Vornado VH202 Personal Space Heater, Advanced Safety Features, 2 Heat Settings, Direct Heating, Fan Only Setting, Cool-Touch Exterior, Signature Vortex Heat Circulation, Gentle Heating, Black

Amazon offers dozens and dozens of small space heaters geared toward knocking off the chill in a small space. The problem is that most of these small space heaters have small fans that run at higher RPM and produce a significant amount of sound and don't really move much air, so you get noise and it is very warm close to the heater, but still cold only a couple feet away. In addition, most are not heat selectable, so they draw a large amount of current that can't be adjusted and in the office setting, you may not have enough current to run a 1000W-1500W space heater. If that happens, then you'll trip the electrical breaker for your office and maybe a few adjoining ones. Then you'll have the facilities people on your butt for having an unapproved electrical device. I drew the unlucky straw of getting the office at work with the cold air return for HVAC in it, so my office is cold all winter long. So cold that it's referred to as The Beer Fridge. Then in the summer, it turns into an oven. In desperation I bought one of the typical inexpensive heaters that drew 1250W and put it under my desk. It was very warm under my desk, but took a very long time to make the office comfortable. In addition, one cooler morning a coworker in the next office turned on a space heater also and it popped the breaker for 4 offices. We were not very popular as the Facilities person was in a different building that morning and it took a couple hours until we had power in our offices again. So, time to look for a better space heater that had an adjustable heat setting and would move air better. Something that was more fan than toaster oven. That is what the Vornado VH202 is. It really moves a much larger quantity of air and it is quiet. It is more a fan with a heating element than a space heater. It is selectable for 375W or 750W, so I can avoid run-ins with Facilities and warms the whole office up instead of just creating a hot-spot under my desk. As and added bonus, you can also run it in fan-only mode for those warmer days. The only thing missing in this model is a thermostat that some space heaters have. Not a big thing for me as I never leave it running when not in my office, but if that feature is important to you, then look at some of Vornado's higher-end models. Some even come with remotes and timers.

I purchased this heater for the office since I sit near a window and it can get chilly. I also own a vornado personal desk fan as well. This manufacturer in my opinion puts out a great product. Their products work great and hold up well over time so it made sense to go with their heater. I am so glad that I did because this little heater works great for my small work space. I used it in my bedroom for two days after reading some reviews that it let off a burning smell right out of the box. I really didn’t notice a smell after about 5 minutes. There are two heat settings and one fan only settings which I didn’t realize it had (shown in picture). I don’t see where I’d use this setting, but I believe it’s to circulate the air. No heat comes out with the fan only setting. The air flow is the same for high and low air settings - one is just noticeably warmer than the other. I find that I use the high setting the most but I like to be warm more than just “comfortable”. It also has a safety feature that turns off the unit should it get knocked over (shown in picture). This heater will not heat a small room. It works best when in direct contact of the air flow just like a fan. I would go with one of their larger models if you’re looking to warm your room/bedroom, etc. I recommend this product to anyone who is looking for a great heater for a small space.

This heater is good quality and well-built, but I wish it gave off more heat. I was hoping it would do a better job of warming my office, especially on colder days. It works fine for smaller spaces or as a supplementary heat source, but it might not be ideal if you're relying on it to heat a whole room.

For as small as this little heater is, it puts out quite a bit of heat. It's perfect for my office/hallway area and fit my needs of having something with a lower wattage. The safety features are really great, but I can also see how some would find it annoying; the unit will turn off even if it's slightly moved. I don't mind as that's definitely insurance it would turn off if tipped over. The only drawback is that it does produce a smell on high heat, but they may go away as it's used more. Overall, well worth the money!

Second update: The new Vornado heater is already making a clicking noise. I'm not sure what is going on with Vornado's quality control but the VH202 has a ridiculous rate of failure. How can a heater that sits on my desk and is never moved fail so many times? Update: I contacted Vornado about the issue and they sent me a brand new VH202. Vornado's customer service really seems to take care of their customers. However, I admit I would have liked the originally purchased product to last longer. It only took a few business days for the heater to arrive. It is currently sitting on my desk and working perfectly. Thanks Vornado! ------ This is the third Vornado VH202 heater I have purchased. The first one died after 3 years, the second is great and my wife uses it often. However, the third one which sits on my desk and never moves has developed issues. The fan blades used to spin around without touching anything inside the case. Now when I turn the heater on, the fan blades scrape the front grill and make a terrible noise. Sometimes after startup the noise goes away. I guess the blades balance out and move away from the grill. However, sometimes the fan blades continue to make noise until I shut down and power back on. I have owned a combination of six Vornado fans/heaters over the last 4 - 5 years. A year ago, a standing heater unit's cord got so hot the plug melted a bit. Now this desktop one is having issues, different issues but issues none the less. I hope Vornado ups the quality of their products as it seems like more and more products are having issues.

Nice heater, lovely stable design, takes the chill off at a very low wattage. My priority was finding a heater that had a maximum of 750 watts but still worked for a smaller room okay. I notice that when I or guests use a space heater we automatically turn it on to the highest 1500 watt setting and then always forget to turn it lower when the room is warm. That's a huge energy bill increase if you forget about it. I tried the smaller 500 watt Amazon Basics heater-- nice abut it was just a little too low-- I wanted to feel the heat when I entered my room as a signal that the heat was on. This one does the job. In small bedrooms or offices you just put it where the warm air blows toward you if you are working. When I open the door to the room, it feels warmer. No, it does not heat the "bones" of the room and you can't get a room really hot with it, but it lets me work in my very poorly insulated study room with two walls of ancient drafty 1935 windows. When you walk in the room, you can feel the warm air. This is meant to be used when you are near it and turned off when you're not, in my opinion. Good value for money.

I got this heater because my house has a ridiculously small amount of breakers and no central heating, so in the winter we’re trying to keep the place warm and not have go outside to reset the breakers because too many heaters, etc were on at once. I have a tall 1500 watt heater that I’ve had for years, and got this little 350/750 watt heater as a supplemental one. I use both to warm up my room in the morning, and then mainly keep this one on throughout the day as maintenance. I like how small but mighty it is, and that it doesn’t make a lot of background noise (I have to turn the other tall one off for work calls - too noisy). I’m very pleased with it so far, and I also like that it’s small enough to put into a cube storage bin at the end of the day so it doesn't have to sit out all the time.

Been burning off the stench running it on high for the last two days. It has been six or seven hours so far. Eventually the stink will burn off but this one takes a while. No thermostat so temp heating or use a line timer of some sort. Maybe turn it into a cheap Kotatsu. Burning stench is important if you have birds like I do. Another day and it still stinks. I wiped the case with Vinegar hoping it would kill the smell. No luck. I can not tell if it is the case itself or something internal. I am fairly certain it is not the heating element. Normally plastic related stench disappears after a day or two, the other version was just a few hours. But definitely NOT the smell of anything burning. 11/7 and it still stinks. The casing or something inside stinks of bad plastic. Heat didn't remove it, time didn't remove it. How does it still stink? It works but the stench refuses to leave. Leave it in the sun? Sit it outside? I wiped it down, burned it on both settings and ran it on fan. Noting works I did not know plastic could stink this long. Other than that it didn't catch fire and the cord didn't get hot and it has a fan. Maybe next summer the stink will be gone.

This little heater uses half the energy of a standard heater. It's enough to keep your feet warm on those chilly days and nights. I got this one as a back up to an existing Tornado 750 W heater I got several years ago. It was a model sold by Target Canada so was excluded from a safety recall of those sold in the USA. This new one has a different model designation but is the same size and power as the original - it's a great value as a personal heater. Get one while you can!

Funciona pero definitivamente para un espacio muy pequeño, tal vez cómo un cubículo con puerta cerrada.

Super small and light weight, easy to move room to room. There’s a safety feature to turn off while it’s being moved around which I guess is nice. Overall super handy to have around the house, useful for drying things

It arrived with the fan on all the time and at the same speed regardless of the switch position. It got warm but never what I’d call hot. Contacted support, they said “Please return it”. I have. Ended up buying something totally different, and more effective at Costco for a better price.

Good heater/fan for small spaces. Safety switch on bottom to protect from accidents if it tips over