Soleus Air MS-09 Oscillating Radiant Heater
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Soleus Air MS-09 Oscillating Radiant Heater
Customer Review: Heater is ok
Summary: 3 Stars
I probably would not buy this heater again because the light is just too bright. It does however work really well when getting out of the shower because it does not blow any air. It's nice and warm and the light doesn't bother me then.Customer Review: I love this FREAKING THING!
Summary: 5 Stars
First off, if you want to heat a bedroom, or someplace where you don't want light, this is not the unit to get ... an electric-oil-filled radiator would be better.
But for heating a cold kitchen in the morning or a living room, this one is just incredible. First off, it has that beautiful light that just improves your mood.
Second, it's like a having a tiny little sun in your life, that you can turn on whenever you want.
Third, it's more efficient than regular electric heaters, because it uses light, so it doesn't need to heat the air to heat the people ... the light just mostly moves through the air then gets absorbed on the people and things, which then reradiate. This makes a difference for efficiency, because although air seems easy to heat, it isn't.
Finally, all indoor electric heaters are 100% efficient, since all of the electricity that goes into them eventually comes out as heat for the room. So it's pointless to blow a bunch of money on an electric indoor heater. But this radiant heater IS more efficient than a regular electric heater since it heats the people and objects directly rather than first having to heat the air.
I like the way you can set it to sweep like a fan, because the front of it doesn't get insanely hot, and mostly I love this unit just because it makes me feel good when it's turned on ... it's my own little pet Sun. I think I'm going to name him Elmer.
ADDITION: My original unit stopped working on dual-settings, there was something defective with the selector switch. I returned, they sent us a new one, no problem. BUT, there are apparently some quality-control or design issues that need to be addressed by the manufacturer. But when they work, they're excellent.
Customer Review: Ideal when used in this particular way...
Summary: 5 Stars
There are a lot of helpful reviews for this heater here, but I thought I'd add mine in order to share the particular way I use this heater which makes it work ideally for my specific usage. I bought one of these heaters two years ago and used it a bit during the winter of 2008-2009 and thought it was nice but didn't really keep me warm enough sitting at my desk. The low setting wasn't warm enough and the high setting was too hot where it hit me, but I was still cold on my other side. So I bought a second one about a year ago and used both for the rest of the winter of 2009-2010, and all of this winter and my system works great when I'm working at my desk in my refrigerator-cold office.
First, I have mounted both heaters on one-foot high stools -- on the floor was too low. Then I put one heater on each side of me, and use both on the low setting only. I never use the high setting. This gives a total of 800 watts (400 each, on low), which is still much less than the typical 1500 watt electric heater. This arrangement keeps me toasty warm even on the coldest days. Of course you know that this is not a room heater -- it just keeps you warm when aimed right at you. I use them when working on my computer at my desk (like right now), a few hours a day. The 800 watts of electricity is MUCH cheaper than heating the room with propane, which has become very expensive.
I think there are advantages to using the low setting. Besides the obvious economy relative to the high setting, the brightness of the light emitted is much less and does not interfere with viewing the computer screen at all. Also, I'm hoping that by not using the high setting, the bulbs are likely to last much longer before burning out. The high setting is very intense and is probably pushing the bulb to its maximum capacity. I might be wrong, but I am thinking that I might get a much longer service life using the low setting only. Two heaters (at 400 watts each on low) consume the same amount of electricity as one heater on the high (800 watt) setting, but the two-heater arrangement is much more flexible and comfortable.
The only downside to my setup is that I had to buy two heaters, but I think it's been well worth it. I notice that, unfortunately, the price has increased considerably. It was only forty-two dollars when I bought my second one less than a year ago, and it's nearly fifty-five now. (I checked again a few hours later and the price is back nown to forty-two dollars. Good!)
Altogether, I'm very satisfied with both the comfort and economy I am able to get using this heater as described above.
Note: Another reviewer states that the unit tilts upward, but cannot be pointed straight forward nor tilted down. This is not accurate. It does point straight forward, or tilt upward. It is true that it will not tilt downward.
Customer Review: If you like a spot light in your face, you will like this product.
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought this because of the solid reviews. This is one of the few products I have purchased and found the positive reviews to be lacking a critical detail, the brightness of this heater. I thought this would be similar to what they sell at Custco, it's not. It's ten times brighter. It is so bright its like placing a spot light in your room. If you buy it, be prepared to buy a spot light.
I will likely return mine
Customer Review: Inexpensive Heat
Summary: 5 Stars
Great product, in fact I am going to buy a second. Provides lots of warmth at its lower 400w setting, about 25% of energy used by many other electric heat devices. Nice features. Highly recommended.