 Don't let the 1 star reviews dissuade you... |
| Review Date: November 11, 2003 |
| Reviewer: Daniel Park, LA, CA |
| I recently moved into a house that had an exceptional heating system except in the master bedroom (probably due to a large French door). Didn't see the logic in heating the whole empty house just to keep one room warm, I started to look for a suitable heater. Upon some search, Vornado DVH surfaced as a viable option. Although pricier than other models, if it did what it claims to do (even warmth, quietness, safe to kids' touch, and good control) I thought the product would be ideal for my family needs. While searching for the best price, I came to read the ratings by others on the Amazon site, and it was disturbing for me to see that there was a noticeable disparity among the raters (please look through the reviews and see for yourselves-5 to 1 star). But it sounded great at least for those who had them in working condition, so I decided to give it a try, knowing that there is a chance that I might get the bad apple. Well, I have been using the unit for a while now and I have to tell you that it is worth MORE than its weight in gold!!! It is quite; temperature control is dead accurate; heating is impressively even throughout the room; and it really doesn't get hot at all to the touch; and even looks cool. I have occasional circuit breaker tripping when I use hair drier in the bathroom connected to the same room, but Vornado has not tripped the circuit not even once, even though I usually have it run at 78F when I use it (basically all night). I'm sure others' claims on defective products are valid. But if you are unsure whether to give it a try because of those reviews like I was a few weeks ago, I strongly recommend you give this product a try. Even if you end up with a defective product like others claim, if you can get a good one after exchange (and get something like what I got), it is worth the trouble-and believe me I'm an extremely lazy person when it comes to product exchanges... I only write this review because I wished that I had something like this to help my decision making. Hope it helps you. |
perfect for basement apartments!
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| Review Date: February 12, 2005 |
| Reviewer: Robert A. Klossner, Washington DC |
I live in a basement apartment in Washington DC. The winters here get pretty cold and I do not have control of the heater. The landlord upstairs controls the heat (and they are rarely home).
I plugged this heater into my front room. The room measures 20x25'. The temperature gage intially read 58 degrees! Wow that's cold. I set the digital temperature gage to 72 degrees. It initially took about an hour to reach that temperature (I think the electronics needed to be broken in).
This little heater has been plugged in and running nonstop, 24 hours a day, for the past three weeks and it is nothing short of spectacular!
I positioned the heater at one corner of the apartment and it heats the entire room and keeps every corner of the room at the same temperature.
Since it has a plastic casing, it is constantly cool-to-the-touch and I have no reservation with leaving it on when I leave in the morning to go to work. The unit *never* gets hot.
I thought $100 was a bit expensive for a heater, but wow... this purchase has been justified.
I also have a humidifier (by Bionaire) running on a 24-hour basis to prevent the room from becoming too dry.
The temperature gage on the heater is spectacular. You really can tell the difference between 70 and 72 degrees with this heater.
It's fabulous. Nothing short of fabulous. |
The Best Electric Heater Out There!
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| Review Date: November 20, 2004 |
| Reviewer: RL, Eastern Seaboard |
The Digital Vortex Heater is wonderful! We have a drafty attic office in our home, which has been impossible to heat. We've gone through at least 3 different heaters (all under $50) with no luck. We decided to try the Vornado Digital because of "how" it heats.
With other heaters, the room never really got warm. As long as you sat or stood directly in front of the electric heater, you were freezing. With the Vornado Digital heater, it warms the entire room by circulating the heat. And believe me, no matter what other says, it works! The only drawback, is it does take (depending on the size of the room, how cold it is outside, and how drafty the room is) some time to heat up the room. For the attic office space we have, it's about a 20' by 20' space. It warms up the room in about 20 mins, depending on how cold it is outside. BUT, once it's warm, it stays warm! The internal thermostat on the Vornado Digital works quite well. We actually have to turn it down or off after a while, because it gets so warm. I have been noticing after a few weeks of use, that it seems to warm up faster. So maybe there was a break-in period it had to go through, I can't be sure. Although, it does seem to work better after a little use.
We tried several different heaters from several different manufacturers, and the Vornado was by far the best at warming a room, and keeping it warm! Is this heater the kind of heater that pumps out direct HOT air? No. If you want a heater that is just going to be pointed at you to keep you warm, this might not be the heater for you. But if you want a heater that will heat up a room and keep it warm, with soothing warm air, there is no other heater better for the price! Again, it's most amazing feature being that is circulates the air throughout the room. Just for the feature alone I am satisfied, because I feel that's the secret to correctly heating a space. The only downfall being, that it takes some time to do it.
My suggestion is to at the very least, try the Vornado Digital. I purchased it from the Vornado website for $100.00, but I suggest going through Amazon to save on shipping. I think you'll be happy you tried it! |
This is DVTH, not DVH - Ultimate one!
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| Review Date: December 10, 2004 |
| Reviewer: Sungil Hong, Minneapolis, MN USA |
I recommend this one only. It seems to me that DVTH is an upgrade version of DVH (you can see the product number which is different) and far better than VH2. Current temp. and setting temp. is shown repeatedly with fan speed ('LO', 'HI', and 'FA'n only), and it accurately monitor and warm up the room.
Other heaters stops fan as well as the heating element when the desired temparature is reached; this one doesn't. Fan works continuously (slowly) when the temparature is reached... so that the entire room air is heated up properly. I tried Homles one, and Black and decker one, but they don't have this functionality.
I am pretty sure this fan works well esp. when there is another heat source (like ordanary apartment) but heating is not enough. I am not sure for other cases. But definitely, this guy is well worth the money (I know this is expensive). You can search hard and ask for the best price in a big online company which sells this. |
The best heater I have ever had
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| Review Date: March 3, 2003 |
| Reviewer: Michael S. Urvan, Marietta, GA USA |
| I have owned several different space heaters from different manufacturers over the past 5 years or so, and this is the best by far. Most ceramic heaters generate too much heat in a small area and they get hot enough to start fires. The ceramic heaters I have used have melted parts of my desk or chair, they are a real fire or burn hazard. Even though they have fans inside to blow the heat, the heated air is so hot that it never gets more than a few inches in front of the heater before rising straight up. You are always either freezing cold or in fear of being burned depending on hwo many inches you place it from you. Oil heaters are nice but they have a terrible smell (supposedly this goes away) and they do not have a way to spread the heat at all. The Vortex heater has a medium sized fan with a small wire heating element behind it. It's very much like the way a hair dryer works to heat air. This heater generates lots of air flow, more like a regular fan, while heating the air. You can place this heater 6 feet away and you will still feel a warm breeze from it. The vortex heater is VERY quiet, and the front of the heater does not get hot enough to burn you. I also use this heater a quiet personal fan for the summer time. If you set the FAN switch to ON, the heat switch to LOW and the thermostat all the way down, it will blow air but not stop heating it. The plug and power cord on the heater does not get hot like other heaters, but remember never cover the power cord on any space heater or high-powered appliance because it does still generate some heat. The heater does a good job of detecting the temperature of the room and will turn off when it reaches the desired temperature setting. The heater will turn off if tipped over. If the heater is bumped it turns off for a second. However, if you wanted to place this heater on an angled surface it will still work. Whatever the mechanism it has, it allows it to be angled but not tipped over all the way or bumped suddenly. The heater does not have a way to aim it up or down. It is preconfigured to blow at a very slight upward angle. I have been using this heater to heat my 7 month old son's play area recently. He started crawling and the front of the design on the heater is just barely large enough to allow his tiny little fingers to poke into the front of the heater and get hit by the fan (this has never happened but at the largest part of the gaps in the front of the unit, it would be possible). Other than that, this heater is safer for children because neither the air nor the front of the heater gets hot. I would say that in a few more months his fingers will be too large to poke through. If this heater had the fine wire mesh front like most other heaters, it would be perfect. The vortex heater is a little more expensive than other heaters, but it is well worth the extra money. I have had this heater for about 2 or more years and it works GREAT! |
Reliable Heater!
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| Review Date: September 22, 2006 |
| Reviewer: Weatherman, Northeast, Pennsylvania, USA |
All in all this is a good heater! Easy to use (three buttons not counting the on/off). Heats quckly and has small openings on the front and sides so to keep out kids fingers and pets paws. Heats up my good sized room all around well. Not bright like other heaters so that you can't watch TV due to the brightness projected.
Keep in mind that it's an electric heater. It will not heat up your entire house nor a massive victorian ceiling room. Plus you must keep it on the floor (good hard surface). The cord is long, but I needed an extension. KEEP in mind you NEED to purchase a special contractor grade extension cord capable of taking 1200 volts (12.5) or else you risk fire (this is how many fires happen in the winter).
Know what you're buying. This is a good higher end heater. Follow the directions and you'll be fine and this heater will give you warmness on those cold nights. |
Outstanding Heater
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| Review Date: January 16, 2005 |
| Reviewer: Richard G. Talbot, Barrington, NH USA |
This is the best electric heater I have ever owned, nothing even comes close to its performance. Instead of getting a portion of your body warm, it warms up the entire room in minutes. The digital thermostat is easy to set to the precise temperature desired, and the control's digital readout cycles automatically with the Hi/Lo setting, current room temp, and thermostat temp setting. When the desired temp is reached it maintains the temperature automatically.
A very nice feature is the case never gets hot and the output temperature is not burning hot, but comfortably hot.
The heater is very stable and easy to move around with one hand, even while the heater is operating. |
It's hard to believe how well this heater works...
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| Review Date: February 27, 2003 |
| Reviewer: , |
| We just moved into a house with a 300+ square foot sun room that is unheated except through a couple of windows and a door through to the house. It was very cold in this room initially, so much so that you couldn't do anything in winter without additional heating. So I thought I'd try a DVH heater to see if it would do the job rather than either ducting into the room or installing baseboard heat. When I got the unit, I was extremely skeptical. It's very small and it's very light, and it doesn't look like it will do anything at all. Well, it's just above zero outside as I write this, and I'm in my sun room that is evenly heated to 70 degrees. And I saved hundreds of dollars over the alternatives. (I purchased the DVH over any other unit because it has a temperature control in degrees, while most [all] other similar units make you guess instead of setting the exact temperature.) In addition to heating the room, it is also so quiet that I can have it sitting right next to me without it bothering me in the least. And the cord and the unit stay cool, which is a big consideration with our two little dogs running into it. You can actually put your hand against the front of the heater when it's going full blast on high power and it's only warm, not hot. The controls are simple also. You press the power switch, set the temperature that you want, and then select whether to use high or low power. And then you're done, you just turn it on or off from that point forward. It then displays the power setting, the room temperature, and the desired temperature continually on the top of the unit. Obviously, I'm very happy with the DVH and I highly recommend it to anyone. I do want to add that it would probably have taken two of the units to completely heat the room to a continuous 70 degrees if it was totally unheated, but it's still much better than the alternatives. |
Bought One Last Year -- Three This Year
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| Review Date: November 13, 2005 |
| Reviewer: Kenneth G. Calabrese, Washington DC |
| We use one heater in the master bedroom which is both large with a sitting room and has a cathedral ceiling. The temperature differential between the floor and ceiling is at least 10 degrees. The DVH effectively circulates the air to blend the cold and warmer air. We have the heater pointed toward the bed creating a warm cloud over the bed. We have two young children and bought a unit for each of their rooms. The Vornado series is absolutely cool to the touch so their is zero concern that they will be burned. We run the units on low in their rooms since they are so effective. Although care needs to be taken, we move a unit to point into their bathroom door before running the bath water to warm the room as the tile can make the bathroom quite cold. Running the unit non-stop assuming the heater never cuts off costs less than a dollar a night when running on high and half that on low. We can drop the thermostat in the whole house by three to five degrees, save money, and be far more comfortable. These are truly amazing and effective heaters. |
I can use this one......
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| Review Date: September 11, 2005 |
| Reviewer: Dianne Foster, USA |
I keep birds, and in the winter months and cooler days I want their cage areas warmer than the rest of the house (we keep the thermostat on 62 degrees in winter because the upstairs stays too warm otherwise, but the little heaters keep the birds and us from freezing downstairs.)
In attempt to keep the birds warm in our cool house, I have gone through several little heaters and settled on this Vornado model as the best for my purposes, although I also continue to use two Honeywell models I bought a while ago.
My Vornado heater circulates the air with or without the heating element running and makes the ambient heat even.
I have a wall heater/air conditioning unit at work, so I brought a Vornado into the office to keep my feet warm and my head cool. I've even used it on hot days to circulate the cold air from the floor (with the heating element off). I have a Vornado fan upstairs at home for the same purpose in summer. I figure the technology is similar?
I like the dial on the Vornado better than that on the other little heaters because I can't understand their dials--even after reading the instructions over and over (I don't reset the temps very often, so once I figure it out if I don't use it for a while, I forget how to use it). The Vornado is very straightforward for a 'non-mechanical' person like me--what you see is what you get. I also use the Vordado air filter systems for my birds and me. I love Vornado products. |
Totally Worth It!
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| Review Date: November 21, 2005 |
| Reviewer: H. Velasco, Newport, Kentucky |
| After reading all the reviews and hearing about this on the radio, I went ahead and shelled out $100 for this. I had really high expectation, having never spent so much for a heater before. I have happy to say that I am completely satisfied. This heater doesn't overwhelm and dry out the room with too much heat. Instead it circulates the heat over time (you should probably give it a good half hour to properly heat the whole room) evenly heating the whole room and leaving absolutely no cold spots. After spending some time in my room, I had completely forgotten how cold it was outside. Other bonuses are that it is very easy to operate and has a thermostat so you can set it to the exact termerature that you want your room to be. My only minor complaint is that for its price, it should have included a remote control. Otherwise, it is a wonderful heater. |
Great heater! And safe
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| Review Date: October 25, 2005 |
| Reviewer: Jdonne55, Carpinteria, CA United States |
This is a wonderful unit. I have a chilly apartment, and don't trust my wall heater, which is gas-based, prone to malfunctioning, and has a metal exterior that becomes extremely hot: I bought this space heater as an alternative. This Vornado heater warmed the room better than I expected, and the temperature control is fantastic. It's very quiet, but if you're a light sleeper, it might bother you a bit.
I really like the safety features, and the exterior of this unit doesn't get hot -- this is important to me as I have rescued birds. Now, I don't have to worry about them alighting onto a dangerous surface -- precautions still need to be taken for safety, but overall this is a great heater for people who have pets. This heater has automatic shut-off features for tip-over and blockage. So far, I'm quite pleased. |
Exceeded Expectations
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| Review Date: May 6, 2003 |
| Reviewer: Jeffery Fear, Culver City, CA United States |
I use the Vornado to keep the chill out of a 450 sq. ft. concrete floor, workshop in Los Angeles. Heater is very small, quiet, powerful, and keeps room temperature constant. Powerful fan (for size) is great at keeping warm air softly circulating around room (hot air isn't clinging to the ceiling). Controls are easy to understand and use. Vornado can also be used as a fan in the summer months.
Just remember that this is only a 1500 watt heater and as such has limitations- it simply isn't capable of heating a large, uninsulated room at sub zero temperatures.
Great product, good price. |
Best money I ever spent!
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| Review Date: December 4, 2006 |
| Reviewer: Ju H. Joh, NYC |
I actually have a previous make of this Vornado Heater (same everything but no med setting); and it has to be the best purchase I ever made.
I got it on a strong recommendation of a coworker who used it to heat his bathroom in a large house.
But I actually use it to hit my smallish (large for NYC) 200 sqft bedroom.
It's in a prewar building so the windows don't insulate (and sometimes actually frost over in the inside!)
But the heater does a great job of keeping the room comfortable even then.
Only minor con is that it smells like a burning hair for the first few minutes when I have it on a high setting. May be because of the dust bunnies roaming my apartment, and I neeed to clean it up...
I've read that it's broken down for some people, but I've been using it for almost 4 years now and no problems! |
Amazing heater, More than worth its Price
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| Review Date: December 20, 2006 |
| Reviewer: NoSleep2Nite4Me, Elkins Park, PA USA |
| I love this heater and I would buy another one even if the price was doubled. The only reason I haven't bought another one this year is that so far this winter, it hasn't been that cold and the vornado DVTH heater that I did buy last year is working well enough to heat up all 4 rooms of my Philadelphia PA 3rd floor row house apartment (all the rooms open up to each other and I have this heater running in the middle room. My ceilings are also not high). I never had to turn on my central gas heater last year (2005). As the reviews suggest, make sure you get the DVTH model of this heater and *not* the DVH. In my case, it takes about 10 - 20 minutes to get the room where it is running to the temperature I set (70 degrees) but the *whole* room feels and stays warmed up not just the area around the heater. The heated air circulates and warms up my other rooms also so that within the hour my entire apartment is warm enough that I can wear a long sleeved t-shirt and be comfortable. My electric bill increased about $100 more a month when I had this heater running continously for at least 25 days last year which is less than the $200 - $250 increased in my gas bill if I had used my central heat. One thing to note is that when I turned it on for the first time this year, there was a burning smell which I think is from the dust that collected in it over the summer so its probably a good idea to pack it away when it is not being used. It only had the burning smell the first time it was turned on and the heater was ok after that. |
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