| Before I tell you what's not to like about the | | | | heater pick up the slack, you could increase the |
| Edenpure quartz infrared heater, I'd like to spend | | | | effective heating range of a 1,500 watt heater to |
| a minute telling you what I do like, and explain | | | | around 600 square feet. |
| how it works. | | | | Too Much Money I chalk this up to what I call the |
| How the EdenPure Works At the heart of these | | | | "furniture factor." You can either buy a space |
| infrared heaters are the quartz bulbs. | | | | heater that looks like a space heater, or one that |
| Similar to incandescent lamps, quartz bulbs are | | | | doubles as an end table. |
| formed by enclosing a tungsten resistance wire | | | | An even better example of the "furniture factor" |
| within a high purity quartz sheath. | | | | is the electric fireplace. No matter which electric |
| They provide even, non drying floor to ceiling heat | | | | fireplace you look at, they all have the same |
| and, according to the manufacturer, reduce | | | | 1,500 watt heater. Yet, depending on the design |
| positive ions in the atmosphere responsible for | | | | of the mantel piece, you could easily spend 2 or 3 |
| many respiratory problems. | | | | times more for an electric fireplace than an |
| The bulbs are rated to last 5 - 7,000 hours, or 3 - | | | | EdenPure portable heater. |
| 5 years, and cost around $10 each to replace. | | | | The difference is, people who buy an electric |
| The Edenpure/SunTwin (I can't tell the difference) | | | | fireplace are looking for furniture - people who |
| heaters are offered in 3 sizes: 500, 1,000, and | | | | buy an EdenPure quartz heater are looking for |
| 1,500 watt and the unit model numbers coincide | | | | heat. |
| with the heat output in watts. So a SunTwin 1500 | | | | What an Actual EdenPure Owner Has to Say I |
| Elite produces 1,500 watts. | | | | recently received the following unsolicited |
| The heaters are thermostatically controlled, | | | | comment from a Mr. J. Hendon. He is an actual |
| equipped with a circuit breaker, and have a 1 year | | | | EdenPure user and here, with his permission, are |
| warranty. | | | | his unedited comments: |
| What I Do Like About the EdenPure Quartz | | | | "Hi Sam, a good article and accurate as can be. I |
| Infrared Heater It has a cool to the touch | | | | don't even find the one lone complaint to be valid, |
| exterior and, unlike some other heaters, doesn't | | | | I bought one recently (I got the Edenpure The |
| have glowing red wires or an exposed fan. This is | | | | only difference is the SunTwin has a beautiful |
| a big plus if you have kids and/or pets. | | | | wooden case) but I've had enough experience |
| Despite the complaints some consumers have | | | | with space heaters to know you cannot heat |
| with the EdenPure, I haven't found one that is | | | | much space with a 1500 watt unit. So I wasn't |
| health or safety related. | | | | expecting miracles. But frankly, it heats much |
| What's Not to Like The #1 complaint of | | | | more than I had thought it would and I am |
| consumers who have actually purchased the | | | | grateful. It is the smoothest, best feeling heat, |
| EdenPure heater comes down to this: Too little | | | | I've ever seen and they are right, it heats all |
| heat for too much money. | | | | over, not just in front of it. I plan to buy another, |
| Putting aside the cost factor for a moment, I'll | | | | maybe even two more. We have been heating |
| address the "too little heat" complaint first. | | | | our home with a gas furnace until recently and |
| Too Little Heat The results you get from a 1,500 | | | | natural gas prices go out of sight in the cold |
| watt heater, EdenPure or otherwise, depends on | | | | months. I had additional insulation installed |
| how it's being used. Bear in mind, a 1,500 watt | | | | overhead, new storm windows, etc. and started |
| heater is the equivalent of only 450 Btus. This is | | | | using electric heat last year. I have a number of |
| minuscule compared to a typical 65,000 btu oil or | | | | 1500 watt conventional electric heaters and one |
| gas fired furnace. | | | | 220 volt 3000 watt. |
| If you're depending on a 1,500 watt heater as | | | | But so far this winter with my Edenpure, I have |
| your only heat source, it will heat only 150 - 200 | | | | only had to turn the big one on a few times to |
| square feet depending on how well your home is | | | | supplement the Edenpure. Our kitchen, dining and |
| insulated, obstructions to the flow of heat, such | | | | living areas are all together and total about 650 |
| as walls, and the outside temperature. | | | | square feet. I still have the furnace in the event |
| Here's the basic "rule of thumb" formula for | | | | of bitter cold. |
| calculating space heater capacity: Watts/10 = | | | | Understand, we live in east central Alabama which |
| heated space in square feet. Or: 1,500/10 = 150. | | | | has only been down into the mid 20's thus far this |
| However, if you use a space heater to | | | | winter, but our average winters usually only get |
| supplement your existing heating system by | | | | down to about 15 a few times. |
| turning back the thermostat and letting the space | | | | |