Waring Pro CC150 Cotton Candy Maker

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I picked this up for a kids party planning to prepack cotton candy bags instead of renting a machine, it worked out great. The first batch was a little tricky. But once I gave up on the cones it was very easy. I used a reversed chopstick (sharp end in my hand) and twirled it in one place instead of moving around the machine, Frankly the bowl isn't big enough for the classic cone filling motion. Holding the wide end of the chopstick slightly above the unit and spinning in place quickly each measure of sugar gave me a softball sized wad of candy. I slid it off the stick into a ziplock bag and sealed it, kept great for a day and the kids loved it, this is a lower calorie treat for kids than a bowl of ice cream or a plate of cookies and twice as fun. Keeping me from five stars is the size of the bowl and the inability to easily seat the bowl firmly. I had to hold on edge down with my hand to eliminate an annoying buzz. Performs well after a few tries, produces a very fine sugar. I also wish it was easier to clean under the bulb, but the rest of the unit just takes a few swipes with hot water. Great home unit.

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My wife and daughter LOVE cotton candy. I used to run all the concessions at a large amusement park, so I would have been happy if I never made cotton candy again in my life. However...I saw this and thought it would make a great Christmas present for them.

I was a little dubious when I saw that the heat is generated from small halogen light bulbs. I was used to the commercial makers that get VERY hot. The heat is certainly sufficient to make nice, fluffy cotton candy. It isn't nearly as fast as the machines you see at a fair, but it works well enough for making a few cones at home.

I saw other reviews that said it didn't work well until the fourth or fifth time it was used. It worked fine on the first use for me.

This is not what you are looking for if you want to make a lot of cotton candy at once, It probably took about 3-4 minutes to make a small cone that a commercial machine would make in a few seconds. On the other hand, this one didn't cost $1200.

Hints:

1. The warm up period of 5 minutes is absolutely necessary.

2. The Floss (cotton candy) does not come out fast enough and the bowl is not big enough to pick up the cotton candy the way you see it done at the fair. I had the best result by getting it started on the cone and then slowly twirling the cone directly over the head (where the sugar goes in).

3. Do not turn off the machine until all the sugar is out of the head. The remaining sugar can solidify and become quite a hassle to get out. This is the number one cause of having to repair the commercial cotton candy makers.

I also ordered the Cotton Candy Express Fun Pack Kit with three flavors and a bunch of paper cones. It worked very well.

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This a very good cotton machine maker works good.first couple times I used it, it did not make very much candy. The more U use it the more it makes a big size cone. Not messy at all if U don't over fill the spinner. Very happy with this machine, LOVE it.

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This is a Great Product for young people,The cotten candy is amusement park quality and the kids just love it. Also, it was a pleasure ordering this through Amazon.com.

Very Convenient!!!

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it was a gift for christmas my daughter loves this machine she's 10 and makes candy all the time, the only drawback on this machine is that the bowl should have been bigger because while the stick is being layered with the candy because it's a small fit the candy tends to burn and gets hard, all around a good product.

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Rope Design Tongs

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Perfect and just what I was looking for the fire put we had built outside. Set purchased and good quality

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The center hinge rusted and broke the 3rd time I used it. I had it for about 8 months. Would not recommend.

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The tongs appear to be well made. Won't know for sure what the quality is like until cooler weather comes.

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This is just what I was looking for.

We have a big outdoor fire ring, and I needed tongs to move logs around in the fire when they're ON FIRE.

This does the trick. Very nice tongs, great quality, solidly made, nice looking.

A very fair value for the money. I'd absolutely buy them again.

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I LOVE this beautifully made fire tool ! Heavy iron, nicely made and, so useful. It has made my woodburning stove experience a much easier one.

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Panacea 15919 Log Bin with Scrolls, Brushed Bronze

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This is a good product for the price. It is considerably cheaper than other comparable products. This one doesn't come with the fireplace tools, which I already had, so that might contribute to it being cheaper. Assembly was quick but the parts did not align well. I even had to leave one screw out because I could not force an alignment of the holes. It didn't matter, still works well and will be sturdy enough to hold as much wood as you could stack on it, without the wood falling off.

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Dark brown/black with gold rubbed accents gives this log bin a nice wrought iron oil rubbed bronze look. It's made from aluminum but is quite heavy. Also includes a metal bottom panel that has a matching finish. Stores about 20 split logs. You can slide about 10-15 pieces of kindling wood underneath it too. Highly recommended.

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Very sturdy and good looking. Adds to the decor of your wood stove or fireplace.

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I really wanted to write about how nice the log bin looks and the heavy duty materials it's made of. OK, I just did that.

Now to talk about the not so nice stuff. I'm tired of buying things created by American companies that subcontract the work to Chinese manufacturers and we consumers end up with poor quality workmanship.

This unit arrived with obvious defects that just a little bit of quality control would have caught. The holes in the cradle did not line up with the socket holes in the uprights. When assembled, the four legs did not sit square on the ground. And finally, the cradle had a damaged corner.

Fortunately I have a die grinder, a side angle grinder and a hammer. I was able to resize the assembly holes to match, and cut off the excess length on two of the legs. I used the hammer to straighten out the curled corner of the cradle. It only took me 20 minutes because I had the right tools. What are you going to do if you don't have access to these tools?

After fixing the defects, I have a nice looking log bin next to my chiminea and I'm happy with how it looks and works. But there was no need to put me through the frustration of fixing the defects.

Please! Just a little Quality Control! And maybe you should think about bringing your manufacturing back to the USA!

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We purchased this item as a gift for my husband's parents who heat with a wood stove. We are very pleased with the quality of the item and the size (perfect for wood stored in the house overnight). Although we haven't given them the item (Christmas present) we are sure that they will be pleased with the sturdiness of the item and the complement to the decor in the house.

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Deluxe Mitten Tree

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It was just perfect for what I wanted to use it for!!

(I am hanging my collection of small baskets on it!!) :-)

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Said there were 15 or so in stock, but it was not in stock. Won't be doing that again. Thanks.

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It is fine, but it is very much smaller than I had envisioned it to be. It is also not the sturdiest either.

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This is just what I needed. This really drys your mittens and I like the star at the top. It was easy to assemble too.

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It was so flimsy and cheaply made, I couldn't believe the exorbinate price. Would not recommend this to anyone at all.

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Fireplace Mesh Screen Curtain. 29" High (9-29). Includes two panels, each 24" wide. This provides e

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The replacement mesh curtain looks great and was delivered faster than we expected and arrived in perfect shape. My only wish is that it was a little more full to give more of a drape effect. However, no one notices this but me. Using this replacement curtain saved us hundreds of dollars over buying the glass doors that we originally had planned. We use the fireplace a lot and the mesh curtain will be much more convenient than glass doors and looks very nice.

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Set of Four Solid Cast Brass Christmas Stocking Holders and a Bonus Wreath Holder

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I was extremely pleased with these Christmas stocking holders. I had originally ordered 2 sets and my husband and I liked them so much I ordered 2 more sets. They are very heavy and will hold a stocking full of stuff without falling off the mantel.

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Imperial Mfg Group 3/4X1/8X6 Gasket Tape Ga0162 Wood Stove & Fireplace Repair

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i am very happy with this seal it went on easy and it hold the heat in great p.s. i use it for a smoker

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I used this tape during a rehab project on my somewhat old Bar-B-Chef offset smoker. I had tried to use 3/8" corded gasket, but that was too thick. This flat, 1/8" gasket was perfect. I used this gasket tape on the smoke box sides and bottom only. If used on the top (hinged side) the cover will not close properly. I used High Temp RTV to "glue" the tape to the smoker. Voila, no more smoke leakage! I am very happy with this product.

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Inferno Stove Top Meter (3-30) thermometer calibrated to measure temperatures on stove top. Rich bl

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I bought this thermometer for use with my Jotul wood stove to monitor stove temperatures. The stove literature says that the stove should be operated between 400 and 600 degrees (F) for best results and the break in instructions recommended 3 fires to temperatures of 200, 300 and 400 degrees, so I decided I'd better have a thermometer.

I initially bought an Inferno stove _pipe_ thermometer at a stove store because that was all they had. Once I read the instructions for that thermometer, they said it wasn't recommended for stove _top_ use, so I bought this thermometer online. The recommendation is apparently because of the temperature range markings, not because of any difference in the thermometers actual performance. Once I had the chance to compare the two, both of the thermometers read very similar temperatures, this one has the correct ideal range (400-600) labeled on it. The stove pipe thermometer would be fine if you use the temperature, not the colored zones marked on the thermometer. The two appear to be identical except for the painted range.

I'm a tool geek, so I also bought an infrared thermometer (Kintrex) to check my two stove thermometers. The IR thermometer works quickly and seems to be very accurate. It shows that when the stove is warming up, the Inferno thermometers lag by as much as 50-100 degrees. Once the stove temperature has stabilized, they agree with the IR measurement very well. Another thing the Kintrex thermometer shows is that each of the four corners of the stove can be a very different temperature as the stove is heating up. This variance can be 100 degrees or even more. Once the stove is up to temperature, the four corners will be within 10-20 degrees of each other.

As long as you remember there will be a lag while the stove is heating up and the fact that one corner's temperature alone isn't going to be an exact representation of the whole stove temperature, this should be a useful tool as you learn to use your stove.

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OK, so this is only a thermometer so I won't write a long review, but I have to say that this little device helps me operate my wood stove better. It helps me know when I have the stove "overfired" or when I need to add more wood and turn up the oxygen. We've named the zones "Papa Bear" (too hot), Mama Bear (too cold) and Baby Bear (just right). Yeah . . . I know, but I have young kids.

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I purchased two of these for our wood stoves at the cottage. They really help you burn at a safe level which in turn conserves wood and avoids excess creosote as they say. The only suggestion, and I don't know if it can be done, is to make the arrow a bright color so it is easier to see in dim lighting conditions. I would rather not turn on a light just to read the stove temperature. If the arrow were brighter, I would definetely give it 5 *****

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This magnetic thermometer helps me control the wood stove temperature and minimize creosote in my chimney. Also helped with the break-in of my new Jotul wood stove. If you operate a wood stove I would highly recommend this unit. It is also made in the USA!

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We purchased this thermometer after trying two others (we have two wood stoves): 1. We purchased a "Rutland" at our local ACE hardware. This thermometer seemed accurate but is difficult to read without getting very close, because of the colors. 2. Then we purchased a "Meeco Red Devil" thermometer from Menards. This thermometer had an attractive white background that was very easy to read without getting very close when we bought it. However, after using this "Meeco" product for a few days, the attractive white background turned a light tan/brown that is difficult to read without getting very close. Also this "Red Devil" thermometer showed about 100 degrees hotter than the "Rutland" thermometer. 3. After getting the "Inferno" thermometer from Amazon.com we found that it registered the same as the "Rutland" thermometer but is much easier to read from an easy distance away. The Inferno has kept its original attractive colors. We recommend the "Inferno" as the best choice.

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Q-Mark QPH4A Portable Electric Heater With Builtin Hles for Easy Movement

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This is an excellent heater for anyone who can provide a 20 amp 210-240 volt power outlet for it. We use the same outlet that supplies our 220 v. air conditioner in the summer months. We set it on Auto so the fan cycles off with the heat when the room temperature reaches our setting. It has a thermal cutoff safety switch that works as it should and cuts off the power if the unit should overheat, such as from a piece of fabric cutting off the air flow. This QPH4A is our basic heat source for one floor of a small house and it really does the job when it's cold outside. The heater is compact and unobtrusive and the best feature in comparison to other heaters in its class is that it is very quiet -no rattling and wheezing, just a soft woosh of warm air.

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I purchased it in the dead of NY winter (which wasn't all that bad this year). Heated a 16'x15' studio with 12' ceilings to a nice, toasty temperature. It's tiny & reliable. A great value.

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after much searching I settled on the Q-Mark QPH4A Portable Electric Heater for my wife's potting shed and craft room, which is a separate building on our small property location. Works great and it heats her potting shed in record time. Her shed is 10' x 16' with a 10 foot ceiling, and is insulated and covered with T&G interior walls. As such, she only has to run Q-Mark on the low setting. Great product, and is relatively quiet and the thermostat works just fine. Only thing I would have liked added to the Q-Mark would be a visable thermometer to see the actually temperature; but we just added a separate thermometer and that does the trick just as well. Heavy duty and well built, I would recommend the Q-Mark without any doubt! Just buy it, and forget your heater worries!!!!!!!!!

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This was a replacement for the same unit that I had for 15 years. Little work horse.

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I bought this heater as I have a solar system that has generated tons of extra kilowatts that I am using to lower my gas heating bill. I tried the small portable ones from the big box stores but they are made in China and don't hold up well (and I prefer to employ Americans!) I tapped this into an extra 240 volt range outlet in my kitchen that wasn't getting used. It is a solid heater and is relatively quiet. It seems to be very durable and I did call the company and verify it is manufactured in the Carolinas. The only knock I have on it is that I wish it put out even more wattage. I was comparing it to one from Home Depot that was 5600 watt max and this one is only about 4000 watts. I have a large house and ever bit would help. I was not expecting this to heat the entire house...just to supplement and minimize the amount the gas kicks on. Overall I was happy with the product and I do believe if I had bought the cheaper, made in Taiwan unit it would not have held up as long. Vote with your dollars...buy made in USA products, they are better!

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Ouellet Heavy Duty Steel Electric Garage/Workshop Heater, Model# OCH4000WB

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Considering this heater is cheaper than ones on the market I'd say its ok. When I first got it one of the fan blades was bent and was hitting something inside to the point that the fan wouldn't rotate. After bending it back the fan functions normally. Heats up my one car uninsulated garage to about 55 deg F on a 30 deg day in an hour.

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Puts out up to 4000 watts on a dedicated 20 amp line. Made of metal, with a strong mounting bracket. Fan,heater etal appears well protected within its metal box.

Very quiet and seems power efficient. Thermostat would be more useful if it went down to 35 degrees or 40 degrees, As it is I had to wire it in series with a honeywell 240volt heater thermostat that goes down to 40 degrees so I don't end up heating my crawlspace to a 50 degree temp. I just need a temp over 35 degrees minimum to keep my pipes from freezing.

My crawl space is about 20ftx20ftx4foot high Seasonal ambient crawl space temps without any heating run about 53 degrees summer down to 29 degrees winter

Seems to work extremely well, and I avoid the cost of having to put in a 30 AMP line.

We'll see how long it lasts knock on wood.

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I thought it would get warmer but we had a cold winter and it did help in the garage this year. Wish it was just a bit hotter. Installed easy but use the small 20amp 220 volt outlet. I had to wait till it came because the product has two outlets in the instructions.

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I already had 30A 240V outlets in my workshop so I decided to get this heater to run in conjunction with an electric in-wall heater I already had. On occasion I have used just the ouellette heater and it brings my 336 sq ft shop up to a comfortable temperature quickly. The fan is moderately loud but it is necessary to quickly circulate the cold air in and warm air out. I am using the wall bracket and have it mounted about 6' off the ground. Made in Canada which is a plus for me. Happy with it so far.

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Duraflame Stax Stackable Crackling 6-Pack 3.6LB Firelogs

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I love these. They are great for getting a fire roaring and help keep it going if your wood is a little damp or green. Big bonus is price and the fact that you don't have to lug them home from the store...they're delivered to your door with free shipping. Can't beat that!

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These logs are really, really great. Pricey, but great. The crackling is a real nice feature and if you put two in, you'll have a nice fire for about 3 hours. Stir it around a bit then and you'll get another 1/2. Soooooo convenient!

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I've tried a lot of different "fake" logs for my fire pit and these are, by far, the best. They light easily and there is little or no odor -which is not the case with many of the more popular brands out there. This makes the experience so much better when you are inhaling fumes which smell noxious.

Highly recommend these. I've ordered and re-ordered!

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Love these. Stax light easily and burn clean, with very little ash at the end. Last approximately 2 1/2 hours. I use these in an outside fire pit and have no complaints.

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Last for a couple of hours using a couple of blocks. Gives off nice heat, and the reviews on amazon were very accurate. Not the cheapest source of fire fuel, but easy to use, and provides a very enjoyable outdoor flame.

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Sunbeam SLP3310-UM Low-Profile 1000/1500-Watt Convection Heater

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I purchased two of these units both failed after a few weeks. Problem was identical the units would work fine, but when shut off, would not power on again. The indicator light might blink, but then nothing.

I have found the problem is the cheap, polished 2 prong power plugs on these heaters. After a few uses they do not conduct enough current for the electronic control to be able to apply full power to the element.

The fix? Simple. Use an emory board to "roughen up" the plug power prongs so that a decent contact is made when the plug is inserted in the outlet. Then, buy a decent three conductor, grounded power cord and replace the AC cord entirely. At least, cut off the cheap power plug and replace it with a good plug with conductors that can carry the current needed.

If you can't do this competently, take the units to someone qualified to perform the repairs. Obviously, poor electrical connections can cause fires and would, if these units didn't have the "smarts" to see the faulty power and shut off the unit entirely.

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We bought this heater for our living room to try to avoid using our central gas heating very much this winter. Our living room is fairly large, and this heater is doing a pretty good job so far. We closed doors so that it's heating just our living room and kitchen, and it has stayed very comfortable for the most part. There have been a few nights though where it was a little colder (in the 20s and 30s we live in Georgia!) and it did seem a little chilly in the room, but not COLD. We haven't noticed any significant change in our electric bill either, and we run this heater almost 24/7. Overall, it's a decent heater for keeping our living area comfortable, but if you live in an area that gets very cold, this may or may not work well for you (depending on the area you want to heat and the insulation of your home).

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It was nice while it lasted. We woke up this morning and the heater was off. We tried everything, and nothing would get it to turn back on no buttons worked, unplugging it and then plugging it back in didn't work, nothing. It worked well for the month that we had it, and now it just suddenly died.

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I purchased two of these last year ('08). I had to take one back to the store because it failed, but the replacement worked perfectly. I click the auto temp to 65 degrees and my rooms are warm (I also have 12' ceilings). I used these in place of the baseboard oil heat (when oil was $4 a gallon) and my heating bill was about $350 a month through the cold northeast Pa. winter. Oil would've been about $1000 a month.

I am buying 2 more to replace other models I tried that just don't work as well as these.

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This unit has changed the way I heat my home in the winter.

I live in Minnesota in a commercial loft with 12' ceilings, 10' windows and hardwood floors. Heating this place evenly can be a challenge! However, I was pleasantly surprised to find that a few of these heaters were up to the task; they've made all the difference for me. I had been relying on my natural gas forced-air furnace, but the ceiling registers were too high in the air to heat the place evenly. Placing a few of these along the walls areas gave me nice, even heat throughout the apartment and sharply reduced my furnace's workload.

Even with all the cubic space created by 12' ceilings, a single heater can handle an impressively large area: each unit heats about 250-350 sq ft in my home and it doesn't seem to have a hard time keeping up. The programmable thermostat allows you to toggle-select temperatures from 65-85 (in 5-degree steps), the automatic shut-off timer has settings for 4, 8 and 12 hours. The energy saving feature cycles the wattage to save electricity consumption over a long period of time. This does reduce the heat produced (despite the claim that there is no noticeable difference) but the reduction is slight enough that I consider it a pretty good trade-off.

Outside it's variable "energy saving" mode, the unit uses a continuous 1500 watts and about 12 amps. The unit doesn't seem to be fragile and looks/feels well made. Dependability hasn't been an issue for me at all, and I now have three of these that I've pretty much been running continuously. These units are also pretty light and easy to move: there's even a small hand grip on each end to make it easy to grab. The claim that this is a silent heater is absolutely true you won't hear it at all except for some soft metallic expansion "pops" from the metal grate as it initially heats up. The size is pretty manageable also. It's about as wide and tall as the boiler drawer beneath a standard oven and is about as thick as a box of Kleenex.

All in all, I've been really pleased with these heaters. For a pretty small investment, they've made my home much more comfortable this winter and haven't been intrusive while doing so.

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I bought this item from another vendor in person and paid a little less than Amazon's list price. So far so good though with this heater. It was easy to get startedjust remove the packaging materials and plug it in. At first, like your furnaces, the unit smells as it heats up. It puts out a fair amount of heat too. I am using mine in combination with a second space heater to avoid turning on the gas furnace as long as possible. I have a small home so it's nice and warm. I would recommend this to people who have a small space to heat. I'll be testing it in the basement soon. That is also the reason for only 4 stars. I really haven't had it long enough to put it through all of it paces yet. Once I do, and I expect it to pass with flying colors, I see myself getting one more possibly.

If anything changes I will post an update.

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