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Holmes HQH319-U Quartz Tower Heater with 1-Touch Electronic Thermostat | 
| Brand: Holmes
Category: Kitchen
This item is no longer available
Rating:  37 reviews
Sales Rank: 16678
Shipping Weight (lbs): 8.7
Dimensions (in): 24.4 x 13.8 x 9.7
Warranty: 1
MPN: HQH319-U
Model: HQH319-U
UPC: 048894674679
EAN: 0048894674679
ASIN: B000A6X998
Release Date: August 1, 2005
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| Features:
| | MaxFlo heating system | | | 1 Touch electronic thermostat | | | Two pure quartz tubes | | | Carry handle |
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Product Description
Heat output 5,118 BTUs. Caution light, instant tip-over protection and automatic safety shutoff. Rear carry handle for easy transport.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 32 more reviews...
 The best quartz heater I've ever bought November 1, 2007
JD Adams (Woodbridge, CA United States)
121 out of 123 found this review helpful
I've owned quite a few Quartz heaters and most were junk. This one is different.
The six year warranty was the first big clue. Several things hit me immediately; both elements heat up in both high and low modes for very even heating. (Every heater I've ever seen leaves one element going full-blast and shuts the second off when in LOW mode, but not this one.) Second, the fan draws cool air in from the top and blows it back out through vents behind the quartz elements, pushing hot air out directly in front of the unit, not out the top or bottom.
The fan is very quiet, and the sound is consistent whenever the heater is being used. The elements are VERY well designed: they are short and nearly 3/4" in diameter, and will probably last forever because of this. The front grate and "tip rail" at the top are made from heavy sheet metal, as is the reflector behind the elements.
Finally, the electronic one-touch thermostat is awesome. Hit the button once, it's on in HIGH. Twice, it's running in LOW. No fooling around with dials and switches - nice! Keep pressing and you get several thermostat settings in either HIGH or LOW. (IE: 65, 70, 75 degrees.) Very nice design. The power button and display are of very good quality and it doesn't feel cheap or flimsy.
Fit and finish are excellent; the power cord is heavy-duty. Consumer Reports loves this heater, and so do I. Even at $60+, this heater is worth buying. Highly recommended.
Great Customer Service May 22, 2006
TJ (Ohio)
65 out of 65 found this review helpful
I purchased this heater in October 05' to help heat a drafty living room. The heater worked great and then after having it for 6 months and running it all the time except when we weren't home one of the elements went out on it. I called Holmes and they sent me a new one right away for just the cost of shipping no questions asked and no hassle.
Great Quartz Heater November 22, 2007
Victor Healey (Marietta, GA United States)
45 out of 45 found this review helpful
This is just a quick note. I live in Atlanta in a large house. It is costly to turn the central heat on just to take the chill off a couple of rooms when if you wait long enough it generally will warm up. I have used Holems quartz heaters for several years moving them around as needed. The current model sold here in 2007 is much improved over the ones sold back before 2005. One nice feature is that they include a circuit breaker in a module at the plug end. You can tap that switch to instantly turn one off rather then step through all the different settings using the top mounted switch. I am here checking the current price as I intend to buy a coouple of more of these so they don't need to be moved around. These are really nice space heaters compared to the junk I have tried over the years. They hold up even in the humid enviroment of the bath.
I highly recomend this item.
Best Of All The Heaters I've Tried January 24, 2008
Michael Preyer (San Diego, CA United States)
27 out of 27 found this review helpful
I really like the Holmes HQH319 heater. I'm a single person in a large house. I spend most of my evenings in my home office, so I use the HQH319 in that room rather than heating the whole house with the central system. I went through several other heaters over a three year period before settling on this one. I've used two different ceramic heaters, one was a low cube and one was a tower. Neither one of those put out as much heat as I wanted yet they consumed a lot of electricity. Then I tried a parabolic heater. It was much more efficient, but the beam of heat was too narrow. It would heat a portion of my body too much and the rest not enough.
I've had my HGH319 for about two months which is long enough to verify that it doesn't cost as much to use as the ceramic heaters did, yet it puts out a lot more heat. I've never had to use the high setting. I like the fact that on low, both heating elements are still on. Some quarts heaters just use one element on low. The internal fan is great and not very loud. It pulls air in from the top and pushes it out the front which heats my whole body as well as heating the whole room rather easily. The heating elements rattle a bit during the first few seconds of warming up, but that is standard on quarts heaters. The rattle goes away almost immediately.
The lifting handle molded into the back of the case is in a good location and stays cool. Don't mistake the bar across the front for a handle because it gets HOT!! It's just there to keep the front of the heater off the floor in case of a tip-over.
I do wish the heater had a remote control. I also wish it turned off a bit easier. Instead of having an ON/OFF switch separate from a temperature setting control, it's an all-in-one electronic control. To turn the heater off, you have to push the button several times to scroll through the various settings until it turns off. Another method is to hold the button down for about three seconds until the heater turns off. Although slightly annoying, I'll sacrifice those minor inconveniences for the fact that I get a lot of heat with very little electricity. Overall, I love this heater and highly recommend it.
NOTE: I also have a Holmes HQH307 which is a cheaper version of the HQH319. It has the same external case and the same heating elements, so you get the same great, efficient heat. There are two main differences: First is that the controls on the HQH307 are manual. I actually prefer that. One switch turns the heater on or off, the other controls the temperature settings. The second difference is the fan noise. The HQH307 is fairly loud. I don't know why it's so much louder than the HQH319 because they appear to be identical. I use the HQH307 in my master bathroom. I turn it on before I hop in the shower first thing in the morning. By the time I get out of the shower, the bathroom is toasty warm and I can stand in front of the heater while drying off. For that purpose, I don't care that the fan is loud.
HOLMES tower works GREAT for parents!! January 2, 2008
Curtis Porter, Jr. (Petersburg, WV USA)
21 out of 21 found this review helpful
I purchased this heater for my parents who were keeping the heat turned down on the oil furnace due to high oil prices. Their fisrt months electric bill after starting the heater was only $1.00 more than the previous month!!! The house is warm and they use the heater ALL the time!! What a way to offset high fuel oil costs!!!
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