Honeywell Heaters Reviews

We manage a non-profit retreat center and purchased three of Honeywell's HZ-709 heaters at Home Depot for our staff areas. Initially, one of three did not work, and we returned it for an exchange at Home Depot. Within 12 months, all three electronic thermostats had failed by staying on continuously. Fortunately, we had these units on the lowest of the three heat settings, so we didn't experience the melting components that other reviewers have mentioned; just rooms that had heated up to 90 degrees. When you turn on the heaters, they automatically are set at the highest heat setting, which makes them extremely dangerous.

I bought this heater in the middle of last year and used for a few months as an auxiliary to my oil furnace. I used it again this winter. I just turned it back on tonight for the first time in a month and noticed the heater kept getting hotter. I finally unplugged it and found the outlet was black. I then noticed the heater plug was slightly melted. I am so glad I found this before going to bed tonight. I would not recommend this heater to anyone, especially after seeing that there are other complaints of this same thing. I am now concerned about my electrical outlet. There is no recall that I have found.

After a few months of use this heating season on the lowest settings, it proceeded to melt and burn the outlet.

I recently received a Honeywell oil filled radiator type heater as a gift. I used this in my reptile room to keep the temperatures steady at 75 degrees. I did well for a while, until last week, when it for no apparent reason heated the room to over 100 degrees. Inside my reptiles' cages, the temps were over 110 degrees. Due to this, I lost $4,000.00 worth of geckos (that's not counting the amount from the babies the breeders would have produced, counting that over the next few years would be well over $15,000.00). After I unplugged the heater, I found that the plug was slightly melted. Needless to say, I am horribly disappointed in the quality of your product.

The Honeywell HZ-709 Oil-Filled Radiator cord caught on fire and melted the outlet. If we had not been home, the house would have gone up in flames. Do not buy this model!

Last winter, my Honeywell oil heater began to leak. I've only had it less than 2 years. It was set at low and was heating a bathroom over the winter months. I will never buy a Honeywell heater of any type again as I am very fearful of fire.

My Honeywell Oil Heater's (Model hz-709) plug shorted and melted the surge protector. It could have easily burned down the house. No response from the company as of yet.

I had a Honeywell heater which started leaking oil and the cord would get hot. I called Honeywell and spoke to a gentleman in the US. He told me to stop using it immediately and to mail the cord. I did that and they sent me a new heater. It's Black and silver HZ709. After reading about the recalls of other models and also seeing the complaints online from others, I'm now afraid to use it. I think (made in China may be the problem). Honeywell used to have a good name. I won't buy any more of their products.

I woke up to my dog barking and then I smelled the melted cord and socket. I have a Honeywell heater, Model HZ-725. I've had it for 8 months and have used it 15 days. I'm just glad I was home when it overloaded the socket. The house would have burned down if I was out. Also, my family could have died last night. I had to replace the wall socket. I hope Honeywell takes these comments into consideration.

Honeywell oil filled radiator (model HZ-709) started smoking and emitting toxic fumes 5 minutes after being turned on and set to only 72. I called Kaz (the company Honeywell's website directed me to) and told them what had happened. The representative I was speaking to actually yawned and was not surprised at all by the fact that their defective heater could have burned my house down. I informed her that many people online had reported the same problem and asked if the product had been recalled. The representative said that she knew of no problems whatsoever with this model and that it was still being sold at Wal-Mart. The representative also showed no concern whatsoever when I reported that the noxious smoke which came from their heater had given me a severe migraine (and painful cough).

My Honeywell Heater HZ-709 has melted both the heater plug, as well as the wall receptacle. When I plugged the unit in, I noticed that the LED display was not working properly either.

I had a Honeywell Oil Heater hz-709. When plugged, it smelled a funny smell. I went to check the heater and the wall outlet was melted as well as the plug to the heater. It was only on a low temperature. I'm a mom of three and this is right next to my youngest daughter's room.

An hour after I went to bed, I noticed a strong smoke smell. I got up and noticed that the cord for my Honeywell HZ-680 space heater that I turn on at 1/2 power while I slept was on fire. The part of the cord that was connected to the outlet created large sparks and a small fire could be seen. The outlet is completely burned and covered with the plastic that melted off.

I called Honeywell for an adjustment on my thermostat. They insisted that I take it off the wall. I could not get it back on and they then said there was nothing they could do and it was my problem. I had to pay an electrician $175 to put it back on. They should tell customers first that they cannot advise on how to replace a thermostat before insisting that it be removed.

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I bought this space heater a year ago. The dial melted during use. We bought it from Walmart and they did nothing, as it was a year old, when complaining. We’re still trying to contact Honeywell about this. It could have caused a fire. I also had to buy a new heater for this winter that cost another $45.

I bought a Honeywell HZ2200 heater less than a year ago. It was rarely used. Now it is winter, so I started using it the past few days without any issues until tonight. I turned it on and in less than 10 minutes, I heard my pug barking and when I looked, the heater cord was smoking and melting at the plug. Thanks to my dog, I was able to contain the problem before my 4-year-old and 10-month old suffered injury. But that company needs to do something to make a safe product. I will never buy a Honeywell product again.

Plain and simple! The Honeywell black and silver digital, oil filled, radiator heater will set fire to your home! This heater is only about three months old and it caught fire after about 10 minutes of being turned on low setting. We live in a new and updated home, the outlets are new and safe! It was in my infant son's room at the time and I walked back in to check on him and the room was full of smoke with sparks and flames coming out of the cord and smoke coming from the heater! If I had not had an intuition to check on the baby one more time before he fell asleep, he would have had more smoke damage in his little tiny lungs.

Oil filled heater cord overheated and melted in the outlet. There would have been a fire if I hadn't been home and smelled it.

Space heater was plugged in and after about 10 minutes flames began shooting out of the plug as it was still plugging into the outlet. It burned up the plug and outlet and scorched the surrounding wall. It could have burned the entire house and us! This heater should be recalled! It has only been used one season. An electrician will have to replace the socket and the surrounding wall will need to be repaired.

I bought one of these at the same time as my mother. A few weeks ago, hers got hot and burned up an outlet at her house. Today, mine did the same thing in my house. The heat melted the outlet's plastic cover and burned some plaster before I caught it. Scary stuff with little kids in the house and a million other distractions. Luckily, it smelled bad enough as it burned that I went looking for the cause.

I bought 4 Honeywell HZ 690 oil filled radiator full room heaters at Walmart. I have had 3 of them because the outlet which is rated at 2000 watts melt and catch fire. Yes, I had a small house fire! The cord on one heater actually became molten and melted in two. The heaters have ruined 3 of my electrical outlets. I am not plugging any other appliance into the circuit at the time the heater is being ran. There is no recall on these that I can find. Facts of the case are that the heaters are being used in the manner as described in the owner’s manual; they are not being used in an outlet that is not rated for more wattage than they draw, and they are well cared for, clean and in good condition.

This January, I was using Honeywell's Model HZ-680 air heater in my home, but the cord (at the plug end) got so hot that it slightly melted the GFCI electrical outlet were it was plugged in (it is on a 20-amp circuit). It does not seem safe, but I have not seen any recall information regarding it. If there is, could you please let me know.