mountainhigh's Full Review: Lasko 754200 Ceramic Electric Compact Heater
The Lasko 754200 is our 4th heater of the lineup of the Lasko heater products. The Lasko 754200 is small, light weight, and powerful. This one is very easy to travel with as it snugly fits right into your luggage. If you do not need it for heating, it has a fan only option which is also great for traveling for the "white noise".
My husband is on medications that makes him feel very cold all the time. We were living in our beautiful mountain home but it required preparing 14 cords of wood for the fall through winter as well as the portable heaters around to warm him quickly and directly. Now we have moved to a new home that features our first gas fireplace which is easy to use with a simple flick of a switch and saves the aching back of wood chopping.
When one is a caregiver to someone who is ill, sooner or later that will take its toll on your own health and I am now also on the same "makes you cold" meds as my husband is except 4 times more so our home really needs to be very warm even if it is too warm for others on a daily basis as we try to cool it down before guests arrive and layer our clothing appropriately.
The Brands We Have Tried
After using the brands that we have such as Delonghi Fan Heater, Honeywell Ceramic, Lakewood Quartz, and Lasko Oscillating Digital, I have found my favorite brand to be the Lasko while my husband's favorite is the Lakewood Quartz Heater QTV-22. All 4 Lasko models are of the styles of "ceramic". This review is on the Lasko Model 754200. This model has an adjustable thermostat and is one of your low cost least expensive model of the Lasko lineup.
Types of Electrical Portable Heaters
I always like to let the consumer know a little bit about the types of heaters that are out there on the market to choose from. There are radiant, quartz, ceramic, fan, and oil-filled.
Radiant Heater: Has a flat "ribbon" element to emit heat and glows red.
Quartz Heater: Has a coiled wire-heating element in a glass tube to emit radiated heat
Ceramic Heater: Non-glow nichrome ribbon, stays cool to the touch
Fan Forced: A fan used to force the air over the element for rapid heat distribution
Oil-Filled: Tubular steel element heats factory-sealed mineral oil, which warms the exterior of the heater and emits heat by natural convection.
The maximum wattage of heat allowed by the Underwriters Laboratories is 1500.
Having tried many makes and models and types, I have found to definitely get a "fan-type" which is offered in the ceramic, quartz and fan heaters. The fan will force the heat around the area thus making it warmer quicker.
The Lasko 754200 Product
• Ceramic stay cool to the touch
• 2 settings: High (1500w/ 5118 current room temperature BTU) and Low (900w/ 3070 BTU)
• Carry handle
• Automatic overheat protection
• Dimensions/Weight: 7.4 inches in height x 6.6 inches in depth x 10 inches wide weighing in at 5.3 pounds Performance
In the winter, I always like to use a small ceramic heater under my computer desk to keep me toasty warm and free from cold drafts. I normally just set this on on the low setting and it produces warm toasty air surrounding my immediate work space even when the temperatures outside are minus 10 degrees.
The ceramic heaters do not glow. They blow heat and stay cool to the touch. I would find these to be the safest around children especially if one should tip over.
The controls are located on the top of the heater and are simple. One control is a choice of "fan", "low", or "high". The other control is the temperature, which just shows as lines and not digital or numbers of any sorts. You should wait until the heater warms up to adjust the temperature control.
Since we started using portable heaters, we have been saving on our electric bill. Our bills before the portable heaters were running cIose to $300 a month in the dead of winter. Now, they are running less than $200 a month, so these heaters have really paid off to have.
As far as noise level is concerned, you can hear it but it is not very loud. It is soothing if you are trying to sleep since it will block out some unwanted noises.
Cleaning the heater can be accomplished with the vacuum brush attachment of a vacuum cleaner, which will remove lint and dirt from the inside of the heater. You can clean the body of the heater with a soft cloth as needed. For faster results, we clean the heaters with our air compressor which blows the dust right out quickly.
Faults
This heater does offer an over heat cutoff switch but does not have a safety switch to shut off if it tipped over. Consumers need to keep this in mind to your own living situation if this would be a problem to you.
Final Thoughts
Ceramic heaters seem to be the most wanted heaters by consumers and I have tried several brands now. The Lasko brand is the most reliable one that I have bought and the best heating. If your household can go without the safety shutoff tip over feature, I would recommend the Lasko heater lineup. If you want one that is approximately the same compact size but oscillates and has a digital temp that makes the heater come on and off, we also own the Lasko MaxEndurance Model 5435 .
These would be great for your computer rooms, basement rooms, bathrooms or sitting on the floor next to your chair as they are lightweight and extremely portable to move around.
So far the Lasko heaters have not had any problems and keep on heating as well as our Lakewood, however the Honeywell and Delonghi bit the dust.
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