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Not Yet Rated by the Epinions community
Nov 9, 2010
Pros: Heater, basic design.
Cons: Cheap switch, poorly located.
Summary: I found this heater to be excellent until, a few days ago, I pushed the 900W switch and it didn't 'click'. To make a long story short, it was toasted, as well as the last 4-5" of the power cord. I went to Lowe's and bought two 20A toggle switches. I cut ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 10, 2007
Pros: Insufficient 'PROS' to counter-balance the clear hazard of this unit.
Cons: Hazardous design (faulty switch?) can lead to potentially harmful failure.
Summary: There's a UL Warning out there on Model 7096. Here's my story. We've gotten what believed to be good service from our Lakewood Engineering oil-filled radiator-type electric heater, Model 7096. Today, it failed completely to turn on. I unplugged it, and ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 5, 2002
Pros: Quiet and heats very well.
Cons: Takes a while to heat up. The swith on mine burned out
Summary: I had mine for quite a while, and was very happy with it as it worked very well to heat which ever room I put it in.
I also own a ceramic heater, and the oil filled one beats it hand down when it comes to heat output. The reason I bought this ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 21, 2002
Pros: Efficient, low risk of fire, cost-effective
Cons: Risk of being burned if you touch it.
Summary: I have several methods of heating in my home; an oil furnace in the main part of the house, a fireplace with an insert in the living room, a pellet stove in the family room, and wall heaters in two of the bedrooms. My house is a bit odd; the main part ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 9, 2001
Pros: energy efficient, easy to operate.
Cons: very slight odor (only a couple of times).
Summary: ...that is in my office.
I don't even know where this came from, who bought it or how long it's been here. I just go to work everyday and turn on the little heater in my office and go merrily on my way. But the other day I was scrounging ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 27, 2001
Pros: Clean, Silent, Safe.
Cons: Hard to move around.
Summary: Electric Oil-Filled Radiator Heater
Model 7096
I bought this heater because it was recommended by a friend. and I'm glad I did.
It works very well when all you want to do is heat up one room. Or to ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 15, 2001
Pros: Multiple power settings, Quick Heat, Very Quiet
Cons: Plastic Wheels, The Handle
Summary: Thanks to a 60% increase in the price of natural gas during the winter of 2000/2001, I had to research other options for staying warm. I decided to get an electric heater to keep the rooms that were occupied warm and hopefully reduce some utilities ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 19, 2001
Pros: Oil sealed inside, quiet, does put out heat, and worked well in our smaller rooms
Cons: Does not heat the room I originally it for
Summary: My computer, when we first purchased this home, was in the basement. It is divided into 2 halves, one half holding the laundry room, and the other a carpeted family type room. The room looks like a long rectangle, and has carpet lain over a cement ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 27, 2000
Pros: Warmth, safety, longevity.
Cons: Smaller models (lower wattage) or larger models for garages not available.
Summary: As a perpetual renter, I've come to know that not all landlords are both honorable and sane. What I consider to be "warm-enough and comfortable" is not under the same diction as some land-owners. With that in mind and said, here are my ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 26, 2000
Pros: Good while it lasted....
Cons: Fire Hazard, quit working!
Summary: Hello,
I'd like to report a dangerous condition on a Lakewood Model 7096 upright oil filled heater.
This unit is less than two years old, and recently quit working. Upon investigation I found the wiring inside the unit burned off ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 15, 2000
Pros: Silent, Portable, Heats 1000 sq. ft.
Cons: Don't use a cheap extension cord with it
Summary: I bought a lake house three years ago with no central heat. The house has two wall mounted heaters plus a very old wood burning stove. The wall mounted heaters work well but they spin the dial off the electric company's meter (i.e. inefficient). ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 6, 2000
Pros: Hot, economical
Cons: None
Summary: Bought this heater 2 nights ago after reading the rave reviews here. We needed it for an unheated sleeping porch in our 75 yr old house. We turned the porch into a laundry/walk-in-closet and let me tell ya it gets COLD in there. We live in the Midwest ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 17, 2000
Pros: quiet, efficient, three settings, no mess
Cons: poor design handle (only in front)
Summary: This is a BIG old house, with all the drafts you would imagine, not to mention the high ceilings. Even with the furnace on, it seems that parts of the house are chilly. I bought my LakeWood Oil-Filled Radiator Heater last winter to ease some of ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 12, 2000
Pros: Inexpensive, works GREAT, surpassed my expectations
Cons: Nothing worth mentioning, really!
Summary: Please don't call Child Protective Services. The holes in my floor are only temporary.
I just bought a house. It is old and needs a LOT of work. Two weeks after moving in and experiencing a HUGE water leak, I discovered that ALL of the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 7, 2000
Pros: great safe nice loking heat source
Cons: none I can think of
Summary: I was pretty freaked out by the idea of purchasing a heater with actual hot oil inside it. I guess I imagined that it would slosh out somehow, or that while stumbling to the bathroom in the middle of the night I would knock the thing over and ruin my ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 21, 2000
Pros: warm, safe, efficient
Cons: none
Summary: My husband has an appliance repair, heat & a/c company. Do you know how many calls we receive at 1 am from customers with no heat when it is freezing outside? Well, I haven't exactly kept track but it has been a bunch! This is where the Lakewood ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 3, 2000
Pros: looks nice, heats well, no fumes, no spills, no mess
Cons: the first one I bought didn't work
Summary: When I first bought my 7096 Lakewood Oil Filled Heater I considered writing a bad review of this product because I brought it home, assembled it, and plugged it in but got no heat from it at all. I changed my mind about that bad review after ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 15, 2000
Pros: Small, 3 temp controls, heats great
Cons: Has an odd odor when it's been on for a while
Summary: I grew up in a house with radiators and really loved sitting next to them to keep warm on a cold winter day.One room in our home is colder than the rest, and since our computer is in this chilly room, we were looking for a portable heater to keep ... read more
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Rated Show by the Epinions community May 12, 2008
Pros: N/A
Cons: Electric Shock Hazard
Summary: April 14, 2005 - Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) is notifying consumers that oil-filled electric radiator heaters manufactured by Lakewood Engineering & Manufacturing Company may pose a risk of electric shock. Name of Product: Model 7096 Phone:
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Rated Show by the Epinions community Feb 20, 2005
Pros: Silent, nice dry heat, easy to move around.
Cons: Switches overheated and broke. Unit is now possibly unsafe to use.
Summary: Mine was purchased around 4 or 5 years ago. It worked great! (I usually leave the heater on constantly unless I am going away out of town, in that case I switch it off). BUT in the Fall of 2004 one of the switches shattered and fell apart on the floor
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