Bionaire BH3699-UM, Save Your Natural Gas $$

Overall Rating3.333.333.333.333.33

Save Your Natural Gas $$

Purchased this unit at Costco for $54.99 5 days ago. The target room for the unit is 18X15. Using the unit on the low setting with the thermostat turned all the way to the right, it took 30 or so minutes to change the room temperature by 5 degrees. Impressive!

Pros: Extremely quiet, slim design, ceramic=safer than oil filled, designed for long-term use, tip over heater turns off, lightweight and portable.

Cons: No dial to choose temperature in degrees, no timer.

I highly recommend it for spot heating when you don’t want to over use your furnace when you only use a smaller area of the house.

Update (2/8/2012): This item is currently on sale here for the lowest price I’ve seen.

The featured review for this product, Bionaire BH3699-UM Silent Micathermic Flat-Panel Radiator Heater Kitchen Nov 15, 2008, was written by L. Williams.

The average rating for this item is 3.3 out of 5 stars, according to 3 reviews.

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Reviews (3)

L. Williams

March 20th, 2010 at 7:03 am    


Overall Rating44444

Save Your Natural Gas $$
Rated 4 stars.


J. Gettis

March 31st, 2010 at 6:54 pm    


Overall Rating11111

Nice when it worked but now a fire hazard.
the bionaire was working nicely for two winters - nice radiant heat coming from the face and stored flat out of the way in ous small home. Last winter I started noticing a buzzing or sort of whistling sound coming from what I believe to be the thermal switch. It would only make this sound for a few seconds when the heater would automatically turn back on; the heater cycling on. I figured the switch was hanging up a bit when cycling on. I was weary so we only used it when we could supervise it (not recommended ’cause you always walk away). This late winter or early spring I had it on and it started smoking from the switch side/area. If i did not see it and immediately shut it off and unplug it - then it probably would have burst in to flames like the one in the you tube video. Needs better quality components obviously! I’m probably going to remove the thermal switch and replace it or just use it as an on/off heater only meaning no auto temp control. I’m going to contact bionaire.


DaddyK

April 26th, 2010 at 10:09 pm    


Overall Rating55555

Quiet, safe, & heats well
I’ve had this heater now for one week & am about to buy another one, because it works so well for my purposes. I have a toddler who loves to put his hands on everything & a baby who wakes up to any significant noise, so any heater I buy needs to be safe & quiet.

Safety
- The heater is warm, but not hot to the touch. So if my toddler runs into it or puts his hand on it, he will not get burned.
- The slim design allows me to place it against a wall, so he is less likely to tip it over.
- There is an automatic shut-off if the heater tips over.

Quiet
- The heater makes a very slight click when turning on or off, but there is no noise when the heating element is warming.
- My baby does not get woken up by the heater.

Heating function
- Works very well in heating up my medium sized bedroom, which is about 15 ft x 20 ft with 8 foot ceilings.
- The thermostat keeps the temperature stable.

Cons
- If the heater is off for a few days, it emits a plastic-type smell when turned back on. The smell lasts for 15 minutes of so.


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