Newair AH-350E Electric Reflective Space Heater

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Company: Newair

Description

The Newair AH-350E space heater is designed with safety and practicality in mind! With it's new carbon fiber heating coil, heat is distributed across a larger area, while the oscillating feature let's the heat be distributed across a wider range! Safety functions include tip over safety cut-out switch and 4 hour timer to avoid overheating! Remote control gives you the ultimate in conveince even from a distance of 20-30 feet! Set up could not be easier as no tools at all are required, just attach the interlocking base, plug in, and enjoy pleasing, radiant heat! A built-in ionizer helps purify your air as well as heat it! FREE GROUND SHIPPING offer applies only in continental United States.

Specifications

4 hour timer lets you control when this unit turns off, even if you're dead asleep!

2 AAA batteries included for remote control!

Power: 1000 Watts

Voltage: 120V - 60 Hz

Unit Weight: 7 lb

Package Weight: 9.9 lbs

2 heat settings 500 watts and 1000

Area coverage of 150 sq. ft.

Customer reviews for 'Newair AH-350E Electric Reflective Space Heater - FREE GROUND SHIPPING'

Awesome

Most awesome heater. Silent, ionizer, remote control, timer, etc. Hot design. Love it.

[Thursday, December 27, 2007]

Design flaw vs a similar styled heater ...

The carbon element is nice but the unit's reflector focuses the heat in a rather narrow area which I find uncomfortable. Part of you is hot, the rest is cold---forget about 2 people sitting side-by-side feeling comfortable. Turning oscillation "on" is even worse. Then your whole body cycles between hot & cold.

So I ordered a second AH-350E unit, figuring I'd need two of them (pointing @ different angles) to be comfortable. That's better except now I'm using twice the wattage.

Then the other day I was at a friend's house who had a similar styled heater except it's reflector seemed to disperse the heat more broadly. You could sit in front of it and feel comfortable---all over your body. My sense is it's about the shape of the reflector. So I'm returning both Newair AH-350E units and ordering one of those.

I was originally drawn to the AH-350E because of its carbon element, which I heard was an efficient radiant heat source. The element is great but not its relatively narrow heat dispersion pattern.

Suggestion for Newair (in case they read Amazon feedback). Kill the oscillation function, I can't imagine anyone feeling comfortable with endless cycling between hot & cold. For spot heaters like this, I think oscillation is a bad idea.

Instead allow users to adjust the reflector between a narrow (like now) & a wide heat dispersion pattern. That, coupled with the ability to change heat settings would make it more pleasing to more people in more situations.

Positioning the heater closer---on "wide beam" + low power---would be comfortable. Ditto re positioning it farther back---on high power + set to a narrower beam. The former is what currently doesn't work well. You've got to push it so far back (to feel comfortable all over), you don't feel much if any heat, especially on low power. Noting in some situations you're limited to low power (500w) due to other load on a 15 amp electrical circuit!

So perhaps Newair engineers could come up with a way for users to adjust the heat dispersion pattern, from narrow to wide (reflector shape and/or its distance from the element). I don't think this would need to operate via the remote control. My sense is manual adjustment would be fine since it's not something one would need to constantly fiddle with. Instead, to increase variability, I'd offer 3 heat settings, maybe 400/800/1200 watts. More useful (& a cheaper build) than a motorized reflector. Thus the remote would offer 3 heat settings + ion + timer.

The other thing I liked about the OTHER unit is the push button controls are on top vs. on bottom like the AH-350E. Thus adjustments (without the remote in-hand) are convenient. Just walk up to the unit, no need to bend down to the floor.

In the future I'd love to buy a carbon element spot heater from Newair---if/when it offers wider (thus more comfortable) heat dispersion. In the meantime I'll go with the alternate unit.

[Wednesday, December 26, 2007]

Energy Efficient Way To Stay Warm

I use the space heater in my living room and I'm pleased with my purchase. It is a reflective heater so there is no noisy fan so I can leave it on while I watch TV or read. I flip it on and the heating element lights up right away and sends out heat into the room. My favorite feature is that it comes with a remote so I can turn it on and off from the couch. The unit can automatically oscillate so it does a good job of heating up the whole room. There is a timer function so I can set it to turn off automatically. There is a built in air ionizer which I've never seen in a heater before. It's supposed to keep the air clean and healthy which can't be bad!

[Tuesday, November 21, 2006]

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