Review: Dr Infrared Heater Portable Space Heater
OUR RATING
Value
Design
Quality
Summary
4.1
The Dr Infrared Heater Portable Space Heater is a very popular portable cabinet heater with remote control facilities. It will enhance your decor as well as maintain the required room temperature at the same time.
The LCD display of this heater will exhibit the readings of its digital thermostat. It comes with a blower, a 12-hour timer and an automatic shut-off mechanism for protection. The 1,500 watt heater is designed from wood and galvanic steel.
No toxic material is used in manufacturing this heater, making it one of most environmentally-friendly products on the market today.
Construction
The heater weighs 26.5 pounds while it has a dimension of 16" H x 11" W x 13" D. This heater will help keep you warm this winter while saving on your energy bills.
The heater comes with a dual-heating system plus a low noise high velocity blower. It increases the heat transfer and distribution rate, which will result in heating the space to a comfortable temperature quite fast.
The Dr Infrared Heater comes with a certification from the Underwriters Laboratories (UL) in the U.S. and Canada, which ensures the highest safety standard. The heater is extremely safe around kids and pets since it only gets warm to the touch.
Good Points
he Dr Infrared Heater Portable Space Heater has the following benefits:
- No Exposed Heating Elements - The produce has no exposed heating elements which could cause a fire.
- Thermostatic Control - There is an auto mode which is energy saving, a high/low setting when the heater is set to auto mode and the unit will switch between high/low in order to maintain the desired temperature settings. This is achieved through the use of a thermostat which is able to operate the space heater automatically when the temperature falls below a pre-set threshold.
- Made in the USA - The product is fully designed and manufactured in the USA. Hence, you are guaranteed of the highest quality product when you decide to purchase the Dr Infrared Portable Space Heater.
- Infrared Heater - Dr Heater uses infrared heat to heat the objects in your room. This will help instantly make you feel comfortably warm. Most of the other traditional heaters will simply heat the air in the room. The issue here is hot air rises to the ceiling in the room. This will make you feel hot at times and cold at other times. By heating the objects in a room and not the air, Dr Heater provides the maximum energy efficiency and warmth in your room.
- No Drying Out of the Air – The state of the art technology employed in this room heater helps a room retain the air moisture. This heater will not dry out your skin similar to traditional heaters on the market.
- Remote Operation – The Dr Infrared Heater Space Heater comes with a remote control unit for easy operation.
Read our article on the best infrared heaters available
Points to Note
- Silent – The Dr Infrared Heater Portable Space Heater uses a fan to distribute the air warmed by the infrared heater from the heat exchanger. Although this fan is quiet it is not silent. Silent space heaters are usually only really silent if they are the oil-filled radiator kind.
- Portability – Although the Dr Infrared Heater Portable Space Heater is relatively small, being only 16 inches high, it is relatively heavy and as a result it is likely to be best positioned on the floor.
- Looks – Although not a large unit, the looks of the Dr Infrared Heater space heater very much gives the impression of being unmistakeably utilitarian in nature. It is not particularly aesthetically pleasing to look at, notwithstanding the fact that it may well suit some decors very well.
Verdict
The Dr Infrared Heater Portable Space Heater is a very popular and safe space heater using a clever combination of infrared heating with a quiet fan to distribute warm air around the room. It heats rooms rapidly and the remote control unit coupled with the thermostatic control ensures that using it effectively is trouble free.
This portable space heater sells on Amazon for around $100 (click here for the latest price). This is relatively expensive for a portable space heater, however the innovative heating design and the fact that it is made in the USA make it a very attractive proposition.
