Micathermic Panel Heater

After nearly selling our space heater during the last move, it came to the rescue last week when our boiler went out. Working in the home office was frigid that day, but our tiny space heater kept our legs and feet toasty. We keep other space heaters out there bookmarked for future possibility, and just discovered this one:

The panel can be wall-mounted or used standing (a more mobile option), and prides itself on energy efficiency. An adjustable digital thermostat is also a nice alternative to the general high and low heat functions of many space heaters.

And...it's a great find for the bedroom: This micathermic panel heater uses 80% convection and 20% reflective heat to quickly warm a room without drying out the air, so you're more comfortable immediately. Silent operation and a 12-hour digital timer make this panel heater ideal for the bedroom.

The Micathermic panel heater is available through Improvements ("...for your home inside and out") online store for $119.99.

Comments (7)

This looks good, but a flatscreen over the mantle does not?!?! Lmao...

posted by mjr on January 26th 2009 at 11:44am
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Just a warning about space heaters generally. Our ancient heating system died recently and we bought a couple of DeLonghi oil-filled radiators. Long story short, came home Saturday to find that the heater (which was not on, just plugged into the outlet) had shorted and started a small fire. Plug was melted, wall scorched, prongs from plug left inside the wall and still sparking. Called the fire dept and they said it happens all the time. So, best to UNPLUG these heaters when not in use and be really careful. It sucks to be cold, but it sucks even more to burn down your building.

posted by LiliZ on January 26th 2009 at 12:13pm
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I like this for a tight space.

posted by DDgal on January 26th 2009 at 12:14pm
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Some of those DeLonghi heaters were recalled years ago for just that problem, LiliZ. The company sent out new control panels for that were easy to switch out. I have two oil-filled heaters from DeLonghi, and one is from the 1980's. They have both been very reliable. The newer one (I don't remember when it was purchased) was in the recall and has the replaced control panel. Anyone who has one of these heaters should make certain that if it was recalled, it was fixed. But yes -- it's good to disconnect all heat producing devices when not in use, as switches can be unreliable. That's why older folks will tell you to unplug your toaster after using it, or your iron.

posted by Forestdweller on January 26th 2009 at 12:32pm
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I have exactly this heater. I love it but it definitely doesn't warm up a whole room or even half of it, like a conventional space heater. It's more like a foot-warmer from my experience. I'm getting one of these next: http://www.improvementscatalog.com/product/oscillating-infrared-heaters.do

posted by shushi on January 26th 2009 at 12:55pm
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Space heaters are very dangerous when used as general heating; I know people who left one on and came home to charred remains of their house.

posted by dn on January 26th 2009 at 5:01pm
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I have a different brand of the same type of heater for my baby's room. Since our house is one-zoned heating, we keep the house at 68-70 degrees at night, which is too cold for a little one with no covers. It works very well and we never have to worry that its too cold or too hot because we just set it to 72. It heats his whole room just fine.

We chose this particular type of heater because it doesn't get too hot to the touch, so its safe around my son. It turns off automatically if tipped over. Also, it is splash resistant, so it worked in the bathroom when my son was super little and got so cold.

posted by eowes on January 28th 2009 at 3:08pm
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