If a simple electric space heater can cut energy consumption by 50 percent, then the government may wish to promote the product with tax incentives in order to break Americas dependence on foreign oil. of insurance. Loves them! Nothing is 100% efficient. In looking into getting an fared heater, I did a lot of research. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). It does heat evenly. Heat from #2 fuel oil burning furnace will cost you $33.25 for 1 million btus, if you are paying $3.58 per gallon. Go to the Home Depot, Lowe's, Cosco etc., and choose the heater out of couple of dozens designs they have there. It is the wrong measurement for electric heat. The point has been made of how some feel about it. Another thing that I doubt some of you would do to save $$$ on your electricity is to get used to the early morning cooler temps by wearing sweats. I use two in my basement that have been working constant for three years (except for the summer months) and still work fine. How? I am on a fixed income and can't afford to pay almost the same amount I paid for it to ship it back. I have been in this house for 10 years, so in 10 years, I have spent just in those 3 months alone $15,000. Before eden pure electric bill $75.00 and Propane bill (75 gals per month/2.99 = 224.25. total monthly costs $299.25, After eden pure electric bill $135.00 and Propane bill (25 gals per month/2.99= 74.75 total monthly costs $209.75, $347.00 for new Gen4, pays for self in 3.87 months, Don't care about all you "stats" just what my check book says, and it tells me the Eden Pure is working for me :))). Second, it does not have any fan that blows hot air into your room, along with all dust and mites that you inhale, getting allergies and respiratory problems. The film, directed and produced by Canton, Ohio native Doug Dearth and starring Logan Huffman, is the classic David-and-Goliath story centered around a small-town football team. Also Bob Villa states Zone heating (room or smaller area) not the whole house. Felt bad for the guy. It is a well-marketed $40 electric heater selling for $400 or more. If a company goes out of its way to rectify a customers complaint, it not only does away with the complaint but provides a more loyal customer than if the cause of the complaint had never happened. If they did, they would have to absorb water, wouldn't they. cold in massachusetts on January 12, 2011: where can you run a 1500 watt heater all night for $0.23? The BTU (British Thermal Unit) was developed for flame based heat, not electricity. Inexpensive Electric Heaters The Biggest Claim of All Electric heaters are not an efficient way to heat a home cheaply. It was almost exactly a year ago when I first saw the EdenPure heater advertised and I warned readers to take caution when believing some of the claims. 3) Infrared doesn't just heat air molecules, it also heats water molecules (humidity) as it passes through an infrared heat exchanger. The infrared light (heat) is then reflected back into the home. I am not so egotistical to refuse to admit that I was taken and that Edenpure sells grossly overpriced junk. Otherwise, save yourself about $400 and pick one up from Lowe's. Whether you like the article or not - the simple fact is any cost savings you are seeing by using an Eden Pure heater is due to the use of "zone heating" I.e. This article will examine the claims made by EdenPUREs manufacturer and expose their lies. Claiming an electric heater will reduce your energy bill at all is stretching the truth. The real way to reduce energy costs is to minimize the amount of energy lost by your house. A portable electric heater can keep small rooms warmer without heating the remainder of the home to a higher temperature. Issues of safety, durability, and return on investment must be considered before purchasing one of the most expensive portable infrared heaters on the market. Make sure that your home is well insulated and consider using a radiant barrier. Even your oil or gas-fired furnace does not reduce oxygen because the combustion gasses that go up the chimney are replaced by air infiltration. EdenPURE principles are based on an initiative to market the safest and highest quality healthy-home products without compromising affordability to the average consumer. While at home he is not acting as an agent of the business so his actions were not in conflict with his duty of loyalty or notification. I am preparing to do that now. Saying you might cut your heating bill in half is a lie. I am very comfortable with leaving the Eden Pure on at night and while I am away so when I return, the house is not cold, plus I have the assurance that my pets are not going to be burned or turn over a smaller, lighter heater burning them and possibly burning the house down. All EdenPURE does is dress it up and jack the price to the stratosphere. If you sheeple need to believe otherwise, so be it. And third, it provides soft radiant heat that EVENLY spread around the room. June 10, 2022 bardowie loch parking. Just don't turn on your heat. I will never buy another one and will tell others not to, they are well overrated. Bill Burkett has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. Within a month the heating capacity was diminished 50 %. You are not saving money because the Eden Pure heater is an amazingly efficient heat source, it is because you are not heating the whole house to as high of a temperature. Answer: Virtually all electric space heaters at Amazon do the same heating job. I used the Gen3 1000 last winter and it kept our living area comfortable. Out of stock at this time though. Though I dont know why you would want to. Here is a great explanation of what you should look for (that and a 'wide mouth'): http://www.biophysicscenter.com/infrared-heaters.h Hope this helps!! Let me easily explain. No repairs either. And stop blaming others if you buy the wrong product because you did't do your homework. If you are going to call names and state things are scams, what do you think about these celebrities, who we would normally feel are honest, endorsing the senior life insurances they state is ONLY 9.00 per UNIT. Talk about a rip off. Now she is crying the blues because she could have applied the outrageous price of the heaters and their exhorbitant use of electricity, to her regular heat bill. the other heater 1 year old the heater tube burned out' I saved $200.00 in heating bills , but spent 300.00 more on electricity. They make you confused with names, like US 1000, GEN 4 1000, GEN 3 1000. You still need them. This content is accurate and true to the best of the authors knowledge and is not meant to substitute for formal and individualized advice from a qualified professional. Of course, they are not as pretty, and being a woman I do want my house pretty, but again if I can save that much money by not using the air until it hits 80 in the house (and BTW the a/c does not stay on long with the fans on). This is the second blog I have complained on. He was telling the UPS lady that he could never contact anyone at the company and what a piece of overpriced junk it was. Especially true if the ductwork is uninsulated or leaks air. The cost was going to be $10,000. Bill Burkett lives in Boerne, TX; previous cities include Helotes TX and San Antonio TX. Anyway, they said they would do a refund and to give it a couple of weeks to credit my account.Well about 3 days ago I had another one of these pieces of junk delivered to my house so I called them, again. The story is that Jones' furnace went off in his big drafty farm house. I just received an ad in the mail for a Comfort Furnace, Infrared Heater, that has all the same claims as the Eden Pure and selling for $329.00 (sale price) and a 3 yr warranty. I have ran both units and can say for 100% certainty that my $39.99 radiator heater heated as well if not better than the Edenpure unit (neither put out enough heat to adequately heat my basement). Only if you needed this type Of heater. You don't need an EdenPURE product to close vents around your home, not in use. Services may be provided by Western Union Financial Services, Inc. NMLS# 906983 and/or Western Union International Services, LLC NMLS# 906985, which are licensed as Money Transmitters by the New York State Department of Financial Services. I plugged it in this spring to take the chill out. It is great for days like today when the chill was just too much in the house, but it is not something you want to use consistently during the day and night. The peddlers of these overpriced 1500-watt heaters such as Edenpure and the highly-advertised "Amish" heaters are ripping off many gullible folks who are seeking ways to save on energy costs. It doesn't mater what's inside the box. The Arena Media Brands, LLC and respective content providers to this website may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. I have a completely electric home and wanted to reduce my electric bill as it is very high now. The point that needs to be understood is that any type of room heater that you utilize to perform "zone heating" will save you money. Menu. I live on a mountain in Colorado. The air leaks are what causes a large waste of energy. About 8 years ago, I got an estimate for ZONE HEATING for my home including the garage. heater was done on his own time in his own garage with his own tools and therefore would be outside of his scope of employment. With the economy and everyone wanting to save money, it is shameful that Mr. Villa put his name on this product. Keith Schroeder (author) from Wisconsin on November 01, 2011: It looks like we are starting another season of the heater scam. Love my EdenPURE heater! Gas burners are a hazard in a barn with hay even if only in a side utility room. Realize that Villa talks about all of the heat loss from the furnace ductwork, then tells you to turn the rest of your house down to 65deg (using this same furnace he rails about)and the EP will keep you toasty, ROFL. I'm paying $0.17 per KWH, or $2.04 for an 8 hour run per day. Igrosfera.org / / bill burkett heaters. Underdogs: Directed by Doug Dearth. I am sold on the Eden Pure, but I will have to say I did see one just before seeing this page that is described much in the same way as the Eden Pure Gen4 but is marked down to $219. Most heat guns even have a little twist flap on the back which does this to the heat gun so you can adjust the heat output it has nothing but coving up the airflow to adjust temp. Again, it was ZONE heating and with a heat pump, like that was going to save me money. I bought 2 refurbished EP heaters 8 years ago and both are still working just fine. Signed Mad from South Dakota and hope there is some kind of class action suit taken against Eden Pure and their misleading clan. Energy savings will be the same either way. But this time, not only do they have Bob Vila promoting the device, they've added Al from Home Improvement! I've purchased similar heaters at Home Depot, in recent years, for about &10.00. ritamarie , you're wrong on so many levels. Every one I talked to loves there eden pure I going to get one this weekend worth it. Most space heaters like EdenPure use electricity to produce heat. Yes other heaters have safety cut off switches but there not much good if your sofa has set on fire because the fire was too close. Don't buy this slick ripoff. You just have to decide if the features of the Eden Pure are worth the extra cost over a less expensive space heater. My only issue is that the second year it started turning off all the time for no reason and now it's just sitting in my spare room doing nothing. So does anything else that uses 1500W of electricity, such as a $15 bathroom heater or a 1500W blow hair dryer. After reading all the negative reviews posted about the Eden Pure,I called back to cancel my order. But if you're going to buy a space heater, you don't have to shell out $400 or more for the EdenPure Gen 3 Model 1000. Thanks. If your 40,000 btu furnace is 80% efficient, it is releasing into your house 32,000 btus WHEN IT IS RUNNING. Vince DeAntonio ( D. B. Sweeney) is a former college football offensive coordinator, who abruptly resigned five years earlier, and has now become coach at the high school. This heater will warm almost my entire upstairs, 1250 sq ft. Today, I had my central heat heat on 64 to try to save $$$ on my electricity. Received a reconditioned unit a week ago. Space heater with pretreated heat exchanger Patent number: 7046918 I could not see any savings at all. Hogwash. I am filing complaints against EdenPure ad commercials where I can, and working to get my mother's money back! Have i used them. I do not believe Bob Villa has used one for the main heating in his home, but I do believe he has likely used it for zone heating. I have gas heat but use this at night to warm my bedroom, rather than raise the thermostat to heat the whole house. The pilgrim done swallowed the hook too. I promise you the payback on this will be much better than an expensive space heater. Lowering your home's thermostat(s) and using your main heating system less in tandem with a space heatercalled zone heatingwill cut your utility bill. Bill Burkett is known for Skarecrow (2004). Shame--big time--on Bob Vila, since he HAS to know better. This scam reminds me of Obama: you can pretty much lie and say anything you want for a long time and get away with it ! xc. But, although our gas savings decreased our electric usage went up and we noticed about a $4 a month savings. I guess after all those years pushing Sears tools, Villa decided to push yet another scam. As a local family owned company that has been in business for over 30 years, we continue to value the trust you have placed with us to provide your families and homes with professional, reliable and affordable Heating, Cooling & Indoor Air Quality solutions. Many have been running now for well over 5 years and run almost constantly all winter long. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). And, regardless of what someone said about 1500 watts is 1500 watts and is going to heat the same area, that is not what I have read and have posted (copied and pasted from advertisements). Placed an order for the Eden Pure Gen 4 after watching an TV commercial. 5.7 1 h 32 min 2015 X-Ray PG. I tried to return the heater and it has been a running around to find the right place where I purchased it from. My Gen 4 burned out in 2 years, Eden pure company claims they will send me new quartz heating tubes but I want Bob Villa here to fix it!!!! Program your thermostat and lower the temperature inside your home so it is closer to the temperature outside. Buyer beware ! There was an ad/coupon in the Sunday paper and then I caught the informercial on tv and felt I had found a good thing. EdenPURE Classic CopperPLUS Heater $272.00 $399.00 Best Sellers EdenPURE 3000 Whole House Air Purifier by AirFree $299.00 $374.00 EdenPURE GEN50 Infrared Heater $297.00 $399.00 EdenPURE GEN40 Heater $247.00 $447.00 EdenPURE Bio SpeedCLEAN Cordless Vac - Model XL200 $249.00 $299.00 EdenPURE GEN21 EdenPURE All Season Heater $279.00 $447.00 THiS IS FOR JIMS COMMENT,IF U HAVE A HOT WATER HEATER THINK ABOUT WHAT UR SAYING IF THE WATER IS HOT U DONT NEED TO HEAT IT. When the heating fuel prices were high, Quartz heaters helped by heating the rooms you lived in during the day and so the funace runs less. A friend of mine purchased 2 after experiencing my heater. I told customer services I wanted my money refunded and was told NO WAY you have had your heater over the 60 days satisfaction guarantee.. What the h..l are they talking about I have a 5 yr warranty. I'll tell you a secretyou can eliminate your heating bills! FUVM. Someone should be going after SCI for false advertising at a minimum. I've been in the HVAC field for 40 years. The number one reason not to buy a Bio Tech Research Eden Pure is people just like you and me on this site have given specific factual examples being abused after the sale by things which should have been disclosed before the sale. ANY 1500 watt electric heater will give you the exact amount of heat, no matter how much, or how little you pay for it. It was fantastic and a threw a lot more heat than the electric oil radiator type. About the same. I also agree with your opinion on products sold by celebrities. Our house is more than 2800 square feet (not cubic feet) and we have the heater down stairs. Call your agent or insurance company if you have any questions. Many people who complain about heat pump performance (it blows cold air, it's expensive to operate, etc.) ft house that you keep at 70 degrees during the winter. I will not call this a scam. they will endorse anything for a price . Well, come to my house, put you hands in front of each item and we will see which one you pull away from first! Again, the EdenPure AND ANY HEATER using 1500 watts is going to cost too much to use as your only heat. Bought one of the USA made heaters last year and found the heater to be less effective than any of the other electric heaters I have used in the past. etc,. . They basically cut our heating bills in half and keep us nice and warm during the cold Pennsylvania winter nights. Edenpure tried to be disingenuously suggestive. Paying almost $400.00 an Edenpure with needing bulbs every two years, these are no longer a savings, Biotech Research lends their name Edenpure out to all these little retailers who soak you on the price of the heating bulbs. The group was formed in 1958 at the old Turtle Creek High School, calling. Have sent emails to their c/s area but they never respond. So why pay a few hundred dollar for a space heater when you can pick one up at your local big box store for $30? My electric bill sky rocketed, can't think of anything positive where Edenpure heaters are concerned. I might buy a DuraFlame simply because it is the same and half the price. has anyone else had this problem and if so can you advise me? They are perfect for sleeping. He claimed that in 1997, while outside the governor's office in Austin, he overheard a conversation about Any typical portable electric space heater of 1000-2000 W will produce exactly the same amount of heat as EdenPure. If you can't understand that then you must be stupid. http://pelletheat.org/pellets/compare-fuel-costs/. It seems to have been expurgated from their current advertising. They definitely do state 1000 SQ.FT., not cubic feet.I really don't need you to explain to me the difference in cubic feet and square feet. Which means you get 100% of what it cost you. You don't get this risk with the Eden pure . Baseboard heating provides far more uniform heat distribution. If the ceiling were 12', then the amount of air, 1200 cubic feet, would need heating. So, all is not equal definitely. A company of integrity that believes all the implications of their own commercial to be true would have no problem warranteeing for one year and paying return costs for the "so few that would come back. It does not lie if you read carefully, but still, misdirection, celebrity endorsement, and colorful marketing meant to make the consumer believe overblown claims cannot make the EdenPURE portable electric heater anything but a scam. We have the 1000, and the 1000XL, the are the first ones. I told her that I wanted my order cancelled and it was I hope. I just read Steve's reply and had he spelled better I might have give it more creditability. Solve this simple math problem and enter the result. With extensive time, money and research devoted to product development and safety, EdenPURE has emerged as an industry leader. Although electric heaters do heat a room, there are more energy efficient ways of doing that. 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