Duraflame 1500 Watt Quartz Heater, Black, 8HM1500

Best Space Heater, Despite Some Drawbacks
I bought this heater for our basement, which is perpetually colder than the rest of the house and near freezing during the winter. I was considering wall-mounted heating panels, but would have to install three in order to adequately heat our ~1000 sq ft baseement. This heater has proved to be a good choice overall. Here are the pros and cons:

Pros:
-Adequately heats large area (1000 sq ft basement kept at 66 F at 30% power)
-Lower power consumption (haven't noticed any jump in my power bill from using this)
-Cool to the touch even after hours of operating--the only part that gets somewhat hot is the vent itself on the front of the unit (totally safe for our young children and cats)
-No odors like kerosene or other space heaters produce
-Small size takes up very little space and easy to position anywhere in the room
-Portable--unlike wall-mounted heaters, this will easily move wherever you want it (this even has wheels)
-Simple...

Would Buy Another One!
My husband and i bought this heater to heat our kitchen/dining area because we only have one source of heat, and that is a coal stove that is all the way at the other end of the house. The coal stove is plenty when the temp doesn't go below the 30's. But when it gets down into the 20's, teens or negatives, the coal stove just isn't enough! We had tried one heater before this and it just didn't work well enough so we sent it back. We live in a large log cabin so we needed something that was going to heat a large area. This duraflame heater works! The staircase to the second story of our house is also in the kitchen/dining area and this little heater also keeps our upstairs comfortable. I love the fact that we don't wake up freezing anymore when we have to get my 5 year old daughter off to school. The first thing she does when she wakes up is plop down in front of it. She loves it! I also like that it's cool to the touch so i don't have to worry about our dogs burning their coats if...

Duraflame Portable Infrared Heater
I ordered this product to heat a block garage that is approx. 600 square feet. We use the space for band practice. It works so well I now use it inside of my house. I was told by several people that a portable heater would not be enough but this one is. It is cheaper to use than the kerosene heater that we were using, and helps out with the home heating bill. I highly recommend this product.

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