DR. INFRARED HEATER DR-978 New Upgraded Dual Heating Hybrid Portable Infrared Space Heater, 1500W with Remote

I seldom rate items this early (only had it about a week now) and in fact, I rarely rate items at all. But I know that it's cold out there (at least in the North East), and many people are probably shopping for a portable heater to supplement their heating needs. So, I'm giving this product a 5-star out-of-the-box review and sharing my enthusiasm for this great little heater. I'll revise this review latter as I can comment on its durability and other features relevant to its long-term use. Side-by-side, this style heater puts out a lot more 'heat' than do the physically smaller, 1500-watt wire-element type portable heaters. It uses a type of dual heating system that includes a method similar to radiant heat, although I'm not totally sold that much of its actual heating capacity is actually infrared-type heading. Nonetheless, it performs remarkably well and I purchased two very similar models apparently made by different branches of the same parent company -- basically the same heater with different cabinets and slightly different controls. They both function admirably, and I recommend them to anyone in the market for this type of heater. I use this heater as the primary heat source for the third-level of my home where I have basically turned off the zone heating for that area. The upper level consists of bedrooms and a large bathroom, and using these types of space heaters (a separate electric heater in the bathroom) has dramatically reduced my monthly heating bills for the past several years. This year, I treated myself (and my little "puppy girls" who sleep with me in our 400 square-foot master bedroom upstairs) to supplemental heat to keep the room in the low 60's as opposed to the mid- to upper-50's where the spill-over heat from the other heating zones manage to passively heat the room. It has certainly made reading in bed at night much more pleasant and even my "girls" appreciate the difference. The heat-output grill does not get hot enough to pose a hazard to my curious little girls, although the blast of heat is strong enough that I keep it at least 7 or 8 feet away pointing towards to lower end of my bed. Hitting me in the face at night is too strong and looses much of the reason for selecting this type of heater which tends to provide a more 'level' heating experience in the room. The thermostat seems to work well and the unit cycles on-and-off surprisingly little, Still, the room stays comfortably warm at the selected low temperature. One of the reasons that I selected the models that I purchased was because the thermostats can be set as low as 50 degrees, and this is very useful for applications where minimal heating is desired. I plan on adding solar radiant heat to my master bedroom eventually and presuming this heater last forever I will repurpose it to another location where I wish to keep the room temperature around 50 degrees. Of course I realize that most products don't seem to last today like they did years back, but the solid construction and simple principle of operation make me optimistic that this is an investment in long-term heating and not just a short-term solution that will last only a heating season or two. If it does fail after a couple of years, I will be very disappointed and revise my review accordingly. (We all have are own opinions on the subject of product longevity, but I believe "make it right, make it last" and am too old to change my orientation now except for extremely cheap products that I consider more-or-less disposable.) For those of you who are expecting this little heater to heat an entire house or apartment, get real. This is a 1500-watt electric heater which is only slightly more than 5,000 BTUs -- that's a very small heater for heating anything except a reasonably well insulated room. Sorry, but what you may want (an inexpensive, relatively low-wattage heater that warms an entire home) doesn't exist because of the laws of physics. Please keep in mind that while electricity is considered by most to be a renewable energy source (despite the fact that most electricity is generated from fossil fuels), the cost per BTU (i.e., heating unit) is usually MUCH greater for electric than for natural-gas heat production. So if you're requiring a primary heating source, look into alternatives. If, on the other hand, you're looking for an easily transportable, supplemental heater, then this is the ticket. Running constantly at full output this heater would consume 36 kilowatts per day. If your paying 12 cents per kilowatt, that's $4.32 per day maximum operating cost. On a monthly basis, you could increase you're electric bill by up to $129.60 (remember, this is presuming that your utility rate is $0.12 per kilowatt or less). Of course it won't be running 24 hours per day, 7 days per week and for those of you who are decreasing the heating requirement on your primary heating system, further savings will be had by the decrease in cost for running your central heating system. This is where the cost savings comes in for me and it's considerable at over $100 per month to heat the upper zone alone. (And it helps save the planet too -- my electricity is generated from the hydroelectric facility at Niagara Falls!) I have a second unit in our family room primarily occupied by my wife who is now resting at a comfortable 69 degrees, while most of that heating zone is set at only 65 degrees and lower depending on the time-of-day. Again, a considerable savings because the primary heating system works less often. Everybody's happy; my wife is nice and toasty and my (our) heating bill is reduced considerably.

I decided to put it on a little stand and not use the legs. Very easy to use. It worked and started to heat immediately. Very different heat. Very warm. Too warm. I usually try to heat my room to 70. I am older now and like it a little warmer. But cannot afford to turn on my entire house a/c heat strip. Electric bill was outrageous. I always used my propane fireplace. After the old one going bad and having carbon monoxide poisoning twice, i bought a new one . Well, $2000 later, the installer did something wrong and carbon monoxide poisoning again, the logs were buring. I had them take it out. But there was nothing like the heat of fire. The heat strip forced air just didnt warm up the house. It just blows air through the cold air. I never felt warm. I installed an electric fire place heater with a beautiful fake fireplace. It is great for spring and fall, but not for temps below 35. The house heater would turn on when the temperature in the house went below 65. Or else the house would never be able to warm up again . The fireplace could heat it right away, but not now. And i would keep the house on 59 at night. That is why i tried this little infrared hybred heater. It was wonderful last night. At 70, my living room/kitchen go too hot. I felt warm, not just the air around me. Set at 65 last night, I saw it go off and on. Test itself. Kept the room perfect. I sleep in the living room . In the morning, it was not freezing cold, the room temperature shows 68, the machine 65. Objects feel warmer, like my house phone. It is very plesant. The area i am heating is about 400 sq ft. Very comfortable. If i need to take a shower and go to the bedroom, I'll turn on the house heat, but thats only for a little while. I will try to turn this machine up and see how far this heat will travel through my little 1000 sq ft house . But for now, im just testing where i mainly stay and closing off the 3 rooms i don't use . It is quiet, there was never an original burn off odor, directions are easy to follow. I used ECO mode. The stand i used was so it was a little higher off the floor and i believe to make it more steady. Lets see how it does throughout the winter here in the mountains of NC. So far, i like it and not a bad price .

I have two of these heaters and they perform amazingly in bedrooms with slightly undersized(my fault) electric baseboard heaters. I have a home that had larger baseboard heaters that just took up too much wall space, I had planned to put in a heat pump to supplement and replace a coal/wood furnace that I didnt want to deal with. Testing them with the baseboard heaters in bedrooms, the cadet 5 foot baseboards struggle to get past 68 when it dips below 32, these Dr Heaters really pump out the heat fast quickly pushing a 68 room to 74 in less than 20 minutes, they save me alot of money and help in the rooms that probably needed 8 foot baseboards, I would say they would easily outperform the in wall cadet blower models that I considered, they sample the air and turn on and off through the night, no smell, very high quality and def worth the money, I am going to buy my 3rd. The remote is not great, terrible range and you have to push the temp buttons too much but I usually just turn the dial and forget it, I cant say I ever had a register from forced gas ever blow the temperature or the force these heaters push, one cant heat a whole house but if your electrical can handle 1500 watts in your bedrooms they are excellent. Using any heater in basement and below grade is not a good test for these heaters, the ground effect, especially concrete floor will make any portable heater struggle, in my basement they can bring up the temp but would run all night to get up to 68, if I was using this space as fulltime space I would get a wood burner, for what they are and the power these use, 250 watts more than a 5 foot baseboard electric heater they produce significantly more heat, I would put them up against an 8 foot baseboard heater and would bet 1 would outperform the 10 feet of baseboard heat I have below grade, they are that good, easily the best portable heater I ever used, pushing past the oil filled Deloghini's which I felt were pretty good.

This is a fantastic supplemental heater. My wife and I live in a 2,000 square foot house including a 800 square foot finished basement, where we spend most of our time and run this heater. We are now keeping the house thermostat at 62 degrees in an attempt to save some on electricity, and it works for us. We have all electric in our home, It seems to have saved us around $50 per month but it's hard to determine exactly, we have had abnormal weather recently. The main reason for this purchase was to heat up our basement, which could never seem to get above 65 or so in the winter without making the upstairs extremely hot, so this fits the bill perfectly and that's what it's designed to do. Don't expect this heater to warm your entire house, or to be your only heat source unless your living area is under 800 square feet total. A little tip: Keep this heater as close as possible and pointed at the area that you mostly hang out. It seems obvious but it makes a huge difference. For example, we have a sectional in a big open room. We moved this heater very close to where we sit and it's pointed at us, it's much more hot that way then just sitting in the corner of the room in the distance. I decided to write this review mainly to inform others of the sloppy and inaccurate auto feature: It heated the main living room in the basement (400-500 square feet) from 58 to about 68 degrees in about two hours from the time that I turned it on, then it maintained that temperature reasonably well. The auto feature works just OK, not great. If you keep it on auto at 68 degrees like we do, it will go up to around 72-73 before it turns off, then it will let the temperature fall to around 64-65 before turning back on again. It could be designed that way to maximize energy usage, I'm not sure. It seems to run for about a half hour at a time, when it does kick on. It's something to keep in mind, it will not be as accurate as your main thermostat, but it does work well enough for our purposes. It's NOT a deal breaker. A little trick that I found: If it is starting to feel too hot or too cold, turn the temperature setting up or down to force the heater to recheck the current temperature. Kind of silly considering it's supposed to be fully auto, but it does work if needed. I would have given this 5 stars if the thermostat worked a little better. The remote works fine, as do all of the other controls and functions. The quality is top notch, real furniture grade material.

injured my back so no firewood hauling this winter what will I do? I really hate being cold. Research shows many choices for 300 sq. ft. area. My area will require 2. Took a chance got one of these and a highly recommended Dreo 718 tower. Apart from this looking like an adorable little piece of furniture it throws heat like a champ. Easily 4 to 5 times more heat than the tower. It takes no more than 20-30 seconds to begin producing a nice warm breeze which if you sit in front of it you better back off about 8 feet or it will dry your eyeballs. I usually never bother with reviews and I don't work for them but I am so impressed by this little dude I wish I would have bought 2 instead of the Dreo. Side note: it seemed to heat even better after a couple days maybe break in period not sure. I LOVE IT SO MUCH nearly silent, remote is simple on/off timer mode and + - temp. Wheels are a nice bonus it's not terribly heavy but easier to roll around then pick up with a bad back. Hope this helps save shoppers some time just get one of these.

Bought used item. It arrived in an Amazon box, a bit too big for the heater but at least it was in a box with packing paper. . I looked at everything and thought for sure somethings missing; screws, legs, remote, but nope everything in it including the manual and no parts missing. Tiny screws, legs and remote all with the item. Including the Stop instructions. Plugged it in and followed instructions and honestly its set to 72 and my ankles are super hot almost too much to bear. It's only been on a few seconds. Seems like a great peoduct. Its heavier than i thought too. Its very quiet, heats up fast and was very easy to use. Surley doesnt seem to consume much energy.

This warms up the surrounding ambient temperature so comfortably instead of just blasting out extra hot into one area. Such a surprising and happy purchase. And it’s adorable, fits in with decor easily.

I picked this small heater for a bedroom. All the reviews said it was a great little heater. And it's a very reasonable price. I like the Dr. Infrared brand, I've owned another model in the past and was satisfied with it. I especially liked this heater because it has a retro look. And it throws out more heat than expected. In conclusion, I can absolutely recommend this space heather without hesitation. It looks cool and puts out a lot of heat for it's size.

Me encantan porque calientan rapidísimo, son seguros al tacto, mantienen la habitación en una temperatura estable y no gastan una cantidad excesiva de electricidad. 100% recomendables!!

Has been very reliable and looks nice. Can heat a lg room

Although I live in a condo building the central heating sometimes stops working. And I don’t like the dry air it pumps out. Also, once I caught a flu infection. Even though I hadn’t left the apartment in weeks. I believe the infection came from the heating vents. So I tried this heater. Easy to set up. Just plug it in. Use controls on the heater, or the remote control. Set the temperature you want for the room. It heats the room within 20 minutes. And keeps it at set temperature. Incredibly quiet. Beautiful looking. Compact. With tip-over protection. This is a 2 bedroom apartment. Within 24 hours the whole apartment was the same temperature. And it retains the humidity. No dry air. No cold areas. Can walk around in a T-shirt when it’s freezing outside. Very pleased with this purchase.Thank you Dr.Infrared, and Amazon.

El producto no pesa mucho y es pequeño, así que aunque no tenga rueditas, se puede transportar fácilmente, eso sí no tiene "agarradera", hay que cargarlo de los costados. Calienta bien un cuarto pequeño y no es muy ruidoso. La temperatura viene en Farenheit, pero nada que no se pueda resolver.

The best heater on the market, you people have a great unit here----many thanks1!!