"Mikepier" wrote in message
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I was in Lowes looking for a space heater and saw several different
1500W models. Some as little as $20, and others like the Vornado and
those upright tower heaters for like $100. Does one model heat better
than another? I thought all 1500W heaters put out the same heat.

My advice is to get an all metal one with a thermostat and maybe a couple
wattage settings.
Plastic cased applicances scare me after a Patton brand heater had a bad
electrical crimp connection. The connection failed and started the outer
plastic case burning.

It was in my garage on the concrete floor so I don't know what would have
happened had I not come out in the garage in time.

I have a portable "little red cube" 4000 watt heater that requires 240
volts. It cost around $115. and is built much better than the $40 consumer
junk. It heats the place up quick but it is loud due to the air flow
required.