Honeywell HZ-2200 Mini Tower Surround Heater
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Honeywell HZ-2200 Mini Tower Surround Heater
Customer Review: Does what it does well
Summary: 5 Stars
We own two of these units. We bought one to add supplemental heat to our infant daughter's drafty room and we have been very happy with its performance. We leave it on during nap times and at night and it doesn't get dangerously hot, nor does the cord get unnervingly hot, so we feel comfortable having it in her room. We also like the fact that the heat it generates doesn't make the room air excessively dry - we haven't had to overcompensate by adding more humidity to the room to make it comfortable. The fan also provides some soothing white noise! We use the other heater in our basement TV room, which gets chilly during the winter, and we appreciate it for the same qualities as mentioned above, though the noise does require the TV sound to be turned up a bit, but it's nothing oppressive. All in all, very satisfied.Customer Review: Doesn't seem to have a strong output
Summary: 2 Stars
Well, there is a reason I am here on Amazon.com shopping for a heater for my dad. And that is because he currently has this one.
Before I trash the heater entirely, however, let me say that the room we are trying to heat was once a single-car garage. It has been converted (complete with fireplace (which he can't use since he is on oxygen)) but I don't think people who converted it did much in the way of insulation. It FEELS like a converted garage a lot of the time. So maybe it would be difficult for ANY heater to heat this room properly.
BUT.... it still doesn't seem to do what it claims.
We have tried to use the 360 degree feature, and only feel a bit of a change with the warm air being felt ABOVE the unit -- rather than in front.
When it is on front-heating, I have placed my hand in front of it trying to feel the hot air blowing.
I CAN feel hot air coming out -- but it just isn't coming out strong enough to make a difference unless you are a foot away from it.
When the temperature was about 40 or 50 outside, and he was using it just to take the chill out of the room, it worked fine.
He even had to turn it off at times because the room got too warm.
However, once the outside temperature truly became winter-like, going below 30 (and currently in the teens) the unit isn't doing the job at all.
It doesn't even warm the room if left on all night.
It just isn't powerful enough.
So, to nutshell this: If you just need something to take the edge off a room, this might work well.
If you need something to actually HEAT your room under cold conditions, it can't handle it.
Customer Review: Don't Buy This Product
Summary: 1 Stars
We have bought three of these heaters -- not from Amazon but at Wal-Mart. My advice: Despite the low price, don't buy it. The first died within two weeks, and we exchanged it. The second one's thermostatic control malfunctioned by the end of the winter, and the heater kept turning on and off regardless of the temperature in the room. Foolishly, we tried a newer model of the same heater the next winter. It lasted three months, first losing one of its fan speeds and then dying altogether. We're now moving toward summer and don't need a room heater, but when I buy a new one next summer, it won't be this type and probably won't be a Honeywell product.Customer Review: Don't bother
Summary: 1 Stars
We purchased this to heat a small area and it blows out cold air. Packed it up and returned it.Customer Review: Efficient Space Heater!
Summary: 4 Stars
I moved to NY State from Houston, TX and this is my first winter here, near Poughkeepsie. I couldn't do without my space heaters. I use the Honeywell mostly in the bedroom. It heats well and has an auto on/off function, so when the temp falls below whatever I set the knob for, it comes back on. The only downside is that the fan is a bit noisy, and there's no handle to grasp the heater with. You have to pick it up from near the bottom to move it. I'm satisfied with it. Good value for the money.