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 Honeywell Room Heater Oct 12, 2009
This is a nice small heater. It does everything that Honeywell says it does.
The only trouble I had was pushing down the child protection button. It does take quite a bit of strength
 Two serious flaws, common sense fixed 'em Jul 05, 2009
The Honeywell HZ2300 is not a blowtorch but it heats a 20 x 20 room easily enough. And it's "rushing air" quiet. Great as white noise for sleeping. Sometimes the oscillating function creaks quietly like a rocking chair. But I almost never use that.
Here are the flaws: 1) the unit is not meant to be disassembled for cleaning (I contacted Honeywell) so after a year or two with dust build-up, it smells for awhile when the heater is on and the fan blades lose their efficiency; 2) the off/on/heat switch is child proof so it's difficult to use and will eventually strip out.
While I admit that I have no children and understand that we live in a lawsuit-crazy world, I think that the child proof switch is silly and redundant. The HZ2300 already shuts off after a few minutes if the heat is set at high. If it's tipped over, it shuts off immediately. If a kid tries to sit on the unit while it's oscillating, chances are good that it'll tip over anyway and shut off. If the kid throws it in the tub or toilet, they're going to get electrocuted whether it's on or off. And frankly, at that point the parents really ought to be watching their kids closer.
Since the unit is not meant to be disassembled for cleaning or repair, I assume that Honeywell designed it to be disposable. To my mind, that's just wrong. We dispose of too many things in our modern world. Simple electric items like heater-fans ought to be used and repaired and cleaned repeatedly.
So, I located a small appliance repair shop nearby. Their guys extracted the oddball-head screws that hold the unit together, cleaned the insides and fan blades, removed the spring from the child proof switch and glued it to work like a real switch ought to -- then reassembled the unit using standard screws.
Now I can use the switch without having to reef down on it while turning it, and I can disassemble the unit in a moment myself and clean it. Though I've no doubt cruelly and horribly voided the terms of Honeywell's warranty, I now have a heater-fan that is fantastic. Tops. And I have the local small appliance repair shop to thank and not Honeywell.
 Paying return shipping on defective order? Apr 15, 2009
After several weeks of hassle in trying to get a pickup of my defective order#104-9938289
-0217037, Honeywell heater, I was charged a return shipping bill?
Can't believe it. Until now have been exceptionally pleased with Amazon and it is my first source for everything. Hope this is corrected.
Don't Waste Your Money!!! Jan 11, 2009
Erratic cheap thermostat. Sparks & flashes all the time. Should be in the air intake flow, isolated from the heat - it isn't - so it is impossible to set a constant temp & its variable is massive. Also very noisy - definitely not for a quiet room or sleeping at night. Just another cheap junk heater. Probably for $2 more (their cost) they could have made a real jewel out of this. Another million dollar American idea executed by .10 cent Oriental engineering.
Do not buy this Dec 20, 2008
I bought this and turned it but in less than ten minutes of use I heard a pop and it was dead. It did produce decent heat but it won't last any reasonable amount of time.
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