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UniFlame 36 x 36 Bar Fireplace Grate

UniFlame 36 x 36 Bar Fireplace Grate
Customer Ratings: 4 stars
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The product arrived timely and fits perfectly in the fire pit. There does seem to be areas where it appears rust is starting .. we've only had the grate a few weeks.

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I have a 4 foot diameter fire pit and needed a large grate. This grate is sturdy, well designed, and is the perfect fit for my fire pit. After using it once, however, it started to get surface rust. I had to repaint it with high temperature paint.

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Mr. Heater 30,000 BTU Natural Gas Blue Flame Vent Free Heater

Mr. Heater 30,000 BTU Natural Gas Blue Flame Vent Free Heater
Customer Ratings: 4.5 stars
List Price: $342.62
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First off, I got this nat gas heater at the end of November of 2010 for a 17'x 22' finished basement room with a 7' drop ceiling. I live in the Northeast so we get pretty cold winters here. This heater was purchased for a secondary back up heating system in the event of a power failure however, I use it daily and love it. My initial concerns before the unit was installed: plumbing gas pipe, ventless emmissions, CO2, odors and function(s). I'll address all the concerns as best I can.

-Plumbing gas pipe: Don't do it yourself, hire a professional, you'll sleep a lot sounder, a small price to pay for safety (it'll pay for itself in the long run anyway)

-Ventless Emissions: I researched here and there and everywhere, this camp is split from what I can see, some say there is and some say there isn't any, I don't know. The next thing I cover may or may not be related to this.

-CO2 and odors: I installed $40 Kidde CO2 detector 12 feet away from the heater and it still reads 0 all the time (I was expecting 5-7 ppm but I got 0, that's great). Now onto, the odors, yes there are odors, I'll admit that when I first fired this unit up I was greatly impressed with the heat output but wasn't at all happy about the smell. It was a chemical smell, which after the heater stopped running the smell soon went away within a minute or two. I would masked the odor with an air freshener when the heater ran and it was fine. It has since been a month and a half now and the heater has ran frequently on a daily basis and the odor/smell is virtually gone. A relief to say the least. I do smell it briefly at start up sometimes but that's only for a second or two. I think it was the paint/parts burning off that new heater smell so to speak.

-Function(s): Although it looks like there is, there isn't a digital thermostat, It's a 1 through 5 dial type which runs the duration of how long the heater runs with some internal temp setting (ex. setting 1 = 68-72 degrees). Flame height is the same always, temp dial does not regulate height. Flame is not like pictured, it's better, it looks like what's on your stove top. Flame is a nice blue, at start up I get orange streaks, I found out that's its only dust in the air, it goes away in about 15-25 min. The fan, basically is useless, poor design, could be a lot better, I don't use it. I have a 10" Honeywell table top swivel fan blowing across the heater, left to right, it's even with the top of the unit to circulate the heat in a circle around the room. My unit is not wall mounted, it is free standing on carpet, carpet does get warm to the touch but never hot. No electric required (unless you use the fan), the spark igniter runs on a AA battery (supplied), there is no pilot when it's off.

So how well does it work? Well, Freaking Amazing!!! It's instant heat!!! To get an idea of the heat output, if you have a gas stove, turn all stove top burners on at the same time, don't run the vent, put your hands near the vent away from the flame. I have 4 burners on my stove and that is what is feels like for me. The burner is this unit is about 16" long. At setting 1, once my room is warmed up, the heater runs for a minute or two then knocks off, it'll do this 3-4 times an hour. As for energy savings, I can already see it, I used to use a electric ceramic tower heater to heat (pointed at me) the room at $50+ a month more on the electric bill, that's no more and the whole room is toasty and to boot my gas usage went down slightly compared to the previous year at this time. Win, win, win.

Pro's:

Heat, heat and more heat. Instant heat.

Energy savings (it will pay for itself)

CO2 not an issue in my setup of a basement room

Looks it looks nice as a unit alone and when its running.

Con's:

Blower fan, useless

Dial temp gauge No digital temp setting (it would be a great feature and for setting lower temps too)

Odor goes away over time with use

There ya go I hope this helps you.

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The only glitch on this heater is the picture of a digital reading on amazon's site. The heater came in with a sticker where the digital reading should have been. Set up was easy, I had a guy at lowes plumbing dept help me with the parts. Make sure and buy the leak checker fluid and watch for bubbles. I also used a flexible coil they use for gas stoves and dryers. The flexible hose also has a built in union so you don't have to install one. The heater works really well with a cracked window or overhead fan on to keep humidity down. The room heats up fast but does have some cool spots. It's ok for what we are using it for. There is an odor and will go away in time. The odor is not natural gas but the heater itself burning off impurities. The built in thermostat works well shutting on & off the heat on its own. I would suggest getting a cheap digital thermometer to help you regulate the heat.

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After a few power outages last winter, we purchased this heater today and installed it. Wow! It adequately heats our living room and kitchen and if the downstairs bathroom door is left open, covers that as well. Better yet, with it running, our furnace has yet to kick on with the thermostat set at 68 (it's 37 outside right now with a wind chill of 30).

The only con I can think of is that the blower really isn't very efficient. We are using a small pole fan behind the unit to distribute the warm air more evenly, although a ceiling fan would do the same if you have one.

Definitely well worth the purchase price. We were debating whether to get this one or a different non-vented natural gas heater with logs and "flames" but decided for $100 less, we could do without the esthetics and stick with pure function.

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Model # IR30NGT uses a simple thermostatic control,Turns burner off or on.Burner is always on full burn when on. Model # BF30NGT uses a different thermostatic control,This model modulates the flame size,control knob can be set to any level between 1 and 5 ,setting 5 will cause the burner to stay on. Setting # 1 has a verry low flame,setting #2 and #3 put out a nice comfortable heat supply.Amazon sent me the BF model,I also have the BF20NGT,both operate the same.I used the Mr. Heater 12 foot hose assembly # F273720 to hook up the heaters ,Fan is switched off,on,auto. The fan on these units work OK. They wont blow you'r hat off but they do incress the air flow. These heaters preforme as advertised,Happy and warm in Pa.

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It does a nice job, I bought it to be back-up heat if the power goes out. I wish it had a thermostat that had a lower setting as it kicks on around 66 to 68 but it still does a great job. I have not used the fan but where it is set-up in my house the fan is not needed.

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Mr. Heater MH125FAV 125,000-BTU Forced-Air Propane Heater

Mr. Heater MH125FAV 125,000-BTU Forced-Air Propane Heater
Customer Ratings: 5 stars
List Price: $293.67
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right out of the box worked great. Heated a 34x34 garage in no time at all. only problem the propane tank I was using was frozen. Temp in the garage before the heater was -5 after it was 50.

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This is a FANTASTIC heater but there are some things a new buyer should be aware of. It'll bring a 30x60x12 garage from 0 to 60 in about an hour and a half. However you really do need a 100 lb tank. You can get away with a 40 or 50 lb heating a smaller area on low otherwise the tanks will condense and shut off the gas flow to the heater. They are louder than you'd expect if you haven't used one of these before because of the blower fan. Think mini jet. I've also used the convection style heaters and depending on your needs these are both great. The convection style is much quieter but takes a fair bit longer to heat a large space and you won't get as even a heat in the room. For larger spaces or fast heat up the forced air heater is an awesome product.Mr. Heater MH125FAV 125,000-BTU Forced-Air Propane HeaterMr. Heater 80,000 BTU Propane Convection Heater #MH80CV

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I'm in the process of insulating and paneling a 12x30 portable building to be used as a workshop. During the winter it get's a bit cold here. I got this hoping it would heat the building enough to work comfortably. I couldn't. Kept having to turn it off after every 15 minutes of run time and wait 45 minutes to an hour before needing it again. That's a lot of heat from a device that's slightly larger than ones thigh. It uses very little propane for a LOT of heat. I heartily recommend it.

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This thing really works like a charm. The only bummer is the slight propane smell when used in a slightly enclosed place. Heats up a large space in minutes.

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I can now change my uninviting work area in the northernmost portion of Michigan from a freezing cold refrigerator into a shirtsleeves comfortable shop. This heater does everything I'd hoped for.

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Broan Model 178 Wall Heater, 1000/2000 Watt 240 VAC, White Painted Grille

Broan Model 178 Wall Heater, 1000/2000 Watt 240 VAC, White Painted Grille
Customer Ratings: 3.5 stars
List Price: $165.58
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This heater is replacing a 20 year old model. Everything is exactly the same right down to the model number. Great heater for the bathroom.

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Went to a lot of work installing heater just to turn around and rip it out. Heater is very noisy. I phoned company and explained situation. They stated "they never advertised unit as being quiet" So much for that.

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The unit arrived with a damaged electrical connection to the heating element. Northside Service Co. promptly sent a replacement element which was great. After a few months of use the white metal grill (looks like baked enamel or equivalent) started cracking and flaking off at the point where the most heat comes out. I emailed Northside about this and they kindly made it clear that they warranted the product for only 60 days that I needed to talk to Broan 1-800-637-1453. Broan (Trish) said that the sellers uphold the warrantee and not Broan. They added that Northside were not authorized sellers, and that as they serviced it previously they had taken on the responsibility of servicing the warrantee, and that I should go back to them. Fortunately before I needed to take this further Broan said they would go ahead and send me a replacement grill, but they would do this only the one time.

As the unit does a great job of quickly heating the two rooms that make up our main bathroom and shower I highly recommend it. I think Broan has been around long to know how to formulate and apply an appropriate paint finish and that there is going to be odd bad unit or bad batch. So I would buy it again.

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Broan Model 178 Wall Heater, 1000/2000 Watt 240 VAC, White Painted Grille

To comply with local electrical codes (long story), I had to install one of these units in each BR. I probably should have spent more money to get a low decibel model. Yes, it has a thermostat, but when that triggers the heater to come on, it is noisy since there is no speed setting. It's on or it's off!! Oh well, you get what you pay for, eh?

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Flameless LED Candles - 7PK Remote Controlled, Realistic Wick & Vanilla Scented Wax

Flameless LED Candles - 7PK Remote Controlled, Realistic Wick & Vanilla Scented Wax
Customer Ratings: 5 stars
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I purchased these candles because I love the ambiance that candles provide, but with two curious cats around, flame candles aren't practical. I currently have these candles in my fireplace, and I love using the remote every night to enjoy candle light without worrying about singed whiskers or the soot that flame candles leave. One thing I have noticed is that you need to have the remote directly facing the candles to turn them on or off, but that's really my only complaint. They have a nice, light vanilla smell, and the flickering effect is very subtle and realistic (as compared to other flameless candles that are like strobe lights). I am very happy with this purchase, and the fact that they come with batteries is a huge plus! I would recommend checking out Costco first to see if they have them for less.

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I love these, they are brighter than older (different) units I have and are easy on the batteries. A very attractive flicker.

"Disappointed" who complained they were useless since he lost his remote should try using the on/off switch. It works fine without a remote.

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Bought these to arrange inside my fireplace. They look realistic when lit and have a nice light vanilla scent. I bought a bag of mexican river rocks (dark gray smooth rocks) from the home improvement store to scatter around them and the arrangement looks very nice. One of the candles has an issue that it doesn't work with the remote so I have to turn it on and off manually but since the others work fine, I will keep this set and deal with having to control one manually. These use AA batteries so it will be possible to use rechargeable batteries in these in the future. Not sure how long the original batteries will last. Duracell alkaline batteries came with the set. The fact that they used AA batteries was a plus for me because some of these units I saw used AAA or C batteries. We checked and our TV does not interfere with the remote. The packaging indicates these are imported by CostCo.

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These are a great product gives the candle look with out having to light them all! These look real with the wax outside and they smell good too

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Just what I was hoping for. Battery operated candles with remote. Great feature and look wonderful on our mantle for the holidays.

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CG Keystone Electric Stove Wht (ES5134) -

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Perfect to heat up an unheated California Room on a chilly Southern California Desert night. Love it so much, thinking of getting another one for a different room.

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Dr Infrared Heater DR998, 1500W, Advanced Dual Heating System with Humidifier and Oscillation Fan a

Dr Infrared Heater DR998, 1500W, Advanced Dual Heating System with Humidifier and Oscillation Fan and Remote Control
Customer Ratings: 4 stars
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i have used this heater continuously through this winter 2011-2012. it has performed as advertised and i was surprised how well the humidifier works. as of 3/16/2012 i have no complaints.

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We purchased one of these last year when our heat pump was running constantly, and costing us a fortune in heating bills. When we received it, I was sceptical but watched my meter, and received my first bill. WOW! My bill was reduced over $100.00 that month. I am a believer, so I bought one for my daughter in college, who loves it too.

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The heater is powerful and blows air well. The problem is that a minor reason I purchased this was that I thought it would be quiet, but the blower makes a strange rattling noise. It isn't very loud, but it is noticeable. Worse, it is intermittent, so you can't even just get used to it.

While watching tv, it's perfectly fine, but once I'm ready for sleep, this heater is a bit annoying. I will probably move it to the living room or find a spot for it in the kitchen.

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I recieved this product in the time they said I would and I love the heaters so much. I love the fact I can use a regular plastic soda bottle for the humidifier.

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I had an Eden Pure for a few years, paid much more for it and this one works as good.

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ProCom Dual Fuel Vent-Free Gas Log Set - 32,000 BTU, Model# PCD24TD

ProCom Dual Fuel Vent-Free Gas Log Set - 32,000 BTU, Model# PCD24TD
Customer Ratings: 4 stars
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We actually purchased the Cedar Ridge fireplace (Lowes because Amazon did not sell it) which included the Procom 32,000 btu gas logs, unvented, with a remote to control the heat setting. We placed it in our dining room, and find it heats the 1800 sq ft ranch house we live in. Our home is an open plan, so this helps the warm air move from room-to-room, plus we use ceiling fans located in most of our rooms. If we had placed it in our family room we would have found it too warm for our needs or maybe we would have purchased a unit with less BTUs, but we knew we needed to heat more of the rooms than just the family room.

We keep a window slightly open at each end of the house, and so far have had absolutely no health problems with this unit, such as headaches, nausea, sleepiness, etc. We use a couple different brands of Co2 monitors and they have not moved from zero. The odor is slight if at all, which surprised us because my husband has a workshop in the basement, which I thought would become a problem with it mingling with gas, but this has not been the case. We had relatives compliment us on our unit due to not having the odor that some units seem to have.

I know there is much debate about unvented natural gas logs, and we once had a gas stove that we hated, but that was some years ago. We decided that we would try this again and so glad we did because we haven't had to run our furnace (electric heat which expensive) during the day and evening, but it is set to run if needed should our home go below 64-deg. at night when we are sleeping.

WE DO NOT USE THE GAS UNIT WHILE WE SLEEP AND THE GAS IS TURNED OFF FOR SAFETY. As far as humidity goes, so far we don't have a problem with it, and in the cold weather, the humidity is welcomed for us since we do not get the static as we do with our furnace.

One thing we will absolutely do is keep our unit maintained. We will follow the directions in the book concerning cleaning, maintenance, etc., so that this unit will be efficient and effective.

For us, this unit has been every thing we hoped it would be, and of course we hope it stays that way.

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I also bought the "Cedar Ridge" branded version of this but it is the same manufacturer and product. It is a basic gas log without any frills but it looks nice and is a very good value. Install was pretty straightforward and it has been working well. We like the thermostat feature which turns it off for a little while when the room warms up then back on after several minutes to keep the room warm.

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I purchased a Procom gas log set Model # 4222357 approximately 2 1/2 years ago from Lowes. Just about 1 year 10 months from the date they were installed they stopped working. I called the installer to check them and he quickly shut off the gas and took out the logs. At that point, he felt the logs were not safe to repair and reinstall. Part of the metal on the unit was actually melted. I called the company since they were supposed to have a two year warranty. After waiting about 45 minutes to get to talk with someone, I explained the situation and he told me to take pictures and send to them. I did this but after 3 weeks, still no response. I e-mailed them again only to get a response saying they would have to get more information and speak with the installer. To make a long story short, I purchased a new set of logs (not ProCom of course) and ended up disposing of the ProCom set. So like I say, no use dealing with customer service. It's the worst experience I've ever had dealing with a Customer Service department!

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very pleased with item--have saved all kinds of money on our fuel costs this winter by using vent free logs

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Achla Designs TSH-15 J-Hook, 3-Inch

Achla Designs TSH-15 J-Hook, 3-Inch
Customer Ratings: 5 stars
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This is a great smaller hook. We used it on our fireplace to hang to vintage ladels. Easy install with fasteners provided.

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Love these. Use them for hanging antique cast iron skillets that belonged to our grandmothers. Wonderful presentation. And not made in China.

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