Holmes HCH6150-UM Triple Ceramic Tower | 
 enlarge | Brand: Holmes
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $69.99
Buy New: $54.75
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 38762
Color: Black
Shipping Weight (lbs): 8.3
Dimensions (in): 11.4 x 11.3 x 23
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MPN: HCH6150-U
Model: HCH6150-U
UPC: 048894678592
EAN: 0048894678592
ASIN: B000I0YWQK
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Tip-over protection | | • | Auto shut off protection | | • | Triple ceramic elements for optimum heating | | • | Filter to trap dust | | • | Remote control operates all functions |
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Product Description
Triple Ceramic Digital Tower Heater With Remote Control&Oscillation, Efficient Triple Ceramic Elements, Space SavingTower Design, Comfort Temp Digital Thermostat, Remote Control, Motorized Oscillation High, Low&Auto Settings.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 1 more reviews...
 Great Product December 21, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Unlike the other customers, I have had great success with this product. The small heater keeps my large bedroom warm through out the night. The heater has two settings, high and low, and it also has a setting where it will keep the room at a constant temperatrue setting up to 89 degrees. It can also be set to come on automatically. I have not had any problems with a bad smell . Great product give it a try if you are wanting to heat only one room in your house to save money. I like it so much, I bought two.
 Efficient and safe November 27, 2007
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is a very decent heater. It's small, nearly silent, and appears to be quite safe. So far, I've been using mine in a standard-sized bedroom, which is efficiently fills with warm air. I haven't tried it in a larger space, but since it so easily heats the air in my bedroom, I'm assuming it's capable of something larger as well.
The number one concern with a space heater is safety. After running this unit on high for a few hours, the plastic body was still cool to the touch. Of course the metal face plate where the heat is discharged gets quite hot, but it changes to a glowing red color, so you don't accidentally touch it.
Use an extension cord at your own risk. Holmes doesn't recommend it, but since the supplied cord is only a few feet, you basically have no choice unless you want it really close to the wall (also not a good idea). It draws about 1500 watts, so you'll want a very heavy duty extension cord rating 1875 watts or better, 14 gauge or less. I picked one up specifically to use with this heater and it DOES get warm after a while. The extension cord wasn't dangerously hot or anything, but its temperature did begin to rise slightly.
Basically, you just need to be sensible: don't leave the heater running unattended, don't run the cord under carpet, unplug the unit from the wall when it's not in use, don't try to use a conventional household extension cord, don't plug anything else into the outlet that you use for this, etc. etc. - standard stuff. This applies for any space heater, of course.
It has an auto-shutdown feature if its tipped over or becomes too hot. Again, you just need to be sensible and not use it by flammable materials or around children. I chose this unit specifically for its excellent safety features, so based on my research on what's currently available at Target/WalMart/Etc. in the $30-100 range, I'm confident that, if used correctly, this is a good bet for safe, effective heating.
There is a thermostat built in with a variety of settings. It has five levels between 60 and 80 degrees, with each available in both "high" and "low". It also has a general "always on" mode where you can set it on high or on low. I'm a bit skeptical as to the efficacy of the thermostat. For a $30-40 unit, I wouldn't expect anything super-precise or anything. It's very general from what I can tell.
I can definitely recommend this to anyone wanted to efficiently heat anything around 10x14 or so. Again, it probably works in a bigger area, but I haven't tried it. Be safe and enjoy.
 Acceptable November 14, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Only buy this if you can find it cheaper. I bought this from my wholesale club for 40 dollars. Otherwise it's not worth the money. When I originally bought this heater, I grabbed it from the top and moved it to another location in my room. After doing that, it made a really bad cranking noise every time it oscillated. I exchanged it after a week. The new heater doesn't have that problem. But I did notice this new heater blows cold air out the bottom. The manual says it will blow cold air once it reaches desired temperature to prevent overheating. But mine blows cold air on bottom as soon as you turn it on, before the temperature even gets adjusted. I'm just going to keep this one b/c its a hassle to drive and return it. The cold air blowing on bottom prevents my floor and nearby rug from getting heated so I guess that's a plus. And after leaving the heater on for a few minutes, the cold air seems to go away.
If you decide to buy this, just make sure you don't move the heater around alot. Its made of cheap plastic and the inside structure does not seem that stable. So leaving it in the center of the room should suffice. If you do decide to move it, hold it gently by the bottom base, don't grab it from the top. They didn't put handles on this thing so I guess it's not meant to be moved around a lot.
In terms of heating, it does a good job. I have a 12 x 9 ft bedroom and this heater can warm up the room in about 15 min. It has a programmable thermostat which will automatically shut off when desired room temp is reached. There is also a remote which I can program from my bed which I like.
In terms of the smell, it does have a heated plastic smell when you first turn it on, but the smell goes away after a while.
I am not sure how much electricity it uses since I haven't gotten my bill yet but since my family doesn't want to turn on heat yet for the whole entire house, this works just fine to heat up a small room.
 Broke after only 2 months November 7, 2007
2 out of 7 found this review helpful
Brought this heater a couple of months ago. Initially it worked great, and could heat up a small room in about 1/2 hour or so. But now when I leave it on for about 15 minutes, it makes a strange noise and I can smell smoke coming out of the device. For $50+, that's a lot of money wasted.
 NOT A FAN..... (no pun intended) November 30, 2007
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I gave this heater 2 chances... I bought it and started to use it and it smelled so bad i had to turn it off. I figured maybe becasue its the first time- so i tried it again later and it still smelled horrible. I returned the heater and decided to buy another one- and yet again the smell was so bad. Bad to the point that I thought i was going to be ill. I left it on anyways to see how it was with heating up the room and was very disapointed.
The only good thing about this heater is that it has a remote ... whoop de doo .. dont waste your money or time.
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