KING KB2410-1-B2-ECO KB ECO2S Garage Heater W/Bracket, Thermostat And Remote Control, 10000W / 240V, Gray

8 reviews for KING KB2410-1-B2-ECO KB ECO2S Garage Heater W/Bracket, Thermostat And Remote Control, 10000W / 240V, Gray

1. 

   Rated 4 out of 5

   TominMD – January 8, 2018

   This review is for the King Electric – KB-2410-1-B2-ECO, 42 amps, 240 volts, 10,000 Watts, 34,100 BTU garage heater.I first had a professional electrician install a NEMA 10-50R 50A-125-250V electrical plug in the garage.The heater has a single bolt thread at the top, to hang from the ceiling. The heater comes with a bracket to install it on the ceiling or on a wall.I also purchased a Certified Appliance 90-1088 3-Wire Range Cord, 10-Foot, 50A from Amazon.com.I wired the heater red wire to X (on the plug), black wire to Y (on the plug), and I grounded the heater case to W (on the plug using a green wire).The heater works great, and moves a lot of air. It is a little noisy, but not unbearable.It gets the garage quite comfortable.My garage is about 630 square feet, and this heater can heat up to 750 square feet, so it’s actually more than I need.I figure it won’t have to work as hard in a smaller space.When you set the temperature you want, the heater will retain that setting the next time you turn it on.The remote control is very handy.You also have the option to just use the fan, and not the heat at the same time, which would be good in the summer.It takes about 45 minutes to heat up the garage from a dead cold.I really like this heater.

2. 

   Rated 4 out of 5

   Jay S Gould – February 6, 2019

   This heater heats my 3-car garage quickly (30 minutes) to the desired temp. Provides a perfect cold weather working environment for my cars. Instructions could be a bit more clear that the bottom drops out so you can access the internal wire connection box to make the connection. This was not obvious and it took us 20-30 minutes trying other ways to get into the internal connection box. Once in ESPZ. Required rerouting a 220v line, but that was not hard. Would have appreciated knowing the vent fins end were metal and had to be twisted to get into the position I wanted. Not a big issue for once you set the fins for your environment you never twist the metal again. Even so, would have preferred them to be on some type of rotating hinge as I experimented with different flow directions until I got it just right. Was worried I’d twist off a fin. Having said that, this is a super great product. Love it!

3. 

   Rated 4 out of 5

   Mike Ruggiero – December 18, 2019

   I have mounted this king unit in my garage/shop here in Maine. I chose the wall mount because it was easier to hang, and it was no problem for me alone to lift the unit up to the hanger standing on a step ladder. The measurement of my garage is17 X 27 with a 10 foot ceiling. It has 2 very large windows, an insulated access door, an insulated double garage door, and oh ya, a large dog door.  Let me say I like it warm, and on a 20 degree day this unit does achieve a temperature of 76 degrees easily. I have not pushed it any higher. Note that my garage is heavily insulated on walls and ceiling. Today, 12/19/19 it is 15 degrees here in Maine and it was colder overnight. I keep the heater set at its lowest temperature of 45 degrees over night ( I wish it would go lower) and it was 47 degrees in there when I walked in this morning about 7.So at that point I crank it up to about 75 degrees and go back to the house for coffee. With this cold it will take about an hour to get to 75, but it’s certainly a suitable working space as the temp goes up.All in all I’m very satisfied with this unit. Of course everything has some negatives, and I only have a few. The first is the remote control. You cannot hold the up or down button where it would get you where you want to go faster, like your tv volume. you have to click for every degree, up or down. (Hey, this is the 21st century!).Second is the constant clicking of the unit that takes some getting use to. I assume it clicks when it’s going back and forth between phases but it’s pretty continuous. Lastly, I’m not an electrician, and I had to call King’s service line to clarify the wiring instructions. That is because the diagram on the inside panel of the unit gives one wiring requirement while the King website wiring diagram says another for this size unit. As it turns out the website was correct and the unit does require an 8/2 wire with a 40 amp 220 breaker.   If I had one wish, since my garage is unattached from my house, it would be that the unit had a built-in clock/timer where 7 days a week could be programmed with the remote to go on and off. It would save me an hour of heat-up time in the morning and a back and forth trip in the cold. Also, sometimes I leave and forget to turn it down, so it would help my electric bill also. Again, it’s the 21st century!My advice is, measure your space carfully considering insulation, windows and doors, and your outside temperatures. Then go for one size larger, it will run less often and warm up quicker.

4. 

   Rated 4 out of 5

   Brad – February 3, 2020

   The heater once gone thru works great. It is heating my 1200sq ft. Shop with ease. (Electrical Bill has gone up a lot though). It arrived with the case bent up and scratched. The worst part was the heating element WASN’T installed properly. The wires connecting the elements were loose and or disconnected. The large nuts that tighten the element to the case were not connected so the element was rattling around freely Inside the heater. I was able reconnect everything where it should have been. I put it together and somewhat fixed the damaged case. I probably should have just returned it but I was bored and cold so I messed with it.I did call the manufacturer the following Monday and let them know about the issue. They answered the phone right away but put me on hold for way to long.Bottom line.It works as it should. Just make sure you inspect all the wires and snug down the element nuts.This could have been a fire hazard and the quality control is not where it should be.Not sure if it was worth the money over other heaters but I like the remote, and that I can set it at a temp and leave it. It’s not constantly running a fan. Only when it heats.

5. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   John Stark – November 18, 2020

   I use this in a fully insulated basement in a 400 sq ft. room that has a 4′ opening into a separate 380 sq ft. room. It warms the rooms up nicely in 10 minutes or less. Not very noisy, ether. Only request would be to make one that is “smart” so I can turn it on via a phone app from upstairs before I go down. Happy with my purchase.

6. 

   Rated 4 out of 5

   Tomb253 – December 2, 2020

   First off, this is a very flimsy, cheaply built heater. Just about a step up from tinfoil. It arrived dented and crushed in one corner but luckily it’s so thin I was able to push it out with my thumb. The relays and switches appear to be of good quality but the remote is dimestore at best. The bracket is flimsy but really doesn’t need to be too beefy considering the light weight materials utilized in the heater. The fan blows cold air on one side and warm on the other. This is because they didn’t use enough heat coils. I could go on….I read a few reviews prior to purchasing. I’m relatively certain the folks who wrote the reviews either lacked experience to recognize junk or they paid someone to install their heater. I’m a retired electrical supervisor so maybe I just expect more than others. At any rate once it arrives and you see the colorful flimsy box you too will have an ” Oh no ” moment. On the bright side it did raise the temp in my 24 X 30 shop 10 degrees in 60 minutes. ( It got all the way up to 42 dregrees ). Do yourselves a favor and pass on this over rated, over priced heater.

7. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Alan – March 7, 2021

   The doesn’t maintain the set temperature and switches from high to low temperature to fast. I have to raise the remote temperature setting for it to go to high.

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   Tyler W Lambert – December 26, 2022

   Like so many others mine also showed up bent after shipping not a huge deal was able to bend it back a bit. I had this heater for a little over a year it worked great for my 28×36 3 stall garage, but one day it just did not turn on.I opened the case and noticed the circuit board was burnt on one corner looks like a capacitor may of fried. Tech support was great sent me another board but it still isn’t working and it was -26F this past week of December in the north east and it let me down.Will see how it goes with tech support but way to much money for this type of issue.