Eco-heater 602 High-Efficiency Electric Panel Whole-Room Heater
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Eco-heater 602 High-Efficiency Electric Panel Whole-Room Heater
Customer Review: OK, but won't heat a whole room in New England in the winter
Summary: 3 Stars
I bought this heater to install in the nursery so the baby's room would stay warmer overnight while the rest of the house went down to 60 degrees. The house has attic insulation, but no wall insulation, and there are storm windows.
The good about the heater: It is unobtrusive. We have it installed on an interior wall out of the way. It is easy to install; it took about 10 minutes. It keeps the baby's room warmer than the rest of the house. I also like the fact that it uses less power than a standard heater. Not only is it cheaper to run, I have fewer concerns about overloading circuits. I like the fact that it has a paintable surface, although I haven't decided if I am going to paint it. I have heard that painting radiators reduces their efficiency and I don't know if that applies to this heater.
The less than good: We have had this heater on in a rather small room (10 by 10) with a hot water radiator system, and over night it only seems to bring the temperature about 5 degrees above the temperature in the rest of the house. Based on other reviews of this heater and others, I ordered the plug in thermostat. I think I will return it because I won't ever need to turn off the heat because it is too hot. Also, the passive heating means that it takes a while for the heater to have any impact on the temperature of the room. I turn it on at 6 pm so that the room will be comfortable when the central heat goes down to 60 degrees at 10 pm. My final concern is that the heater says it can be mounted at any height, but that it works best closest to the ground -- 6 to 18 inches above the baseboard. I was hoping to install it higher so my baby wouldn't accidentally burn himself on it. Since heat rises, I should have realized this flaw in my logic.
I don't think this is a bad product, it just isn't as good as I wanted it to be for $150.
Customer Review: Good for small spaces
Summary: 4 Stars
Hi Everyone, Ive been reading reviews and I was getting more confused, not less confused! So I finally decided to just purchase one and see for myself! I first saw an advertisement for the Eco-Heater in Cat Fancy magazine touting it for pet rooms. We have two outside cats who come into the garage to sleep at night. We are in MS, so it's not the frozen tundra of the north, but we do get under freezing. Right now it's 10:30am and 35 degrees. My husband put in a insulated room of 7x7x6 for the cats. Most people have closets bigger then this! But it's in a totally unheated garage and the Eco-Heater warms it up great! It is perfect for pets who could other wise knock over a freestanding heater. It does get hot to the touch, but my cat rubbed up against it the other day and it didn't faze her.
But here is the caveat. I have a 14x14x8 bedroom with 6 windows and no central heat. I don't think even two of these would make it toasty enough. They might warm it up a bit, or if you could get them close to the bed. I'm speculating, but I really think these would work better in small enclosed spaces without drafts, such as a bonus room off of a bedroom or a small office, or if you have central heat and you just need this for supplemental heat. So I am not going to purchase these for my bedroom, because they are hard to get vendors to take them back and if I'm not happy with how they warm up the room I'm stuck with them. 3 of them might work, but then you are into $400.00. Plus I'm concerned with the reviews about the cracking and not lasting for more then a couple of years. Too much money if they don't last very long!
I hope this was helpful.
Customer Review: Takes edge off a cold room, but won't heat your house...
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased this item after reading the other reviews posted here, and the experience of others is pretty accurate.
I installed this in a master bathroom, (1978-built home; the bath is SMALL by today's McMansion standards,) and the heater seems to be working just as it should. This bathroom is usually chilly, as it has 3 outside walls, and is located on the north side of our home.
Uncomplicated installation, but I would recommend using enclosed template, or tracing one from the heater itself. The unit is a large ceramic tile, approximately 24" square, and weighs a good 10 pounds, so if you don't have the template, it can be cumbersome to hold the tile against the wall by yourself. (I bought this used, from an Amazon 3rd-party seller, and it did not arrive with a template.) It can be installed by one person, which I did. (Woman pretty handy with tools.)
Works as stated, taking the chill off this room. Our home is all-electric, no NG or propane, so the winter bills kill us. (Central air w/heat pump.) Living in north texas, it doesn't get bone-chilling cold, but regularly freezes, so I've been on a mission the past few years to make our house as efficient as possible, to lower the electric bills. I will probably buy a few more of these heaters, paint them to match the walls, and install in other rooms. I would recommend them for 'spot' heating, but don't expect them to heat your entire home or apartment.
Because it takes up no floor space, I appreciate the fact that I will not have to pack this away and haul it up to the attic in the spring, which is something we do with our other space heaters.
Customer Review: Supplemental, sure -- not a main heat source
Summary: 3 Stars
I bought this very enthusiatically after reading so many positive reviews - to heat an outbuilding that is brick and well-insulated. I needed something that would bring the base temperature to around 50 degrees continuously -- and I planned on using other heat sources to bring the temp higher during actual use. I mounted two of these in a 500 sq ft area.
On the positive side, they are very easy to install, unobtrusive and attractive. They would probably be great to make an area warmer that is already heated -- a bedroom or bathroom would likely be ideal. I even bought a programable thermostat for it. In retrospect, I really didn't need it.
On the negative side, both running 24/7 were unable to bring the temp of the area to 40 degrees... let alone 50. This was when the outside temp was 25 to 30. I would understand that it couldn't heat up the room in extraordinarily cold weather -- but I did expect them to be able to raise the temp more than 10 degrees! I wish I had realized the limitations before using them. Some of the reviews on here gave me a false impression of their output.
Additionally, the outside of these does get hot enough to be potentially dangerous to very little children. I wouldn't leave a child unattended with it installed. Of course, that is true of any heating system.
Overall, I think these would be great for supplemental heating -- and they are as described. However, I am disappointed with the output for the amount that I paid for them. I hope my review helps someone else.
Customer Review: Third Winter - time to report
Summary: 5 Stars
Have to say I was very happy with the first two heaters the first winter. Those two saved enough money to me, and I purchased one more for the second winter. I control the heat with a window, so I leave all 3 turned on, and use a window to regulate - love the fresh air anyway, but should probably should invest in the thermometer this year to be even more green during Early Fall and Spring.
Coming up to my third winter and very happy with the results.
Do see some complaints here, did also when I bought them. Went ahead with the purchase anyway and I'm glad I did. I love the heat that they generate, and appreciate the "less" dry air. I run another type of heater in/near the bathroom at whim when I'm home.
Having 800 square feet, I use one in the bedroom, two in the living/dining area, none for the kitchen directly nearby. There are 3 sides exposed above a breezy garage, and NO insulation in this NJ apt, or I'm sure these panels would perform much much better.
I believe that the installation is very important as well as the placement. One needs to take care in preventing bracing it too tight as well as locating it in a place less likely for collisions into the unit; as it would be with any other breakable thing. Other than that, I guess I'm glad I'm past my 18 months as these units have paid for themselves two fold, and I haven't had to deal with their service, so no issues there.
Hope this helps.