Solar comfort is based on the Origintal Infrared zoned heater from 1980's. It is on casters that can be directed in a way that maintains warmth in areas that are hard to heat while reducing your heating bill. It also has a wood case option that blends in like a piece of furniture rather than looking like a heater. Being Infrared, it does not remove humidity making it more effective.

First off, Solar Comfort does not remove humidity nor oxygen, which helps maintain a healthier environment. Solar comfort does not burn oils, gas or other combustibles. The Solar Comfort uses a safe Infrared absorption to efficiently attach heat to the watter molecules in the air creating a denser, heavier air. The heat does not go right to the ceiling like other heaters. It heats more like the Sun!

Yes, humidity will actually assist the heater in performing even better. Since Solar Comfort does not remove humidity, the heat will warm water molecules in the air and increase your heating capability while maintaining heat lower in the room where we live. The reason being is that moist air is heavier than dry air. Heaters such as the Amish Heat Surge electric fireplace dry out the air and cause the heat to rise quickly to the ceiling.

Think of it this way. If you are in Arizona and it is 72 degrees and then you go to Florida and it is 72 degrees, where are you warmer? Ofcourse the answer is Florida because it is humid. It works the same thing with Infrared heating.

This goes for ALL 1500 watt Infrared heaters regardless what they claim! Expect to heat an area between 600 to 800 square feet as a supplemental heater. The more efficient your home the better it will heat.. Beware of other products claims such as: "We heat 2400 sq. ft with two heaters at the price of a coffee maker" or 'heat between 1000 and 1500 square feet". No matter who you buy from, we all pull about 1500 watts and about 12.5 amps.

The main differences are in quality, safety, appearance, longevity and the fact that unlike others, Solar Comfort has a real heat exchanger. Individual results depends on your homes insulation, climate, humidity, drafts, etc. Although in many cases people have used these units as a sole heating source, we recommend it as a supplemental heater and not to shut off all your other forms of heat. Let this unit save you $ by supplementing.

Keep in mind that although this heater is capable of heating 600-800 square feet, if you have open hallways, basements, drafts, etc. you are really trying to heat much more area. Bottom line, don't think of buying a unit or two to shut off all other forms of heat. Think of it as a supplemental heater to help with chilled areas as well as taking some of the blunt of your other forms of heat and putting more of it on the Infrared heater which is a much cheaper form of heating.

Yes, the heater can be ordered in the Powder Coated case only which includes roller casters. Three quarters of our customers prefer purchasing in the powder coated only! Being that Solar Comfort is a modular unit you can purchase the Powder Coated heater and upgrade at anytime to a wood case by sliding the main powder coated unit into the wood case.