Lasko Oscillating Ceramic Space Heater for Home with Overheat Protection, Thermostat, and 3 Speeds, 15.7 Inches, Black, 1500W, CT16450, Small, 4 Pounds

I live in California, the state that thinks it's a European country. Energy prices are high everywhere, but they're ridiculous here, we pay 30-50¢ per khw, and natty gas this year makes that look like a deal. Heating my whole house is not happening this year. I refuse!So we have a little oil filled radiator. These take about an hour to warm a room and are heavy and take up valuable space in a closet for half of the year.My requirements were: Energy efficient, light weight, small.Basically this thing works like a blow dryer. It heats up it's ceramic plates and blows air across it. That means it gets hot instantly, unlike an oil filled radiator which has to heat the oil first. It also is cool to the touch when you shut it down.My office is in a huge room in our house, I'd need two or three radiators to heat it and it wouldn't get hot until noon. What this is good for is heating up your immediate area and if you happen to be in a bedroom or something, this would probably warm that space quite well.Pros:This thing is light weight, I think they say 4lbs. It's easy to move around.It's small. It will easily store away in a closet or a shelf and still leave plenty of room for other stuff.It gets hot fast. Within seconds.It has 2 heat settings, 900 and 1500. At a few feet away, 900 is great.The fan is quiet! Louder than my oil filled radiator (which is virtually silent) Quieter than my air purifier on medium.Cons:Smells like an environmental hazard when first turned on. I'm optimistic this will go away in short order.The fan has 1 speed, that speed is low. If you want to blow hot air all around a big room, vornado has some better options.It could have a 500 or 600 watt setting for truly economical running. 900 watts for 6 hours per day is $60 a month for California energy prices. 500 watts is $32.88. Just a few short years ago, it would have cost a mere $18 per month to run it at 900w... but that's life! Heating my house with natty gas as minimally as possible would run about $232 a month. So it's still a deal.There were cheaper options and better looking options, but this hit the sweet spot for size, features, and Lasko is a brand that is if anything these days, fairly reliable. I hear their customer service is poor but they probably just import these things from China and slap a label on it. Everything I've gotten from them seems to work.

Needed some warmth in a small basement space that I work in. This was the right price and a good size, so I didn't expect it to put out such a great amount of heat. I am happy and surprised that this heater works so well. It would be great for a desk top or small room, I will be getting another for my husbands office.

I absolutely love this small heater! What I like most is how simple it is to use. It has a standard on/off switch, so you know when it’s turned on. If you want it to oscillate, there’s a simple switch for that as well. The heat setting is adjusted with an easy-to-use dial.I purchased this heater for our bedroom and bathroom. At night, we lower the house temperature since it’s just the two of us, which can make our bedroom a bit chilly. This heater sits between our bedroom and bathroom, oscillating to keep both areas at a comfortable temperature. We adjust the dial so that if the room gets too cool, the heater automatically kicks on and warms the space.It’s not like digital heaters that display specific temperatures like 72 or 78 degrees, this one uses a basic turn knob—and I love that simplicity! At 65 years old, I appreciate things that are easy to use. 😊 I don’t usually write reviews, but I like this heater enough to recommend it!

I really like this little heater! I use it at my desk and it keeps me perfectly toasty without blasting the whole room. It heats up quickly, oscillates smoothly, and is super quiet—great for work or whatever.The one downside is it doesn’t have a tip-over shut-off feature. That feels like a must-have for any space heater these days, especially for safety. If they added that, it’d be a 10/10.

I absolutely love this little heater it works so well and is quiet enough where it doesn’t keep me up all night and keeps my room warm and is shuts off automatically and turns on when it starts getting cold in my room, it also works well in my kitchen even with a big draft of cold air under my kitchen counter, I’m so amazed on how it works, it may be small but it is mighty. This little heater puts out quite a bit of heat and I just love how simple and easy it is if that’s what your looking for then this is your heater.

I have to say I am impressed. First off it is QUIET. I can barely hear it running compared to my old 1500 watt Comfort Zone heater. The fact that it is quiet doesn't mean the fan is weak either. I can feel heat from 4 feet away, which is something my old heater never did even when it was new. It's also much hotter as well, even though they are both 1500 watts. I chose this model Lasco because I wanted an old style thermostat, as I have read too many complaints about newer model electronics units. It turns on and off as needed just as it should.My only concern is the absence of anti-tip shut off function, as this unit will run even if it is knocked over onto its side. There is a slight smell when running but that is not uncommon with new heaters. Time will tell if it will last as long as my old heater but so far I am confident that it was money well spent. With 8 degree temps tonight, this bad boy is definitely going earn its keep.UPDATE-11 months later and the power switch is cooked. I ran this heater on low power 95% of the time. The switch started to lose connection on low power last month, so I started to use the high side. The switch is now totally inoperable and is fused together on high but does not run. I still love the heater but it is obvious that the manufacturer chose to use a switch that can't handle the current required to operate the heater for long periods of time.