Optimus Infrared Quartz Radiant Heater

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I’m going to be very happy I bought this for the winter. Heaven only knows what heating prices will be and in the area I live in ATMOS gas is high!!! At least now I can shut myself up in one room and get some sleep…the rest of the time I will put on layers of clothes. Living on SS is hard and anything that helps save any money is welcome. I haven’t had to use it yet but am confident it will help me…I couldn’t afford the $300 – $400 systems being sold and as we know, older people “make do” so I give thanks I bought this before the winter.

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Don’t confuse these with those bright heaters that have bright, blinding yellow bulbs in them that burn out after 1 season or melt the heater’s switches. These are the more reliable radiant heaters that glow a dim red-orange, & will last a few years.

After being very happy with the Optimus radiant 9 inch dish (parabolic) heaters, I decided to try a couple of these & was not disappointed.

They have a 400 & 800 watt setting. These disperse the radiant heat over a much wider angle than dish (parabolic) heater.

Dish heaters concentrate most of their heat to a small area, like a chair, sofa, or bed rather than waste the heat all over the room. This heater spreads the heat out more when you need to heat a larger area than a small dish can.

You save money because it feels warmer where the heater is pointed at instead of blowing heat all over the room, to the corners, under furniture, & up to the ceiling (heat rises).

Radiant or reflective infrared heaters are also better in drafty rooms or ones with high ceilings where heat is normally lost.

They are not intended to heat up a whole room nice & toasty… just the area you’re at. However, an 800 watt infrared or reflective heat will eventually heat up a room just as fast & warm as any other 800 watt heater will, but you’ll feel a lot warmer in front of it, & faster.

The gas company keeps checking my meter thinking it’s broke because my gas bills keep going down while everybody else’s are going up. My electric bills are only 40-50% higher than in summer. $200-$300 per month in energy cost savings so far this year.

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I really love radiant heaters and currently have 3 of them, I know the fans are necessary in order for the thermostats to work but hate the sound they make. Just the light sounds from a fan interfere with being able to hear the distant sounds outside the room. I know it is possible to make a super quiet fan but it is simply not done on the radiant heaters I’ve purchased. The little optimus only has 800 watts but the quiet operation is leading me to buy 2 more for the bedrooms, even though we have a natural gas furnace.

David French

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I got the Optimus Infrared Quarz Radiant Heater a few weeks ago and am happy, It gets the job done as advertised: it heats quickly and quietly my bedroom.

The only drawback is that the material quality of the heater is pretty poor. You can tell that it won’t last much– it seems pretty fragile, made of low-quality plastic and having the grid and bulbs quite exposed without much protection.

Also, the functions are quite basic: 400 or 800W (one or two bulbs) without having an actual temperature control. I might have preferred something a bit more expensive but with more control and possibly a timer for auto shut-off.

Anyway, it is a good deal for around $25.

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This heater for under my desk is smaller, quieter and more energy efficient than my old one. I like it very much. It is so quiet, if it weren’t for the heat, I would forget it is on.

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We bought 3 of these infrared heaters. We saw a great difference in our heating bills. I think it helped my son’s room the most as it did not dry the air out in his room which helped his allergies.

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WORKS~~~~ VERY WELL AND MY OUTSIDE DOG THANKS YOU! HIS DOG HOUSE IS COZY

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I bought this a few months ago and haven’t stopped using it. My wife is a heat junky and we used to fight over the thermostat – not anymore. We spend most of our time sitting in either the family or bedroom. When this is near, it is very unlikely that she will crank up the heat. Our home is fairly large and we could use another one. This is our first radiant heater and I would definitely buy another one of these. I gave it fours stars because it’s hard to see the dial indicator on the front. But that’s nothing a little finger nail polish can’t fix.