DeLonghi DFH480M SafeHeat Fan Heater
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Product Details
Manufacturer: DeLonghiBrand: DeLonghi
Edition: Kitchen
Model: DFH480M
Publisher: DeLonghi
Studio: DeLonghi
Music Label: DeLonghi
Product features:
- Heat and ventilation functions for year-round usability
- Programmable thermostat and timer plus anti-freeze setting
- Oscillation and fan system effectively distribute warm air
- Constructed without exposed elements for safer use
- Extra-quiet operation
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Description of DeLonghi DFH480M SafeHeat Fan Heater
Oscillating Fan distributes heated air around the room / Thermostat / Timer / Quiet Operation / No exposed elements for safe useGet the heat you crave on the schedule your life demands with this DeLonghi SafeHeat fan heater. Designed for space- and energy-efficiency, the heater provides an effective means of generating and distributing warmth throughout a room. The extra-quiet unit includes a programmable digital thermostat and timer, as well as motorized oscillation to help distribute hot air. Likewise handy for cabin or outbuilding use, it comes with an anti-freeze setting that activates if temperatures drop below a safe level. You can also turn on the fan setting without heat to keep air circulating in the warm seasons. Easy to transport, place, and operate, the heater comes with a built-in safety shut-off device and handy cord storage. --Emily Bedard
Tools and Hardware Reviews of DeLonghi DFH480M SafeHeat Fan Heater
Customer Review: So Far, So Good
Summary: 5 Stars
After a bitter cold snap recently where my new apartment's cruddy heat pump couldn't keep up, I ordered this heater -- I wanted something to pick up the slack. I like that I can set my apartment thermostat to 70, set the DeLonghi to 68 and have it kick in when the main heating isn't keeping up. Also makes a nice single room heater, so I can heat up one room to a nice 75 without paying to heat up the whole apartment to 75.
I haven't had a new cold snap since then to say how well it really performs when things get ugly, but so far I like it.
The amount of heat it puts out seems to be measured based on the difference between the temperature you want and the temperature you've got. If I put the heat on the highest setting, see that it's 68 degrees and set the thermostat to 70, it will blow a gentle heat, as if I had set it to the lowest setting.
When the thermostat falls further behind, it will start ramping up the heat output, blowing hotter air.
I originally found this to be confusing, for it seemed that it wasn't blowing hot enough air when I initially plugged it in and tried it, but now I like it. It *does* blow hot air, but only if it's falling behind on the temperature you want. So it won't waste a lot of electricity blowing hot air with full power just to make up 2 degrees of temperature.
It does, as other reviews mention, oscillate independent of anything else. I don't know why they designed it like this. It will be sitting there doing nothing, no fan, no heat (due to the thermostat setting), but it's still gently swinging back and forth. /shrug. I usually just leave the oscillation off anyway since I have a ceiling fan circulating the air, it's just a little odd.
Anyway, I like it. With the thermostat, auto-scaling heat output and other features, it seems like a nice safe heater, and while I haven't been able to put it up against a cold snap, it definiately lets me stay comfortable without having to turn up my central thermostat to heat the whole place. I felt safe enough to leave it plugged in and the thermostat set low while I went on vacation, just so it could help provide heat to the place if it did, for some reason, get too cold while I was gone.
Edit:
1 year later --
I still use this heater and still like it. I see a lot of negative reviews and I'm not sure what to say about that. No doubt there are heaters that will blow hotter air but they don't call this "SafeHeat" for no reason. I'd estimate the hottest air coming out of this heater is in the 100 degree range. It feels warm, not hot. There are no glowing red elements in this heater. If you want hotter air and don't mind glowing red elements, no doubt you can find other heaters that will do it for you. The advantage of this heater is that if it gets knocked over or a curtain blows into it, it doesn't burn your house down.
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