Optimus H-5210 Infrared Quartz Radiant Heater
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Manufacturer: OptimusBrand: Optimus
Edition: Kitchen
Model: H-5210
Publisher: Optimus
Studio: Optimus
Music Label: Optimus
Product features:
- Portable radiant heater with infrared quartz heating element
- Low (400 watts) and high (800 watts) heat settings; user-friendly control knob
- Ultra-quiet operation; auto safety shut-off if tipped over or overheating occurs
- Cool-touch housing; integrated carrying handle; cord wrap
- Measures approximately 4 by 14 by 13 inches
Description of Optimus H-5210 Infrared Quartz Radiant Heater
This Infrared Quartz Radiant Heater provides Instant Sun-like Warmth from a Radiant Heat Source. Energy Savings of 400 or 800 Watts uses less energy that conventional heaters. Overheat Thermal Cut-off Device and Tip-over Safety Switch offers safety and peace of mind during use. Constructed with a Cool Touch Housing and Built-in Carrying Handle for ease in portability.Ultra Quiet Operation for use in any room.Tools and Hardware Reviews of Optimus H-5210 Infrared Quartz Radiant Heater
Customer Review: Compared to other heaters I have used this one is almost perfect
Summary: 5 Stars
To understand why I like this heater so well I have to tell a story about other heaters I have used.
Many years ago I worked for an employer who provided a dormitory style building for employees to live in. You paid low rent but you also gave up many of what most people consider necessities. You could not have female guests in your room, you shared a bathroom with everyone, no cooking was allowed,no alcohol, maintenance was done grudgingly, and there were a host of other rules that I have long forgotten. How many rules did I violate??? Not ALL of them but I was a young single man and I will let the readers use there imagination here :-) .
With the approval of our bosses you could have a electric heater in your room. The one I had was rated to warm a room three times the size of mine. My heater even had a fan on it. I was to discover that even with this heater going full blast 24/7 my room was still cold. During the winter months I could keep food items in the window where they would on the coldest days freeze. In the summer this building was as hot as it was cold in the winter because it was not air conditioned. Not only was my heater inefficent it was noisy too.
Since that time I had work assignments where I had to stay in a outbuilding that was only heated by electric heaters and none of them worked well.
So when I got this Optimus heater a few months ago I was not expecting much. I saw the negative reviews on it but it was on sale and i only needed one temporarily so I decided to gamble.
First thing I noticed was that the heater did not come on. I soon discovered that I had it in a position where the tip over switch had it turned off. I also noted that there were no user serviceable parts. When I got to thinking about it I realized that no other heater I had owned had them either.
I've used this heater numerous times this year. I am impressed with how quiet it is (no fan) and how quickly it can heat a small room. I live in a 100+ year old house. I use the heater in my bathroom which has always had a problem with heat in the winter even though the baseboard heater that was already there is rated to heat a much larger room. This little heater warms it quickly and well. You cannot leave it on for too long or you would be roasting in there. Another good thing about this unit is that it does not use as much electricity as it is supposed to. My bathroom is on a circuit that the breaker frequently trips because it has too many other things on it. This heater has not yet tripped a breaker even on high. I will rewire this room this spring when it is warmer.
I've noticed that some of the negative reviews say that the unit breaks down long before it's time. All I can say to that is that mine is still going I guess I am just lucky in this aspect but I also wonder how many of those folks may have accidentally had the tip over switch tripped. Still I have to believe that they are right about the unit not lasting as long as it should but if mine quits I have gotten my money's worth out of it.
All in all I think this is a good unit just make sure that tip over switch is not tripped. It's an excellent safety feature that could possibly prevent a fire if the unit falls over.
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