Lakewood's new Nano or Heat Cube or 8250...breaks new ground in US market!

  I'd heard rumors about this heater coming from Lakewood for many months but found few details.
  Well, my waite was over when a small box arrived weighing so little I actually thought it was empty.
  Upon opening the box there it was, small enough to fit in the palm of your hand with a shape I had never seen in a heater before and the single most distintive feature...the large honeycombed Carbon Fibre ceramic heating element.
  The 8250 is something truly new, featuring an Infrared Carbon Fibre element that actually does heat ambient air without need of external heat absorbing materials or heat sinks, infrared normally only heats objects and not air, this one does both which in the US market is new and revolutionary but in Europe and Asia is commonplace.

  The 8250 is made from flame resistant plastic in a handsome high gloss grey and black theme that makes labels easy to see and read while highlighting indicator lighting and that gorgeous ceramic element.
  Controls are very simple and straight forward, just push the buttons down and things start to happen.
  Plug it in and the Pilot light goes on, Push the ON/OFF button and the heater starts, push the next button for High and Low heat or as they call it E-Save mode...or LOW.
  High heat displays a red light and the E-Save mode displays a Green light.
  The fine mesh metal screen in front keeps fingers and objects out while diffusing the heat for a wider pattern of dispersion.
  Moving air through the element and giving off warm air is also a first that   I have ever seen, the fan is a seven blade fan and the fan motor is a 12 volt motor which decreases power consumption by the fan by at least 80% over other heaters while the fan will require zero maintenance.
  Air speeds through the fan through a sealed round ductwork that works just like a jet engine and forces the heated air out through the elements large beautifully cast honeycomb openings.

  With all this going for it, the 8250 has two heat settings, E-Save is 500 watts and High is 1000 watts but in reality they are a bit different so now we look at what really happens when you turn it on.

Power use in E-Save (Low) is actually 423 watts producing 120 degrees with 36 inches heat cast

Power use in High heat mode is actually 863 watts producing 261 degrees with 36 inches heat cast

  The combination of low energy use with high heat output and good heat cast makes this a heater that can easily compete with 1500 watt heaters while its heat production is in the elite top1% of the best heaters we've tested since 1994!
  Safety seems to be what everyone is touting these days and the Lakewood 8250 is inherently a safe heater by design with a mechanical tip over power cutoff switch and an overload protector power cut off as well as having a good easy to grab carry handle, proper power cable, flame resistant plastic throughout.
 
  Now for the hits and misses of the 8250.
Hit:         Small size, stable, high heat, low energy consumption,
Misses:  Better sit down cause this is a whopper….NO THERMOSTAT!

  One bright spot is that this heater and its Carbon Fibre element are ground breaking in the US but common place in the rest of the world unfortunately the lack of a thermostatic control is a big put off, but the fact that this heater will put many 1500 watt heaters to shame makes the purchase of a thermostatic power controller at an additional $49.00 a worthwhile investment and will soon repay you in lower energy costs in short order!