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November 02, 2012
joe's Favorite Thing: Vornado TVH500 Whole Room Vortex Heater
Mine arrived two hours ago.
I immediately turned off my house's central heating (it's currently 55° outside) and defaulted to this puppy, placed about five feet away from me.
Verdict: Stupendously good.
Nearly silent, effective, and quite elegant in appearance.
Very much like Gray Cat, as I think about it.
The heater: $108.58.
Gray Cat: Priceless.
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Apologies, I'm not one to write "wow, great, neat, cool, fantastic". I see no point in doing so - when something is nice and useful, as is the case with most of the stuff here I smile and move on (or actually put it on my shopping list; I think it was here that I saw the bamboo pick-up chop sticks back in the summer and today the calendar notification came up on my mobile - they had told me it'd be available in November, and I intended to buy a few and comment on their quality once I got them).
When something is offered which is not good (like an air heater) or simply silly, old and non-existant (colour picker?? fantastic iPhone advantages?) I find it much more useful to comment. But fair enough, I see your point as the writer and I will also start adding positive comments.
As for this particular one, though, the science behind heating a room is well understood since time immemorial, and air heaters are the lesser brothers... Sure, as far as similar products go it might be good, but nothing beats a good old resistance-based heater (very silent, too), unless your cat tries to lick it (not sure cats that stupid exist).
Posted by: Gryzor | Nov 3, 2012 1:12:50 PM
Also, it would be great if it dispensed Ben & Jerry's Butter Pecan Ice Cream (still my favorite after all these years).
Posted by: bookofjoe | Nov 3, 2012 10:05:21 AM
Also, it would be great if it dispensed Ben & Jerry's Butter Pecan Ice Cream (still my favorite after all these years).
Posted by: bookofjoe | Nov 3, 2012 10:05:19 AM
Would be wonderful if it was battery powered, too.
Posted by: Becs | Nov 3, 2012 9:05:16 AM
Unfortunately, some people are congenitally doomed to find fault rather than upside.
Have you ever once made a positive comment here?
I can't recall it if you have and I've been around pretty much full-time since inception.
For the record: This machine did a wonderful, speedy, nearly silent job of heating my family room (18' x 26') where I am sitting right now about 15 feet away from it.
Temperature in the room: 69°
Temperature outside the giant glass sliding patio doors: 42°
I turned off the heater about an hour ago and the room — and I and, far more important, Gray Cat — are all still toasty warm.
Hmmmm....
Posted by: bookofjoe | Nov 3, 2012 7:11:27 AM
Unfortunately, air-heating devices (such as air-conditioners or room heaters) are inherenly much les effective than ratiation-type methods. Yes, it may work for you if you place it next to you, but it does very little to heat a room - and once you turn it off, you can kiss the heat good-bye...
Posted by: Gryzor | Nov 3, 2012 5:00:28 AM
Doesn't this critter come with a remote control?
Posted by: 6.02*10^23 | Nov 2, 2012 6:27:02 PM
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