Lasko Ceramic Tower Heaters [In-Depth Review]

Lasko is establishing a very strong reputation for engineering and building some of the best space heaters on the market – heaters that nicely combine excellent heating performance, great material and build quality, and beautiful designs.

Especially popular are Lasko’s Ceramic Tower Heaters, offering the efficiency and effectiveness of ceramic heating elements in an intelligent and space-saving tower configuration. These best-selling and highly rated tower heaters also feature the same quality and reliability you would get with any product from Lasko, a real leader in the field of home heating and cooling.

What Advantages Do Ceramic Heaters Offer?

Ceramic Heaters offer some real advantages over other types of space heaters, including:

• Nearly all the electricity becomes heat, as with any electric heater
• Running cost depends on the wattage you choose
• Overheat protection built in
• Cool-touch housing, though the air coming out is hot, so keep kids and pets back
• No Fumes or Other Noxious Emissions
• No Need to Refill Gas Tanks
• Can Work Alone, or They Can Supplement Central Heating – for even greater savings on your energy bill

How Well Do Lasko Ceramic Tower Heaters Work?

If you have ever experienced a Lasko ceramic tower heater in action, you already know just how well they work – and how good they look – and there’s a good chance you have already decided to purchase one.

Lasko ceramic tower heaters are popular, compact and moderately priced. The three here share the same 1,500 watts, so the differences are size, controls and coverage; see our guide to how a tower fan works if you are weighing a fan.

What Makes a Lasko Ceramic Tower Heater So Good?

Some people would point to the ceramic element, which so brilliantly combines high effectiveness in heating with real energy efficiency and cost savings. Others would say the quality and reliability, the design, the ease of use, or many other factors. 

We think it is a combination of all these things, and have prepared a small list of the key features and benefits of any Lasko Ceramic Tower Heater:

• High-Efficiency Ceramic Heating Element
• Tower Design for Better Heat Distribution
• Very Quiet
• Easy to Use
• Easy to Move and Flexible in Placement – use them where you need them!
• Great Built-In Features
• Excellent Material and Build Quality
• 3-Year Limited Warranty
• Overheat Protection and Cool Touch Housing (check your model)

Whatever the reason – and for sure certain of the above features and benefits will be more or less important to certain people – it all comes down to how well a heater, well, heats… And the Lasko tower space heaters do this as well as, or better than, almost any heater on the market today. And for the money, they are maybe the best we know.

Is a Lasko Ceramic Tower Heater a Good Value for the Money?

This is one of the most amazing things about Lasko ceramic tower heaters. For all of their hi-tech design, their exceptionally high-quality ceramic heating elements, their overall high levels of material quality and workmanship, and just how well they perform, Lasko ceramic tower heaters are almost absurdly inexpensive!

At the same wattage, a more expensive heater does not put out more heat than a 1,500 watt Lasko; what a higher price buys is controls, build and extras.

But What Lasko Ceramic Tower Heater is Best for Me?

In this buyer’s guide – In-Depth Review: Lasko Ceramic Tower Heaters – we will consider 3 different Lasko Ceramic Tower Heaters. Our list will go from least to most expensive, but you will see that none of them is especially expensive, and for the money, they all offer great features and performance.

We will talk briefly about each of these three Lasko heaters, discussing the basic features and specifications, and by the end, you should have no difficulty deciding which is best for you.

While all of the Lasko ceramic tower heaters in our survey have the same power rating (a nice 1,500 watts), the height of the tower and the size of the ceramic heating element can make a big difference as to how large of a space they can heat, so check the Features and Specifications list to make sure that particular heater will be big enough.

After the individual reviews, we will offer some closing comments, including a little bit about Lasko as a company.

Lasko CT16450 16 Inch Ceramic Space Heater

Lasko’s 5307, which we reviewed here for years, has been discontinued. Its closest current equivalent is the CT16450: the same 16-inch ceramic format with simple manual controls on top and no remote, which many people prefer because there is nothing to lose and nothing to pair.

It has two heat settings and widespread oscillation, and Lasko lists it for small to medium rooms. Like the 5307 it suits a desk, a table or the floor beside a chair rather than a large open room.

It is ETL listed, with cool-touch housing and overheat protection, and the built-in handle makes it easy to carry between rooms.

Features & Specifications

• Electric Tower Heater
• Ceramic Heating Element
• Height: 16 Inches
• Heating Power: 1,500 Watts
• Effective Heating Area: about 150 Square Feet (~14 Square Meters)
• Two Heat Settings
• Widespread Oscillation
• Manual Controls
• ETL Listed, Overheat Protection, Cool-Touch Housing

Lasko 755320 23 Inch Ceramic Tower Space Heater With Remote Control

With the second item on this list, the Lasko 755320 Space Heater, we get a taller unit (almost 2 feet tall, or about 58 CM), which can warm a larger space. This taller tower also works a little better as a floor-stander, although it also is great on a desk or counter.

The full digital display and electronic control panel are really well designed, and allow you to control the oscillation, set exact temperature (which will be maintained by the built-in thermostat), select high or low heat or automatic mode and set the 8-hour timer.

A beautiful looking heater, which is quiet, effective and easy to use, the Lasko 755320 Ceramic Tower Space Heater is a great choice for an office, bedroom or other medium-small space – it takes up very little floor space or room on your table, and offers great features and great heating for the money – and, again, that famous Lasko quality.

Features & Specifications

• Electric Tower Heater
• Ceramic Heating Element
• Height: 23 Inches
• Heating Power: 1,500 Watts
• Effective Heating Area: 200 Square Feet (~18.5 Square Meters)
• Built-In Thermostat
• Three Modes: Low, High, and Programmable
• 8 Hour Timer
• Wide Area Oscillation
• Electronic Digital Control Panel
• Includes Remote Control
• Warranty: 3 Years Limited

Lasko 5586 29 Inch Ceramic Tower Space Heater

The tallest unit in our buyer’s guide and survey of Lasko ceramic tower heaters, the 5586 space heater is a full 29 inches tall, and will offer a little better heating and heat distribution in larger spaces than even the 23 inch 755320 above.

The Lasko 5586 also has one of the nicest remote controls we’ve ever used – not only is it easy to use, and lets you control all of the heater‘s functions, it also has a big, bright and helpful display. And the remote can be stored on the heater – easy to use, hard to lose!

But despite its size and substantial power, the 5586 ceramic space heater is easy to move around, with a built-in carrying handle, and easy to place pretty much anywhere thanks to its small footprint. This helps make the 5586, out of all the units on our 2023 buyer’s guide for Lasko Ceramic Tower Heaters,  not just the best for larger spaces, or if you want a little more heat, but also the best for cutting fuel costs. It fills spaces so effectively, just where you need it, that you may be surprised at how little you use your central heating system – and at how much money you will save.

Features & Specifications

• Electric Tower Heater
• Ceramic Heating Element
• Height: 29 Inches
• Heating Power: 1,500 Watts
• Effective Heating Area: 300+ Square Feet (>28 Square Meters)
• Built-In Thermostat
• Three Modes: Low, High, and Programmable
• 8 Hour Timer
• Wide Area Oscillation
• Electronic Digital Control Panel
• Includes Remote Control
• Warranty: 3 Years Limited

Final Thoughts: Is Lasko a Good Company?

After reading through our Lasko ceramic tower heater buyer’s guide, you’ve likely already found the answers to the most basic questions:

• Are Lasko Ceramic Tower Heaters Any Good? 
• Should I Buy a Lasko Ceramic Tower Heater?

But sometimes it is nice to know something about the company itself, and this knowledge can – especially in this case – make an already good decision even better, and make you feel even better about making it.

Lasko is an established fan and heater brand.

These things may or may not make Lasko Ceramic Tower Heaters better at heating your space, but they certainly add to the list of reasons why they are such a good choice.

If you know that they are exceptional heaters for the money, that they can be used in such a wide variety of spaces and easily moved around where you need them, that they offer the best quality and reliability, that they are easy to use and look beautiful, it is an easy decision.

But if you know that you are buying a product from an old, well-established, and fine company, that cares about their employees and the environment as much as they do about your comfort and satisfaction, it becomes a brilliant decision as well, and one you will always feel good about – on every level.