Lakewood 5500 600/900/1500 Watt Oil Filled Radiator Heater
From Lakewood
The Lakewood Model 5500 is a triple 600/900/1500 Watt, ice white and gray colored, oil filled, heater with a steel six fin cabinet. This model has a heating element factory sealed in mineral oil and a dual rocker switch for adjusting the wattage. This design never requires refilling, and produces NO fumes or flames. The unit has a thermostat with an automatic on/off function to maintain a constant temperature in your space, large wheels for easy rolling, and a convenient carrying handle. Additional safety features include power and caution indicator lights, internal high limit safety fuse, and an internal tip over switch that causes the heater to shut off if tipped over. This product comes with a one year limited warranty.
- Amazon Sales Rank: #267155 in Kitchen & Housewares
- Brand: Lakewood
- Model: 5500
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x 25.38" w x 15.50" l, .0 pounds
GOOD OIL-FILLED HEATERS GETTING HARD-TO-FIND
I have a severe case of MCS (multiple chemical sensitivity) which is similar to an allergy, but biologically different, and so far, not treatable with drugs. Anyway, vapors and gases from countless plastics, pollution, electronics, newprints, etc. give me severe headaches, lasting hours. Sometimes smells in new things gas-off with time, but sometimes they don't. We took no chances. My wife and I bought several oil-filled heaters and returned them all immediately (They all seem to be made in China now,) because of the smells/vapors they gave-off. Then we got one of these Lakewood 5500.
It is made in USA from "domestic and globally sourced parts" and did not bother me at all from day one. It is almost all metal. It pays to bargain hunt. We got ours for a fraction of some of the prices we've seen. I don't know if ours are "seconds," because there are many cosmetic imperfections on the paint and seams on the ones we got, but they work fine and noiseless on the 600W setting. We love them.
Excellent Heater! Until....
I have two of these heaters. These heaters work great and save me a lot of money over running my natural gas heat in a poorly insulated house. The only problem is both of my heaters, one of which I bought last year and the other this year stopped working within the last two weeks. If I have to shell out the money every year for a new heater, or TWO then I am not really saving all the money I could using these heaters. Like I said in the title of my review, these heaters work extremely well when they work. When you turn them on from cold you can hear about 5 minutes of snap, crackle, pop until the oil comes up to temperature. After that this unit throws out a good amount of heat on the 900 watt and 1500 watt settings. I usually use these two settings during the day and turn down to 600 watt at night when my programmable thermostat for my furnace drops temperature. I like the design of this unit over some of the others because it has only two wheels and a fixed base at the other end. Some of the others with four wheels aren't nearly as stable and could potentially tip over, especially when my cats are wresting and running through the house like they are possessed. Or if you have small children that like to move things around.
Worked well for one winter
Attractive look. Worked well for one winter. Died the next year.
This is a recurring problem. Visit [...] and search for
Lakewood 5500 and you will notice that *many* have had this
problem. The problem is with the controller. Replacing the
controller is relatively easy but it will cost $[...] (including
S&H). My suggestion: choose an alternative. We have had five
oil heaters, some as old as six years and all, except the Lakewood
one, have worked just fine.
