Honeywell HZ-709 7 Fin Oil Filled Radiator Heater with Digital Controls
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Honeywell HZ-709 7 Fin Oil Filled Radiator Heater with Digital Controls
Customer Review: Great Heater
Summary: 5 Stars
Our home in North Carolina has a tendency to heat unevenly causing our bedroom to be about 8-10F cooler than the rest of the house. Our answer was the Honeywell HZ-709. I have to admit that it works great - we turn the heater on about 30 minutes before we retire for the night. The total space that we are heating is about 600Sq ft (Bedroom + bathroom) which the Honeywell HZ-709 handles with ease.
Total cost - we pay 8.2 cents per hour for each 1000 watts that we use. Therefore, the total cost for us is about 12 cents an hour or about a dollar a night (I confirmed this using Black & Decker EM100B Energy Saver Series Power Monitor.
Safety - I my opinion oil filled radiators are the safest way to warm a space. While the radiator does get hot it is not likely to start a fire or burn a stray finger.
Smell - unlike kerosene and other electrical type heaters the Honeywell HZ-709 does emit any type of smell.
Ease to move - a bit of a drawback - the Hoenywell HZ-709 is a bit heavy (probably in the 15-20 lb range). The unit does come with 360 degree swivel wheels, but they can be a bit cumbersome.
Programability - Basic features for three settings and the ability to set as a thermostat. However, to be honest we jut keep the heater on the max level and we don't bother with programming the unit.
Quality - We have used the unit 100+ times without any problems. I would rate the level of quality to be high.
Final score - in my opinion oil radiators are the best way to warm a medium sized space (300-800 sq ft). The Honeywell works well and has surpassed my expectations. One final note is that you may want to consider buying a humidifier in conjunction with this radiator since all heaters will lower the relative humidity of the room.
5 stars
Customer Review: After one week, would not power on
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought one of these at Target (where the price is, incidentally $20 less than Amazon's), and it worked well for exactly one week. During that time, I had only two quibbles:
> The thermostat read about four degrees too low -- but it's easy enough to set the control for four degrees less than the temperature I wanted.
> The electronic controls are reasonably intuitive, except for the timer feature, which is just bizarre -- if you inadvertently set the timer, you'll have a heck of a time disabling it. And it's a shame that all the settings are purged when the unit is shut off (or when it shuts off automatically). The next time the unit is powered up, it will revert back to a 70-degree setting, which -- especially when coupled with the 4-degree-too-low thermostat, is far too warm for my application. And it will default to the highest setting, which isn't what I want either.
The heater produces nice, even heat. Like all oil-filled heaters, it takes a few minutes to get up to working temperature, but that is not a drawback. In fact, I like this feature of oil-filled heaters.
The reason for the one-star review is that yesterday, the heater simply shut off and would not power up again. At first I thought there might be an overload protector, but there isn't one, and even after waiting a day, it still wouldn't power up. (And yes, the outlet supplying the unit is functioning fine).
Fortunately, Target has a fantastic return policy (I had lost my receipt, but they generated one when I handed them my credit card), so this heater didn't cost me anything except time and trouble. But I would strongly suggest you avoid this model. It's nice when it's working, but judging by several of the reviews here, the electronic control unit is simply poorly engineered (a bit ironic given that Honeywell is a pioneer in control devices). Save money and trouble by buying a unit with a conventional control unit.
Customer Review: So far so good- Controls are confusing
Summary: 4 Stars
We have only had the product a week and so far it works fine. I write this to clarify control use. The controls are confusing and poorly designed, and the manual does not spell out their use very clearly.
When you power on the unit, it defaults to high power, constant mode - which will most likely eventually overheat your room - so rule #1, every time you power it on, you need to set the controls.
The left button sets the power level. If you don't want on high, set the power level.
The middle button activates a auto-shut-off time. Press it once and it activates the timer and shows you the number of hours the unit will run. You cannot turn off the timer once you activate it. From the FAQ:
"If you do not want to use the timer function, turn the unit on and set a temperature (if desired) and just don't press the timer button at all. The only time the timer function is enabled is if you press the timer button. If you accidentaly turn the timer on and then want to turn it off, please turn the machine off and then back on and just make sure not to touch the timer button."
So rule #2, unless you want it to power off after N hours, don't touch the middle button. If you want to use the timer auto-shutoff, set the number of hours using the middle button.
The button on the right activates temperature control. The heater will cycle on/off based when it falls below/reaches the desired temperature - like a classic thermostat (the power stays on, the heating element just turns off). If you don't press the right button, you are NOT under thermostat control, but once you press it you activate thermostat control and then can adjust the desired temperature. Rule #3 - I always set the temperature control.
The thing to know is that all three buttons work independently.
Customer Review: A great heater radiator
Summary: 5 Stars
I'll start by saying that I moved to Portland, oregon recently from Phoenix, Arizona...so, my blood is thin from living there for 21 years. I'm not too used to the cold or having to wear layers. I recently moved into a house (renting) that has bad window leaks (see $65 gas bill for 4 days). I was determined to find something of a heater or radiator that I could use. Without doing any reasearch I was just going to buy one that seemed to do the job. I found this radiator NIB at a goodwill near my home on one of my "treasure hunting" days. I was a little apprehensive, but, seeing that the box had not been opened and it had the original reciept attached to the biox, I paid the $25 that goodwill was asking.
30 minutes before going to bed (and an in house temperature of 49 degrees - outside it was snowing), I set it up in my bedroom, which is about 10' x 12', turned it on the middle setting and set to 69 degrees. Within a handful of minutes, my room was very toasty.
I've been extremely happy with this brand, and, knowing that it's a Honeywell, I know it's well made. Had I known just how GOOD this unit was, I would have paid full price for it! So far, I haven't had any problems with the unit and it definitely keeps me warm at night...so much that all I need to wear is a tshirt and shorts and pull under my comforter and NOT layers upon layers of clothes and blankets.
I would reccommend this unit for ANYONE looking to keep their room warm on a cold night...I do not, however, know how well it heats an entire house.
~Dustin.
Customer Review: Heater is a money saver!
Summary: 5 Stars
I live in a very, very drafty apartment, which is surrounded by trees, so we don't get any warmth from sunshine. Previous to buying this heater for our living room our power bills were up in the $150 dollar range, because the baseboard heaters in the apartment were so old and inefficient that they'd waste energy without producing much heat, and that heat would go right out the window (why must they always put heaters under windows?!).
Our energy bill dropped $50 once we started using this little heater. We leave it in the living room, so it heats up the kitchen as well, and keep all the other doors (bathroom and bedrooms) closed so we don't lose heat there.
One of the things I love about this heater is that it radiates heat, rather than blowing it. I have to use a fan heater at work to stay warm, and my hair is always staticy and my skin and eyes dry out. With the radiator heater that doesn't happen; just pleasent, warm air.
This is the second winter we've had this heater, and so far, so good. We got ours from Target, and the price was lower, but even if it had only worked for one winter, it would have paid for itself and then some. I would suggest that the other folks got duds (hey, it happens, these are mass produced goods after all).
Pros: saves money, doesn't dry out the air, is quiet and unobtrusive, packs away tidily in the summer
Cons: wheels are unweildy, hot to the touch (duh)
Bottom line: Totally worth the money, will pay for itself quickly in energy bill savings if used wisely.