Very good heater! It heats up a living room of 20-30 square meters quickly, almost in an hour, as long as there are no temperature leaks from the walls! It doesn't turn into an oven like a wood stove or a radiator, but you can definitely feel the temperature gradually rising and comfortably circulating in the space. Personally, I place it next to surfaces that are conductors of heat (wood or metal) (and clearly there is no fire hazard like those with quartz lamps where, no matter where you place them, you see the nearby metals getting distorted) and it performs just fine! The only downside is its high wattage! I wouldn't recommend it to someone looking for a permanent heating system.