Lasko Metal Products 2155A 16-Inch, 3-Speed Reversible Window Fan
- The 16″ Electrically Reversible Window Fan powerfully circulates air through two to three rooms.
- Electrically Reversible Motor with a Simple Turn of the Dial.
- Fits Windows 26″ to 34″
Product Description
The 16″ Electrically Reversible Window Fan powerfully circulates air through two to three rooms. Plus, its exclusive Storm GuardTM feature allows you to close the window behind fan for safety and security during inclement weather or while you’re away. Made in USA…. More >>
Lasko Metal Products 2155A 16-Inch, 3-Speed Reversible Window Fan
I just bought this heater after seeing a co-worker’s unit. My office area, in the corner of a very large room, is extremely cold all year round. I have been getting by with a small DeLonghi Safeheat, but wanted something taller to provide heat to my upper body. I also suffer from hot flashes so I needed something that oscillated.
I didn’t read any reviews here first. Just went by my co-worker’s glowing praise for hers. She does sit in an office and I don’t. However, the features seemed to fit my bill.
I am quite happy with the heater. I appreciate the different heat and fan settings. The oscillation works as I’d hoped – not concentrating the heat right on me. It keeps me warmer and cuts the draft from the windows. It is very nice to have a remote so I’m not jumping up and down to change the settings. I bought it knowing that it would never really heat my area up to the temperatures given. I just need my area warm enough to work in without a coat.
There are only two drawbacks for me so far: the heater vents are about 5 or 6 inches up off the floor so the heat doesn’t keep my feet warm. I have to use the small one for my feet. The second problem is the beep! I can understand fully how this would be a problem in a bedroom. It would wake me up!
The light doesn’t bother me since I only use it during the day. I understand people’s problem with them in the bedroom, though. Between my Powerbook and the TV boxes, I swear my bedroom has more small lights than some Xmas trees! I wish more engineers were aware of the studies on blinking lights and the concept of atavistic threat movement. [g]
For me, the heater only misses a score of 5 due to the annoying beep sound.
Rating: 4 / 5
Don’t buy any Lasko heaters that is this one or look like this one. Lasko has a few different models that operate like this one. There is no need for this heater to have a glowing bright red standby button that remains on when the heater is turned off.
It is ridiculous that a very loud piercing beep comes on whenever you press a function and it beeps twice more when turning it off. But the worse of this “piece of waste of money”
is that it is drafty. It doesn’t matter whether it is oscillating or not the fan’s air has a cool draft-like feel to it. The smaller the room the better it will warm it up although it will take about 20-30 minutes. And when the lower setting is used the draftier the so called “hot air” feels. This item should not be given any star at all for performance. So, the star that is given would be towards it’s sleek appearance and nothing more.
Rating: 1 / 5
I bought this heater to heat a relatively small, but open room. With gas prices rising, I was hoping to avoid using my gas wall furnace. When I first turned it on, it told me the room was 56 degrees. I set the machine to 72 degrees. It took nearly 2 hours to get the temp up to 68 degrees on full power and I couldn’t get it to go higher. I eventually gave up, turned it down and contented myself with 68 degrees. It was drafty, as one of the reviewers said. But this is the case with all of the fan powered heaters I have had. I suspect there is something wrong with the thermostat on this particular heater, a factory defect perhaps.
I like the digital interface and the remote. I like the over all aesthetic design. I bought mine at Target for 39.99. But it doesn’t out-perform my 5-year old Honeywell.
I have had to resort to using my gas furnace to get the initial chill out of the room and then use this to maintain the comfort level. I will probably return this and try to find something better. I may go back to a regular halogen type heater.
Rating: 3 / 5
Looking at the other reviews a person would not know if it was a bottle wine they had bought or a heater. Does anyone want any cheese with their whine? I have never heard so much crying. I bought my Lasko over a year ago and it works great. I have an 18′ x 16′ bedroom and it warms it up enough for me. Yes, it has little idiosyncrasies you have to get used to like randomly sampling the air temperature to see if it needs to come on or not. I love the remote control & I like the oscillating feature. I don’t care much about the low fan setting defaulting to the max temperature. The red light is a bonus to let you know it is plugged in. All the beeping is a safety feature as far as I am concerned so you can hear it being turned on along with confirmation of your remote commands. I am buying another one this year for a relative.
Rating: 5 / 5
I’ve had this heater for two years. Due to the high gas price, I use this unit a lot this year. This unit is a tower fan with heat. When the unit is set to high fan speed, the wind noise is very annoying if the surrounding is quite. That been said, you can set it on low and the loudness problem goes away. I don’t use the temperature setting at all. Like other comments mention, it turns on itself to check the temperature and turns off when the desired temperature is reached.
This unit works exrememly well in closed area like bedroom. It warm it up nicely. If you set the fan speed on low, make sure you turn the heat away from you. You can’t change the temperature setting when defaulting the fan speed. It’ll get really warm if you don’t turn the heater away. Even with the fan pointing at different direction. It still warm up the room and keep it that way. This is the case in a “CLOSE AREA”.
This unit doesn’t not heat up open area. If you set it up in an open area, you better warm the room with furnance. Otherwise it’ll bring cold air to you.
Rating: 4 / 5