I live in Maine, w/ 650 sq ft of living space. Do you feel this heater will maintain 65*?Does the fan stay on, even when the heat isn't on?
1146800
It will be very hard to mantein 65 degrees on 650 sq. Feet, & if is not on the temp will drop fast. It is good in bathroom or on in smaller rooms. And watch the electric bill. But it is still very good. I love mine
1146801
Heater would most likely warm a 650 sq. ft. space. The blower does not remain on continuously.
1146802
I live in upstate ny in a mobile home about 1000 sq ft-this heater with a little propane heater keeps our home comfortable even at 10 degrees outside-the fan only runs when the heater is working and for a couple minutes after heater shuts down-it does not run all the time-I don't know how cold it gets there in maine where u are but I think this heater might do it
1146803
Depends how far up in Maine you are. I lived in Ct and it kept my small room, about 650 sq ft at 68 degrees easily. The fan only stays on until the unit is cooled. Set it up automatically and don't worry about it. Nice machine
1563258
From what I've been seeing, these heaters hit the desired temp and then shut off. There's no need for the heater to work REALLY hard unless you want 89 degrees and the room temp is 65 degrees. That great of a temp disparity might lead to the heater always being on and still not reach the desired temp.
1019115
I think that it is recommended for 700 sq ft. but I am able to heat 1000 sq. ft. easily by placing it in a central part of the house (wall mounted) and using ceiling fans reversed in the more distant rooms. I am using natural gas so not sure if that makes any difference or not but I highly recommend this heater.
1092434
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.
991232
Mine has been installed in my attic for about a year and a half. I leave it on for weeks at a time when the humidity is up. It's had several months of continuous operation so far summer and winter. Manual says mounting location not to exceed 140f. Max daytime temps here are mid 100's. No issues with fan and still quiet as ever.
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II live in lower northeast Pa and heat a 600 sq ft well insulated garage with this heater. In real cold weather it takes a couple hours to bring the temp up from approx. 40 degrees, but once there, it holds it well at 70 degrees. Usually have to set it back to 2/3's to keep temp at 70. Mine does not have a thermostat but I only use it when I'm working in the garage so it is not a problem. I'm not sure if a thermostat is available with this unit.
1069589
Mine has worked very well. I have 2 and am extremely happy with them, I dont have to heat the whole house now. I don't set it for a double setting Just set it at 55 degrees and it will come on when below that and go off when it reaches that temp.
1954807
Joan,I measured the first of the two heaters I bought using a Kill-A-Watt meter. It said 7.5 Amps on Low and 12.5 Amps on high, so that would be 900 Watts and 1500 Watts on high. The fan always is on "high", which to me is a benefit because the volume of air is the same, just warmer or cooler. Or unheated, if you use the fan-only setting.Martt
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Yes it would heat a 700 sq ft room. I have used ours at the end of a hall way approx 50 feet away from our main heater which is a Monitor oil stove and sits in the living room. I have never checked to see how much less electricity is used in our home but will say, we must lower the heat settings in the living room. We are very satisfied with the lifesmart 1500. Keep in mind that it will take a little time to heat the air in the room but I think its great.
653951
It really depends on the size of the room. I never leave it on if I'm not home or in the same vicinity as the heater. I will say I do like this unit better than any other I've tried it warms my living room quickly, and I have a very high ceiling. Another big plus is the size, it doesn't use a lot of real estate and can be almost flush with the wall.
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Anne, I just tried to set the auto thermostat on mine while on the low heat setting and it kept flipping it back to the high heat setting...so I think the answer to your question is no. But I can vouch for this space heater. I bought mine last January and used it nightly throughout the winter. It's one of the least noisy that I came across and it can heat a small bedroom very quickly (so much so that I typically set it at a temperature and then have to go turn it down about 15-20 minutes later because it heats so well). When you use the auto thermostat setting, the unit will heat the air to about 2-3 degrees hotter than the temperature you set; then, it will shut off the fan/stop heating until the temperature of the air drops to 1 degree cooler than the temperature you set. At that time, it'll kick the fan/heat back on again. It's a great heater and I would buy another one in a heart beat if I needed an additional space heater.
426179
My house never gets below 46degrees and the heater quickly heats it up to 70...If it gets warmer I turn down the thermostat. We think it was a good buy.
961431
Hi, Actually I have the heater in 500 sq ft area and it heats just wonderful. It has to be turned down or I have to shut it off even. I liked it so much I bought another one for heat down at our boathouse. I would give it an 9 on a 10 scale. Good Luck.
283048
I have two of these heaters, one in a room about 12x12 feet, one in a room about 12x20 feet. Both rooms can be maintained at 75 degrees with the heater control set at half of maximum or less when the outside temperature is as low as 25 degrees. Lower outside temperatures or a house with poorer insulation than mine would require higher settings, but there appears to be more capacity available.
208049
The fan runs continuously when turned on. However the fan speed and the heat output varies, as needed, to heat and maintain the temperature. I heat a 32 foot 5th wheel trailer with one of these in central Florida during the winter months and only have to augment the heat output with the trailer furnace when the outside temperature gets down to or below freezing. It is a very efficient heater and I would not hesitate to purchase another if needed.
325200
I use it on a 1200 sq ft home and works great. I have to empty once a day. It does exhaust alot of warm air. It should be placed away from HVAC thermostat. I read alot about the unit running for a year or so and quitting. All this probably is is a dirty coil, mine quit after about 1 1/2 years. I took it apart, cleaned the coil and was back up and running great.
2193161
I have an open floor plan with my double wide mobile home and only have one bedroom out of three closed and have the Envi heater pretty much in the middle of the house and set with thermostat on 68 and it keeps my heater from coming on till real late at night.That's with it at 28 to 32 degrees. It radiates heat and heat rises and then it begins to come down. I love mine cause it sure is easy on the electric bill . Hope this old school gal has helped you.