[Chris Lee]

Thinking about getting a Qinux WarmPro for my living room. The ceiling is pretty high, so I’m not sure if it can actually heat the space or if it’s just for small areas. I know it’s not meant for whole-house heating, but does it make a difference in a room like that? Just trying to figure out if it’s worth it for my setup.

[Mike in TX]

High ceilings are gonna eat up anything a plug-in heater puts out. I had one in a room with vaulted ceilings and it only helped if I was sitting right next to it. It’s a personal warmer more than a room heater in that setup. Still beats nothing if you’re parked at a desk or couch all evening.

[DonnaD]

High ceilings definitely change things. I’ve got one in my living room and it does okay if I’m sitting near it, but it’s not warming the whole space the way a normal heater would. The heat just kind of stays low and doesn’t really climb up there. I mostly use mine when I’m on the couch watching TV and it keeps me comfortable enough. If I’m moving around the room doing stuff, I don’t notice it much. It’s fine as a personal thing but I wouldn’t expect it to make a high ceiling room feel warm overall. Mine’s been reliable for that though, no issues with it.

[Jenny Mel]

I’ve got one in my kitchen which has a pretty tall ceiling and I mainly notice it when I’m actually in the path of it. Once I step a few feet away it’s like it barely registers.

[Pete Sterling]

Depends how high. Mine barely does anything past 8 feet.

[Sara Beast]

Isn’t the WarmPro specifically made for smaller enclosed rooms though? I think with high ceilings you’d need to basically park it right next to you for it to matter. Curious if anyone actually uses it in a big open space long term.

[Sarah J]

Maybe I’m the odd one out here but my experience with high ceilings has been a little different. We have a two story open foyer that connects to the living room and I honestly expected the WarmPro to be useless in there. It’s not heating the whole two story space obviously, that’s not what it does. But what surprised me is that it keeps the area around the couch noticeably comfortable even with all that air above. I think it’s because we keep it running for a few hours instead of just turning it on when we sit down. It’s not fighting the whole room, it’s just making that one zone feel okay. So if your setup is similar, meaning you mostly hang out in one spot, I’d say it’s still worth trying. If you’re expecting the whole room to feel warm from corner to corner though, that’s probably not happening.

[Emma_RD]

I mainly use mine in a normal-height room so I can’t speak to the ceiling part directly, but I did notice it does better when I close the door to whatever room I’m in. In an open space it kind of just warms the spot right around it. Might be worth trying it somewhere smaller first if you can.

[Susan Kennet]

High ceilings kill these little plug-in heaters, period. I tried one in my brother’s place with a vaulted ceiling and it did nothing unless you were basically touching it. Anyone saying otherwise probably has a lower ceiling than they think.

[Rachel Cole]

High ceilings basically turn these into a personal heater. Mine keeps my feet warm under the desk but the rest of the room stays cold, so I stopped expecting it to do anything for the space itself. If you want the room warm, this isn’t it.

[Jenna Lee]

I tried mine in my parents’ living room with high ceilings over the holidays and it was basically useless unless I sat right in front of it. Moved it to my normal bedroom after that and it works fine. So yeah, it’s more of a personal heater in a space like that.

[PixelKevin]

High ceilings do change the math on these little plug-in heaters, but not in a way that makes them useless. I had one in a place with a tall living room and what I noticed is it warms the air around wherever you put it, just not the whole volume of the room. So if you’re sitting on the couch with it nearby, you feel it fine. The catch is the warmth doesn’t really climb or spread much, so the upper part of the room stays whatever temp it was. It’s more about where you are than how big the room is.

I’d think of it as heating your little zone rather than the room itself. If you’re usually in one spot in that living room, it can still be worth it. If you’re moving around a lot, you’ll notice it doesn’t follow you.

[Steve Harris]

High ceilings mean you’re basically heating the whole room’s air volume, not just the floor area. A plug-in unit like this moves maybe a few hundred watts of heat, so in a room with 12 foot ceilings it’s going to feel like a drop in the bucket. If you’re sitting right next to it, sure, you’ll feel something. The rest of the room won’t care.

[Ella Riddle]

Tall rooms still need actual room heat.

[Lily___]

I have high ceilings in my apartment too and I went back and forth on whether a plug-in heater was even worth trying. What I ended up doing was paying attention to where I actually spend time in the room rather than trying to heat the whole space evenly. For me, that meant near the couch and my desk. A small heater pointed at me there made a difference even though the rest of the room stayed cool. The ceiling height matters less if you’re not expecting the air up top to warm up. I think the honest answer is that it depends on what you want from it. If you want the whole living room to feel warm, this type of heater probably won’t get you there. If you just want to be comfortable in one spot, it can work fine. That’s been my experience anyway, and it’s why I stopped expecting mine to do more than that.

[Jen M87]

Mine actually surprised me in a tall room. I set it on the coffee table aimed at the couch and it kept me comfortable all evening, even with the ceiling way up there. Not saying the whole room warmed up, but for sitting in one spot it did the job.

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