Just to answer a couple questions:
This heater is built by a company KING, that produces a large percentage of residential baseboard heaters in homes, apartments, and commercial locations across the nation. A well proven design by a company with a good reputation of quality. The element gets hot but does not turn red. It's double walled so the external surface gets warm but not nearly enough to burn. If you stick your fingers in the heating area it will be hot but you can't touch the actual element, only the aluminum fins. The unit in my opinion best met my requirement of small, light, 1000 W, silent operation, reputable brand and good construction. At 3 feet, it's small enough to fit under the table and keep out of the way when not in use or to use while sitting at the table warming the table and heating around the seating area. Being portable, it's easy to move around. Being low to the floor, it draws in the cool floor air and sends up a warm current of air. Since heat rises, the heat works nicely into the cabover area. This one is sized just about right for the area of the TC to be rated as a primary heater as stated on the packaging. Best of all, it's silent, non distracting. All portable heaters are going to take up some space. I've had the cube or ceramic heaters before and those get hot plus you have to be aware of the direction the fan is pointed. to close to a wall of something and you can burn that. This is much more compact than any fluid filled heater and much lighter. Having tried several types of secondary heat in the past, the small baseboard is what we've liked best.
