review – winter is here! Temperatures in January were unusually cold, sometimes dropping to the 20s overnight. This means my bathroom is inevitably too cold in the morning and I need something to smooth out the edges. In this review, I’ll be looking at the newest space heater from PARIS RHONE.
What is it?
This is a portable ceramic space heater from PARIS RHONE. It has LED temperature display, timer and tilt protection.Paris Rhone Target It is “creating products that add convenience to customers’ daily life and improve their quality of life”.
What’s in this box?
- PARIS RHONE Space Heaters
- Manual (with 15 pages of English manual)
Hardware Specifications
- Power: 900 or 1500 watts
- Temperature control: 1 degree increments
- Temperature range: 41 to 95 degrees
- Swing range: 70 degrees from left to right
- Dimensions: 6 x 6 x 10 inches
- Weight: 3.9 lbs
Design and Features
The design of the PARIS RHONE space heater is typical for small space heaters. It is an upright rectangular block with slightly curved sides. Aside from the grill at the front, it’s made of matte black plastic. There’s a giant warning sticker on one side, and a fan inlet and recessed carry handle on the back. Perhaps the most notable feature is that there are no knobs or dials anywhere. The controls at the top are capacitive and marked with just six elegant icons. When plugged in, a small red LED will light up. When powered up, a digital display with temperature settings is visible.
installation and setup
The heater comes in a very sturdy box. I pulled it out and removed the plastic bag. I found this manual a pleasure to read. It’s well laid out, has useful graphics, and explains everything. The heater is only ten inches tall and small enough to sit on the countertop, so I immediately put it in our master bathroom. Full disclosure: The manual warns that this heater is not designed for bathrooms, which could have humid air and could fall into the sink or tub. Even so, that’s where I need a heater, so that’s where it goes.
Performance
Whenever the PARIS RHONE space heater is plugged in and turned on (using the On/Off button), it will set the default temperature to the maximum value, which is 95 degrees. Repeated pressing of the “minus” button will decrease the temperature in 1-degree increments until the desired temperature is reached; likewise, the “plus” button will raise it. Whenever the heater is turned off and then on again, it remembers the desired temperature. However, if the heater is unplugged from the outlet, it forgets this temperature and has to be reset. I like that it retains the value when it’s off, and I want it to do the same when it’s unplugged. (Ironically, the manual says the heater should be unplugged at any time when not in use.)
Dust tends to collect on the flat surface on top of the heater as shown in the picture above. Using capacitive controls instead of buttons or knobs makes it very easy to wipe down with a damp cloth.
The Wavy button rotates between high, low, and fan modes. High mode consumes the most power (1500 watts) and heats the room the fastest. Low mode consumes only 900 watts and is therefore more energy efficient, but takes more time to heat the room. Fan mode is just a low-speed fan, not very useful. The heater works just fine. As expected, a fan draws air from the back, blows it over the heated ceramic, and pushes it out to the front. Standing in front of the heater, I can definitely feel the wonderful warm heat it blows. Uh-huh.
The heater has a built-in thermostat that turns off when the ambient temperature reaches the desired temperature; when it falls below that temperature, it turns on again. Even if the temperature is only set to 70 degrees, the metal grill in front of the heater can get very hot very quickly. This heater is not safe near small children or pets.
The Amazon page for PARIS RHONE says this heater is “great for small spaces,” but doesn’t define how big a room it can handle. I usually set it to 76 degrees and give it a few minutes before showering. It heats our roughly 55-square-foot master bathroom quickly and easily; in a master bath that’s roughly twice as big, it struggles to get to that temperature.For bedrooms and larger rooms I would try a 16″ heater from PARIS RHONES, or for better efficiency I would buy an oil radiant heater such as This one is from De’Longhi I recently bought it for my home office.
When the heater is on, pressing and holding the on/off button again for a full second won’t actually turn the heater off, at least not immediately. The heating element turns off, but the fan continues to run for 15 seconds, counting down on the display before actually turning off. There is no explanation of this “feature” in the manual, which I don’t like at all. When I turn off the heater, I want it to turn off now.
The tilt protection function works in a similar way. If the heater is turned over while running, the tilt protection will activate once the 45 degree angle is reached. The digital display changed to “P4” – not a helpful error message – the gadget started beeping and the heating element turned off. Inexplicably, the fan continued to run for 12 seconds, after which it still didn’t shut down completely as the display continued to show P4 and the red LED was still on.If the heater is knocked over, I want it to turn off completely immediately, rather than keep running; I want the heater to have a physical off switch, like the one on the bottom The Trustech space heater. I wouldn’t use a PARIS RHONE space heater in my home if we had kids at home.
The “Oscillation” button makes the heater rotate horizontally back and forth, but in a small bathroom I don’t think this feature makes any difference at all.
Usually I turn the heater on before I need a shower, then turn it off when I leave the bathroom. However, it can run on a timer. Each press of the Timer button adds an additional hour of run time (up to 12 hours), then it automatically shuts off; press and hold the button to cancel the timer. Since I’ve never been in the bathroom for an hour, this feature doesn’t help me. If I could set it in 15 minute increments, maybe I’d use it more.
The back of the heater has a small built-in handle for carrying, and although the heater is light, the handle isn’t actually needed. There is a small screw on the bottom of the fan cover; when removed, the filter and fan blades are accessible for cleaning. Remember to unplug the heater before doing any cleaning.
PARIS RHONE’s space heaters have overheating protection. According to the instructions, when the ambient temperature reaches 122 degrees, it will beep and flash an error code. Their amazon page said the heater would automatically turn off and the manual asked me to unplug it.
Please note that PARIS RHONE has two different space heaters on the same page. This review is for the 10″, not the 16″.
what do I like
- Compact size, simple design
- lots of warm air
- Digital temperature display
- Capacitance Control
what would i change
- Remember the last temperature after unplugging
- Closes immediately when close is pressed
- Physically cut off power to heater when tilted
final thoughts
When winter is a little too cold, PARIS RHONE’s space heaters are a great way to heat small rooms in your home. It worked well in our bathroom, easily heating smaller ones and eliminating fringing in our larger ones, even though it wasn’t technically designed to be used in bathrooms. Controls are easy to use, and I appreciate the digital display, capacitive interface, and built-in thermostat. I want this heater to turn off as soon as I press the off button and flip. I wouldn’t use this heater if we had kids or pets in our house, but for me and my wife, it’s fine. Overall, I love this heater and I’m happy to have it.
Price: $49.00
where to buy: Amazon or PARIS RHONE’S ONLINE STORE
resource: Samples for this review provided by Paris-Rhone.
