Heater scam

[@bigclivedotcom]

The full video with complete teardown and schematics can be found here:- kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYHRfaGhaJqLqbs

[@travisash8180]

If you made some short videos you could double your money !!!

[@mattlawton4715]

Home bargains have a similar one

[@grandtheftauto1233]

You a real one

[@mattlawton4715]

@@grandtheftauto1233 there crap

[@grandtheftauto1233]

@@mattlawton4715 yeah I had no interest in buying just like supporting big Clive

[@justpaulo]

I've seen ads of that miracle heater on YT. It annoys me the YT that demonetizes informative videos for nothing, is the same YT that for money allows scam to be advertised.

[@fuckgoogleandyou8779]

How’s the fukkk about that

[@off_Planet]

Well, that's the same YT that bans accounts for misinformation and 2 weeks later declares that misinformation to actually be legitimate information.

[@mittelwelle_531_khz]

You wrote 100% EXACTLY the comment I wanted to make. Thanks! 👍 I would like to know why it isn't possible to request from YT to take down such advertisements and pay a penalty of say 20 times the money they received for accepting it in the first place. Afaik meanwhile it is punishable to promote obvious Ponzi-Schemes. Why not extend this to claims clearly contradicting known physics?

[@waqasahmed939]

@@fuckgoogleandyou8779 That, and it isn't a scam pe but the way they're marketed is very scammy Like the only way you save money is by using personal heating devices. If you're heating a bigger surface area, of course it's more expensive regardless of what kind of heat source you use Unless you're my mum who still insists on using a regular gas fire that is only about 60% efficient even though they've got central heating...

[@skylined5534]

Yes! The things YT gets sniffy about and yet some 'doctor' (narrated by a robot version of David Mitchell, usually) says shaving ice into a cup and avoiding bananas but buying their miracle food replacement packs and various other scams are somehow OK...

[@carlyonbay45]

It’s basically a hairdryer squished into a different box 😂

[@RossMitchellsProfile]

only a hair dryer is higher power.

[@phs125]

@Andrew Smythe hair dryer on low only blows air. Doesn't heat anything

[@skylined5534]

​@@phs125 Not true. They heat on low power. Some have a 'cold shot' button which is just a momentary switch to cut all power to the heating circuit.

[@mowgli2071]

So an "underpowered" hair dryer. Back in the mid 90s you could still get 1200 watt and lower hair dryers without having to go to Magellan for a "travel" hair dryer. Which, since I mentioned Magellan, back in 1994 when I lived in a single-room-occupancy, I heated my room with a little 400 watt "travel" hair dryer that I got from their catalog

[@qwertykeyboard5901]

@@mowgli2071Mmm... Dodgy....

[@FerdinandFake]

just get a old fashioned lightbulb, also 99% effective as a heater but you get free light on the side

[@olmostgudinaf8100]

If you can still get them.

[@isaiah4478]

@@olmostgudinaf8100 they are still easy to get

[@gs425]

Ah yes, the myth of energy saving light bulbs 💡!!!! (They only save energy in the summer...and that's when they aren't used much)

[@gabedarrett1301]

@@gs425 You really think energy saving light bulbs are a myth? LEDs are a thing. Have you been living under a rock?

[@gs425]

@@gabedarrett1301 hiya Gabe. I've been an electronic engineer for 40 years. Let me explain it to you...the myth is in the quoted energy savings. Because all energy ends as heat anyway. So the more heat from your bulbs, the less heat your heating system has to produce. So the only net gain is when your home isn't heated. Therefore only in summer do you save energy, yet that is when lights are used far far less anyway. Cheers

[@nigelanscombe8658]

The other side of the coin is how fast heat is being lost through your walls, windows, floor and ceiling. Double glazing, curtains and loft insulation etc slow down the rate that heat is being lost. For the room to get warmer you’ve got to heat the air faster than the room is being cooled.

[@BoboMcBooboy]

*For the room to get warmer, you've got to heat the air faster than the room is being cooled...* Uhhhhh ya... Thanks Sherlock! How long did it take you to deduce this ground breaking info?!? How many tests did you run?! Oh boy... And 47 people liked this, like you gave them some new, cool neat tid bit of info...🤣🤦

[@BoboMcBooboy]

I'm being an ass for fun, but seriously, I HOPE you can see the bottom third chunk especially wasnt needed... And if it was, we're in BIG trouble, and on borrowed time as a species...

[@nigelanscombe8658]

@@BoboMcBooboy indeed. But you might be over-estimating the people buying these.

[@b0b5m1th]

The lad that "invented" the swamp cooler air conditioner has been busy I see....

[@maxine_q]

At least swamp coolers actually work. If you live in a dry climate.

[@b0b5m1th]

@@maxine_q just like this gadget works, if you live in a tiny room...

[@tttt4029]

@@b0b5m1th 😂

[@danzelwasherton1234]

I've actually got one of these for my shed and it barely heats that up. It cost me about £5 from pound stretchers so I wasn't expecting much from it but The fact that YT allows these to be sold on there platform as "miracle heaters" makes me trust YT adds as much as a Nigerian tele salesman asking for my bank account details.

[@skylined5534]

"Goooooood afternoooooon madaaaaaam..."

[@cdub5033]

the miracle with this heater is that it hasn’t caused your shed to burn down, destroying everything stored therein. I’d be inclined to throw it out now that it has demonstrated it is useless.

[@Simon-ui6db]

@@skylined5534 the pigeons are in the account again aren't they.

[@HumanProgramming]

Sure, why not lump all Nigerians under your impression of a few. Remind me what the definition of racism is again??

[@danzelwasherton1234]

@@HumanProgrammingit was a joke, stop trying to be a victim

[@archgirl]

I’ve got a nice big panel heater in my house. It’s called a 70” TV. I can go all winter without putting the heating on, as long as I keep watching the gogglebox.

[@SiriusSolar]

But the disadvantaged boy who was living in the cold came up with this magical box on his own and now is marketing it to me. I absolutely must buy it!

[@SiriusSolar]

@Andrew Smythe lol. And so many people I know falling for these sales gimmicks. One friend handed me a power saver knowing that I know what I'm doing asked me to tell them if it was real.

[@skylined5534]

Come on mannnnn, don't be so unkind and skeptical. Does the fake BBC site the link takes you to not give you all the convincing you need not to mention all the 'oh so genuine' comments praising this 'MiRaCle' device? 😂

[@johnklein4854]

Only people like these heaters are the people that sell then or make them,

[@borntoclimb7116]

Any ad is just money making...

[@Eduardo-pc6gq]

Oh I thought it was a aerospace engineering genius who toiled away for 25 years perfecting this revolutionary technology. Just so we can be massively disappointed by realising how shit it is should we buy one. But it is only 50% a total waste of money if we click the link now

[@tomd5678]

Just assume that all ads on all social media are scams you'll be 99.999% right

[@danieltaylor3396]

The ads are nonsense, but I bought one and it is a good small heater for a bathroom and draws around 400watts.

[@sausage5849]

Probably a good heater if you lived in a large carton box 🙂

[@Nightykk]

Give it a couple of years, and we'll be fighting one another for them boxes.

[@oliver6287]

@@Nightykk 🤦‍♂️

[@rhulse8904]

@@Nightykk I’ve got enough cardboard to build a 1 bedroom flat.

[@roberttaylor2328]

I have, in the past, made my domicile in such a box : Alas, there was no mains access in the vicinity...

[@Reth_Hard]

didnt you watch the video? these ones are 100% efficient so it can save you lot money

[@rockofgibraltar4771]

Just seen an autoplay ad for this here on youtube, where they've said this miracle heater was designed by a jet engineer 😂, saying he got £3m investments to bring it to market, after applying his rocket science to recycle the heat they put out. I'm dead 🤦🏻‍♂️🤣

[@skylined5534]

"Getcha bottled heat here! Ten for a fiver!"

[@mickd6942]

The adds always start the same , an industry insider discovered bla bla bla , anyone who falls for it needs their bumps feeling lol , the old saying if it looks too good to be true still holds

[@christophermorin9036]

I have a heater like this. Can barely heat up our 18sqf bathroom because it heats up the air in front of it, and shuts off for 10 minutes....then heats up the air in front of it and shuts off for another 10 minutes. Repeatedly.

[@roberthuntley1090]

Safety warning - things like this shouldn't be used in wet area like a bathroom. There shouldn't even be a socket installed, so assume that its on the end of an extension lead?

[@MRWKFClark]

Alarm bells rang when the ad told me it recycle 100% of the heat it produces to heat the room more

[@morthren]

The amount of scam adverts I've seen for these lately! CPC sell them for about £15

[@NinoJoel]

They go for up to 60$ in German Scamm television

[@Handyman1199]

@@NinoJoelI got one for 9,95€ at Action about a year or two ago for my tiny camper, 400W

[@demonkey123]

£6.20 each on Ali express

[@SouravTechLabs]

I've seen firsthand that not all heaters are created equal. For example, my 2000W heater managed to warm up my room just fine, but when I dialed it back to 1000W, it barely warmed up the same room. This goes to show how much of a role poor insulation plays in heating efficiency. So, a 500W heater might not even get the job done - unless you're sitting right in front of it, and even then, most of that precious warmth is just going to rise straight to the ceiling! Bottom line: without decent insulation, expecting significant warmth from lower wattage is wishful thinking

[@aesopstortoise]

Boo, hiss! We want magic heaters that work off fairy farts and last forever.

[@dougmccoll6126]

No. I smelt a fairy fart once and I would rather have a long, agonizing, frosty death. Leprechaun farts though; they smell like Whiskey and Baileys...if only they generated heat (without igniting them with a match) Remember the Lucky Charm guy? All he could do was make boats, rainbows, bridges and what-not with his magic....you never heard the kids complain about his farts though did you? Little do people know but he kept a bean eating fairy caged up beside his pot of gold to keep it from getting stolen. Just sayin. Your welcome for my sharing of my knowledge on this topic.

[@stonehartfloydfan]

haha love it a Watt is a Watt... going to say that to my students.

[@johnwarwick4105]

At last some sense spoken “a watt is a watt and it’s 100% efficient” 👏 👏 Why does KZbin allow these cons airtime, it was the same in the summer with scam air coolers that cost nothing to run

[@user2C47]

The ad I got claimed that a similar product could heat an American-sized living room in 90 seconds.

[@skylined5534]

I mean it takes a little longer than that usually... typically a few minutes... after it's burst into flames 😂

[@yijdbjemmiooxuuhe6804]

I've just had a recall notice on the one of these I bought from Scamazon... Fortunately I'd already returned it cos it didn't fit in the sockets properly...

[@GUCR44]

Spot on man! Thank you for all you do brother.. Ralph..

[@4nciite]

Plug in heaters are the source of a lot of house fires, especially if they are used in old outlets where they can easily fall out facedown into the carpet. I had a brand new plugin scent warmer that apparently caught fire but didnt stay burning, I only noticed when I unplugged it and saw the melted plastic and black burn marks, I also had a newish night light that decided to short out with sparks flying out of the switch, it started to smoke so I knocked it loose out of the outlet, you have to be careful with direct plugin stuff.

[@skylined5534]

I'm guessing you're in the USA or the like? Trust me, you won't have anything falling out of a British outlet, the older they get the more they seem to want to fight you for the plug as well 😂

[@PrentisHancock1]

These things are far too dangerous to deploy. Just go to Argos and buy a standard, floor standing, convector for thirty quid. Job done.

[@DerekMacColl]

Even for this wee room, I'll stick with the wee 1kW (measured at about 1060 - 1070 W after a few minutes) fan heater I got in a local electrical store. Shove it on for 5 minutes and sorted for a couple of hours at least. Insulation is a great investment...

[@dtibor5903]

The most efficient heaters are heatpumps or regular AC's

[@rompdude]

Came to say this, many can be over 100‰ efficient

[@ferrumignis]

@@rompdude They can have over 100% coefficient of performance, but their efficiency is inevitably less than 100%.

[@waqasahmed939]

ACs are potentially useful in the winter purely because in reverse, they're heat pumps Though, realistically they're not any cheaper than gas. You'd be at parity maybe Still, that'd probably save my parents money, where they insist on using electric radiators overnight on the worst of the winter months, instead of say TRVs on their already existing radiators...

[@demonkey123]

Horse shit!

[@A-Negative]

And if your electric bill is expensive now just wait until you get a heat pump! We are one of the only houses with electric heater everyone else has gas and our electric bill during winter will literally give you heart palpitations.

[@martineyles]

These days, with the increase in power consumption by the latest CPUs and GPUs, some PCs are more powerful heaters than this.

[@maxine_q]

And more efficient too, since they can game and heat at the same time.

[@roggenbram5939]

I did buy them for heating my small bathroom, also use them for my tent. When we are with many people on a generator we only allow heating up to 500w.

[@9morrical]

A watt is a watt unless you use a heat pump. They move heat energy instead of producing it. You get more heat out than energy put in.

[@mowgli2071]

I don't know if I want a heat source like that so close to the electric outlet

[@genaejordan674]

If you have drafts ie cold pockets in certain rooms or you have a small area where other space heaters will not work in or areas that don’t have a vent for the heat/ac unit these work great but small compensation areas. I would never consider it for primary heat.

[@southcalder]

I’ve got a little Morphy Richards version. It’s ideal for just keeping the chill off the utility room in the depths of winter (had problems with frozen pipes in there). But, as for its ludicrous claims of miracle heating…. if anything, it’s probably less efficient than a 2kW oil heater in that it wastes some of those 500W on kinetic energy to spin the little fan.

[@markfergerson2145]

Autoplay kicked me to the full video before I could upvote this one so I forced it to come back here so I could do the algorithm engagement thing. Very annoying. Now I shall go on and enjoy the full video on this silly product.

[@bradhoward9701]

well yeah, but sat in the office i dont necessarily want the whole office warm. putting it in the plug socket under the desk to keep my lower half warm though, bliss!

[@jhonsiders6077]

I use one of these to heat the radio room it’s 8X10 8 foot ceiling does really good job and cycles on and off even down to 15 below zero

[@BoboMcBooboy]

These things are good for our rv bathroom. Especially if you only use it while in the TINY as bathroom...

[@acreamymoose]

They're really good for small rooms, or as a personal heater if you work from home near your desk, campervans etc

[@dylanfoxaygameh5281]

we have these in hardware stores in canada, they dont have any of teh bs advertising tho, there just advertized as small room heaters

[@ybunnygurl]

One of those heats my bathroom in the US, because someone decided bathrooms do not need a heat sorce when they are in the middle of your condo. It's freezing all winter.

[@happys104092243]

A lot of different brands have this same heater. I have this one. It works good for the small space i use it in.

[@SmithyScotland]

On special offer in lidls this week

[@KJMcLaws]

Aren't heat pumps more efficient than just burning electricity?

[@olmostgudinaf8100]

Yes. They do not produce heat, they move existing heat.

[@SirSpence99]

@@olmostgudinaf8100 Technically untrue, they do produce some heat because the components in them aren't perfectly efficient. That said, the overall effect usually puts them at a much higher efficiency than a heater, even if the side you are pulling heat from is below freezing.

[@ferrumignis]

@@SirSpence99 Technically they are rather less efficient than an electric heater, because we cannot make lossless motors and compressors. They have a high (>100%) coefficient of performance though.

[@SirSpence99]

@@ferrumignis What do you think the losses turn into?

[@matthewsprague7674]

I got a couple of these. They were free. They're not very good but not too bad for getting a warm draft to help dry the washing and remove a bit of condensation. Wouldn't pay money for one.

[@LITTLEEXPERIMENTCHANNEL1]

I use one of these in a camper van, lovely and warm in 10 mins. They are not really for houses like you mean.

[@bigclivedotcom]

Perfect for a camper.

[@dougmccoll6126]

I have one in my underwear drawer to preheat my gotchies for those cold winter nights.

[@roberthuntley1090]

Not directly related - how often do ceramic heater elements like this fail catastrophically? I used a 1.5 kW heater for a while, which failed to a dead short circuit blowing up the remote control socket adapter I was using to supply it.

[@bigclivedotcom]

Flashover seems to be a common way for PTC heaters to fail.

[@LettuceAttak]

Got one of these under my desk…. Works great as a ball warmer

[@Gabrong]

I prefer to keep them cold

[@ImigrentfromMars]

you can find the cost of anything by doing this .... Watts x hour= ( ) divided by1000 x kw cost. so for me 500w x 24 hour Divided by 1000 x 0.17 = $2.04 per day

[@PrentisHancock1]

Only... 1kwh is more like 30 pence, not 17 pence.

[@CommodoreFan64]

Good for a small camper/rv, but that's about it IMHO.

[@TheAnon26]

Could also work for a small bathroom I guess.

[@GaryKeepItSimple]

@@TheAnon26 Not allowed in the UK.

[@TheAnon26]

@@GaryKeepItSimple Ah okay... Ive often seen them being used around here for that purpose, but oh well.

[@GaryKeepItSimple]

@@TheAnon26 The UK regs do not allow Mains operated equipment to be used in the Bathroom. BUT that does not stop people.

[@TheAnon26]

@@GaryKeepItSimple Additionally, "around here" isnt the UK. ^^'

[@OffGridInvestor]

I seen these in a clearancd item shop..2 different types. They looked like they were from an informercial, laye night TV shopping by the way the box was printed.

[@Roamer17]

FAR Infrared Panels are the way to go - Though they heat objects and people, but not the air, except for any heat that bleeds off the panel into the room, making them true "miracle heaters" because they work differently. I mounted a 300W one to a stand with casters and have it pointed directly at me while I'm sitting here. Doesn't heat the room much, but heats me like a charm. Larger wattage ones can be mounted to ceilings or walls to create a warm "area of effect" for more efficient electrical heating.

[@bigclivedotcom]

I used to have a 500W halogen light above my workbench. It was like being in sunshine in the winter.

[@Babihrse]

@@bigclivedotcom does it work on the exact same principal or is one more efficient than the other?

[@Roamer17]

​@@bigclivedotcomOh right, to clarify - I meant the flat panel far infrared heaters which only emit a direct heat, but not light. The tube-based infrared heaters are older technology and seem just as power consuming as ordinary halogen heaters, and the tubes wear out after a few thousand hours - Though they're apparently good for outside heating. IR Panel heaters use less power and apparently also have very long lifespans in comparison. Using one still feels like sitting in the sun on a cold day, as the air isn't heated, but without any light shining on you. Invisible sunlight without the UV. Lower wattage ones are a weak heat though, and I need to sit quite close to my 300W one while having it pointed directly at me for it to have much effect, which is why I mounted it to a DIY wooden stand on casters, instead of on the wall. But it's effective this way while being relatively cheap to run. A dehumidifier takes care of the damp (another 170-200-ish W).

[@chrispomphrett4283]

My approach has always been that any online advert is a lie/scam as there's No regulation of them.

[@bjorntheviking6745]

Thé miracle bud is that folks do not seem to know what a watt is

[@dougmccoll6126]

I think people who'd buy it are on miracle bud. At least in Canada where miracle bud is sold everywhere legally. It likely is in Norway too. Sorry Bjorn, I wasn't dissing your homeland. I'm sure they are up with drugs like Canada.

[@bmo14lax]

Interesting format though, right into the outlet.

[@chrissavage5966]

There you go again Clive. Facts and science….you know it won’t persuade that ‘special’ group of people. ;)

[@natepeterson7145]

Plus if you have an old house that heater won't be able to keep up with the heat loss unless you have one one every outlet

[@1234mattyman]

I've got one and it works just fine in my small bedroom but I hear you, not good for heating a whole house.

[@svby]

I asked my landlord to change my heaters and he came with this

[@Ezekiel-OffRoad]

I bought one of those for less than $10 at Walmart over 5 years ago. To my surprise it’s been very reliable and gets used daily during the winter.

[@tsm688]

It's not actually a scam in the fact that it does function. It's a big damned resistor. It's pretty hard to not work. It's just not the miracle thing it's being sold as at all

[@WilburJaywright]

All *resistive electric heaters are 100% efficient. A refrigeration electric heater can move more energy than it uses to move it, but it does take energy to move, and these just plug into a wall.

[@TNTom67890]

So these little heaters can actually save you money in SOME niche cases. The major one is localized heating. If you spend most of your time in one room. You can keep you overall house temp at a lower temp say 60. With the room you prioritize at 70. (Doors closed) If you have a drafty house you may want to put one of these in the draft room to create the heat where it is needed rather the heat one room to 90 to get one room to 60. How they are marketed is scammy. But there are use cases for them in which they will save you some money.

[@kezshaw6195]

I’ve actually got one of these and can’t fault it. I live in a 2 bed house but spend most of my time within two rooms and it costs less heating those rooms with this heater than it does to put the gas heating on and warm them up

[@bcruseiii]

We have some of those and the thermostat don't work on them, they just stay on blasting out heat

[@bigclivedotcom]

It wouldn't surprise me if they just faked the thermostat.

[@Simbacu]

I use it for my tent in the autumn as it starts getting colder and it heats that quickly

[@nsmlsof]

A watt is a watt but aren’t there even more efficient ways to heat a space? Like a heat pump (or an ac flipped the other way around) - instead of creating every bit of heat, it just moves it from one place to another.

[@davidhumpherson4904]

Bought mine for a caravan and it's OK. Got it from B and M for 15 pounds. It's not a con so long as you know what you're buying. Good info Clive.

[@ianhadfield65]

I was thinking of getting one for t A camper van for when on site, do you find it does the job ?

[@davidhumpherson4904]

@@ianhadfield65 I probably wouldn't choose it to heat a whole van, you can get the traditional 1 or 2 kw floor fan heaters for similar money.This device is good to plug in at floor level to warm up your legs under a table etc or maybe at home if you're working at a computer. It's localised. It's one of those things that are actually ok if used as small additional source under certain conditions. It's let down by the marketing as some wonder device.

[@davidhumpherson4904]

Oh, look at getting a heated throw blanket. They're fab. Not cheap for a Dreamland £60-00 but in a camper on a site with hookup brill.

[@skylined5534]

​@@davidhumpherson4904 But that's the point. Watch one of the stupid KZbin adverts for these. Most people watching content like this will realise this is virtually a hairdryer in a square box but the more gullible out there will potentially be taken in by all the guff spouted about such devices and how they're 'revolutionary' and _can_ heat your home for a fraction of the cost.

[@huxleywolfkin1202]

I bought one from Walmart it. It's my little bedroom that is 10 foot by 8 foot really well

[@Simbacu]

My bedroom is quite a big room and yeah I have a small one like that, it does take a few hours don't get me wrong, but it does end up warming my room up eventually

[@tronixfix]

There’s portable Heatpumps from China with around 7000-9000btu for the same amount as these “branded” mini heaters

[@PhilR0gers]

Only £15 in B&M and they are branded Blaupunkt. Look identical to that one.

[@michaeltempsch5282]

Blaupunkt used to be good stuff, but these days it's just a brand for purchase to stamp on whatever you want...

[@PhilR0gers]

Yes. It turns out that B&M have such a deal with Blaupunkt. The label on the back of the product says both Blaupunkt and B&M.

[@timhorton8085]

You plug this into a wall socket then build a blanket fort around it

[@RupertReynolds1962]

If people want to keep warm and save energy, they could try the old-school woolly socks, slippers or infamous "blanket with sleeves" that all cost nowt to run :-)

[@ferrumignis]

Yep, I grew up in a cold house and my house isn't very warm either. In winter we wear more/thicker clothes rather than burning loads more gas/electricity.

[@skylined5534]

​​​@@ferrumignis My bedroom along with the rest of the house i grew up in had single glazing with separate leaded window panes (the type that measure somewhere around 8x6" each, no two panes the exact same size!) and it was typical of most winter days to see ice on the inside 😬 Apparently it didn't even get gas central heating until the mid 70s! A big white enamel panel coated rumbling floor standing Thorn boiler in the hallway. Good memories!

[@spiderplant]

I actually want one for a tiny, closet-size greenhouse with exotic insects in my basement.

[@johne1460]

I have one of these in my 8x10 greenhouse. It keeps the temps above freezing at night.

[@spiderplant]

@@johne1460 That's great to hear! Does the thermostat work well? Since it's inside and so tiny (2x4x7 foot) i don't want it to do anything but keep it warm and not risk starting any fires

[@survival_man7746]

To be fair, a watt is indeed a watt but there are some heating mechanism/placement that will make humans feel more heat for the same environment temperature

[@tsm688]

To be fair that is bullshit.

[@josephpeluchette191]

I own a couple of these they are great for small spaces or very large rooms where insulation or heat diesnt work very well but I'm under no delusion that it will heat any sizable room

[@ViciousSadistic]

Pisses me off how many ads KZbin allows that are complete scams and lies. They need to focus on getting real advertising companies instead of any scammer that throws money at them.

[@bigclivedotcom]

The scammers are misdeclaring their adverts.

[@Jake-z3f]

I wouldn't touch one of these things, if only because I wouldn't dream of having a heat source so close to a power outlet. This is also the reason why, if I was running any kind of retail or manufacturing business, the last place I'd ever advertise would be YT. Just wouldn't want people assuming my product was a scam from the getgo. And that's quite apart from the fact YT's advertising is now so intrusive that no sensible business should be looking to have its products associated with an almost certain "Oh - FFS!!!!"

[@paulbeddows6014]

works really well in a dolls house !!!

[@skylined5534]

My Barbie doll can confirm this but she keeps walking around starkers now due to the heat and I don't know where to look!

[@mtg8900]

Just seen this advert, definitely thought no chance. But is there anything you would suggest. I've heard there is some out there that are decent and will save money. But I'm not sure of an exact type (if any) really work ? I'm asking bc I believe this review to be accurate. If nothing else then thanks for the info 👍🏼

[@PeachIceCreamy]

I use one of these as a heater in my super small bathroom. It actually gets the job done great

[@bigclivedotcom]

They're fine for small areas.

[@PeachIceCreamy]

@@bigclivedotcom true! Definitely scummy and scammy the way they advertise these things though.

[@Mroxsuperhero]

yup. mom bought one, blew the breaker everytime. no way to return item. scam scam scam

[@juliesullivan2622]

I'm having a huge problem trying to return reached out to credit card. And I'm going to have to dispute it again I'm frustrated

[@jimadams7765]

Four times longer? It could take forever if it's heating below the rate of heat loss for the room.

[@kevinavillain4616]

That's what I keep trying to tell people. Here in the US 1500 watts is the max for a plug-in heater. The cheapest 1,500-watt heater heats just as well as the most expensive as far as heating the house. Ignore everything else on the box. 😋

[@carlubambi5541]

The math doesn't lie ! A watt is a watt on a fanless system .You can make it more efficient in air flow but what ever it consumes it consumes to do the work heater +fan .Either strictly for the heating element or for the fan motor And element to move the air over the heat sink ..to make a more efficient device you need to increase its size to creat a larger surface area to transfer heat .If you have a boiler system ,you can increase its efficiency by adding a solar powers fan to force the air through the rad .The lights in the room can aid the air flow .but when the lights are out you have no fan assist .So many Green energy scams out there

[@Bennjammin]

One of these was just enough to heat my office. In a large space it would never reach room temperature in the winter like a 2kw could.

[@xinguan2681]

I think sometimes there’s ads about these heaters.

[@martineyles]

But they "recycle the heat so none is wasted", by which I think they're saying that they're not waterproof and are only rated for indoor use.

[@drasco61084]

Amazing how far technology has advanced they finally stopped the heat from vanishing into the nether realm...

[@savneetsinghrairai6823]

It's a personal heater not for room heating it's about 400 watts works like small personal fan got one this winter n other a big one 2000watt

[@iUUkk]

Doesn't 500w take a lot more than 4 times as long compared to 2kw? Considering you have a bigger area cooling down at once?

[@quad-z-moto2338]

My Xbox warms my room while I fight the zombie apocalypse.

[@daliasprints9798]

$20 for a 500W heater? LOL. You get a 1500W for that here at Lowes.

[@patrickandkennafenwick3958]

It’s just resistive heating - no waste - heat is usually the waste in electronics, but with a heater, that’s the goal, so yeah - 100% efficient. Looks like it’d be good to start a house fire though - cheap materials.

[@Transit_Biker]

My favorite part of this scam is that every ad has a different clearly fabricated story. I report them very time.

[@johnrobholmes]

That's why I've moved to running "bitcoin" heaters. 1000w heat is 1000w heat

[@derekwaggoner7584]

Ive tested this item recently and it only pulls 292 watts.

[@raisagorbachov]

The only miracle is that enough people are stupid enough to buy them that the company stays in business.

[@JonDeth]

*The ad says it took the room from 55° F. to 75° F lol.* It's just a ceramic element space heater with low current parameters that heated a room packed full of warm human bodies in a few hundred square feet! *I am an electrical/electronics engineer, inventor and it's the most advanced field of science that exists. I can spot bullshit10,000 miles away.* Remove the human bodies and drop that temperature to 25° F., his mini space heater will be a catastrophic failure.

[@zoltanr15]

I have one. I keep it under my desk so my feet stay warm :)

[@aajpeter]

Consider heating mainly the people vs heating the whole house. A watt can be spent in different ways.

[@Reth_Hard]

lol I don't think it work like that if you want to heat yourself you dont really have choice to heat whole house lol

[@skylined5534]

​@@Reth_Hard Not heard of infrared heaters then? 😉

[@bertkooijmans4769]

Got a youtube add for tgis thing supposedly its a brand new creation haha