If you are just looking for a small space heater that you can turn on and leave running, then this will work just fine. However, if you want to heat the room to a specific temperature and have the heater turn on as needed to stay at the specified temperature, this is NOT for you. I actually timed how long one of the machines recorded an increase in temperature and it was nearly every 10 seconds. After less than two minutes it said my room had gone from 70 degrees to 95 (the highest setting) although it didn't feel any warmer. I exchanged the machine to find that the other machines had the same problems and one was really loud. ALSO, the timer won't work because it only functions with the temperature gauge, so if the timer is set the machine automatically turns off at 85 degrees (or after about a minute and a half with my machine). Although I really wanted the temperature autostop, I decided to keep the machine. The remote is a great idea, I loved waking up and clicking the heater on from across the room.