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Honeywell HZ-385BP Digital Tower Ceramic Heater
- Heats quickly
- Excellent safety features
- Timer and thermostat
- Wide-range oscillation
- Compact
- Noisy
- Temperature control finicky
- Light from panel may be too bright
The Honeywell HZ-385BP is a ceramic tower heater with a built-in fan. Reviewers say it heats quickly and is easy to use. The Honeywell HZ-385BP has more safety features than most space heaters; in addition to the standard tip-over switch, overheat protection and cool-touch housing, it has a motion sensor that shuts off the heater temporarily if any object comes too close. The Honeywell HZ-385BP also has a warning badge that turns red when the grill is hot (it can reach a temperature of about 200 degrees Fahrenheit). The convenience features of this space heater include a timer, a programmable thermostat and a digital display that, unlike most models, can show the temperature in either Fahrenheit or Celsius. The whole machine can oscillate to help disperse heat. In professional tests, this model scores well on safety and ease of use, but its temperature control and noise level are below average. The few user reviews we found for this heater are mixed; users like its heating performance, but some find the intense blue light from its display to be disturbing at night. We found better user reviews for the Lasko 755320 Ceramic Tower Heater (*Est. $50) , which gets high marks for its heat output and relatively quiet operation.
The best review we found of the Honeywell HZ-385BP appears at ConsumerReports.org. This model also appears in comparison tests conducted by the Good Housekeeping Research Institute and Slate.com. We found a handful of user reviews for this model at Amazon.com and Epinions.com.
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Our Sources
1. ConsumerReports.orgDetails/Subscribe
ConsumerReports.org editors compare the Honeywell HZ-385BP heater with four other fan-forced convection heaters, plus five natural convection heaters and two radiant heaters -- ranking all 12 heaters based on ratings for safety, temperature control, noise and ease of use.
Review: Space Heaters, Editors of ConsumerReports.org, Updated Oct. 2009
2. Slate.com
Dan Crane of Slate.com tests seven convection space heaters, including the Honeywell HZ-385BP, and rates them on noise, safety features, convenience features and heating time. The Honeywell HZ-385BP is the top performer overall, with 25 points out of a possible 31.
Review: Heated Debate: Which Space Heater Is Best?, Dan Crane, Feb. 10, 2009
3. Good HousekeepingDetails/Subscribe
After conducting comparison tests of 31 space heaters to gauge safety and performance, editors chose the Honeywell HZ-385BP as the best space heater overall. The testing procedures aren't specified in the article, however.
Review: Cut Your Heating Costs and Save Money This Winter, Editors of Good Housekeeping
4. Amazon.com
More than 15 owners have evaluated the Honeywell HZ-385BP at Amazon.com, and their reviews are mixed. Most say it heats well, but some say its blue light can be disturbing at night, and others say the heater can turn off unexpectedly.
Review: Honeywell HZ-385BP Safety Sentinel Electronic Ceramic Tower Heater, Contributors to Amazon.com
5. Epinions.com
At the time of this report only one user reviews the Honeywell HZ-385BP at this site, but the review is highly detailed. The user loves the model's safety and convenience features, but finds it a bit noisy and too expensive. Despite these drawbacks, the user recommends it unreservedly, with 5 stars out of 5.
Review: Honeywell HZ-385BP Ceramic Compact Heater, Contributor to Epinions.com
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