What is the largest size room that the 500 watt setting can heat?
1365649
Do not know but this unit comfortably heats a 14x8 Master Bathroom. Set it, wait about 20 minutes and no more coming out of the shower to a cold room...even with a bathmat! On the coldest winter days, I waited no more than 30 minutes to have a toasty BR.......This was so worth it!
1365650
A 500 watt fan forced heater is fine for a 6'X6' bathroom, maybe just a bit larger.
1365651
I would say a very small room. I just use it in my bathroom which is about five by nine feet. It is enough, but not more than enough.
1365652
As a rule of thumb use 10 watts of electric heating per square foot of room space. Using that factor, the 500 watt setting can heat a room that is 50 square feet. How well the room is insulated is also a factor. 10 watts per square foot assumes the room is well insulated. Use a higher setting if that is not the case. You can get additional information at this site http://homerepair.about.com/od/heatingcoolingrepair/ss/size_elec_htr.htm
33332
I do. This is the third winter. No problems. I use the heater on the "low" setting. At high it would be about 1500 watts. At low, a bit over half that. Gets the bathroom warm in a couple minutes
1420473
I have two of them in an 850 sf house in the pacific northwest, and they heat it just fine. Course, the amount of insulation in the house is a big factor. Mine is well insulated in the ceiling. I also have a single unit in a 200 sf "granny pod" and it does fine. Keep in mind a small plug-in space heater is 1500 watts, while this unit is 2250 watts. If you go to the King Electric web site they have some data on sizing electric heaters.
961431
Hi, Actually I have the heater in 500 sq ft area and it heats just wonderful. It has to be turned down or I have to shut it off even. I liked it so much I bought another one for heat down at our boathouse. I would give it an 9 on a 10 scale. Good Luck.
237807
No. The one I purchased does not have the ability to make it larger. It was a pain to assemble but it's a nice item once assembled. It's been below freezing this here in NC. I have a Dayton electric heater operating at full load (15 Amps) and it's been keeping the inside temp in the 60'S and 70'S. I am trying to winter over some tropical plants. It seems to being doing a good job as these plants are flowering again. I don't know how much the power bill will be as of yet but time will tell.
210521
900 square feet and with a blower it would heat a larger space. Really do like it.
703279
Yes this well heat it fine. It does our living room 22x11 fine in Pa. the only thing to concider on this model is. It does not have a thermistat. Just 600 watt and 1500. Worst is you can only use it at either. where my other one you can use both 600 or 900 or together for 1500 watt. My other unit made by the same company also has a thermistat which can be adjusted for any of the settings. think it is 30 dollars more than this one and it is worth th extra dollrs to get it.
1393855
definitely a master suite size room. i live in a studio garage apartment (basically a 2 car garage) and it heats the place nicely.
1636732
the highest temperature setting available n the heater is 90. The actual temp reached in the room is of course dependent on the size of the room
448571
700-800 sq. ft. Heats that size area very well on low. Can't turn higher cause it gets too warm in the room !
1549187
I am using the heater to heat my shop. it is 15' x 30'. I have the thermostat set to low heat. I believe it would easily heat an area twice the size of my shop.
1200856
I have one of these heaters. It should have no problem with a room that size.
900919
One watt = 3.41 BTU's. A 1500 watt heater will produce 5115 BTU's/hr. and at 800 watts will produce 2728 BTU's. A great money-saving alternative to heating the entire home, this portable electric heater delivers comfortable warmth wherever it's needed most. Designed for a large 16-by-16-foot room with an 8-foot ceiling, the unit's energy-efficient Vortex technology fully circulates warm air throughout the room in just minutes. Choose from two heat settings--low at 800 watts or high at 1500 watts. For added convenience, its automatic climate control adjusts the heat output and fan speed at all times to maintain the set temperature, which means the room doesn't need to cool down in order for the heater to turn back on. Great for at home or at the office, the unit offers simple top-mounted controls, whisper-quiet operation, and a variety of safety features including a cool-touch cabinet and grill, a non-glowing heating element, and automatic shut-off for peace of mind. Model is made for 120 Volts only. I use mine in my motorhome which is 8.5' x 37' and it does a good job in the front 2/3rds. of it. When the outside temp falls below freezing it struggles to maintain 70 degrees but a motorhome is not very well insulated and has lots of window glass to transfer cold. I am very pleased with mine and recently purchased another one. There are cheaper heaters on the market but I haven't found any that out perform this one.
2004029
Look at the amps the unit draws and compare it to other similar sized units. More amps directly co-ordinates to more heat. The big 8 amp unit will theoretically produce 880 watts of heat when drawing a full 8 amps (compressor running). Unless it's vented to the outside, the entire 880 watts gives up it's heat to the room. That's equivalent to a smaller sized electric portable heater.
1800114
depends on who provides your power but 1500 watts is like running 15 100watt light bulbs. works well for our 18'x18' bedroom. cheaper than heating the whole house.
1313005
The description of the item says Max 1500Watts. There are no numbers on the temperature control dial, just a range from minimum (essentially 'off') to maximum. A friend has one of these & calls it 'mighty mouse', because it is tiny but does a much bigger job than it looks like it could ever do. We've used it to heat rooms from 9x12 up to 20 x 30.
372342
700W on low,1500W on high. /15'x24' room heating up in about 1 hour from 65 F to 78F/ note if your gonna point toward coldest wall set-700w, would be enough to set - auto overnight- it will keep room comfy /experiment with settings/ . bathroom 12' x 14' getting 60F to 85F in 10 min ,set on high = 1500W. ;)