We bought the Pelonis Electric Heater HO-0250H to warm the living room in our ground level apartment and review it here. Now this heater for bedroom and living room costs little at $37.99 on sale at Walmart. Yet it works on par with most other 1500 watt moveable heaters we’ve tested.
The Pelonis HO-0250H gives a slowly-rising, silent, gentle warming, and rolls around easily on its sturdy plastic casters. So you can move it to those really drafty, chilly areas you need. Plus, there’s almost no chance of oil spillage, shock, or severe burns. Also the unit has wide casters that remove tip-over hazards. Further, even it it would fall over, this model has a tip-over switch. This shuts off the heater if that happens.
This Pelonis™ heater model has a low-profile, thin and tall design. So it well fits into corners, between furniture pieces, under most windows. Plus, it works well in bathrooms with ground fault interrupt outlets. It blasts most of its heat upwards. This cuts the dangers of overheating walls, furniture, and people sitting near it. Follow the safe-operating instructions in the included users guide for safe placement tips.
Firstly, it heats up a single, large room. Thus you can turn down the main furnace, and heat more of just the areas you wish.
Four wing nuts attach the two sets of two wheel casters each to the underside of the unit. But do not run this heater without putting on these pieces first.
The oil inside submerges the heating element, for even heat distribution throughout the convective fins.
Choose either 600, 900, and 1500 watt heating power levels . Use the the four position power choice switch on the control panel to do this.
An adjustable thermostat maintains room temperature to within a few degrees of the set point.
Includes sensors that automatically shut off power should an over-temperature condition arise.
Cuts power to the heater if the heater falls over (is not standing straight up).
The orange neon pilot lamp glows whenever the heater is running.
This lamp illuminates if the heater overheats.
The control panel has two control switches.
Find this pull-along handle near the top of the front panel. The handle supports easy rolling of the heater to new spots, even when it’s running.
They kept this cable short enough to reduce tripping hazards. Yet it’s long enough to reach from the heater to most nearby wall outlets. Thus, so as not to defeat the purpose of the short cord, avoid extension cords. Plug this heater only into an tight fitting wall outlet. Avoid outlets where the plug fits loosely or falls out.
A circular power cord holder appears at the bottom of the front (control) panel. Wrap the cord around this roll when not using the heater.
This gives more protection against electric shock. Further, this heater has a two-prong plug. So you need no three-to-two prong adapters to plug into two hole outlets.
These non-metallic knobs and coatings on the heating fins help reduce risks of severe burns and electrical shock.
The unit makes little noise, except for the now-and-then snaps, cracks, clicks, and pops as it heats. But once warm, these sounds pretty much stop. Then all that you might hear, is the clicking thermostat, switching the heater on and off.
This Pelonis™ radiator operates from standard 120 volts AC, and draws 12.5 amps maximum. So it can operate from branch circuits rated at 15 amps or more.
This heater is safe for where people sleep. Why? Because it gives off no fumes since it runs on electricity, not natural or propane gas.
These standards promote ease of use and enhanced safety of the heater.
We bought our Pelonis whole room heater for under $50.
For warranty service, contact them as follows.
We carried one of these in our suit case on a 100-mile train ride. Yep. Heavy indeed, so it’s definitely not portable.
The outer surfaces of this space heater become way too hot to touch. So, avoid direct contact with skin during operation; especially when operating at full (1500 watt) power output.
By no means instant heat. This bedroom heater takes ten to twenty minutes to put out its max heat. Why? Because the oil inside and the metal outside takes a while to warm up.
For those sensitive to noises in the bedroom, this whole room heater indeed clicks as the t-stat switches. But we found these clicks a non issue. Yet some readers might not be as forgiving. So turn the thermostat fully left and fully right before you buy to hear what it sounds like. Unless the store you’re in is very cold, this will make the thermostat click. That way, you can hear how loud this clicking is.
We noticed a strong paint / plastic smell for the first week after putting the heater into service. But with repeated use, this odor went away over time. In fact, to avoid the strongest of these smells, we “burned in” the heater outdoors on our patio. We did this in a dry spot for several hours, before running it inside for the first time. Outdoor burn-in dried up any still-damp paint and coatings on this heater.
This electric whole room heater very well heated our apartment along with the primary heating system there. It outputs 5200 BTUs when set to 1500 watts output. So this is enough heat for small to medium-sized rooms with decently insulated walls and windows. But for more drafty places though, you may need two or more of these. That said though, you can easily move it around via its pulling handle, without fear of burning your hands. Thus you don’t necessarily have to buy more heaters.
Furthermore, we find this heater simple to clean. When the heater is cool, just wipe around and between the fins every month or two. This removes dust and reduces start-up odors in the fall.
And finally, we like how affordable this heater is and how simple it is to assemble and run. So, we’d rate it at 95 out of 100. It is indeed a high-quality, useful appliance.
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