Received my heater on 29 Nov 2024. I had read about the wifi issues from Amazon reviews prior to my my purchase. Wanted to see for myself what might be causing the problem. Knew if I couldn't figure it out, I could return it with no problems. Got it setup with wifi and Alexa, but I had powered-on the unit by pressing the ON/OFF indicator (manual operation) on the heater itself. This action causes the remote control/wifi feature to be disconnected. This is a feature of the heater, not a wifi fault. In other words, it disables the unit's wifi. If you look at page 7 of the user manual (#1 top of page, "Wireless Network Mode"), it states "When powered-on, short press to turn on/off the remote-control function". They're not talking about the remote control that comes with the heater (It will work just fine). They're talking about allowing our wifi to talk to the heater. Short pressing the "Wireless Network Mode" indicator worked immediately. The wifi signal indicator changes from amber to white, indicating it is fully functional. I can now control the heater with Amazon Alexa, my primary method of operating it. Hope this helps those who still own the heater and are frustrated and disappointed with this issue. Also hope it helps anyone who is on the fence about purchasing this product. Still very early, but I'm giving it 5 stars so far. Read more
Wi-Fi keeps disconnecting, even after I "short press" the button on the heater while it's on. Can't do that while it's off. The Wi-Fi indicator changes from amber to white, stays for a few seconds, then changes back to amber. Reset the Wi-Fi and reconnected, but still has the same problem. The app will work for a moment and then fail to connect. This is just not worth the hassle. Read more
I had what was probably an earlier model of this heater. It is very simple in design. It has an automatic shut off, which is awesome. You just turn the right button on high and then the left one you turn it all the way up and then bring it back and when it reaches a certain temperature, it will shut off and then it will cycle on and off. I would say around 12 o’clock is about 73. You have to learn where you want the temperature. If you wanted it a little bit hotter, you would turn it back to about 2 o’clock. It will heat up an entire large room quickly. They don’t have these in the stores that I have found so I did try to buy another brand. I bought a lasko and that one was terrible. I searched online for one like I had and I’m so glad I found this. I had my other one for years. At least 10. I’m going to buy another one for my son. Read more
I've had this heater for almost a year now and I still consider it a good purchase. I got it due to its claim of being wifi compatible, for the smart features. Initially I had trouble with the app set up. I connected it to wifi but couldn't seem to access much of the app controls. I was about to consider it a lost cause when I realized I failed to truly connect it to wifi, which was why the app use was limited. The orange wifi symbol on the heater should change to white for full use of the app. Also, a little annoying but app control is lost once the actual device controls are used but not that big of a deal. The main issue I have now is absence of a phone notification through the app for device status. Mainly, since I set up a schedule, I would like to be reminded when it's turned on, in case of a delay in my getting home. Aside from this, it's an excellent heater for apartment living room and not too loud. Read more
At first it seems like a rip-off. It has a tiny heater like the 20 inch heater. But this one heats much faster and heats more space. Read more
I’d give this a 1 star but it DOES heat up so I thought that wouldn’t be appropriate. But the whole reason I bought this one is for the WiFi capabilities. My goal was to be able to set it to start from my phone right when I wake up to get my living room warmed up before I had to go there. However, you have to press on the wifi button that’s ON the heater itself to enable to capability of turning the heater on / off from your phone. So it defeats the purpose. Once you press it, yes it works. But it disables after a few hours every time. Also, it does come with a traditional remote to turn off and on but even with the remote, you have to basically be right in front of the heater for it to turn on / off which is annoying. Read more
