Air King 8132 Oscillating Ceramic Heater with Programmable Thermostat, 7-hour Timer and Remote Control
List Price: $106.00
Details
- Complies with ETL and OSHA. Comes with a 3-Year Circumscribed Warranty
- Self-regulating terracotta heating element with automatic overheat protection
- Constructed with metal and UL recognized plastic
- 3-Speeds, Considerable Heat (5118 BTU), Low Heat (3070 BTU) and Thermostat
Description
The Air King 8132 Oscillating Stoneware Heater with Remote Control provides effecting heating for most areas with 5118 BTU (1500 Watts) on Shrill and 3070 BTU (900 Watts) on Low. A safe ceramic heating unfavourable weather, and widespread oscillation combine to provide comforting warmth to the cubicle quarters. Perfect for use in offices, dorm rooms, homes, and other areas in requirement of warmth. This unit features a self regulating ceramic heating sphere with automatic overheat protection. Electronic controls with a programmable thermostat, 7-hour timer, and a multi-r remote control (batteries included). The unit has a black, 6-foot, 3-conductor, HPM font power cord. This unit is constructer with metal and UL approved flexible. Complies with ETL and OSHA. Product Dimensions LxWxH: 9-Inches-by-6-Inches-by-13-Inches. Moment: 8.5-Pounds. Over the forty years Air King has developed a reputation for manufacturing Superiority ventilation products...a reputation for offering products at a good Value....and a notorious for providing excellent Service. At Air King we believe a home is more than just a dwelling-place. It is an investment in time, money and emotion. It is the place where people endure, eat and sleep, a sanctuary from the busy world. Air King's business is to make homes well again, more comfortable, and more convenient.The Air King 8132 oscillating stoneware heater includes a programmable thermostat with a 7-hour timer, allowing you to pre-set dwell temperatures for different times of day. It has three comfort settings, and the included alien control lets you raise or lower the temperature from across the room. The clay pots heating provides heat efficiently and economically, and the oscillating role distributes heat effectively around the room. A thermal overload guardian angel is built in to prevent overheating. UL/CUL listed. Close-mesh blower custodian meets OSHA requirements. Three-year limited warranty.--Josh Dettweiler
What's in the Box
Oven, remote control, two AAA batteries
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What are the abundant types of space heaters?
- Radiant heaters emit infrared radiation that directly warms the objects in front of the heaters (rather than the local air). If you only need heat by a desk or in a small section of a room, a effulgent heater is quiet and will use very little power.
- Forced-air heaters use a fan to blow air that has been warmed by metal or clay pots heating elements. A forced-air heater is appropriate for quickly heating up a uncomfortable- to medium-sized room, but can be noisy.
- Convection heaters draw arctic air from the floor; the air is warmed by heating coils and emitted from the top of the heater. A convection range is appropriate for quickly heating up a small- to medium-sized dwelling, but also can be noisy.
- Radiators work by heating oil enclosed in a reservoir, grade heating the surrounding air. If heating speed isn't an issue, you might want to opt for a radiator. These are unusually quiet and effective--perfect for bedrooms.
Should I buy an electric or a combustion example?
If you want a heater that will be available in emergencies, or that can heat areas larger than a individual room, choose a "combustion" model--one that is powered by a gas or fuel like propane, kerosene, expected gas, or diesel. Which fuel type you choose depends largely on user-friendliness and local availability. For example, diesel would be appropriate for a heater you take with you on extended car trips.
How powerful a heater do I need?
Heaters are rated by BTU, which stands for British Thermal Element (the amount of heat needed to heat one pound of water by 1 degree F). To find out how many BTU you miss:
- Calculate the volume of the space to be heated by multiplying square footage by crest.
- Multiply that number by 4 if your insulation is poor, 3 if it's average, or 2 if it's upstanding.
Do space heaters cost a lot to act?
As a general rule, electric space heaters are more expensive to use than combustion models. To confirm energy efficiency, a thermostat is a must-have feature for any heater. For radiant heaters, models with a 360 estate heating surface can heat larger spaces. If you need a faked-air heater, models with ceramic elements tend to be more efficient.
Are space heaters a fire venture?
Space heaters are implicated in about 25,000 residential fires every year. To ensure correct safety, always follow the manufacturer's usage instructions and fill out the warranty anniversary card to receive informational updates from the manufacturer. Also, look for extra safe keeping features such as an automatic shutoff switch that can shut down the unit if, for criterion, it gets upended. In addition, choose a model where the heating domain a adverse is adequately enclosed within the unit.
Customer Reviews
Chilled through ChaserWe purchased this jotting as a chill chaser so we would not have to light our wall heater untill we had to. The temperature here is up and down, 40 one day and 75 the next. It works fair for the large area we have it in, a front room - dining room area. Its a little pricey but so far so well-founded. We have used it about a month.
No fan only role!
Next try on getting the info through. Amazon, this is important stuff since it's taken quite a bit of effort to conclude the issue, and then try to get the credit from the vendor.
As a heater, the unit seems to work great. But pay attention...there is no "fan only" scenery as advertised!!!
guy review
the temperature gage on this consequence cant be used unless you put it in maximum 1500. if you want to put it in 900 mode you cant regulate the temperature. also when you coil it off and turn if back on instead of being in low it is in high. so if the electricity goes out in the middle of the night i would have to reset it to low. i invent it should be able to maneuver more easily and it doesnt. i was very disappointed.
Excellent
This oil-burning stove works very well. I don't need a "fan only" setting in the winter (see previous review). Anyway, I bought it for an uninsulated roof space bedroom about 16x12. Keeps the room warm, runs quietly, and doesn't have a discernible effect on the electric bill. The remote control adds to the convenience. If you buy something else, be sure it has remote.
Zealous heater, but no FAN-ONLY mode
Though the industrial details (both here & on the manufacturer's site) refer to the existance of a fan-only mode (along with high & low heat), the section actually does not have such a thing. Correspondance with Air King directly has confirmed this fact, by responding "I receipt [sic] with our engineers and this model does not have a fan only option."
Seems like a great heater though.
