Honeywell Surround Heat Heater Fan

I purchased 3 of these heaters to help heat my large living room. They worked good for about 2 weeks, now when you first turn them on they will run for approx. 3 minutes at the most then they shut off. They will turn back on every minute or 2 and will run for about 30 seconds, then shut back off. I realize they are temperature sensive however I tried them in my basement where it was only reading 42 degrees & they still continued to turn off & on every minute or so. Had I only purchased 1 I would have figured it was just faulty, however since I purchased 3 I think its safe to say they are truly JUNK! MY OPINION IS...Don't waste your money.

I have these heaters and they were purchased for our bathrooms for the colder nights. It works GREAT in a smaller area. No complaints, as my kids are much happier now, me too, no more goose bumps in this house!!

I would not recommend this product to anyone. It turns on and off constantly in a frigid room. The fan is weak and noisy. The only thing which seems to work well is the shut-off safety feature if it tips over. Too well, as the slightest inclination will also shut it off. As others have stated, this thing will drive you nuts.
My father loaned me one that is several years old, half the size, probably half the price, and it works immeasurably better.

I'm surprised by the bad press on this unit. This is my third purchase of this fan/heater. We love it. We use the fan function as 'white noise' so our kids could sleep. The other two lasted over two years each running continuously EVERY night (8-10 hrs) and EVERY naptime. The fan is quiet, peaceful and works great. We have never had a problem with this product and I would/have recommended this unit to other parents.

I've had this heater for about 5 years now and it's still running, which is amazing for a heater it's price. I have had many heaters in the same price range that have died after a year or two.
The only downside is that you periodically have to take the bottom cover off the heater and clean out the intake screen.
So if you find that your heater is shutting off every few seconds, then it's most-likely clogged with dust and/or pet hair. Just unscrew the bottom, and take a toothbrush and brush out the dust, and your heater should be just like new.

I hate this thing!!! Like many of the other reviewers, mine kicks off every 2 seconds whether on high or low (notice picture). It's driving me batty. My feet will be ice cold and I can set them on top of the heater and still get no change in their temp. (notice picture...I shouldn't be able to get that close to the heating element.) I keep the heater under my desk at work, so it doesn't have much of a space to heat, and it fails miserably. Not only that, but the noise is driving me and my co-worker insane. I will be going to get a new one today.

I have to echo the comments of some other reviewers here. While this heater seems to put out adequate heat for my space, it suffers from three annoyances:
(1) the fan is super-weak. You can lie two feet from this heater on the floor and never know it was a heat source. Heat simply rises from the unit.
(2) the fan is pretty loud. This alone is a minor annoyance, but becomes a major one when we look at the third problem, which is that...
(3) the thermostat is so picky that once the ambient temperature reaches the desired level, the unit kicks on and off in rapid succession as it apparently tries to maintain that precise temperature. These fits and starts *can't* be good for the mechanical parts inside.
So, if I may summarize: buyer beware -- if you would place the value of your sanity at a level greater than $24.88, you'll want to avoid this heater.

My husband was looking at another space heater to purchase when I spied this one on an upper shelf. I actually talked him into it because it's a Honeywell product. After getting it home and plugging it in to discover the noise from the fan is very loud and the heat - well there really isn't much heat for the fan to push if the fan could push it in the first place.
I was very disappointed all the way around AND I have to deal with my husband's "I told you so" comments.
I still can't believe this is a Honeywell product!

This heater didn't project heat out into the room, the only area it warmed was directly (within 5 inches) around the heater. I wasn't impressed. I used it for one night, and I am taking it back TODAY and getting another, one that actually can heat a room!