My room is 15 x 20 feet. I don't need the whole room to be that warm---just the area around me. Will this heater work? Pls help. I am freezing.
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This is primarily a radiant heater (although it does have a fan). When you're right in front of it you will feel the heat, at least on the side of you that's facing the heater. But because it's primarily a radiant heater, it will take some time to heat an entire room, especially a large one.Other than that, it uses 1,500 watts and it will convert every one of them into heat. All 1,500 watt heaters will produce the same amount of heat, and will transfer that heat into the surrounding space by convection and radiation. A convection (fan) heater will, if it has a strong fan, distribute heat more evenly throughout the space but may not feel as warm if you're right in front of it. This is primarily a radiant heater (although it does have a fan). When you're right in front of it you will feel the heat, at least on the side of you that's facing the heater. But because it's primarily a radiant heater, it will take some time to heat an entire room, especially a large one.Other than that, it uses 1,500 watts and it will convert every one of them into heat. All 1,500 watt heaters will produce the same amount of heat, and will transfer that heat into the surrounding space by convection and radiation. A convection (fan) heater will, if it has a strong fan,... » Read More This is primarily a radiant heater (although it does have a fan). When you're right in front of it you will feel the heat, at least on the side of you that's facing the heater. But because it's primarily a radiant heater, it will take some time to heat an entire room, especially a large one.Other than that, it uses 1,500 watts and it will convert every one of them into heat. All 1,500 watt heaters will produce the same amount of heat, and will transfer that heat into the surrounding space by convection and radiation. A convection (fan) heater will, if it has a strong fan, distribute heat more evenly throughout the space but may not feel as warm if you're right in front of it. « Show Less
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Yes, this is an awesome heater. I have a hugs living room and it heats everything just fine. Make sure to point it in your direction to heat you up faster, the rest of the room will follow.
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Yes, the heating element is excellent. The only thing I don't like about the heater is that the indicator light stays on until the unit is unplugged rather than just turned off. So if you are using it in your bedroom, most likely you will have to unplug it every night or have a red glowing light like Rudolph all night long.
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You should have no problem heating that size space it does great in my bedroom
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It will only help a little in a room that size. Unless it's well insulated it won't keep up with the whole room. If you just need it to be warm directly in front of the heater it will help. The thing is noisy as all hell, be warned, it will keep you awake at night.
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Consumers Research lists HOLMES heaters as tops in testing. They are right. I love this heater. I use it next to my computer in a 24x24' room that I don't heat normally. This heater-feels like sunshine. I am going to get another for guest bath. (Look out for a Sunbeam exact look-alike for less-bad news. I will never buy another Sunbeam heater).
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I would look for something larger. That is about the size of the room I use it in and it really just warms the space around the heater - where I sit.
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It will not heat a regular sized room. I use it in my living room near where I sit on sofa. It takes chill out of that space.I may be just fine for a small child's room. You set how hot you want it, it turns off when it reaches that heat level.
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Mine is in a bedroom, about14 ft. square. It takes around 3 hours to warm it up 20 degrees. I have had no problems.
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I think it would without any problems. If it gets under 20 degrees, just remember it's not a miracle heater. Other than that, I don't think there would be a problem. That's about how big the area I'm using mine in and it does just fine. It only needs help when it gets under 20 degrees.
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I am using the heater to heat my shop. it is 15' x 30'. I have the thermostat set to low heat. I believe it would easily heat an area twice the size of my shop.
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Hi Elizabeth; I have one Lasko 5840 heater in my master bedroom. The room size is 18' x 22'. It does just fine in that room. I also have one in our family room. The size of that room is 22' x 13'. It does fine in that room also. It does not heat really fast, but does OK. It's the best portable heater I have owned so far. It's very quite for it's size and does not smell. Hope this helps. Larry
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This heater works best in a closed off room versus trying to heat an entire house. I use mine in master (20x20) bedroom over top garage. It has no problem keeping the room around 72 degrees. The thermostat on unit is off by 5 degrees for some reason.
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Same square footage as yours. This heater puts out only a mild heat that will dissipate quickly in bigger rooms, with possibly large or multiple windows. The smaller the space the better it works. It struggled to keep up a satisfactory temp in a space the size of ours. High ceilings probably didn't help my situation either. I placed mine in a bit smaller room and it works wonderfully.
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I have a 20 X 20 basement room that is freezing. When I turn it on, the heater reads that it is 55 degrees in the room. If I turn it on at 6 am, the room is comfortable (maybe 74) by 8:30. I think it does a very good job. My parents have one that they use to heat their family which is maybe 30 X 20. I really like it.
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We live in the San Francisco Bay area, gret here, don't know about where it snows, but probably OK. How far north? I would think a heater would be fine as long as it doesn't touch the plastic. Be sure oxygen gets in, it does have lots of windows.
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My heater has been great so far. I've owned it for about a year and use it to heat my family room (20 x 13 ft). It keeps the room quite comfortable, but don't know how much energy it actual uses---just know that I rarely have to turn on my house heater which saves money.
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I love this heater. My son has one and I always used it when I go to his house. My room is 12 x 12 but I just turn is on 70 and heat the bedroom before I go to bed. When I get in bed I turn it down to 65. It comes on if it gets below that. If you want the room to stay really warm all the time it will run all the time. I am in Calif and we have been having a very mild winter.
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I have one of these heaters. It should have no problem with a room that size.
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I'd say that is probably pushing it on size. However, using two of these heaters there might work. You might want to try an infrared heater instead. It heats the air pretty effectively and I use one in my 12x15 bedroom as the only heat source here in the mountains.
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Hello, I use my Mr Heater to heat a 16 x 26 area with no problem. But I have it insulated pretty good. I want to say I could run around 6 hours on a 20 lb tank? If your garage is insulated, you would be shutting it off part time. The best way is to run it thru a thermostat. TSC stores use to sell a thermostat the would work on one of these? It's a nice little heater that you would fine is pretty handy to have around.Hope this helps,RGH
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it has 2 settings, 400 watts and 800 watts. It won't heat your 15x20 room...it's more of a spot heater at the 800 watt setting. If you want something that can easily heat up with those dimensions, I would go for a Living Pure heater that puts out 1500 watts and which radiates the heat in all directions I don't even use the oscillating feature because then the heat dispersion is uneven