"(F)ilters are easy to install, no engineering degree is required." That's why we love you Todd. You get right to the point, tight editing and little gems thrown in to see if we're awake. As a former teacher I love that. Great job!

As an HVAC technician, I always recommend the oil filled radiator style, safest IMO

Todd you're a lifesaver. I've been fervently researching space heaters & the anxiety around it has been overwhelming; I need something that won't burn down my home while I wait for some much needed HVAC work to be done. Thankfully you've tested these bad boys and now I can make a purchase with a little less worry & a bit more confidence 😄

Great comparison as usual! If you're using a small space heater to heat an unoccupied space to prevent freeze damage, (garage, small shop or greenhouse), get one *with manual switching and thermostat.* If the electric service should blink off and right back on while you're asleep, the heater will resume heating. The solid state switches will default to off, and your plants or pipes could freeze.

Love that you mentioned peak power draw vs a 15amp breaker. Such an important thing to note that 99% of people wont think of.

Makes me happy to see this Channel with over 3 million subscribers now. I started watching long ago when there was a couple hundred thousand and thinking wow, this guy deserves a lot more subscribers because these reviews and real world tests are pure gold! By far the best source of unbiased consumer reviews in my opinion, and 3 million other peoples it seems.

Todd thank you for testing everything a homeowner needs. Your tests are just so ridiculously crazy and accurate! You test things that big agencies like Consumer Reports never would think of but would be an issue in normal use.

Had the Dreo about 1.5 years and I like how quiet it is. The original stopped oscillating after about 6 months but I did use it about 12 hours a day. They cheerfully replaced it after the Amazon return period. Considering getting their oil radiator for another colder room.

These are probably one of the troublesome events for electrical outlets that occur on houses and apartments. As an electrician I say " Thank you " for making a review that could potentially save families from electrical fires. Again this is why I am a subscribed member to the Project Farm Channel !...

As someone with a busted HVAC system. I'm using the same DREO heater on this video and another bigger DREO. I must say when it comes to heating, they are great. At around 20 degrees F (-5 c) it does keep the room at incredible temperature. You let it run at 72 all night and can get really warm. I'm writing this before watching the video. Just to let people know, if struggling with cold and in my situation, broke with no money to fix the heating system. DREO is great. Also have a heat storm for the living room. Keeps it at around 69-70. (700 SQ feet living room)

I used a MR. Heater to heat the trailer I lived in for two years and I made sure to set it up to be stable on an elevated shelf with a small fan mounted behind and above it. Living in WV I was able to help my traler warm mostly on the 4K BTU setting and only used the 9K on the coldest days.

Thank you! This is a fantastically comprehensive test and I appreciate all the work you put into it! I have two Dyson heaters that are also cooling fans. The heating capacity died on both of them after about 10-12 years being used regularly in a very cold area of Colorado. When first purchased they were between $325-375 which was quite expensive. I really paused at repurchasing them with the large price increase to $550. While I felt they were safe and easy to use I have decided to save some money and give the Dreo a chance. I did recently purchase a Lasko ceramic heater at Costco for my 94 year old mother-in-law’s room. Her cognitive abilities are on the decline so she cannot remember it is not safe to run the heater full blast day and night. I bought the Lasko because it has a child lock which renders the controls inoperable for her and keeps us all safe. 😊

Honestly this might be one of the most important videos for consumer safety going into January when it gets incredibly cold in some areas

I have a Mr. Heater that has two burners and uses two tanks. There's also an option to connect a larger propane tank with an adapter and hose. Over the last few years it's been great for heating my small garage if I want/need to do some work when it's cold.

I use the Mr. Heater for my sailboat cabin. It works great for heating up the space and obviously is perfect for being away from the marina's power source. I especially like how quiet it runs and it doesnt send vibrations through the hull.

My wife bought herself a new space heater based on your recommendation after I sat her down and had her watch this video. She absolutely loves it! Fantastic job as usual. Video suggestion: Inspection cameras. There are a TON of brands made by both the tool companies and third parties. They have different length cameras as well and range from just a few inches to 50'+ they range in price from $25 to over $200. They vary in both resolution, and in many cases, quality of the screens (including visibility in daylight). Perfect for you.

Not sure if you've done this before but a recent video comparing surge protectors would be neat. Especially highly rated ones with higher joules protection ratings. Always enjoy the videos and details you put into making them!

A great video on heaters and heater safety. Several years ago a friend called and said her gas furnace had when out. Outside temperature was about 0°F. Her husband had left for work early and had turned on a space heater. When I got there and went inside I smelled hot rubber. I located the space heater and found a 10ft, 16 gauge extension cord feeding a 1500 watt heater. Wires from the heater and extension were covered with a heavy rug. I pulled back the rug to see the plug-in on the extension beginning to melt. I explained to her why you just don't do that. Neither her or her husband thought of the heater setup as dangerous. I lit the gas furnace and all was well. Maybe your video will make some people think before they act. Exceptional video!

IMHO, this is one of the most helpful sites on KZfaq. Thank you very much!

I must say you out in a lot of time for these reviews. Great work! They helped me with at least two purchases.

I had a Mr. Heater portable Buddy for Ice Fishing, It was a lifesaver. It sometimes came in handy in a power outage, but for normal indoor use, I much prefer an oil-filled heater. It takes a while to heat up a room, but the heat is soft, gentle, and safe, as long as you avoid all the safety no-nos.

Few years ago I was taking a shower in the middle of the night when I noticed something smelled a bit strange. Hurried up and started looking for the smell when I saw a glow coming from my dad’s room and he was asleep next to his space heater and it was completely engulfed in flames. Not knocked over or anything, just sitting there on fire. We put out the fire and no harm was done. The brand was pelonis.

I’m SO THANKFUL for this video as my Silkie chickens @ wild birds need a new heater for the coop soon and I just didn’t know what to do! MANY BLESSINGS to you Sir!

Merry Christmas eve from Harrisonville. 🤭 been watching your videos for a long long time. Save this man at all costs.

I would love a video comparing indoor propane heaters and how much carbon monoxide they produce. Great video as usual.

I'm planning on working in my unheated garage. You sold me on the DREO. What was even better was that it was Priced at $29.99 using your link. Winner, Winner, chicken dinner! 😜 Thank you for providing yet another fantastic comparison review. You're a one-man consumer report. Have a blessed and joyful Christmas.

very appreciated, i never know what you're doing next but whenever i check its always something usefull

Great vid. You out so much work into all of the tests. Impressive. Merry Christmas.

I use the oil filled radiator heaters. They don't get hot enough to cause a fire and they do a great job of keeping the room at a constant temperature without drying out the air.

I like my Mr.Heater in my 10x14 shop, I bought the hose to hook it up to the propane tank used for Grills 20lb size? I put up a CO detector and it has never gone off with the doors closed and running all day. One more thing if you bump it, it shuts off.

Can I suggest a Bar graph at the endings? A placement stacking graph. Visual graphs are very helpful especially when you put in all the effort for the tests it's nice to show data in multiple ways. Stacked placement graph, assign 1st place (1 point) and so on per test. (2nd, 4th, 1st, 12th = 19 points. The product with the lowest score is the least risk product or the best all round product. Love the content, I've seen this channel start up and have been laughing and learning all the way here.

Would have loved to see an oil filled radiator included in this.Thanks for the great content!

As someone in an apartment without a stove top I'd love to see a test of some hotplates! Things like safety features and power consumption could be very interesting

Todd, great video. I used to use a ceramic space heater but found I used more electric than just turning up the furnace. But it's good for the office to keep the legs warm under a desk. Have a GREAT Holiday season ❄☃

Thanks for this video! I ended up getting the Dreo to replace a failing super loud little space heater and can confirm it is real quiet.

After years of watching I JUST now noticed how you record your audio clips. Brilliant editing because I never even noticed it honestly!! Great time saver in narrating

Yes! So glad to finally see this done! Now we just need desk/floor fans when spring comes around

You help so many people out with these tests!

Cool and important video. Thanks for showing us those and testing them ProjectFarm!

I know this would have made the testing more tedious, but I think the 30min building heating test would have been fairer if all the heaters started from the same temperature. This is because at higher temperatures, the temperature difference between the building and the outside would increase leading to faster heat loss to the outside, giving the heaters that started with a lower building temperature an advantage. Just my little piece of feedback, thanks as always for your thorough testing!

I've got a Mr Heater little buddy and an Ozark Trail clone. They are slightly more dangerous like you outlined, however their portability and lack of electricity is what their use case is for: absolutely great in an unheated garage, boat, hunting cabin, RV, or general power outage. Not sure I'd let it glow overnight with a 20lb propane tank in my bedroom during a power outage however.

Thank you for this test. It means a lot to me. My main heat source was a wood stove but I've recently became disabled and can't get wood like I used to and now have to rely on eletric heat for about half. I have been able to get some wood to keep my house warm when the temperature really drops but 50 degrees and up I only use the eletric heaters

I would love to have seen an old school milk house heater in this test. Usually painted grey, with two or three temp settings and a fan. As basic as they get, and unless they are 40 years old or more, they have tip over protection. I have had the same one in my collection for over 25 years. Still works perfectly and safely if you follow the basic guidelines.

Mr. Heaters are awesome. You can also get an adapter to hook them to large propane tanks. In an emergency, you don’t want to rely on having electricity. The heat that they produce is just totally different from an electric heater. It’s comforting. One last thing, you can get a thermal powered fan to attach to the top. Search for wood stove thermal fans. No power needed!

Great video as always. Would love to see you compare a bunch of those small diesel heaters for workshops and cabins. Vevor and a bunch of chinese brands I've seen around. They're getting very popular. Keep up the great work!

By your test results. I purchased a Dreo for use in my small shop. I am very pleased with this little heater. So Quiet, Sometimes I have to check to make sure it is still on ! Thanks for the effort to test these 👍

You should have included one of those oil-filled "radiator" style electric heaters. Personally I love those. They're quiet and safe. When it comes to forced air heaters, I never understood making them out of flammable materials. (plastic) I have a couple and they're all steel. Thanks for the timely and informative video with the coldest weather yet ahead, as well as the mention of not using these with extension cords. I do use one with a cord occasionally, but it's a thick cord meant for a window air conditioner and doesn't even get warm. Great video.

We have been using oil filled radiators this year as the Trane heat pump died after only 14 years. We only use 2 heaters on low or medium with a box fan on low, sitting about 8 ft. from the heaters to circulate the heat. The house stays 70 to 72 until the outside temp drops to the 20s, then we add 1 more heater without a fan. So far it is working well. A check with power consumption is currently showing a little less usage than last year. How about testing oil filled heaters.

Hi Todd! Been loving your videos for years and appreciate you testing house hold appliances like heaters. I love drinking coffee and always wondered if a $15 coffee bean grinder can stand up to the more expensive fancy ones. Or even what the best coffee pot/method would be.

Your work never fails to impress me. Fantastic! I can't wait to see what you come up with next.

I have a Mr. Heater in my deer blind. It's really nice. Sometimes it need convincing to start but once it does, it really heats things up.

I recently picked up the little dreo unit for a chilly room in the house and have been thoroughly impressed. When I saw the thumbnail I had 100% confidence it would perform well. Thanks for another perfect real world test Todd!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and your family, Todd. Thank-you for all of the informative and entertaining content you provide us throughout the year.

Once again you delivered a home run with this video. You're the best! Merry Christmas

Thanks Todd! I'm building a new work van, and I've been looking at a small space heater to warm up a machine... I'll give you an A+ in dramatic timing!

I have two space heaters: 1 electric of a fair size which works fairly well and 1 propane insert tank similar to yours. As always, you covered all the bases. Thanks, Todd. Another winner here.

Great job on the space-heater reviews....Thanks!

Best comparison channel on KZfaq thank you for all the hard work!! I love my Mr heater for camping!

Ive always wondered if brake pads silver gold platinum ceramic etc were worth the price increases and if performance was better. Im sure given your history you could surely come up with a way to test that!

As always, another great review! It's good to know that these space heaters are actually pretty safe when used the right way, and have a good level of hazard mitigation built in.

Your channel is awesome….great content and you get straight to the point.

I have both the Lasko and the Mainstay heaters used in this video. I use the Mainstay heater to heat a decent sized bedroom and the Lasko to heat a 1.5 car garage. For me, they have both performed exceptionally well. Much better than I ever expected them to.

Thank you for creating this video. Not only was it useful as a comparison guide to make a smart purchase; it was also quite educational, specially seeing it from a parent's perspective. Definitely a great time of year to release material such as this one! Kudos. BTW, I'd love a video about woodworking routers... maybe one video for 2 HP bigger routers!

"Can I light cigarettes off it?" is a requirement. Not sure how the house hasn't burned down. Great vid as usual!

This was truly informative and extremely helpful. Great video!

As always, a great, objective review. Like your weighting on safety for this one. Eye opening how many fires are caused by these. Cheers to you and this channel...!

Awesome 👍 I almost died in a (milk house type) space heater fire 🔥 in 1977 my blanket fell on top of it while i was sleeping! I will only use oil filled space heaters now in my house i feel they are the safest 😉👍

Great and timely video! I really like the "fire starting capabilities" part, especially when you included the dangers of using heaters with extension cords.

Asked for this a couple years ago! Thank you! Keep up the good fight for the people sir!

Perfect timing for this video! Thanks!

I have a Dreo bathroom heater, and it works well. The bathroom heater is the next model up from the one Todd tested, with an arc fault interrupter for extra safety. It throws heat much better than my old space heater, and oscillates, along with some other features I don't use. One nice feature is that the fan runs for 30 seconds after turning off the power, to make sure the heater is cool enough to store. I have a large bathroom in a 125 year old house in a place that has very cold winters. This heater works well to supplement the radiator and makes getting out of the shower a lot more comfortable. [The heater is about 8 feet away from the shower, far enough to stay dry.]

Thanks again for another good comparison. Have you ever compared heaters like Mr Heater that uses propane or natural gas? That would be a good video comparing heat output and CO2 shut off along with durability and noise? Thanks again!! And then you pull it out LOL!!!

It’s cool that this video also raises safety awareness in addition to the excellent and thorough product review. :)

I enjoyed this tes ,very informative

to me unless it's egregious I think pitch aka coil whine is more important than dba. I'm sure you could isolate recordings and see if the frequency varies in this uncomfortable range but I know you do a lot of work already. We appreciate all of your hard work Project Farm!

Thanks for making this video! I'm a vintage and antique lover, so I use some 50's heaters in my home. No pets nor kids to overturn them. These are all metal and nothing in the heater its self is combustible! With the PTC heaters, about 11 years ago I got a defective one from a flea market for $4. It is almost 100% identical to your GiveBest heater, but was sold under a Touch Point brand. I repaired the defect and have used it for a "bake out" heater for my vintage refrigeration repair hobby. It is still working well after 11 years. I attach dryer vent tubing to it, and allow its warm air to blow under blankets covering refrigeration systems needing moisture removed during overnight evacuation. The PTC heaters are inherently safe because of how the resistors work. The power demand tapers off as the temperature rises. Even with all safety devices bypassed, the laws of physics apply and the heating resistors don't overheat. I hope you don't mind if I share a link to the video where I tested it. It was 11 years ago and the video quality is no where near your videos, and is a little embarrassing. However I am willing to share it since I would like for you to see the detailed testing. Will reply to my comment with this video.

I've been hoping you would test these thankyou

A HUGE thank you to you brother! Fantastic content as always! I was actually looking into the Heat Storm heaters on Amazon. Great information to know. Thank you man

"which space heaters are good at starting fires" That's a tag line and a half 🤣

As always, great job! The Pelonis brand, made a "disk furnace" portable space heater that I have used for decades. It's quiet, and puts out plenty of heat. It has a fan and has a washable foam filter for easy maintenance. I used it exclusively while camping in my travel trailer, when connected to powered camping spots.

thanks for the testing ... my wife and I were just talking about getting a small heater for the basement ...

I use my Heater Buddy (Mr. Heater-propane) with a wood stove fan (place on top of the Mr. Heater). The fan starts spinning when it gets hot and can heat up a room/tent/shanty really quick. Great review.

Suggested Video: Expandable Foam- Most usable product after expansion in a container, thermal insulation factors, fire resistance, foam structure, ability to stick to different surfaces and at different tempatures, window and door type vs, general, vs pest and bug, ect. Thank you! Love your show. It's fun to watch and very informative 👍

I absolutely love bot only the effort put into these tests, but also the creativity and the relativity to every day life... HUGE FAN!!! I tell many guys I work with in the plants about your channel

Kudos for all that you do and for replying on so many comments

Todd, thanks for all the hard work you put into your videos and especially those connected to residential safety. A few points for your consideration: 1. Temperature rise of a heater's cord and plug is an indicator of both wire gauge and the quality of materials. Therefore, a thermocouple measurement of the rise taken on the cord plug body might be worthwhile, although you would need to normalize the result to some standard wattage point such as 1,000W in order to do a fair comparison. If a manufacturer is using cheap recycled copper in the cord or poorly formulated brass in the plug, that test would likely raise a flag. I always suggest to friends and family using space heaters to feel the wall outlet's surfaces for heating after their heater runs for a half-hour or so at maximum heat and if it's uncomfortably hot, do not use that heater/outlet combo. Note however, that hot outlets may instead be due to worn-out devises (very common in older homes) or loose connections inside the outlet box (a very common problem). 2. Your tests for operating wattage after 30-minutes may be deceptive or even meaningless considering many of the heaters use PTC (positive temperature coefficient) heating elements. Those can vary widely in current draw with variations of ambient temperature and with time and airflow. For those, you would need to run ambient temp. vs time vs. power consumption vs airflow, which could produce difficult-to-compare results (and therefore potentially unfair comparisons). Manufacturers should be required to state instantaneous wattage after a unit has reached a stable off-state chassis temperature that would suggest the need for maximum heat (i.e, 30-deg. F). This point made me wonder what methods UL uses to test these PTC heaters. 3. I would discourage your viewers from just going for maximum wattage. Many living area branch circuits in existing American homes are rated for 15-ampere maximum load - equivalent to 1800 watts for the entire branch - and that branch may already be carrying numerous items such as TV sets and lamps. Tell your readers if that branch's circuit breaker is uncomfortably hot to the touch, use a different branch. 4. Your viewers should never plug a space heater (or other high-current device) into an outlet that does not grip the plug's blades firmly. Most older homes are loaded with outlets having overheated or highly worn outlets perhaps 20 to 40 years old, and those are the cause of many residential fires. Worn outlets that will not firmly grip plug blades should be promptly replaced. 5. Regarding fire safety during normal operation, I would suggest two tests rather than your pillow case test: a. Place a cotton cloth sheet suspended on a vertical frame directly in front of the heater's discharge, placed at some minimal distance such as 1- or 2-inches. This is a very real-world test, as many people are careless about heater placement, often next to bedding or sofas. b. To test for safe shutdown in case of dust-bunny pluggage or fan failure, tape cardboard over the intake side of the heaters to block the suction and see how long before the unit shuts off. However, many units may blow the thermal fuse and not recover if it's a one-time fuse. 6. I hope you are only testing electrical appliances that are UL listed, as that provides at least a minimal assurance of good manufacturing and materials standards. Sorry for being long-winded but as a retired electrical engineer and past volunteer fire fighter, I felt compelled to comment and share some experience-based commentary.

This could literally save lives. Thank you.

Great test overall and thanks for the effort all these tests must take. I just feel that for the heaters that do oscillate the room heating tests should have been run with the oscillation enabled.

Best no bs tester. Simple and to the point. Thank you.

Thank you! We were just wondering whether to get the Dreo and saw your video! That sealed it

this is awesome! love these hands on tests

This was very useful. Im glad that you pointed out the propane heater still being a good option in case of a power outage. Great video as always.

Nice work as always. Thermostat consistency and temperature swing is an important metric for anybody who wants a space heater for frequent use. It would be interesting to see whether electronic thermostats offer an advantage over mechanical dials. Maybe you could test that in your 200 sq. ft. building this winter and do an update one of these weeks. Finally, a few of those oil-filled radiator-type heaters (at least one each electronic and mechanical) would be awesome for a whole room test as described above. They don’t heat a room quickly, but they are very nice for heating an entire room evenly. As for safety, their surface temperature stays reasonable enough to set it and forget it. They only get hot enough to be uncomfortable after a few seconds when touched, but rarely if ever hot enough to cause injuries or fires.

Thanks for another great video. I have installed two of the HeatStorm 1000 watt heaters. On the low setting they only draw about 500 watts. An amazing amount of heat circulating with the built in fan. By strategically locating 2 of the 1000 watt HeatStorm heaters a slight vortex can be created to keep the heat circulating. Each is plugged into a Meecher Watt Meter which is programmable to keep track of power consumption based on the kwh cost. As always I am looking forward to your next video!

I recently purchased the heat storm for mobile office for work. The low draw has been great for use off of a generator. As well as mounting it best of both worlds as it helps keep the office warm while also safe in transit and I'm not worried about the breaker tripping when it kicks on.

I have a couple of radiant heaters that are very safe, they have no exposed heating element. These are the ones I'd recommend, they're completely quiet and radiate heat better than the cheap heating element heaters with a fan. The heaters that I have that are not safe unattended are the propane heaters, but those are for an emergency usage where we loose power.

The propane heaters are a great option when camping, we had it in a VENTILATED tent in Vermont when a nasty storm blew through with 40mph winds and 28 degree Temps. The tent stayed at 80 degrees until it ran out of gas... nobody wanted to get out of their sleeping bags in the morning 😂

That's a really good video with truly information. 😯👍👍

Thank you for your effort, finally some real good content with a real value.

Great video as always! I had a Holmes space heater for many years and it worked great, however it stopped being able to get up to full temp so i had to replace it. Purchased a $40 Honeywell Turbo Force Model HHF540 heater/fan combo. It has a very sturdy base and powerful fan with a "head" that can be tilted up/down in 3 positions. Has tipover and overheat protection. 1500W on high, 750W on low heat. Works great and does well heating up my above-averaged size bedroom. For the price, performance, and safety, I'd recommend it.