Humidifiers Reviews

Heater was great when it worked - absolutely silent, and kept my livingroom very comfortable. It turned itself off a few times, apparently as a result of overheating, as the user manual said it would. But, now, after a month of use, it suddenly turned itself off (it wasn't a case of overheating this time - the heater felt tepid to the touch) and will not turn on no matter what I do. Will buy another brand next time.

I'm very pleased with the Bionaire BH3900 heater. The central heating in my 1200 square foot townhouse wasn't working, so I bought the Bionaire. We've recently had some very cold nights (for California) in the 30 to 40 degree range. The Bionaire is plugged into an outlet at the bottom of the living room stairway. It manages to heat the 600 square foot area downstairs, and the warm air rises upstairs to heat the master bedroom. It's lightweight and can be easily wheeled around the room for spot heating. It's also completely silent. I recommend this product.

My new home came with central heating. I loved the convenience, but wanted a heater for the bedroom so I didn't have to heat the entire home through the night, when it was only one room we needed heat in. There began my quest for a portable electric heater!

My first try was a Bionaire Digital Tower Ceramic Heater. It went right back to the store the moment I realized how powerful (read : noisy) the fan inside was. It did do a decent job warming up the room though.

I knew I'd like something quiet. Real quiet. My next try was an Oil Filled Radiator. It was much quieter - just low clicking sounds (probably from the metal or oil expanding?) - but failed to impress on heating. It took almost an hour to make a significant difference to a cold room (12x14) - and barely kept the temperature up through the night with the thermostat dialled up. When in use - the surface turned really hot - and I worried about someone stepping into it in the middle of the night - or my cat scalding herself while trying to kill it :)

I decided to try the Bionaire BH3900 - it promised swifter heating and a cool surface. My wife and me were delighted! It warms the room up much swifter than the oil filled radiator and is absolutely silent! The heat mostly escapes out the top - and there isn't a lot of heat radiated to the sides. The grille on the side makes this look more elegant than the radiators - and just gets luke warm even when this has been running all night. And while my cat has sniffed at the grille (when on) - she hasn't been tempted into attacking it yet.

This was twice the price of the other options we looked at - but were sold on it the first night we tried using it. I wish the thermostat were digital (knob takes some tweaking to find your sweet spot) - but our quest for a heater has ended.

PS. Bought it off the Bionaire website with a 10% off, free shipping, no tax for 89.99.

Do not ever buy from these people. I had a problem with my purchase. I left them 5 messages to buying partners and never heard back from them. Amazon is not helping me to resolve the issue either.