Vornado VH2 Vortex Heater
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Vornado VH2 Vortex Heater
Customer Review: Love 'em and Hate 'em
Summary: 3 Stars
These heaters are fantastic when they work, but they break. I bought two at roughly the same time and the on off switch broke on each within two weeks (of each other). The downside of these is the customer service. They will not sell you a replacement switch which should only cost two or three dollars or even give you information about where you could get a replacement switch. Your only option is to send the unit in for about $30. Mine has a Jun05 serial number, so maybe they have incorporated better quality switches on the new ones. Ours lasted about three years with 6pm to 12pm winter only use to supplement colder rooms. Would like to get replacements, but customer service rubs me the wrong way. Love em and hate em.Customer Review: Not a Blow Hard
Summary: 3 Stars
Picked this up at Bed bath and Beyond online. Had the 20% off deal plus free shipping. I live in a little drafty house. Didnt expect this to heat the whole house, but wanted it for my living room where I spend a lot of time. I expected a Vornado to really move alot of air. I had their fans before and they blew really hard. This heater has the same design as the fans but blows about 1/10 the air volume. In addition the air is luke warm. I had hoped this would be a good fan for summer months, but its not powerful enough for that, and barely does its job of heating. I guess I expected a blow hard when I got it. Its ok but dont be fooled by vornados reputation of moving a lot of air.Customer Review: It Works, But Be Patient
Summary: 3 Stars
It's very important not to get confused (as I suspect some reviewers have been) between two very similar Vortex models, the VH2 and the DVH. The DVH does indeed break almost instantly and should be avoided. This model, the VH2, on the other hand, is perfectly adequate for the price. No small electric heater in this price range is going to do a great job of quickly heating a large drafty room on an extremely cold day, but the VH2 does a find job. You will have to be patient however: it will take several hours to notice much of an effect in large dining room or kitchen. But if you wait, you will find that the VH2 gets the job done (and is quiet as well).Customer Review: Warm and silent but faulty thermostat
Summary: 3 Stars
The heater gets full points for warm and silent operation but the thermostat is faulty. I don't know if the problem is specific to my unit but sometimes it toggles on/off for short periods. It runs for 15-30 secs and then shuts off. This happens intermittently and seems to be caused by a bad thermostat. Also, when the heater turns on, it draws considerable power which dims lights somewhat and trips my cable modem. But for these problems, I would have kept this heater.Customer Review: Lemon or Bad Workmanship
Summary: 3 Stars
This worked great the first three days I had it, then it just quit blowing hot air. When I put it on auto it did try to heat but would recycle over and over only staying on for maybe 5 seconds at a time. The warranty sucks as Vornado requires you to send them a check for $20.00 for shipping return after you have had to pay to ship it to them. It is very quiet but that doesn't help if it doesn't work as nothing more than a fan.