Ready to stop bundling your family up in 500 layers just to avoid turning up your thermostat and getting slapped with high energy costs? I’m SO happy to tell you about my favorite new space heater, the Honeywell MYenergySmart™ Infrared Heater. Plus, keep reading, because I have a chance for one of you to win one!
I know what you’re thinking: “Nikki, it’s a space heater, how exciting can it really be?” Well, if you’re like me, walking around in a blanket cape all day, tripping over dogs because you can’t see over your bundles and STILL crying over the electric bill, it’s pretty exciting! Honeywell sent me their super duper spectacular (can you tell I’m crazy in love with this thing already?) MYenergySmart™ Infrared Heater to check out. When they told me about it, it’s like they were saying “we made this JUST for you!” The question: “have you ever found yourself layering your clothes while indoors in an effort to keep heating costs down?” had me nodding such an emphatic “yes” that it shook loose the hood on my head!
Stop Being a Bundler Thanks to the Honeywell MYenergySmart™ Infrared Heater
*I received a Honeywell MYenergySmart™ Infrared Heater in exchange for an honest review. Prizing for the giveaway portion provided by Honeywell.
Does this scene look familiar? Okay, so I don’t exactly have a scarf on all day long, but bundled I am! Remember up there in the intro I mentioned tripping over dogs? That wasn’t just a “thrown out there for emphasis” statement. I literally tripped over Maia about two weeks ago, right before my Honeywell heater arrived.
I was wearing a blanket, tied around my neck cape style. Let that image sink in for a minute, because I looked like an insane super hero. Anyway, I stood up and turned around to walk to the coffee pot (I’m always walking to the coffee pot!). The dog was right behind me, but I couldn’t see her because of my bundling. I stepped forward, hit dog with my foot and went down like a tree in a forest. Except I definitely made noise. Pain, my friends. Pain for weeks!
The dog was fine, although super irritated that I disrupted her nap. In fact, she was so irritated that she required biscuits at 15-minute intervals for the next two days! Okay, so maybe not that bad, but she definitely insisted I make it up to her. Hey, she’s elderly, she’s allowed to be a DIVA.
The Honeywell MYenergySmart™ Infrared Heater
Right after that, my Honeywell MYenergySmart™ Infrared Heater arrived. I stuck it right in the middle of large entrance that sits in between the living room area and the dining/kitchen/my work area. During the day when I’m in “my office” I point it towards the dining area. At night, I simply turn it towards the living area. That one heater heats up my entire high-traffic living space in about 15 minutes. I don’t even have the heat on in half the downstairs any more. I don’t have a mansion by a long shot, but it’s not a tiny house either. It’s about the average sized house I think.
Now, I’ve had space heaters in the past. They KILLED my electric bill. This house is a heat vampire. We sealed it up with plastic, participated in a program to make it more energy efficient, everything you can think of. Yet the moment we turn on the heat, the bill skyrockets from $100 to $400 overnight. So at first I was concerned about that. But you’ll note the MYenergySmart™ part of the name, complete with the fancy trademark. Hmmm, what could that mean? So many appliances call themselves energy efficient, but they often have very different ideas than I do of what that means.
Photo Credit: Honeywell
Honeywell MYenergySmart™ Infrared Heater can actually save you up to 35% on your energy bill. To me, THAT is energy-efficient! That’s definitely “energy smart.” So how does it do it? The heater uses EnergySmart® tech to regulate power consumption. It gives you multiple options, including three heat settings, two MyTemp settings to set your own temperature and a 1-8 hour automatic shut-off timer.
Now, say you decide you want to heat the room to the average 68 degrees. The Honeywell heater uses its smarts to figure out which setting it needs to be on to get the room to that temperature using the least amount of energy. You can also save money by putting it on the lower heat setting, which uses 750 watts instead of 1500 watts. Don’t worry, it will still heat up the room just fine.
All of this and it comes with a remote! Plus the digital LED lights let you know the room’s temperature as well as which options you’ve chosen. It even tells you right on the display the amount of energy being used at a specific time. So if you notice it kick into a higher energy setting and you’re thinking “budget is pretty tight this month,” you can go ahead and change it to the lower setting. Basically, it’s the smartest space heater you’ve ever met. Oh, and it has a permanent filter to prevent dust and particles from getting into it. Check out how it works (graphic from Honeywell):
If you’re worried about your mini zoo of pets knocking it over, don’t. Even with a crazy kitten, an elderly dog and a somewhat clumsy (okay, super clumsy) me, this baby stays put. If one of us does manage to knock into it, it’s designed with 4-way tip-over protection that automatically shuts the heater off if tipped in any direction.
Ready to bring home this secret weapon against high heating costs? Head over to Honeywell’s website to learn more! Connect with Honeywell on Facebook and Twitter to keep up with news. They share some really neat stuff on their social media pages (I learned how microwaves actually work), so seriously, check them out.
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Honeywell Supports Operation Warm
Another thing I LOVE about Honeywell: they support Operation Warm, an organization that provides high-quality, unused coats to children in need. Operation Warm doesn’t just give kids coats, they give confidence by letting children choose a brand-new coat. HoneywellPluggedIn is donating $5,000 to the organization. Learn more about that on their Gift of Warmth page.
Honeywell MYenergySmart™ Infrared Heater Giveaway
As promised, here is your chance to win your very own Honeywell MYenergySmart™ Infrared Heater, worth $229.99! You know the routine, just enter below on the handy dandy entry form. Giveaway is open to US residents age 18+ and ends on March 4th.
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We install plastic on our windows and heavy curtains.
We use insulated window coverings & door draft stoppers. I lower the thermostat at night and use extra blankets.
We keep our thermostat turned down and wear warm clothing layered.
I need one of these.I just moved into a house with a heat pump and my electric bill is through the roof!
I try to keep the cost low by turning all lights off in rooms we are not in, i lower the heat also before we go sleep.
I love this
We use our wood burning fireplace as much as possible & use draft dodgers under the entry doors.
That’s something I definitely need to get, the draft dodgers. I have very drafty doors!
We use the fireplace when we can to help cut down on using the heat.
In the winter we keep the thermostat down to 67 degrees all winter. We use blankets while watching tv. Our largest bedroom is always cold while the other’s are hot. This would be great for that master bedroom.
We save energy by wrapping up in blankets and cuddling up at night.
Keep temperature steady during the day and turn it down at night. Keep the vents clean and make sure the doors don’t have any spaces so the cold air comes in. Keep the curtains closed so the heat stays in.
Thank you for this opportunity!
I turn the thermostat down and bundle up in fleece pj’s, a fleece robe and a fleece throw. I keep pretty warm.
I bundle up and only use the heat to avoid freezing…literally freezing. 🙂 Thank you.
We saved energy by replacing our windows and boiler with new energy efficient models.
I wonder how this will compare to my terracotta heater
We set our thermostate at 68 and don’t touch it,
Colorado is windy!
I have an electric blanket for the evenings. Doesn’t help much for keeping my hands warm enough to work during the day, though.
We put blankets over the window .
Is it so wrong to love an inanimate object that can keep you warm!? If it’s wrong I don’t want to be right! That looks like one nifty heater and living in IL where the temps get well below freezing in the Winter, I kind of need and want it! Thank you for the great giveaway opportunity 🙂
I would love to have one of these to keep by my feet. They are always cold.
Sounds like a great product! It would be nice to be able to have this at home and save energy!
We keep the temperature turned down at night, use draft stoppers, keep curtains closed unless the sun is coming in that window and bundle up.
This is so cool. The rooms with wood floors don’t heat up as well as the carpeted rooms. This heater would make a big difference.
I add a layer of bubble wrap to my windows, keep unused rooms closed off, only heat my home office during the day, and bedroom at night, add layers to what I’m wearing…
We recently got us a programmable thermostat which helps us maintain a decent temp in our home.
This is wonderful! I have a bathroom that is always cold, despite all efforts to make it warmer including adding more insulation. This would be so helpful.
I need this for my basement. My heating bill is always way to high and my house is so cold.
I soooo need this it is so cold in st Louis andy apartment has a terrible draft that it’s a waste to turn in the central heat. So far this winter the average temp in my apartment is 46° F . I hate to have my family wear jackets inside and we can see our breath but we are on a budget and one income so heat is a luxury. I really hope I win. Thank you for the chance
Old space heater, insulated curtains, warm clothes
These product sounds great. I would love to have these at home 🙂
These product is so great. I wanted to have that. I’m going to check it out.
looks really good! was planning to buy a heater too for my house coz it is too cold for me. this looks good
Shut off room we aren’t using.
Haha we bundle up and keep the heat turned down. My goodness if we kept it up near 70 with the heat pump our electric bill would be almost $400. Done that last yr. I’m now setting at the desk with a heating pad over my legs trying to warm up some. Lol can’t wait until warmer weather or when I win a heater one because we sure can’t afford one. Thanks for the opportunity!
I love that this has two different wattage settings. We can also take advantage of other ways to trap the heat inside the house. Proper insulation and draft dodgers, plus of course bundling up helps reduce the heating cost too.
Unfortunately, we don’t at this time. Our bill goes up a ton. 🙁
What a great product. It so great on how to save energy. gonna check this out
I will have to try this heater. Our house is older and it isn’t very energy efficient so it is always freezing, and my husband refuses to turn the heat up!
I love this! Honeywell always makes some great products, and this definitely looks like something that will do wonders for my little house! Thanks!
To save on energy costs in the winter I use plastic to seal all windows and I close our insulated curtains to help seal out the cold.
Would work great in the spare bedroom thats colder than the rest of the house.
That would definitely help since I don’t have heat in my room.
Wow, so many great features, what’s not to love? I am a fan of Honeywell.
This would help a lot with our fuel oil heating costs!
We open the windows & turn off the AC unit. When it is really cold we just close the windows alittle.
I need draft dodgers myself. Our house stays pretty warm for the most part. Of course the basement/family room is a little colder but it isn’t too bad. I should look into this for the basement.
We make sure the windows and doors dont have any drafts coming in around them.
We put new weather stripping around the windows and doors this year.
I am just loving that wonderful heater from Honeywell & it is great that it is smart enough to figure out the temperature of the room & adjust accordingly. The giveaway sounds really interesting & I would love to try it out.
Honeywell makes an awesome heater. I have had one of their heaters for years!
We save on energy costs by using insulating curtains and keeping the thermostat down.
Great giveaway! This sounds like a great heater compared to the conventional heater we are using. I looked into it and found amazing reviews. I have to seriously look further into this one, we need a new heater.
Could definitely use this we are currently using small electric heaters
We keep the heat down as much as possible
I keep all of the blinds closed and try to use more clothes instead of resorting to turning the heat on!
i make sure the thermostat is set right for every day,,keep filter clean & turn off lights i dont need on.
I put plastic up on all our windows, And then I put up heavy Cold weather block Curtains up on all the windows too.
We put plastic on our windows.
My family saves on energy costs by keeping the thermostat at 68 and have well insulated doors and windows..
I save energy by turning our furnace down at night to 60, and put more insulation in our attic.
Use as little heat as possible. I leave the heat on 60 at night. Never above 62 during the day.
Would like to win one of these heaters. HONEYWELL has an excellent reputation.
I keep my heat at 68°. We use blankets
Thanks for this Awesome Giveaway
My husband is currently hogging our other infrared heater, this would be a great asset to my productivity (less frozen fingers) while we work in the garage.
We turned our heat off if we’re going to be gone all day long!
It is unslightly but put plastic on the windows and towels under doors to keep drafts out.
I think this is such a great giveaway for those who live in cold places. Honestly, I haven’t used a heater before but we use a/c everyday.
I AM COLD
We dress in layers! We also keep the heat way down while we are at work.
Layers of clothing and since my room seems to be the hardest to keep warm, I have a heater in it, but it is only marginally effective.
We make sure all windows and doors are well sealed.
This sounds great. We are using small space heaters. This one has great reviews. Would love this !
This one has great reviews. Would love this !
I turn the temperature down when we go to bed.
Sounds great!
We have insulated drapes in our bedroom. We have several rooms that we don’t use much now that the kids are grown, so we shut off the vents to those rooms.
I’m sitting here at the computer with a blanket on as I was getting cold. One of my heat sources, the cat, had gotten off my lap and went to eat. I have tried bubble wrap on my windows this year. I like it and it provides light as well as more insulation.
I lower the thermostat and wear warmer clothes to lower the heating bills.
We make sure we have good weather stripping around the windows and doors. We also bundle up good, especially night. I usually wear a sweater to sleep !
We have the energy curtains that keep cold air behind also turn heat down while we sleep or leave the home. Also put these little foam things behind the plug and light switch plates you would be surprised how much cold air comes through them. Thanks for the chance this would be great to win!
We make sure all windows and doors are well sealed.
Thanks for such an Awesome giveaway!!
We save by shutting off the other rooms during the night and day as well as keeping the thermostat at 67 during the day..
my toes are waiting…
I save on energy costs during the winter by dressing in layers and wearing lots of warm sweaters. Thank you for the great giveaway.
We dress warm in the house. I keep the heat at 70 degrees most nights. I also have wrapped plastic around the windows that are older.
Dress in extra layers
We keep the heat down and dress in layers
i seriously need this our house is all electric and i hate it i freeze my nose gets like rudolf thankyou for the chance
This would be great for my daughters room, it gets quite chilly in there.
We put that plastic wrap stuff over the windows to try and help. I think it helps some, but not a huge difference.
we always try to keep the heat down if possible.
We make sure our furnace is checked and filters are cleaned before winter
I TURN THE THERMOSTAT DOWN AT NIGHT
We use a wood stove for heat but still need to use a small heater in the kitchen. I try not to use it unless it gets really cold.
I dress in warm clothes and only use heat in the room that I am in.
I turn the heat way down during the day!
This infrared heater is a dream machine I’d love to win! We got new windows to help with energy efficiency. And, we added more insulation. We just keep trying to be more energy efficient . . . and would be lucky to have the Honeywell!
I have an awesome furry throw that gets a LOT of use.
I save on money by using lots of blankets instead of turning on the heat. Cuddling helps too.
I save on money by using lots of blankets instead of turning on the heat
I turn down the heat overnight and when we are not home.
When we leave the house for the day, we turn down the heat so we can save energy.
I keep the heat set at 62.
We wear sweatshirts and use blankets rather than turning up the heat further.
Great! Just what I need!
We make sure to turn off all electricity (heating, lights, computers, and TV, etc) when we are not using them and before we leave the house.
We have a thermostat that allows us to keep the temp down a few degrees while we’re out.
I turn off lights when we are not using the rooms.
I unplug appliances not in use.
I turn off the heat at night if the temperature is not at ot below freezing.
i save on heat but cuddling with my kitties.
The Honeywell MYenergySmart™ Infrared Heater would be great for heating up just one room instead of the entire building. Thanks for the chance to win it!
Infrared Heater would be great for heating up just one room
Going to enter!
Beats being cold. And I like the idea of anything that saves energy costs!
Turning the Heater off!
I have rooms that have 3 out of 4 outside walls, and they stay cool/cold when the wind blows. I empathize with you and your blanket (yep, me too!). I could certainly use this heater.
We use throws and space heaters in the living room.
We leave the heat lower and wear warmer clothes.
I save on money by using lots of blankets instead of turning on the heat
I use blankets and layers, it helps a lot.
We now use a pellet stoves that saves so much more than our gas furnace
We help save on our electric bill in the winter by using our wood burning fireplace….love the energy saving as well as the smell of burning wood and watching the beautiful flames flicker!!
To save energy we turn off the heat at night. It’s nice to be cuddled up under blankets anyways!
We try to keep our thermostat to 68 and have replaced all of our windows and doors with energy efficient ones.
We insulate our windows with plastic and seal all cracks to prevent drafts.
We put plastic on our windows. And we always keep our ceiling fans going in the winter to keep warm air circulating. And we just replaced all of our weather stripping on windows and doors!
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We’ve put plastic on the windows, wore many layers of clothing in the house(even sleeping with a winter jacket on), electric blankets…
I only keeps things running that are in use.
I bundle, and I also cover my head. This year, I added an electric heater, which helped a lot, but my electric bill went up much more than I had expected. So this sounds like what I need. I also would put it in the middle of a large space and turn it in different directions.
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I stuff rugs under the doors to prevent drafts
We keep overall house temp low and spot heat wherever we are in the house
I put quilts over my windows to say engery
I save energy by cutting the thermostat down during the day and when there is no one home.Also shutting off rooms that are not being used.
Wood stove at the farm.. When i travel to my parents house for work .. Theres no savings.. I sure could use this for theie house!
We keep our thermostat down as low as we can. I put something under the doors to keep out drafts.
We could really use this. I have good things about how these Infrared Heaters work so well and really bring down one’s energy bills.
I turn down the heat overnight
We don’t turn the heat on to high. We use blankets and dress warmer to save
I keep the thermostat turned down and when I get chilly I cover up in a blanket or quilt to take the chill off.
I seal off my windows in the winter to save on heating costs.
I like to use the fireplace to save on energy in the winter.
I use space heaters to take the chill off the room that I am in. I also turn off lights and have my water heater temp turned down.
I’ve been lowering the temperature drastically before I go to bed. Of course, I have to wear about three long sleeved shirts, two bathrobes, and one sweater–but it’s worth it.
I use a lot of blankets.
My wife and daughter couldreally handle this.
We adjust our ceiling fans to bring warmer air down & mix with colder air at floor level.
We upgraded windows a few years back and take care to renew the weather stripping on garage doors which keeps a lot of cold air out. Our bedrooms are over the garage and cold air entering there definitely cools off upper floor. The heater would assist warming the rec room/home office which is downstairs next to the garage
I save on energy costs by having an energy audit done of oue home and by insulating it.
I turn the heat down during the day
I turn the heat down at night