Amazon Basics Ceramic Space Heater, Electric Heater for Indoor Use With 3 Heat Settings, Temperature Control, Lightweight (1.7 LBS), 520 w, Black, 5.1"L x 3.5"W x 7"H

Compact heater used to keep my feet warm in my basement where I have a computer setup. Works great.Heats a space large enough for under the desk, but not much else.Auto tilt cutoff, a separate fan mode, and also doesn't smell on startup.

I bought this to warm up an apartment sized bathroom with a tile floor located in an old building that gets pretty cold in the winter. It is surprisingly capable of warming the space and making it cozy enough to be able to take a shower without dreading getting into the shower (haha)! I really was surprised how well it worked! Also, during our coldest months I left it on for maybe close to six hours straight and had no problems (although I obviously kept it away from any materials that could cause fire, just in case). Now I just run it in the evening when I want to take a relaxing shower before bed, and typically it takes maybe 30 minutes for it to warm the entire bathroom to a temperature that's comfortable. It's not a large bathroom (just a single sink, shower/tub combo, and toilet in a 1,000 sq ft two bed/two bath apartment so if you have a large bathroom, this might not work or it just might take longer to heat the space, but I definitely recommend for a small-ish type bathroom).

After 3 weeks of constant use 16 hours a day, it's working out for my needs. I like it but it has limitations.The Good:1. Relatively quiet relaxing white noise even on the high setting2. Small size. Sometimes better to have three 500 watt heaters than one 1500 watt heater3. Seems well built and has a reliable internal tip over sensorThe Could Be Better:1. If you lose power, it will not turn back on automatically. You will need to turn it back on manually.2. Not enough difference between low and high heat. 435 watts on low. 455 watts medium. 490 watts high. The heat is almost the same. Only the fan speed changes. Hence with low fan speed, the plastic components overheat and the heater turns off to protect itself unless the room is extremely cold. I need to run mine on high all the time or it will turn off and stay off unless I manually turn it back on.3. This black heater with dim indicator lights is hard to see on the floor in the dark. I've accidentally kicked it over many times.

I got this heater to use in a self-built camper van. I had planned to install a diesel heater but we were taking a trip and I didn’t have time for all that, so I got this, and I am so glad I did! My plans for the diesel heater have been scrapped. It runs on 120v, I have a 2kw inverter that runs it just fine along with lights and everything else, and it warms up our van in just a few minutes! If you live in north Canada in January, this probably won’t work, but for our van this will keep us comfortable even when it’s down below freezing outside. I’ll switch it on in the morning and go back to sleep for 20 or 30 minutes and it will be perfectly comfortable when I get up to start the coffee!It uses more electricity than a diesel parking heater so we can’t let it run nonstop, but for the money i saved getting this vs $200+ for a diesel, the space savings (when not in use I just throw it in a bottom drawer) AND not having to mess with a tank of diesel fuel under my sink, this is WELL worth it!If you’re looking for something inexpensive to heat a spare room or a small shed/garage, anything around 100 sq ft or so, this is the ticket! It won’t make the room HOT, but it will absolutely take the chill off and make things comfortable.

at 500 W it provides about 1/3 of the heat of a regular space heater. It seems to me it does not even provide that much heat. You can put your hand right in front of it and it takes a while before you feel much heat. A 1500 word heater will turn on 18 inch long piece of half-inch coiled wire bright red and very quickly burn you if you are close to it . this heater is nowhere near that. When you put your hand in front of it it takes 10 or 15 seconds to figure out whether the heater is on or just the fan .apparently it has no thermostat like advertised and so produces the same amount of heat on every setting. only the fan speed varies with each setting . It seems safe enough. Mine goes off if it tips. Seems durable enough. Mine has been on for two months and seems to be working fine. The lack of a thermostat might be a plus since that is a weak spot in most space heaters that breaks. at 500 W there is no little risk of overheating since the heat generated is remarkably little.

I really like the low wattage heaters for under my desk and such. Spot heating really saves quite a bit of money over the winter utility bills. A 1500 watt is just too much for what I need to keep my office just a few degrees warmer than the rest of the house. I can put this under my desk & on the lowest setting, I'm usually comfortable. This is the only low wattage heater I've seen with 3 heat settings. It really makes this heater so much more useful rather than turning it on and off all day. Don't expect it to perform like a 1500 watt heater if that is what you need. But I can keep the house at 60 and still stay warm and toasty while I work in my office. For a bathroom that I only want to heat while I get ready, I still prefer a higher wattage to heat the room quickly so I can be ready quickly. But for all day heat, I'm loving the savings this unit provides.