The Ice Man thaws out some with the Patton PUH680-U Utility Heater.
Written: Oct 24 '05 (Updated Nov 05 '05)
Product Rating:
Pros: Heats to maximum fast, fan forces air outward nicely for a few feet, Safety Features.
Cons: Doesn't effectively heat larger rooms. Six foot cord seems short. Unit very noisy.
The Bottom Line: I'm surprised the unit performs the same as the day we bought it, with the low price and heavy use I thought it would’ve broken by now. Great bargain.
triple_irons's Full Review: Holmes Products PUH680-U Patton® Electric Uti...
My wife and I live in a one-bedroom apartment; there is no central heat, just a large wall heater in the living room, in the winter every other room is an icebox. What’s especially bad for me is waking up at 4:30 on workdays, going from all nice and sleepy/toasty under the covers to jumping into the arctic conditions of our bedroom (insert sex life joke here). The cold is downright painful and something needed to be done, and with this little Patton PUH680-U Utility Heater I’ve created a perimeter of warmth (roughly a 4x8ft area though it will take the chill from a 13 by 10 foot room if left running on high) that shields me from the harsh cold until I get to the bathroom and its ceiling heater. When I reach out to hit the alarm snooze button, I turn on the unit, in 8 to 16 minutes (sometimes I hit the snooze twice eh) when I get out of bed; my perimeter of heat is established.
My wife runs the unit constantly when she is in the bedroom. She gets out of bed from my side on cold mornings. If it ever got too cold, I’d walk the heater around the apartment with an extension cord (clip it to my belt).
Here are the “View Details for those so inclined Type:Utility / Portable
Power Source: Electric
2 Heating Levels: (though I set it to high and let it run)
Features:
Thermostat,
Carrying Handle
Fan Forced
Owner's Guide (more of an instruction sheet)
Heats to maximum fast, and the fan forces heated air outward nicely for a few feet. Thermostatic control automatically turns on the heater when the temperature drops below the dial setting (or just leave the thing running).
Safety Features:
Tilt Switch, Automatic Shut-Off (if the unit tilts over, or overheats, it shuts itself off)
Power 1,350 - 1,500 Watt
Dimensions:
Width 9.5 in.
Depth 10.5 in.
Height 17.5 in.
Weight 7 lb.
Please observe all fire and shock safety instructions, (believe me there are a ton of them)
Recommendation
We’re going into our third winter with this heater and I’m somewhat surprised that the unit performs the same as the day we bought it, with the low price and heavy use I thought it would’ve broken by now (ten year limited warranty). Unfortunately the limited area this device actually keeps warm, keeps me from giving it anything more than 3 stars (durability and price notwithstanding).
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