Honeywell HZ-709 7 Fin Oil Filled Radiator Heater with Digital Controls
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Honeywell HZ-709 7 Fin Oil Filled Radiator Heater with Digital Controls
Customer Review: Buy something else
Summary: 1 Stars
I've bought three of these. The first one just didn't work. The second one developed some kind of unhappy electric burning smell after about a month. I took that back before finding out what was melting inside the unit.
The third one "worked" but here is the problem: the thermometer is poorly placed. It reads the temperature right off the fins of the radiator, so it thinks that the room is 80 degrees when in fact it might be only 70. So unless you have the temperature cranked up to 85 (it's highest setting) the unit keeps turning off and it's difficult to maintain an even temperature.
I have had much less expensive units that do a much better job of providing heat.
Customer Review: Cheap thermostat
Summary: 2 Stars
I bought this product about 12 months ago at Target and have used it frequently over the last year. While it is silent and does what it is supposed to do, the negative review stems from the thermostat, which has never been accurate (off by several degrees) and just broke last week... The good news is that Honeywell will replace it, no questions asked. I just have to pay for shipping my unit back and $10 to cover shipping the new unit to me. Hopefully the new unit will work longer than 12 months!Customer Review: DANGEROUS DEFECTIVE PROBLEM!
Summary: 1 Stars
I've owned this for a little over a year. I was quite pleased with it until I noticed that my electrical outlet had black around it - I pulled the plug and saw that the plug was melting - causing it to short. - I blamed the outlet - only to find another outlet making hissing/sparking noises shortly thereafter (and more melting)- the problem is the plug becomes warm - either by being close to the unit when on, or from electrical resistance - this warms up the rubber/plastic separating the prongs - causing the less electricity resistance - and voila you have a potentially lethal problem. Even with the unit off the plug will continue to spark/short/melt. Don't know why the circuit breaker didn't blow - it must not be enough to trigger. Buyer beware. I'm contacting Honeywell today.Customer Review: Dangerous!
Summary: 1 Stars
This is my very first amazon review and I have used and read many other amazon reviews for various products throughout the several years. I felt the need to let others know of how dangerous this heater can be. I purchased this heater less than a year ago, it has started to melt my wall outlets and melt the plug and also the cord being extremely hot. Had I not noticed the burning/smoldering smell I would probaly have a horrible fire in my house! I am contacting customer service about this issue no doubt.Customer Review: Doesn't shut off heat when it goes above temperature
Summary: 2 Stars
We heat our whole house with oil filled heaters. We love them, but after a while you have to replace them (~6 to 10 years, depending). I very much prefer the ones with digital thermostats as I can just set them to the room temperature I want and don't have to be adjusting them constantly...very nice. But I've noticed that they also tend to wear out faster. We've only had this one for two years and after about one year it would just come on and stay on. I'd have it set for 73F and it would get to 85F and still be running, so it would way over heat the room. It got so that I had to turn it off at night so it wouldn't over heat the room. This radiator will really heat up a room fast though, so turning it on first thing in the morning is great. But I really want it to just regulate itself and not need me turning it on and off...otherwise I'd just use the ones that have lo-med-high settings rather than a digital display. I am presently shopping for a new one and certainly am steering clear of this one.