Can the heater be safely placed on carpet or near beds? Also, what are typical operating cost comparisons with forced air natural gas?
1594149
It is a comfort heater. I live in a small apartment and it it will keep up as long as the temperatures don't fall below 30 degrees. It does not heat the carpet. The narrow outlet towards the top of the unit blows forced air over some sort of heating element. It is quite powerful, but not the same as a built in appliance. You can touch the unit anywhere and it will not burn you. It is very safe for children pets. It is a 1500 watt unit. multiply 1500 x hours x your rate in kilowatts/hour and you get the cost of operation.
1594150
Yes, to my knowledge, and use of the unit. Mine is on carpet but it is not that close to our bed. Not sure of operating cost. We use as an additional source of heat to supplement heat pump.
1594151
There is no problem placing the unit on carpet or near beds but it is approximately 3 times as expensive as natural gas when compared to my rural electrical supply company, probably not that much difference if your electric company is larger.
1594152
Yes it can be safely placed on your carpet and near a bed, as far as cost comparison goes it's not intended to be used as your main home heating sorce, it's not efficient enough to be used as a main sorce of heating, so compared to forced air heating, it would be more costly to use this heater, and one more point about using a portable heater that I'v noticed is it drys the air in the room a lot.
1594153
Beware - the mfg. offers NO support (would not even return phone calls) & said that Amazon is not an authorized vendor.I sent mine back
1594154
The heater only gets hot at the front where the warm air blows out. The rest of the unit stays cold to the touch so that you can actually place things on the top. I used it for a while in the bedroom which has carpeting. I would not put it too close to the bed even though the unit itselfr stays cold because I wouldn't take the chance of a blanket falling in the front of the unit where the hot air blows out otherwise it's safe on carpeting and in a bedroom. I only use it to warm up the kitchen once in a while and I haven't received my ele. bill yet so I can't give any information regarding the cost. The heater only gets hot at the front where the warm air blows out. The rest of the unit stays cold to the touch so that you can actually place things on the top. I used it for a while in the bedroom which has carpeting. I would not put it too close to the bed even though the unit itselfr stays cold because I wouldn't take the chance of a blanket falling in the front of the unit where the hot air blows out otherwise it's safe on carpeting and in a bedroom. I only use it to warm up the kitchen once in a while and I haven't received my ele. bill yet so I can't give any information regarding... » Read More The heater only gets hot at the front where the warm air blows out. The rest of the unit stays cold to the touch so that you can actually place things on the top. I used it for a while in the bedroom which has carpeting. I would not put it too close to the bed even though the unit itselfr stays cold because I wouldn't take the chance of a blanket falling in the front of the unit where the hot air blows out otherwise it's safe on carpeting and in a bedroom. I only use it to warm up the kitchen once in a while and I haven't received my ele. bill yet so I can't give any information regarding the cost. « Show Less
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Sure you can place anywhere . For small room this heater is life saver . It saves On gas bill . I never get nasal conjestion with this heater . Outside of heater never gets hot . It is worth buying , great money saver never to worry about boiler repair or worry about plumber . So many benefits . For big room it may not be very very effective.. Amiongest all model of lifesmart this is most economical , I have one with flam more expensive and gives less heat, so buy this model .i have 6 of this type of heaters I am using in all rooms when we are using these rooms , like our bedrooms my daughter bedroom lining room etce very rarely we start main heating system Sure you can place anywhere . For small room this heater is life saver . It saves On gas bill . I never get nasal conjestion with this heater . Outside of heater never gets hot . It is worth buying , great money saver never to worry about boiler repair or worry about plumber . So many benefits . For big room it may not be very very effective.. Amiongest all model of lifesmart this is most economical , I have one with flam more expensive and gives less heat, so buy this model .i have 6 of this type of heaters I am using in all rooms when we are using these rooms , like our bedrooms my... » Read More Sure you can place anywhere . For small room this heater is life saver . It saves On gas bill . I never get nasal conjestion with this heater . Outside of heater never gets hot . It is worth buying , great money saver never to worry about boiler repair or worry about plumber . So many benefits . For big room it may not be very very effective.. Amiongest all model of lifesmart this is most economical , I have one with flam more expensive and gives less heat, so buy this model .i have 6 of this type of heaters I am using in all rooms when we are using these rooms , like our bedrooms my daughter bedroom lining room etce very rarely we start main heating system « Show Less
983084
like any port. kero. heater,it will run dirty due to poor fuel.stick with k-1 and it will run clean and quite.rember these heaters are for well ventilated areas.
1898858
Yes, I would say you could. It is not huge or particularly heavy. But consider that heat rises so the best spot to have heat emanating from is always at the floor. Leaving it on the floor will work better. It is a nice unit and except for the noise which might disturb sleep, I regret returning it. If I were designing it I would activate the thermostat on low power. Why that was not done is a mystery.
1564109
Yes it is, its an indoor/outdoor heater. It also has a low oxygen sensor. My advice ALWAYS ALWAYS use a carbon-monoxide detector in a room that you plan to use ANY type of gas/liquid fuel heaters, just to be safe. This heater I definitely recommend for ease of use and its built well.
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I'm not the manufacturer, so I cannot recommend where is appropriate, or not, but I can vouch for it working well, even on our carpet (which they recommend against, saying that putting it on an uncarpeted flooring is best).
1557769
Mine is on carpet. I have had many room heaters this one is the best I have ever owned. It is quiet, cool to touch, and it really heats the room.
2226869
I operated my Comfort all last winter as a primary heat source and it hardly showed up on my electric bill. It only uses 1500 watts tops, but is so efficient in circulating the heated air, It cycles only about hafl time. My furnace uses propane gas at $4.00 a gallon. I run the electric 24 hrs a day, for at least 50 percent savings over-all.
1211371
I have a 3400 sq foot, four story home, at 10000 feet altitude in Utah, where it gets below -20F at night in the winter. I have two of these, one on the ground floor, one on the third floor. House stays nice and warm in the 70's, my gas bill is less than a hundred dollars a month. I should have installed these years ago (my electric bill heating with baseboards ran up to 700 USD a month).
1098365
Sure you can place anywhere . For small room this heater is life saver . It saves On gas bill . I never get nasal conjestion with this heater . Outside of heater never gets hot . It is worth buying , great money saver never to worry about boiler repair or worry about plumber . So many benefits . For big room it may not be very very effective.. Amiongest all model of lifesmart this is most economical , I have one with flam more expensive and gives less heat, so buy this model .i have 6 of this type of heaters I am using in all rooms when we are using these rooms , like our bedrooms my daughter bedroom lining room etce very rarely we start main heating system
840365
You could put it on a table. Since you want as much air flow as possible, I wouldn't put it on carpet.
1568598
Actually...I hooked it up to my home natural gas supply. I do not know.However, yes, it is a large heater. I have a 2550 square ft two story home. I got this to supplement during our particularly snarky winters here in Michigan.It keeps us warm and toasty! Also helps reduce the need for the main furnace use, which is 150000 btu's.I noticed a significant reduction in my heating bills.The heater works well, with no issues.I am in my second season with it.Quite happy.
483008
There is a hot spot on the front where the heat comes out. The best solution and less costly on electric is a real infrared heater. The cost is higher but they are not hot to the touch.
2165928
Not advised, but probably not as dangerous as a kerosene heater and a lot cleaner. Used ours to heat the bathroom during a cold snap
82537
Yes, but too early to tell savings since we are on a budget gas bill plan. Heaters are nice and give out a lot of heat. Do give out significant humidity.
731387
I think it will be ok on carpet. It blows out heat at the bottom but not hot enough to burn carpet. It blows straight out and heat rises.
662270
We used ours on carpet, but the lining on the top of the mattress is very warm. You can also put a crib sheet on top of it (maybe get a warm fleece one). My son stayed very warm in it! I think as long as you have warm blankets and sheets, it will be fine! :)