enenpure heater

[beenthere]

They are Edenpure Heaters, unless there is another that goes by a similar name.

I have one, and they are just a cadilac electric heater. Quiet, do a nice controlled job of heating a space. Good thermostat control and safe(r) to have around than cheaper electric heaters.
I wouldn't buy another, but am happy with the one I have (and wife is happy with it and uses it a lot in her sewing room).

 

[LD1]

Since you live in Texas, a heatpump would be a great choice. The milder the winters, the better they are.

 

[magicheater]

I heat with wood, both masonry stove (home built), and water tube boiler which I purchased. IF I had to use electric heat I would seriously consider this.

 

[LD1]

I heat with wood, both masonry stove (home built), and water tube boiler which I purchased. IF I had to use electric heat I would seriously consider this.

It is still an electric heater. 1W in will net 3.41BTU out PERIOD. Electric heaters CANNOT get any more efficent than that.

A heatpump will be at least 3x's more efficent than this heater in a moderate climate. A heat pump is NOT an electric heater.

There claim that it is more efficent than other electric heaters is only partly true. In there heater, 100% of energy input is used to create heat. Some other electric heaters that have fans may be just a tad less efficent because some of the energy in is used to move the air.

Now don't get me wrong, I am not saying electric heaters are bad. They have their advantages. Like they dont loose efficency as ambient temps drop. And in the case of this heater, there is now "forced air" noise. It is just a nice quiet heater.

But all the claims of oil filled, quartz, silicone, etc drive me nuts. That heater is NOT more efficent than a plain old baseboard heater. The silicone CANNOT create heat. It only stores it. So if it stays warm and continues giving off heat long after the element is turned off, that means it will take proportionally that much longer to initally warm up.

 

[thatguy]

What is the difference between a 'ceramic' heaters and a Pelonis disc furnace?? The disk furnace is about 2x to 3x more expensive.

Pelonis Disc Furnaces

Pelonis Ceramic Heaters

I bought a disk furnace year ago ($90 at that time) and now you can buy a ceramic heater for under $40

Brian

 

[Big Wave D]

My Dad had an EdenPure heater and I found it to be a piece of junk.

The infrared 'element' burned out after only a few months of use. Plus, it doesn't "heat from floor to ceiling" as the info-mercial says.

They are WAY to expensive for doing what a $15 dollar heater can do.

Just my observations.

 

[magicheater]

It is still an electric heater. 1W in will net 3.41BTU out PERIOD. Electric heaters CANNOT get any more efficent than that.

A heatpump will be at least 3x's more efficent than this heater in a moderate climate. A heat pump is NOT an electric heater.

There claim that it is more efficent than other electric heaters is only partly true. In there heater, 100% of energy input is used to create heat. Some other electric heaters that have fans may be just a tad less efficent because some of the energy in is used to move the air.

Now don't get me wrong, I am not saying electric heaters are bad. They have their advantages. Like they dont loose efficency as ambient temps drop. And in the case of this heater, there is now "forced air" noise. It is just a nice quiet heater.

But all the claims of oil filled, quartz, silicone, etc drive me nuts. That heater is NOT more efficent than a plain old baseboard heater. The silicone CANNOT create heat. It only stores it. So if it stays warm and continues giving off heat long after the element is turned off, that means it will take proportionally that much longer to initally warm up.

Only said IF I were to get electric. I have been in a house that has had both and the hydrosil was clearly more comfortable. Don't know about the efficiencies but would wager the hydrosil was cheaper. At least that was what the owner said. I'll stick to my warm floors myself.

 

[Sigarms]

Ironic this thread came up, I'm borrowing one from a buddy to see for myself how they work.

Currently, I've got it running in the garage to help out a dog we took in for a family that just gave birth two days ago. The garage isn't a heated space, and it's uninsulated, so this isn't the best sample to see how it works, but currently I'm not impressed at all with it compared to our other $40 electric space heater we use in that same space.

I also see the infomercial on TV.

When I see Mr. Vila hawking items on the infomercials, I run in the opposite direction. Don't take that comment the wrong way, Mr. Vila knows some of his stuff, but I know from first hand personal experience that Mr. Vila will try to sell you dog poop on TV if he's paid enough. That tells me something about this companies marketing strategy.

Tonight I'll be placing that portable heater in a conditioned insulated room to see how it performs. When I take it back, my buddy mentioned we can take some meters to it, which I'll look forward to (never take something apart that you borrowed if you aren't prepared to buy another one).

Here is the problem though, depending on what kind of heat your house has, I don't foresee this heater being able to heat multiple rooms even with one of the HVAC systems circulating fan running. The question then becomes how much will it cost to bring another room up to temperature?

General rule of thumb that my father I'd like to think taught me well is that nothing in life is free, and if something sounds too good to be true, it usually is.

That said, I don't see the chances of this portable heater causing a fire, so I guess that's a good thing.

I wouldn't buy another, but am happy with the one I have

And with the one I'm currently using, I actually do like it, but there is no way I'd buy one.

They are WAY to expensive for doing what a $15 dollar heater can do.

And that's why I'd probably never buy one.

I'll stick to my warm floors myself.

Best comfortable heat for a home IMO. That said, live south of the Mason Dixon line and it gets hard for homeowners to justify the expense for that type of system.

 

[Bob_In_MN]

My buddy has one in his cabin in northern MN and it was the only heat source we used on a rather cool (but not cold) night this past September. It was in the 40's when we got to the cabin on Friday night and the heater did a nice job of warming a living/dining/kitchen area (probably 20 x 20).

I've owned the cheaper electric heaters as well and they do a similar job, however the Edenpure is not hot to the touch and in my opinion is not as great a fire hazard.

I have a rental property that has a family room with no air ducts--my renters use an Edenpure to heat that room up when they get home at night.

So--just like most other products they won't solve all issues, but they have their place. And--as others have mentioned, there are more economical ways to heat a space.

 

[LD1]

IMO that is the only benefit of an eden pure is not being hot to the touch IE less fire hazard. But you cant cure stupid either. Makes me wonder how people heat with wood, ot coom on their stove for that matter.

But if not bing hot to the touch is a priority, there are other types of heaters that are way cheaper that aren't hot to the touch either. To me the benefit is not the less fire hazard, rather worrying about kids. But the oil filled ones (at least the ones I have been around) don't get hot enough to burn. Neither do the little fan types. Sure the elements get hot, but they are well guarded.

The real fire risk (with ANY) electric heater IMO is the household wiring. They do suck doen a ton of amps.