Optimus H-5210 Infrared Quartz Radiant Heater
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Optimus H-5210 Infrared Quartz Radiant Heater
Customer Review: Great Little Heater
Summary: 5 Stars
We've had this heate for about a month. We have a large open space that cannot be efficiently heated up, so we needed something that heats our body without heating up the entire space. This heater works great for that purpose. Even at 400W, it's toasty warm. We bought a second for our computer room. Though this is not a space heater, it does warm up the room if the room is small (our computer room is about 8 x 10 ft). The heater doesn't take up much space, it's totally silent. The heater also is set at a good angle. when we are sitting on a chair, the heater points at our feet and and lower leg. When sitting on the follow, it warms up our body. So we didn't need to sit in an ackward position to get warm like we did with the Presto Parabolic heatdish that we end up returning. Cons: the setting on the side dial is hard to see frm the front. We just make some marks on the front side of the dial and the problem is resolved. The cord is a little short, appx 1 meter long. Of the 2 we bought, only 1 released the odor other reviewers mentioned, but the odor burned off in a couple hours so it's not an issue.Customer Review: Optimus is my new best buddy
Summary: 5 Stars
For years I used certain Lakewood quartz heaters to warm two rooms in my small home. I began to panic when learning that particular model had been discontinued. Simply out of curiosity, I decided to purchase this item because of the low price of $28.43. This meant I also got free shipping. After applying one of my $25 Chase/Amazon credit card reward certificates, this quartz heater only cost me a whopping $3.43. Not too shabby a price, right?
So far, I can recommend my Optimus. It throws out plenty of heat at the lower 400W level. What I like best is the complete, and I mean total, lack of noise when I sit nearby. Even without a reward certificate, this little heater would be worth buying. Go for it!
J. A. Buxton
Author of the following:
1,000 Words or Less - A Collection of Contest Entries
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Home of the Red Fox
Customer Review: Here's why this heater is great
Summary: 5 Stars
I waited a year before I decided to make a review on this heater and so far it is still going strong. This is a great heater especially when you are using it at work. First off, it's a low power heater so it allows you to use 800 or 400 watts. This allows you to use it at work without worrying about blowing a fuse and making a complete ass out of yourself. Most heaters (even the small ones), will run at about 1500 watts and will easily shut down a circuit. Second, it gives off great heat. I've was hard pressed to find any amount of heat that this heater has given vs the heaters that use double the power. With the reflective background pushing the heat forward, you can easily feel it at about 8 feet away. This heater heats up my office in a place where everyone wants the air conditioning blasting, but I've had times where the co-workers were complaining that the heater was heating up the office too much. So, I'm giving this heater 5 stars because I've only have had good luck with it. I wish the same for anyone else that buys this heater.Customer Review: doesn't have a fan? WHAT!! lol
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm just reading the negative reviews and laughing. If you aren't familiar with these type of heaters, please don't purchase one. For those of us, who don't want to have one of those oxygen sucking heater fans, look no further, and purchase this heater.
Of course, you must understand this heater may possibly break if it's tipped over. It has a safety device in case a pet knocks it over, so it doesn't start a fire. From what I've read this heater shouldn't break, just turn off, but the bottom line is I wouldn't hold it sideways and turn it on to test it out.
Use a lot of common sense with this heater. These types of heaters can be DANGEROUS! (I wouldn't use an extension cord either).
Overall, if you like fireplaces, you'll probably enjoy this mini version. If you're looking for a smaller 300W version, I suggest the Optimus H-4110 9-Inch Dish Heater, which I also recently purchased.
Customer Review: Small, Powerful, Efficient Light Heater.
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a pretty powerful heater, if you're standing right in front of this heater you will feel the heat instantly, and it's really warm, the start-up time is about 1 minute. I've used it in a room and noticed that it raised the temperature all around in 12x14 bedroom from 40f to 60f in about 5 hours (using 400W setting) and kept that temperature steady. Of course while it's raising the temperature all around the room, you can place this heater facing you to feel the heat instantly. This heater is designed to heat individual person at a select location, but it will also heat the rest of the room with time depending on the room size and how well it's insulated. One thing they could have improved in this heater is the settings label on the rotational dial so you could read it while looking straight at the heater instead of having to look side-ways, but this can be easily fixed if you have a magic marker and some clear tape (to prevent the marker from being smudged/erased).