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(More customer reviews)I haven't had the heater long enough to comment on its durability or cost of operation, but I've read reviews from customers who've owned them for up to 8 years (apparently as long as they've been made) with no problems, and many reviews that rave about how little propane they use. (One reviewer said 1/10th as much as his previous--very popular name-brand--portable gas heater.)
It is the handsomest, most unobtrusive, simplest to install and operate, most beautifully designed heater of any kind I have ever seen--and the professional LP man who hooked it up was blown away by the excellence & simplicity of the mechanisms and the accuracy of the thermostat. He had never seen or heard of a gas heater that could use either LP or NG w/no adjustments or conversion kit.
We bought it as a supplement to our vented Jotul propane stove, but I swear it could heat our small two-story house by itself. It was our sole source of heat last week as we waited for the Jotul to be installed, and the second-lowest setting on the (five settings) thermostat is the highest we've turned it. With nighttime temps in the lower 20s this week, even at the lowest setting we've several times shut it off completely because our upstairs bedrooms were too warm. On the next mornings it took no time at all to warm up the house. Just amazing!
I didn't buy the blower fan, knowing that the best possible heat-distribution is via ceiling fans reversed on low speed, which we already have.
The enamel is beautiful, a soft ivory white. The heater can be wall-hung or sit right on a hard floor, but because I changed my mind and decided to put it in the carpeted hall instead of a wood floor, I ordered the neat little bolt-on feet that raise it 2". Because we are not sure where we might most want some extra heat once the Jotul is hooked up, we had an extra gas cock installed in another room so we can move it to where it's needed. It is easily moved, its shipping weight was just 20 lbs. incl. the heavy box & packing material. Only 8" deep, it fits right against a wall and needs only 2" clearance on the sides.
At this point it seems simply too good to be true. The air has been very dry, and the moisture generated by unvented LP heaters has been a blessing rather than a problem. My house is a century old and there's enough fresh air exchange that I don't worry anyway, but the built-in ODS is a comfort. There is no odor at all that I can discern. I didn't even notice anything the least bit bothersome about the new-heater odor they tell you to expect the first hour or so of operation. Absolutely silent except for the normal little clicking as the metal expands when the thermostat kicks in.
If there's something worth mentioning as I use the heater, I will add it to this review. But for now I'll just say that this just might be the best heating buy in the universe. Who needs $10,000 furnaces?
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PRO-COM DUAL FUEL BLUE FLAME WALL HEATER * 20k btu* 2 gas options Natural gas or lp gas* Heats up to 700 sq. ft.* Built in o.d.s. for safety assurance* 99.9% efficiency* Push button ignition* No electricity required* Omni approved* Blue flame gas heaters heat the air first circulating the warmth through the room like your central heating system* Optional blower: Ace no. 4238226* Optional base Ace no. 4238218
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