; but don't even think about using in a child's room unattended by an adult!Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15264179899611698748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699022745285677122.post-35621848793878009932010-02-05T21:35:00.000-08:002010-02-06T02:06:04.886-08:00Amazing Stuff I've Found!My new favorite space heater !!! :<br />Optimus Infrared Quartz Radiant H-5210<br />.......OIQR (I'll call it my "Oiker").......<br /><br />It took me 50+ years to discover this little gem!<br />I've been cold-natured all of my life.<br />I dread winter-time in humid Houston every year.<br />I'm cold down to my bones 60 days a year!<br /><br />I just bought this miraculous space heater after a thorough search of all options out there.<br />It feels like a warm sunny day!.....in the middle of February & 40-degree weather outside.<br />My home is drafty (and needs some of that green-energy-work everyone is talking about these days).<br />But, my little OIQR ("Oiker") is producing warmth to my bones.<br />It feels like July on the beach!<br />Reminds me of those happy teenage years on Surfside Beach.<br />What a lift!<br />Warmth & great memories, too!!!<br /><br />And, it didn't cost me $350+ (like those infomercials talk about on TV).<br />I paid less-than $30 for this amazing little gem!<br />It produces:<br />- Soft heat<br />- LOTS of penetrating heat!<br />- Radiant heat (directed to ME)<br />Yet, it's still warming the entire room, too!!!<br />Just like sunshine!<br /><br />It uses 400 watts (on low setting).<br />The cord is NOT hot!!!<br />Hallelujah !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br />A space heater that doesn't produce a HOT cord (after a few hours)!<br />Something I thought I'd never find!<br /><br />And, I promise:<br />It's producing warmer heat than my oil-filled heater or my micathermic heater (that both use 1500 watts.....and over-heat their cords & scare me).<br />The smart tech-guys will tell you that 1500 watts produces the SAME amount of heat, regardless what you buy.<br />Maybe that's so (as they see it....from their technical point-of-view).<br />But, this cold-natured old lady KNOWS how it "FEELS"!<br />And, my 400-watt "Oiker" feels SO much warmer to this old body!!!!!<br /><br />What a find!<br />I just knew I'd have to break down & buy one of those $350+ eden things (or something similar) to try out REAL soft, sun-like heat that warms-a-room on a cold winter night.<br />But, this baby (for less than $30) does the trick!<br />And, the reviews were SO much better than the reviews for those eden things. I sure didn't want to spend $350 to $500 for a heater...only to have it stop working after 1 year.<br /><br />I'm on cloud 9!<br />I hate to waste money.<br />But, I LOVE to be WARM!Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15264179899611698748noreply@blogger.com0