Solar Comfort |
ComfortZone |
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The Solar Comfort is so easy to change lamps on. Really anybody can do it without any hassle. 8 philips screws and you are into the very open chamber. Another thing I like about the Solar Comforts lamp chamber is that they do the extra by powder coating it entirely. This helps with the heat. Real Simple. |
ComfortZone Plastic side of case removed to access bulb chamber. Personally, I found it difficult to change the bulbs. I was never certain that I had them properly inserted into the spring loaded socket. I could not find anything that would tell me that a bulb was out or which one it was. In addition, I put one in incorrectly and ran the unit at half power not realizing that one of the bulbs was misaligned. I only figured it out when I put a wattage meter and found that it was only putting out 750 watts. |
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A mix of metal and copper, aluminum blend. This heat exchanger is what really sets the Solar Comfort a part from the competition. It is the largest heat exchanger. It has 204 unique hollow bent tubes that help maintain and dissipate the heat. Our personal test have shown this heat exchanger pushing warm air for up to 4-5 minutes longer than the competitor when the lamps have already turned off. |
The bulb chamber has two fairly small copper sheets used for heat dissipation. My experience also showed that once the bulbs shut-off and the fan was still going that it dropped in temperature much quicker than Solar Comfort, which shows that the heat did not store as long. |
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Uses four easy to install True Infrared lamps. This is a safer method of providing heat. The heat level is not as intense as quartz bulbs. Heats at safer levels than quartz. A nice soft heat that feels similar to the sun, hence Solar Comfort. |
Uses four quartz bulbs with a spiral thin stainless steel banding. Quartz bulbs can get very hot and be a potential risk. As an example, if you touch a rag to a quartz bulb it would instantly ignite. We have seen plastic cased heaters using quartz melt. |
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| This is the begining to the real differences. The Solar Comfort is much larger and dense. Put towards a ceiling light you can really see the difference. It truly filters the air. Wash with water. Lifetime filter. Approx. length: 13.5" . |
The ComfortZone filter is very flimsy and in my opinion, very low quality. There is no comparison to the Solar Comfort quality. It is much, much thinner and also less in size in all directions. When put towards light it is almost fully see through. Approx. length: 10.25" compared to Solar Comfort's 13.5"- Very Thin! |
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| No fancy digital displays or remotes to fail on the Solar Comfort shown to the left. Simplicity is the main reason that Solar Comfort will be heating your home for many years. This image also shows the size comparison. The Solar Comfort blends in more like furniture. Both have casters. |
ComfortZone has a digital display and remote. Image shows the motherboard behind the plastic cover. In my opinion, this is another thing to go wrong. On the first day I found myself already wondering what I did with the remote. Being that the unit has a constant running digital display also means that it is always pulling electricity. It may not be much but it is unnecessary cost. |
