This year there are many companies that have suddenly popped up that are creating knock-offs and look-alikes of the premium infrared heaters that have been around for years. These are some facts that you should know before buying any infrared heater!

If the heater advertises 60,000 - 80,000 hour heating elements, then it usually utilizes cheaper PTC elements that are found in ordinary in-wall & space heaters and they DO NOT emit infrared waves. These heaters will not have the efficiency and unique heating properties of infrared heaters.
Heaters utilizing PTC elements: iHeater, Comfort Quest, Heat Star
In order for an infrared heater to have efficient heat output and negative ion generation, it must also have copper inside the heating chamber. There are several companies that have taken a short-cut in this regard, and have omitted the copper inside their heating chamber.
Heaters that do not have copper inside the heating chamber: Heat Smart, Amish infrared heater, Life Smart Amish heater
Dual DC fans are plastic axial fans that have proven to be noisier and less durable than the single-scroll metal fan utilized by the BioSmart® 1500 watt Heaters.
We know because our first model utilized this fan system and then we upgraded to the more expensive, but more durable and quieter, single scroll fan.
Heaters utilizing the dual plastic axial fans: Comfort Quest, iHeater, Life Smart, Amish Infrared
Be wary of companies claiming to heat 1,500 square feet.
This is an unsubstantiated, bogus claim. The BioSmart® Far Infrared Heater puts out 20% - 25% more heat than any other 1500 watt infrared heater on the market, and we feel that it would be misleading and unethical to claim to effectively heat more than 1,000 sq ft.
Some companies have an automatic shut-off after 8 hours, and you have to manually restart it every 8 hours. The BioSmart® Far Infrared Heater has quality components that are made to be able to run 24/7 all winter long.
Heaters that have to be manually restarted every 8 hours: Life Smart, Discovery
Be wary of cheaper thermostats that have a temperature variance of more than 1 or 2 degrees. It means that the room will get too cold before the heater turns on and too hot before it shuts off. The has the most precise thermostat control of 1 degree variance up or down.
Large variance thermostat: Almost all other infrared heaters.
Be wary of companies that have plagiarized our, or other companies', diagrams and website copy to describe their heater. The descriptions and diagrams will not match the heater being sold. That is a way to sell an inferior heater using the design and description attributed to a higher quality heater.
The BioSmart® Far Infrared Heater has been rampantly and illegally plagiarized in this way. If it looks and reads anything like our heater, that is because those are likely diagrams and text off our website.
Heaters lacking in a customer satisfaction money-back-guarantee or a 3 year warranty. All of the heaters should offer you this peace of mind.
One final and important note regarding electric fireplace heaters, including the Amish fireplace heater: We have not found any electric fireplace heaters on the market that give off infrared heat despite of their claims, because they are not using bone fide infrared heating elements and do not have the necessary copper for wave modification into the necessary far-infrared range! Moreover, many do not have a thermostat, only an on/off switch. They are not able to heat as large an area or come anywhere close to the efficiency of a genuine infrared heater.
When heating larger areas, place the heater in a central location. The nature of the thermal infrared heat wave is to constantly reach out for more objects to warm

Infrared Heater Comparison - Chart

	BioSmart® Breathe Easy BIO-1500PA	EdenPure® GEN3 Model 1000	Original SUNHEAT	Solar Comfort
Quality & Safety Certifications	c-TUV-us	UL	UL	cETL / ETL
Heating Element Life	30,000 Hours	20,000 Hours	6,500 Hours	5,000 Hours
Serviceability	Easy do-it-yourself heating element & part replacement	Must return unit to manufacturer or dealer	Must return unit to manufacturer or dealer	Must return unit to manufacturer or dealer
Warranty	3-Year Warranty	3-Year Warranty	3-Year Warranty	3-Year Warranty
Thermostat	Accurate within 1 degree. Range 37-86 F	Accurate within 4 degrees. Range 60-80 F	Mechanical knob, hand adjust only	Mechanical knob, hand adjust only
Copper Heat Exchanger	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Lifetime Washable Pre-Filter	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ultraviolet (UV) Emitter	Yes	No	No	No
Ti02 Photo-Catalyst Hydroxl Radicals	Yes	No	No	No
Additional Negative Ion Emitter	Yes	No	No	No
Solid Hydrophobic Carbon	Optional	No	No	No
Dual Power Setting	Yes	No	No	No
Digital Display with Temperature	Yes	No	No	No
Automatic Restart	Yes	No	No	No
Full-Function Remote Control	Yes	Yes	No	No
Free Shipping*	Yes	Yes	No	Yes

Infrared Heater Comparison - Detail

Compare BioSmart™ Infrared Heaters with Other Infrared Heaters on the Market

Heating Chamber

BioSmart™ Breathe Easy Heaters :: Copper Ion Generation Panel	CZ Infrared™ Classic Edition Heaters :: Copper Ion Generation Panel
The BioSmart™ Breathe Easy Edition Heater’s heat exchanger now increases copper surface area by more than 300%. Fins have been added to increase surface area and replace diffusion coils.	The CZ Infrared™ Classic Edition Heater’s unique heat exchanger incorporates a copper lined, low pressure air flow path which eliminates the need for a noisy high pressure fan.

EdenPure Gen 3-1000	Original SunHeat	Solar Comfort	iHeater	Heat Surge (Amish Fireplace)

Copper Tubing

Not Copper

Copper

No heating chamber

Heating Elements

BioSmart™Breathe Easy Heaters :: Four (4) Redesigned Quartz Far-Infrared Emitters	CZ Infrared™ Classic Edition Heaters :: Four (4) Redisigned Quartz Far-Infrared Emitters
Save money and energy with the infrared emitters in the BioSmart™ Breathe Easy Heater. Our redesigned infrared emitters work with the new finned copper panels to enhance system efficiency as much as 24% over other portable infrared heaters.	Save money and energy with the infrared emitters in the CZ Infrared™ Classic Edition Heater. Our new, larger 120v infrared emitters enhances system efficiency by as much as 20% over other portable infrared heaters.

EdenPure Gen 3-1000	Original SunHeat	Solar Comfort	iHeater	Heat Surge (Amish Fireplace)
Quartz Infrared, 60v smaller tubes	Heat Lamps	Quartz Infrared	PTC Heating Element - Not infrared	Conventional Heating coil - Does not emit infrared waves

Element Life

BioSmart™ Breathe Easy Heaters :: 30,000 Hours	CZ Infrared™ Classic Edition Heaters :: 30,000 Hours
Redesigned infrared emitters in the Biosmart™ Breathe Easy Edition Heater feature a longer tube, more dense winding, and patent pending ceramic terminals for greater durability, and produce far-infrared heat longer than other infrared emitters on the market.	Redesigned infrared emitters in the Biosmart™ Breathe Easy Edition Heater feature a longer tube, more dense winding, and patent pending ceramic terminals for greater durability, and produce far-infrared heat longer than other infrared emitters on the market.

EdenPure Gen 3-1000	Original SunHeat	Solar Comfort	iHeater	Heat Surge (Amish Fireplace)
20,000 Hours	6,500 Hours	5,000 Hours	PTC heating element - Not Infrared	Conventional Heating Coil - No Infrared Emitters

Fan Type

BioSmart™ Breathe Easy Heaters :: Lifetime Steel High-Flow Scroll Fan	CZ Infrared™ Classic Edition Heaters :: Lifetime Steel Scroll Fan
Newly designed double ball-bearing scroll fan is bigger and more quiet than before. Due to the laminar ball-bearing design, our scroll fan nearly eliminates all harmful electromagnetic waves . The standard (AC) scroll fan found in other infrared heaters doesn't compare in quietness of operation, or reduction of electromagnetic waves.	Our double ball-bearing scroll fan offers exceptionally quiet, high-volume air flow through the unit. Due to the laminar ball-bearing design, our scroll fan nearly eliminates all harmful electromagnetic waves . The standard (AC) scroll fan found in other infrared heaters doesn't compare in quietness of operation, or reduction of electromagnetic waves.

EdenPure Gen 3-1000	Original SunHeat	Solar Comfort	iHeater	Heat Surge (Amish Fireplace)
Standard (AC) Scroll Fan	Plastic Axial	Plastic Axial	Plastic Axial	Scroll Fan

Remote Control

Biosmart™ Breathe Easy and Classic Edition Heaters :: Compact Full-Function Remote Control
The slim, credit-card sized remote control is designed with a large button interface. It is easy and intuitive to use to adjust temperature, set the timer delay, and turning the heater on and off.

EdenPure Gen 3-1000	Original SunHeat	Solar Comfort	iHeater	Heat Surge (Amish Fireplace)
Yes	No	No	Yes	Available for purchase

Thermostat Type

BioSmart™ Breathe Easy Heaters :: Three Probe Electronic Thermostat	CZ Infrared™ Classic Edition Heaters :: One (1) Degree Accuracy, Microprocessor Controlled
BioSmart™ Breathe Easy Heaters feature multiple probes reading the temperature, rather than a single point of reference, increasing the accuracy to a fraction of a degree.	CZ Infrared™ Classic Edition Heaters are designed with electronic Comfort Control thermostats, and digital temperature display accurate to ±1° -- ideal for temperature sensitive individuals and for controlling heating costs.

EdenPure Gen 3-1000	Original SunHeat	Solar Comfort	iHeater	Heat Surge (Amish Fireplace)
Four (4) degree accuracy	Mechanical Knob, hand adjust only	Mechanical Knob, hand adjust only	Electronic Has only 4 zones	None

LED Display Function

BioSmart™ Breathe Easy and Classsic Edition Heaters :: Easy-to-read Digital Display Shows Exact Temperature
Digital displays with large numbers make the BiomSmart™ Heaters easy to set and program. Take control of your heating bills by setting the thermostat to your exact comfort level.

EdenPure Gen 3-1000	Original SunHeat	Solar Comfort	iHeater	Heat Surge (Amish Fireplace)
None	None	None	None	None

Finish Options

BioSmart™ Breathe Easy and Classic Edition Heaters :: Three (3) Finish Options, Including Furniture Quality Wood
Only the BioSmart™ Heaters combine elegant cabinet design with quality furniture grade wood and advanced solid-state electronics.

EdenPure Gen 3-1000	Original SunHeat	Solar Comfort	iHeater	Heat Surge (Amish Fireplace)
Two (2) Finish Options	One (1) Finish Option	Four (4) Finish Options	One (1) Finish Option	Two (2) Finish Options

Filtration Type

BioSmart™ Breathe Easy Heaters:: Patented Bio-Smart™ 5-stage Air Purification System.	CZ Infrared™ Classic Edition Heaters :: Lifetime Washable Passive Electrostatic Filter
Our own patented Bio-Smart™ 5-Stage air purification system eliminates airborne viruses, bacteria, pathogens, VOCs. The filtration system is 100% efficient up to 500 square feet, and is separately controlled by an on/off toggle switch on the back of the unit. The heater can run with or without the air purification system. 5-Stage System: Electrostatic pre-filter UV light – germicidal disinfection TiO2 Plate – germicidal and hydrocarbon breakdown Negative Ion Generator Optional Gas Absorption Cartridge	The CZ Infrared's Passive Electrostatic Filters are made from fine spun plastics designed to allow for more air to pass between the spun fibers. How it works: Air flows between the fine plastic edges of the spun plastic fiber and creates a static charge - much the same way shuffling your feet on the floor creates an electrostatic charge - which attracts smaller particles much more efficiently than a filter made from a different material and different design but with the same size fiber. Because the filter does not need to be as dense to filter the same amount of particles, more air is allowed to pass between the spun fibers.

BioSmart™ Breathe Easy Heaters:: Patented Bio-Smart™ 5-stage Air Purification System.

CZ Infrared™ Classic Edition Heaters :: Lifetime Washable Passive Electrostatic Filter

Our own patented Bio-Smart™ 5-Stage air purification system eliminates airborne viruses, bacteria, pathogens, VOCs. The filtration system is 100% efficient up to 500 square feet, and is separately controlled by an on/off toggle switch on the back of the unit. The heater can run with or without the air purification system.

5-Stage System:

Electrostatic pre-filter
UV light – germicidal disinfection
TiO2 Plate – germicidal and hydrocarbon breakdown
Negative Ion Generator
Optional Gas Absorption Cartridge

The CZ Infrared's Passive Electrostatic Filters are made from fine spun plastics designed to allow for more air to pass between the spun fibers.

How it works: Air flows between the fine plastic edges of the spun plastic fiber and creates a static charge - much the same way shuffling your feet on the floor creates an electrostatic charge - which attracts smaller particles much more efficiently than a filter made from a different material and different design but with the same size fiber.

Because the filter does not need to be as dense to filter the same amount of particles, more air is allowed to pass between the spun fibers.

EdenPure Gen 3-1000	Original SunHeat	Solar Comfort	iHeater	Heat Surge (Amish Fireplace)
Screen Pre-filter	Screen Pre-filter	Screen Pre-filter	Screen Pre-filter	None

Warranty

BioSmart™ Breathe Easy and Classic Edition Heaters :: 3-Year Warranty, Includes Infrared Heating Elements
First in the industry to offer the 3-year warranty. All of our BioSmart™ Heaters are backed with the exceptional 3‐year manufacturer’s warranty.

EdenPure Gen 3-1000	Original SunHeat	Solar Comfort	iHeater	Heat Surge (Amish Fireplace)
3-Year Warranty	3-Year Warranty	3-Year Warranty	1-Year Warranty	1-Year Warranty

Easy Emitter Replacement

BioSmart™ Breathe Easy Heaters :: 3-Year Warranty, Includes Infrared Heating Elements	CZ Infrared™ Classic Edition Heaters :: 3-Year Warranty, Includes Infrared Heating Elements
Approx. 5 Minutes to Replace - Can be Done by Customer: No detail was overlooked in the design of this infrared heater. Replacing infrared heating elements is easy. New 3-screw replacement system allows even faster emitter replacement.	Approx. 5 Minutes to Replace - Can be Done by Customer

EdenPure Gen 3-1000	Original SunHeat	Solar Comfort	iHeater	Heat Surge (Amish Fireplace)
Needs to be sent back to Factory or Dealer	Needs to be sent back to Factory or Dealer	Needs to be sent back to Factory or Dealer	No replacement parts Disposable Heater	No replacement parts

Noise Level

BioSmart™ Breathe Easy and Classic Edition Heaters :: 42 dB - Ultra Quiet - A whisper-quiet library is about 32 dB
BioSmart™ Heaters are quieter than forced air systems, and do not have the typical cracking and popping sounds heard when heating with baseboard heaters. BioSmart™ fans are rated at 42 dB on the high setting and 28 dB on the low setting compared to the typical 65 dB for other comparable portable heaters.

EdenPure Gen 3-1000	Original SunHeat	Solar Comfort	iHeater	Heat Surge (Amish Fireplace)
More than 42 dB	65 dB	65 dB	65 dB	More than 42 dB

Automatic Restart

BioSmart™ Breathe Easy and Classic Edition Heaters :: Automatically restarts
In case of a power outage, automatically restarts back to the same temperature that the unit was set to before the power interruption.

EdenPure Gen 3-1000	Original SunHeat	Solar Comfort	iHeater	Heat Surge (Amish Fireplace)
Manual restart	Manual restart	Manual restart	Manual restart	Manual restart

Infrared Heaters vs. Electric Fireplaces

While the Heat Surge Electric Fireplace with the Amish made wood mantle is a decorative, well-built alternative to a wood burning fireplace or pellet stove, it does not produce a heat wave that reaches the far infrared wavelength.

Why is that important? For two reasons: first, the Heat Surge Electric Fireplace will only heat up to 324 square feet. As an energy-smart consumer, you should consider this -- for the same amount of electricity, you could be heating up to 1,000 square feet! Second, far infrared heat feels significantly different from conventional radiant heat. With far infrared heat, you feel more comfortable in the heated spaces of your home. The air isn't dry and there are no pockets of cold spots in the room.

Why Does the BioSmart™ Far Infrared Heater Cost More Than a Space Heater?

The BioSmart™ Far Infrared Heater is a furnace in every respect. It has:
a heat exchanger
far infrared heating coils or tubes
a solid-state electronic control system
high and low limit switches to regulate temperature and air flow
a stylish cabinet
a sensitive thermostat with high voltage relays for turning the infrared tubes on and off
new, improved, whisper quiet fans - low rpm laminar flow ball-bearing fans which operate much quieter than conventional fan systems found in other heaters.

It is a revolutionary green technology product in every respect that produces high-quality far infrared heat at a fraction of the price of conventional portable heaters. A space heater only has the capacity to heat a small area because the heat stays where it was generated.

The BioSmart™ Far Infrared Heater, like a central heating system, will heat an entire area evenly and efficiently because the heat spreads rapidly through the entire room. Leave the door open and the heat will spread into the adjoining rooms as well. Furthermore, the BioSmart™ Far Infrared Heater is safe. It will not start a fire or burn you if you get too close to it.

Because of the reduced energy consumption, and the unit's high level of safety and comfort, BioSmart™ Far Infrared Heater users agree that it is the best value available.