This Dimplex garage/workshop heater has a powerful fan and 4000 watt stainless steel heater element. The versatile mounting bracket attaches to wall or ceiling and heater swivels to direct heat. The automatic temperature control helps maintain consistent temperature from 45-77°F. The fan delay uses residual heat for economical performance. Input 240 Volt, output 13,648 BTU.
- Garage/workshop fan-forced heater with 4000-watt stainless-steel element
- 13,640 BTUs; automatic temperature control from 45 to 77 degrees F
- Fan delay uses residual heat for economical performance; auto safety shut off
- Attaches to wall/ceiling with included mounting bracket; heater swivels to direct heat
- Measures 11 by 7-2/7 by 9 inches
2010-03-21
By Melvin C. Hay
The shipping box for the heater was in poor condition when I received it. Some hardware was missing as a result. The heater was not damaged and works fine so far. It heats my 16x24 woodworking shop very well.
2010-03-08
By Kelly Marie
The product quality was good, but it does not heat up garage/workshop area very well. In order to feel heat you must be within 3 feet of heater. I wanted to use to warm up workshop area prior to actually working in area and it just did not due the job. The heater is good if you are right next to it, but don't count on it to heat up work area...especially if you live in a state like Wisconsin.
2010-01-28
By Pneufab (Chicagoland, IL)
This is a decent heater for the money. I have a 75K BTU Hot Dawg that I was too late (read: too lazy, waited until there was snow on the roof so I could not vent) in installing this winter. I purchased this because it only needed 12 gauge wire (20A) 220V power and it was easy to update the 110V outlet and breaker from 110V to 20A 220V, to accommodate it. It doesn't really heat up my garage like the Hot Dawg, but it certainly takes the chill out of the air and makes it more comfortable to work in there. I just turn it on a few hours before I head out there. I like it! Not sure on the cost increase on my electric bill, but it is probably minimal since I only used it maybe 20 hours total last month. Even with this heaterit has been a cold December January in Chicagoland!
2009-12-31
By Annette Vogel (New Hampshire)
Northern Tool was excellent about replacing the first heater that was sent to us... the fan wouldn't work because it was damaged and hitting the motor. They shipped out a new one and picked up the old one asap. It is a little loud, but it's for a garage, so that is to be expected. Other than that, it has been keeping our 600-square foot home toasty warm, even at 5 below zero.
2009-12-13
By KMR (Syracuse NY)
Pleasantly surprised by this heater. I was in the midst of finishing my detached oversize two car garage and the heater choice was on my to-do list. I was going to require about 16000 BTU with standard insulation in my climate (Syracuse NY), which would equate to about 4800-5000W electric heater. Since I was over insulating the garage walls (R17 walls, R40 ceiling), I was confident I could get away with a slightly smaller unit - the 4000W Dimplex. If needed I can supplement in a local area of the garage with a small 1500W space heater that I already had. Installation was straight forward, since I was putting in all new electrical circuits in the garage anyway, it was easy enough to add the dedicated 240V circuit for this Dimplex unit. My unit required a NEMA 6-20 recepticle. I started using the Dimplex unit with only some of the walls insulated, and was pleased that I could get a 10degF increase in room temperature in about 60-70 minutes even with the outside temp being 22-25 (starting temp in unfinished garage around 32degF). I do not anticipate a large impact on my electric bill. I pay $0.05 (5 cents) for 1 kWhour. This ia 4kW heater, so for one hour of run time I pay $0.20 (20 cents). The heater will likely get used for about two hours a day ($0.40), for a total of about $12 a month. Why only four stars? Well my only complaint about the heater is that it doesn't have a built in fan delay. When the unit kicks on, it powers the heating element and fan right away. So the fan is blowing cold air over a heating element that isn't up to temperature yet. This is a very small annoyance and a small inefficiency of the heater. The heater does have a shut down delay on the fan, it will keep the fan blowing over the hot element when the thermostat kicks the element off. This extracts and distributes the remaining residual heat from the element. Still the start up fan delay would have been nice.
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