Review: Honeywell HZ 315 Quick Heat Ceramic Heater
OUR RATING
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Summary
4.1
if you are looking for a very small portable ceramic heater, then the Honeywell HZ 315 Quick Heat Ceramic Heater may well be a great choice for you. It’s small size and weight make it very easy to move from room to room and yet it still puts out 1500-watts of heat matching up to much larger space heaters. It is perfect for having on a desk where you work or keeping your feet toasty warm under the desk.
Construction
The Honeywell HZ 315 Quick Heat Ceramic Heater an extremely compact portable space heater measuring 7 inches by 7 ½ inches by 6 ½ inches and weighing just 3 pounds. It is a relatively basic space heater and yet provides all the functionality that you really need from a personal space heater.
Because it is very small and light is easily moved around and is therefore able to be positioned in the room where it can provide heat in the most optimal fashion. The ceramic heating element is encased in a white plastic case with a white grille on the front. There is a variable control knob to adjust the temperature that the thermostat operates at and it has a quick heat function which allows you to use it to warm up whatever room you’re in as quickly as possible.
As is common with many ceramic space heaters, the Honeywell HZ 315 Quick Heat Ceramic Heater incorporates a fan which allows it to distribute air warmed by an internal heat exchanger evenly throughout the room.
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The Honeywell HZ 315 Quick Heat Ceramic Heater as the usual safety features that we come to expect from Honeywell space heaters, including a V-0 rated plastic fuse (indicating the highest level of flame resistance) and automatic cut-out in the event that the space heater overheats.
Good Points
The Honeywell HZ 315 Quick Heat Ceramic Heater has the following benefits:
- Portability – this is a very small very portable space heater perfect for providing spot heat in the event that you are working in a particular area and feeling the cold.Thermostatic control – the HZ incorporates a thermostat adjustable by a knob on the front of the space heater, which allows you to effectively set the temperature in the room at which the heater stops heating. In effect, when the temperature reaches a preset level the thermostat cuts the power to heater.
- Quick heat function – the Honeywell HZ315 as a quick heat functionality which effectively allows you to boost the heat in whatever room you are located as quickly as possible. This is great for getting the temperature of room to work convenient level and then allow you to switch the space heater onto temperature maintenance basis of operation.
- Safety – the Honeywell HZ315 incorporates a overheating cutout functionality which means that if whatever reason the heater gets too hot, instead of causing damage to the environment or to anyone who touches it, it automatically switches itself off.
- Warranty – the Honeywell Ceramic Heater HZ 315 comes with a five year limited warranty from Honeywell.
Points to Note
- No temperature gauge – although the Honeywell HZ 315 Heater incorporates an adjustable thermostat control, it does not give any indication as to what temperature any individual point on the dial is setting. We believe this would have been an extremely easy thing to incorporated into the Honeywell HZ 315 Heater, and cannot really understand why it was not included. In effect in order to establish the right temperature you really have to undertake trial and error process.
- Safety – many customers have reported that the mesh on the front of the Honeywell HZ 315 can get very hot, and as a result when using this portable space heater you should be aware of any hazard that might be encountered by either kids in your home or pets.
- Silent Operation - The Honeywell HZ 315 uses a fan, and as a result it could not be described as having silent operation. Silent operation is an important factor when choosing your portable space heater when you should be aware that the Honeywell HZ 315 is quiet but not silent.
Verdict
The Honeywell HZ 315 Quick Heat Ceramic Heater is a good quality personal ceramic space heater, it’s very small size makes it convenient to both move around and provide an almost personal level of heating. It’s perfect for the person who can sit in a room with others and still feel cold.
The Honeywell HZ 315 Quick Heat Ceramic Heater can be found on Amazon at around the $40 mark (please click here for the latest price). This lightweight portable space heater is perfect for someone looking for a very small very convenient device which provides fast heating in almost any room.
