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Vornado Vortex Space Heater
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Quick Overview
Are space heaters energy efficient? Some are better than others; we like the Vornado best.
Product Description
Yep. The dirty truth is that sometimes you want individualized heat in a particular space, and this electric space heater (gasp!) is the most energy efficient option. But don't feel guilty -- using a space heater instead of heating the whole house saves energy and money. This is the one we recommend.
This pint size powerhouse gets heat where you are, and keeps it there using as little power as possible. Unlike conventional heaters that warm the spot directly in front of the heating coils, the Vortex has a thermostatic remote control that can be placed anywhere in a room to sense conditions. The heater runs that data through its digital brain, and then directs the heating core and fan to circulate warmth around the entire room.
The Vortex space heater is an energy efficient way to reach out of the way places that are hard to heat. For those spots -- corners of the attic or the basement where your office is, an electric heater (that's right) is more efficient and less expensive.
This heater, because it's so smart, is great at producing amazingly comfortable heat that surrounds you rather than just blows at your feet. You'll feel warm immediately and you don't need to sit with it beneath your chair. The touch screen control panel makes adjustments easy.
And Vortex has built in multi-level safety protections. If the heater tips over, it automatically shuts off. It also has a non-glowing heat element, a cabinet that is cool to the touch, and tight grille spirals to keep fingers out of harms way.
We Thought You'd Like To Know
There have been some issues with quality in the past, but the manufacturer has assured us they have corrected the problem. And of course we'll honor the warrantee if there is an issue, as we do with all the products we sell. But we're confident that this issue has been resolved.
Nitty Gritty
Electrical Specifications:
- 120v AC
- 60 Hz
- 12.5 amps
- 1500 watts
- Heat Output (max): 5,118 BTUs per hour (3.4 BTUs/hr/w)
- Dimensions: 10.25" deep x 13" wide x 12.25" high
- Approvals: ETL
- Manufacturer Warranty: 2 Years
Customer Reviews
This is a response to Craig's review. While true that the Vornado heater is, like all other electric heaters almost completely efficient at its job of turning electricity into heat, this misses the more important point, which is that the Vornado gets only the heat you need to the place you are.
This is decidedly not the case with many other heaters such as the cheap one I bought a few years back which noisily sits on the floor barely blowing the heated air out of a small zone around the heater. Within several days last winter, I realized that it was doing a great job of heating some other place ... actually overheating that place. Cold ankles and air around where I was sitting, so I needed to heat the whole house a little warmer for my office (the only part of the house used during the day) to be tolerable: that's inefficient.
The Vornado has a thermostat at the place where you want the heat. It's a real thermostat, so you can set a reasonable temperature. It has a fan that runs at the proper speed and in a way that spreads the warm air around. Warm air all around, running only for as long as needed allowed me to set the home thermostat several degrees lower and still work comfortably. That's efficient.
Few other heaters work this way, and none that I know of are as quiet at the Vornado. This is indeed a "you get what you pay for" product.
Posted by Tom Harrison on Jun 23, 2010 8:09pmThis is a critique of the propaganda not the heater. It draws 12.5 amps and puts out 1500 watts (max). Those are the specs on nearly all the electric space heaters on the market for the past 30+ years.
Posted by Craig on Jun 23, 2010 6:27pmAhhh ... the power of advertising.
I used this for the first time last night, just to warm up the bedroom. It was so quiet and so effective! I slept wonderfully and didn't have to brace myself to get out of bed. When I opened the bedroom door to the cold hallway, I realized how well it had worked. I love it & highly recommend it! Why warm up the whole house, just to sleep in comfort? I'll definitely be moving it around with me, and using a second one in the office.
Posted by Natalie on Nov 10, 2009 5:15pmread the review on energycircle, bought one, couldn't be happier. was running it all winter and spring (even some of the summer), its quiet, heats the whole room, about as efficient as a space heater can be. like to support energycircle too these guys are doing good stuff (i'm looking to hit those air leaks when i get a spare minute)
Posted by jims. on Jul 7, 2009 6:50pmSometimes it makes sense to turn the house heat down and just warm up a single room. This little baby does the trick. It's smart: you control with a remote & it delivers your command. and it's really really quiet.
Posted by Lisa on Apr 8, 2009 10:39amI've got a 3d floor office and heating it has always been a nightmare. This is the first heater that actually heats the space, not just my ankles. A whole lot cheaper than re-doing the duct work to get heat up here, and it works when I need it.
I love that it's so small and quiet. Classy stuff.
Posted by The Beeb on Dec 8, 2008 2:13pm