Reviews of Dr Infrared Heater Portable Space Heater, 1500-Watt

Reviews of Dr Infrared Heater Portable Space Heater, 1500-Watt BUY NOW This heater is great and I highly recommend it The heat from our furnace doesn't flow well into our daughters room. During the fall and winter month, it gets rather cold in there. I've been in search of a space heater that I felt was safe enough to operate in her room during the night while she sleeps. I've read countless reviews, research material, and fire statistics regarding the different types of space heaters. From what I could find, infrared heaters seem to be one of the safest. Now look, there is not a single space heater on the market that can say it's 100% safe--it's impossible. Anything that is using electricity and generating heat has the potential to start a fire, it's as simple as that. You prevent fires by reading the instruction manual and using the unit properly. Most fires created by space heaters are due to user error--combustible material too close to the heat exhaust, constricting the air intake, or using the improper electrical receptacle (power strips, surge protectors, splitter, etc). In fact, if you browse through the negative reviews on Amazon that have pictures, the majority of them are due to people plugging them into improper electrical receptacles. People, read the instruction manual! It clearly states that you must plug the unit directly into a wall outlet! I keep seeing pictures of melted splitter's and power strips that have started on fire. Those devices are typically not rated for that much power and will start on fire--don't take that chance. Enough of my rant. This heater is great and I highly recommend it. I put it in the door way facing into my daughter room and leave it running all night without any issues. I set it to the desired temperature, set it to auto mode, and the heater cycles on and off to maintain that temperature. This heater is extremely quiet, my wife and I can hardly hear it from our room which is right across the hall. The only part of this unit to get hot to the touch is the metal grate where the heat comes out of--this was obviously expected because well...heat comes out of it. I have read reviews where people are complaining about how this part of the unit gets hot--those people need to be slapped. Very hot air exhausts from this part of the heater, of course it's going to be hot! Nonetheless, this little heater heats the room so well and keeps it warm all night. I wouldn't hesitate to buy another one of these.

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