BLACK DECKER Oscillating Space Heater Portable Heater with Remote Control Ceramic Small Space Heater with Two Heat Settings

This is exactly what I needed for use under my desk in the colder months here in California. It is silly to run the heat for the whole house when it is chilly out in the winter. And yes, it gets cool-ish in Socal - cold days are in the low 50's or even the high 40's during the day, and you can knock 10-20 degrees off those figures at night. That's not freezing, but it is cool enough to warrant turning on the heat. This little wonder is exactly the right thing for this. I can use it on under my desk to keep my feet warm, and raise the temp in this corner where my desk is (in front of a large, drafty sliding door) to make it comfy to work in bare feet (my preference) year-round. A remote was a requirement, and for the price this flimsy, cheap remote is fine. Note that you will need a CR2505 battery for the remote, which is not included. Note that when you go to install your battery, you need to use a tiny screwdriver to remove a screw first before you can pop out the battery tray. I picked this up on sale for the ridiculous price of about $17. Hard to beat that. Definitely getting more than my money's worth here. Recommended. Read more

I bought this heater in May 2021 for $32, which was a great price. My main reason for purchasing was that I could have a safe supply of electric heat to use with my 3400W portable generator (safely hooked up to the house generator outlet & interlock switch). After widespread power outages during the Uri freeze in Texas, I want to have all my bases covered. During that storm lots of people got into trouble with carbon monoxide from fired appliances, when they didn't have a safe indoor supply of heat during the outage. It may be inefficient to run a heater with a generator, but at least we can sleep with zero fear of not waking up. The heater itself has some great features, and I love that it can run either upright or laying down flat. The shutdown feature is well thought-out as well: it shuts off the heating element, but the fan continues to blow for 15 seconds so that the front grill cools down a bit. The timer and remote work well. When in use, I typically run it on "eco mode" with a setting of 70F. I recommend buying this thing on sale after winter, ensuring proper function, and then placing in storage for the following winter. Read more

I am zero for two on these. Both of the ones I have tried did not have a functioning temperature adjustment button. Neither the up or the down arrows work. The heater puts off a lot of heat, but since I can’t set the temperature, it’s basically useless. Read more

I feel that with my 250 sq. foot room, it heats it up pretty solid and pretty quick. In fact, I rarely use the full heat setting, and instead use the low (low or high options are all there is). I feel pretty warm with the heater pointed towards me and a few feet away. It heats up pretty quick, even on that low setting. The higher heat setting feels a bit too hot for my needs, but it is good to have to heat up the room even quicker, or if it was even lower temps in the winter, that is powerful heat. One CON so far: I don't like how when you turn on the heater, it defaults to just the blowing fan, so there is no heat if you don't select that option to turn on the low heat first, or press again for the higher heat. It bugs me, because you have to remember to hit that heater button after turning it on. I think of it being a scenario where someone in the house uses the heater to start heating up a room, but only turn it on, forgetting about the requirement to select the heater...and if they think they set it to start heating up the room and then walk out, they will return to a colder room than before because only a fan is blowing. SMH. I don't know why there is only up to 24 minutes for a timer...once you get to 24, if you keep pressing the up/increase button, it starts over to 0, so only up to 24 minutes. It's not that big of a deal though, because I would say that it can heat up a small room in that timeframe pretty easily, from let's say 60 F up to 70 F in that time frame on just the low heat option. Another CON is how the remote doesn't come with the dang battery, so I had to buy a CR2025 battery, despite also having other coin-style batteries for other devices. I wish it could just be a slightly thicker controller and use one or two AAA batteries or something, but oh well, it's a pretty small remote. Hopefully doesn't get lost either because of the remote's size. Otherwise, I like how small but how hot it gets, even for its size. The rotation function is nice if you feel a bit too hot with it blowing in your direction, directly. So, it will oscillate a bit, like some fans do. I don't recall the rotation degrees, but it's fine. Do I recommend this heater? Yes, for the pricepoint, I do, but I did get it for around $30.00. I wouldn't be able to say for sure at a price much above that...I do trust the overall quality of Black & Decker though, so I expect it will last for some years to come, where that price point makes it seem a bit more solid of a recommendation too. Read more

Need to buy another one of these! Works great, easy, super durable (mine just broke after 5 years of constant winter use), didn't use the timer much, size is nice Read more