The Best Space Heaters

Your guide to this review today is by Cleaning expert Ben Murray
Published on
May 20th, 2019

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Ben’s formal training and certifications in cleaning include the ASD (Advanced Structural Drying), AMRT (Applied Microbial Remediation Technician),
WRT (Water restoration technician), CCT (Carpet Cleaning technician), and bio hazard cleanup, as well as several other certifications from the IICRC. Ben has managed teams involved in cleaning projects around the United States. Ben’s passion for cleaning dates all the way back to keeping his rugby gear tidy while a young lad. Ben holds an undergraduate degree from Oxford, a Master’s degree from Oxford, and a mountain of hands on experience at the school of hard knocks.

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Depending on what part of the country you live in, a space heater might be an item you only use on certain occasions or an absolutely essential tool to help you and your loved ones make it through the cold winter months. However, there are a variety of space heaters that are currently available on the market today, but who has the free time to research which ones are most worth your hard earned money and time?

Thankfully, The Cleaning Institute is here to help you and your family find the best space heater possible when taking into account your personal needs and your budget as well. We have our years of experience in reviewing a variety of products for the home and office, including space heaters. We’ve spent the last three and a half decades helping savvy consumers, such as yourself, find all the information they need in one simple, easy to locate place.

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From our team: Safety is key when using space heaters. Make sure your home’s carbon monoxide and smoke detectors are functional, just in case the heater malfunctions. Also, consider solving your heating issues by fixing other issues with your central heating or by better sealing the shell of your home. A space heater is a short-term fix that will run up your energy bills.

Testing Categories

One of the foundational principles of our success has been that our product reviews always have two goals to accomplish every single time we conduct a test: make sure the review is written in simple, easy to understand language and make sure that our review team knows what to be looking for with each product at the start.

To that end, we assign each product several categories for our review team to consider when they are evaluating – these categories are chosen based on what we believe would be a consumer’s most pressing concern about the product.

In order to help you find the best space heater for your home or apartment space, we decided to focus on three very specific criteria for this particular product review – in this case, the categories our team was told to look at include safety, efficiency, and durability. But what do those actually mean in terms of the product itself? Let’s take a moment to go into a little more detail right now.

Safety – this was a no brainer to make our top priority as far as this product was concerned. A defective space heater can easily start a fire, so it was our prime concern to make sure we only recommended products to our readers that we could be certain were safe.

Furthermore, because this was such a prime concern of ours, we weighed this category far more heavily than the other two when making our final product determinations.

Efficiency – another prime concern of ours was making sure the space heater was efficient and actually did the job you purchased it to do in the first place. If the product was not doing its job effectively, we docked it points in this particular category.

Durability – a space heater needs to be able to last for a long time, especially because you may have to use it at different levels of intensity throughout the winter season. With this in mind, we made sure to put each one of these products through the paces and score their durability accordingly.

Top Pick

Comfort Zone
Oscillating
Space Heater

This svelte and cool looking product will keep your home or apartment warm with two different heating modes & an easy to read display, making it our Top Pick.

Price Check

Most notable upside: This product uses an oscillating fan, which allows it circulate heat quickly and warm even larger rooms in a short amount of time. It also has a built-in overheating sensor for your protection and a fail-safe switch that will shut the space heater off in the event that it is tipped over for any reason. It also has an ECO safe mode and an 8-hour timer that allows it to automatically shut off, and to top it all off, it is also easy to move around the house.

Biggest downsides: There were two concerns that our reviewers noticed with this product – one is that while the heater itself is safe, the plug seems to be prone to melting or otherwise having problems. The other is that, depending on how the electricity in your home or apartment is set up, this thing may end up tripping a couple of breakers, which could be bothersome.

Honorable Mention

Lasko 754200 Ceramic Portable
Space Heater with
Adjustable Thermostat

This modern and elegant looking space heater will fit in with any home décor, and the fact that it is designed to be portable makes it great for the home or office, if need be.

Price Check

Most notable upside: This space heater comes with three different settings, and all of them are quiet, which makes it ideal for night time use. The thermostat is adjustable and has 11 different settings to choose from, and the handle makes this product very easy to move around, as its name implies. The product has an overheat sensor installed to make sure that it cannot overheat if left on for a while, and this product does come fully assembled in the box.

Biggest downsides: Unfortunately, this product does have a couple of serious faults to it – there is no sensor to shut it off if the product tips over, and a few of them had mechanical issues as well.

Green Pick

Honeywell HCE840B
HeatGenius
Ceramic Heater

Honeywell has been one of the leading names in heating and cooling products for decades now, and with products like this, it’s not hard at all to see why.

Price Check

Most notable upside: This product comes with six different customized heat settings, a timer, and a quiet mode setting. It also has a tip over protection sensor installed.

Biggest downsides: Unfortunately, this was another case where there were issues with the plug, and with product durability as well.

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Tips for Effective Space Heaters

When your space heater is not in use, make sure that it is turned off and unplugged. Store it in a cool, dry place where the components cannot be damaged by moisture of any kind.

A Note About Safety and Storage

Keep space heaters out of the hands of curious children and pets by placing them well out of their reach, as these are definitely not toys and can start a fire if used incorrectly.

The Best Space Heaters

Your guide to this review today is by Cleaning expert Ben Murray

The Cleaning Institute

EXPERT INSIGHTS

Testing Categories

Comfort Zone
Oscillating
Space Heater

Lasko 754200 Ceramic Portable
Space Heater with
Adjustable Thermostat

Honeywell HCE840B
HeatGenius
Ceramic Heater

All Our Picks

Comfort Zone
Oscillating
Space Heater

Lasko 754200 Ceramic Portable
Space Heater with
Adjustable Thermostat

Honeywell HCE840B
HeatGenius
Ceramic Heater

Tips for Effective Space Heaters

A Note About Safety and Storage

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The Best Space Heaters

Your guide to this review today is by Cleaning expert Ben Murray

The Cleaning Institute

EXPERT INSIGHTS

Testing Categories

Comfort ZoneOscillating Space Heater

Lasko 754200 Ceramic PortableSpace Heater withAdjustable Thermostat

Honeywell HCE840B HeatGeniusCeramic Heater

All Our Picks

Comfort ZoneOscillating Space Heater

Lasko 754200 Ceramic PortableSpace Heater withAdjustable Thermostat

Honeywell HCE840B HeatGeniusCeramic Heater

Tips for Effective Space Heaters

A Note About Safety and Storage

Quick Links

Sign Up for Our Newsletter

Comfort Zone
Oscillating
Space Heater

Lasko 754200 Ceramic Portable
Space Heater with
Adjustable Thermostat

Honeywell HCE840B
HeatGenius
Ceramic Heater

Comfort Zone
Oscillating
Space Heater

Lasko 754200 Ceramic Portable
Space Heater with
Adjustable Thermostat

Honeywell HCE840B
HeatGenius
Ceramic Heater