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DeLonghi DFH480M SafeHeat Fan Heater | 
 enlarge | Brand: DeLonghi
Category: Kitchen
This item is no longer available
Rating:  20 reviews
Sales Rank: 108176
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 28
Dimensions (in): 17.3 x 11.9 x 10.1
MPN: DFH480M
Model: DFH480M
UPC: 044387714808
EAN: 0044387714808
ASIN: B0000638TS
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| Features:
| • | Heat and ventilation functions for year-round usability | | • | Programmable thermostat and timer plus anti-freeze setting | | • | Oscillation and fan system effectively distribute warm air | | • | Constructed without exposed elements for safer use | | • | Extra-quiet operation |
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Product Description
Oscillating Fan distributes heated air around the room / Thermostat / Timer / Quiet Operation / No exposed elements for safe use
Amazon.com Review
Get the heat you crave on the schedule your life demands with this DeLonghi SafeHeat fan heater. Designed for space- and energy-efficiency, the heater provides an effective means of generating and distributing warmth throughout a room. The extra-quiet unit includes a programmable digital thermostat and timer, as well as motorized oscillation to help distribute hot air. Likewise handy for cabin or outbuilding use, it comes with an anti-freeze setting that activates if temperatures drop below a safe level. You can also turn on the fan setting without heat to keep air circulating in the warm seasons. Easy to transport, place, and operate, the heater comes with a built-in safety shut-off device and handy cord storage. --Emily Bedard
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| Customer Reviews: Read 15 more reviews...
 This is the best heater we've ever had November 12, 2004
34 out of 34 found this review helpful
My husband bought this heater two years ago and we use it 24/7 during our winter months (okay we live in Austin and thats only 4 months...but still :) I hate turning on central heat, we only use this in my baby's room and little girls rooms. It has a temp thermometer on it and you can set the heater to shut off when it gets to a certain temp...so when their rooms are like 60, i can be assured that i can set it for 68-70 and it will turn off. it is POWERFUL and can heat up a large space amazingly fast, yet has so much control and reliability, it will shut off when it gets to the pre set temp. i LOVE this heater. Like i said, we've had ours for 2 years and i'm about to buy another one for the living room. I can't recommend this product enough.
So Far, So Good January 13, 2005
25 out of 25 found this review helpful
After a bitter cold snap recently where my new apartment's cruddy heat pump couldn't keep up, I ordered this heater -- I wanted something to pick up the slack. I like that I can set my apartment thermostat to 70, set the DeLonghi to 68 and have it kick in when the main heating isn't keeping up. Also makes a nice single room heater, so I can heat up one room to a nice 75 without paying to heat up the whole apartment to 75.
I haven't had a new cold snap since then to say how well it really performs when things get ugly, but so far I like it.
The amount of heat it puts out seems to be measured based on the difference between the temperature you want and the temperature you've got. If I put the heat on the highest setting, see that it's 68 degrees and set the thermostat to 70, it will blow a gentle heat, as if I had set it to the lowest setting.
When the thermostat falls further behind, it will start ramping up the heat output, blowing hotter air.
I originally found this to be confusing, for it seemed that it wasn't blowing hot enough air when I initially plugged it in and tried it, but now I like it. It *does* blow hot air, but only if it's falling behind on the temperature you want. So it won't waste a lot of electricity blowing hot air with full power just to make up 2 degrees of temperature.
It does, as other reviews mention, oscillate independent of anything else. I don't know why they designed it like this. It will be sitting there doing nothing, no fan, no heat (due to the thermostat setting), but it's still gently swinging back and forth. /shrug. I usually just leave the oscillation off anyway since I have a ceiling fan circulating the air, it's just a little odd.
Anyway, I like it. With the thermostat, auto-scaling heat output and other features, it seems like a nice safe heater, and while I haven't been able to put it up against a cold snap, it definiately lets me stay comfortable without having to turn up my central thermostat to heat the whole place. I felt safe enough to leave it plugged in and the thermostat set low while I went on vacation, just so it could help provide heat to the place if it did, for some reason, get too cold while I was gone.
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1 year later --
I still use this heater and still like it. I see a lot of negative reviews and I'm not sure what to say about that. No doubt there are heaters that will blow hotter air but they don't call this "SafeHeat" for no reason. I'd estimate the hottest air coming out of this heater is in the 100 degree range. It feels warm, not hot. There are no glowing red elements in this heater. If you want hotter air and don't mind glowing red elements, no doubt you can find other heaters that will do it for you. The advantage of this heater is that if it gets knocked over or a curtain blows into it, it doesn't burn your house down.
great heater with timer setting December 17, 2002
24 out of 24 found this review helpful
I bought this heater couple months ago and very happy with it. One of the main reason I choiced this space heater over the others is because the auto timer feature which almost non of other space heaters have as this price range. The timer with double function conveniently allows you to program 2 different times, so you can set it for the morning and night. This allow me to have my bedroom in nice temperature right before I wake up each day. I am surprise Amazon didn't put the timer on feature in the item description since this feature really distinguish this space heater from the others.
Great little heater October 18, 2004
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
The DeLonghi DFH480M oscillating heater is wonderful. It spreads a powerful heat about even large rooms. The automatic timer allows it to be set to turn on and off at specific times.
Absolutely reliable and quiet (except for a mild clicking sound when the unit oscillates). For the money, you would be hard pressed to do better.
In the winter I use it for heat, in the summer I turn the heater off and use it as an oscillating fan.
Greatest Little Heater In Town December 8, 2004
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I have a medium size Apartment and the wall furnace if of minimum size for a rental unit. This Great Little Heater has always kept my place as Warm and nice as 50000 btu wall furnice.
It is small and really only made for a small area but I've found this dang little thing keeps my whole place nice and warm in even freezing weather.
It's Greaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat.
Sincerely Pleased to recommend it.
Kern L. Davis
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