The Eden Pure heater finished dead last in Consumer Reports Oct. 2007 report.
The unit was the second-lowest-scoring space heater tested in 2008, earning only a 24 out on a 100-point scale.
According to the folks in their Tech department who tested space heaters, the EdenPure provided lackluster temperature control and was not particularly easy to use, What's more, it was pricey and lacked an overheat-protection feature (key for safety). The GEN3 models do have this important safety feature, according to BioTech Research. If you're in the market for a new space heater, be cautious about any heater whose manufacturer claims the appliance will slash your heating bills. Here's why: For every degree that you lower your home thermostat in the winter, you'll save about 3 percent on heating costs. So the only way to really save with a space heater would be to use the unit in the room you're in and turn down the thermostat elsewhere in the house so that your main heating system would not operate. To save 50 percent on your heating bill, you'd have to lower the home thermostat about 17°F. Also, based on national average fuel prices, using an electric space costs more than twice as much to operate as a natural-gas-fueled central-heating system.
I love Paul Harvey as well as the next fellow. But before you buy a space heater that suggests massive cost savings, read the reports and reviews.
