Customer Reviews for Fire Sense - Portable Patio Heater Outdoor Tabletop Lightweight Propane 10,000 BTU Auto-Shutoff Valve CSA Approved - Stainless Steel
Customer Rating
5
Love it!
on January 20, 2021
Posted by: Migot
from SoCal
Gender:Female
Wanted this for a couple of months but out of stock due to demand. Got it yesterday - assembled it myself (78 yrs. old, but handy) - great instructions. Thoroughly enjoying it on my small covered patio (also have firepit and fire table in extended yard area). Am actually thinking of getting a 2nd Fire Sense Table Top Heater.
Got this as a gift oh what a great surprise so we’ll made and just the perfect size for heating outdoors what a plus for guests during this pandemic people can stay a little longer cause they are feeling the heat in these chilly months
This tabletop patio heater definitely takes the chill off our Northern California winter as we sit around our table. It's not as powerful as a full-size heater (which we knew when we purchased it), but we didn't have room for anything bigger, and this indeed does the job. As expected, it heats mainly our faces and arms, but that is enough to make sitting outside more comfortable. The heater lights easily and seems sturdy and well made.
A 1-pound propane canister lasts about 3 hours at the hottest setting -- maybe even a bit longer. The heater stays lighted until the canister is essentially empty. We then puncture the canister with a nail (a tiny bit of gas comes out) and put it in our recycling bin.
The assembly process could have been a bit easier. For instance, the box contained 2 sets of 4 screws that were almost identical, except that one set was shinier and a slightly different size than the other. These could have been packaged into separate plastic bags and labeled. Also, the process for testing the connections on the finished lamp was confusing because the instructions told how to perform the test for a large fuel tank with a hose, not for our model, which has just a small canister (though a large tank could be attached, using an adapter, apparently). Once we figured these things out, though, all went well.
We purchased this heater approximately two months ago. We have been able to enjoy our patio area on those chilly nights, and we will be able to extend our patio season into late fall.
While it's 90 degrees out right now buying a patio heater may not make sense. But with the pandemic, we figured we'd still be distancing by the holidays. Bought this unit for the outdoor Thanksgiving dinner we're expecting to host. Assembly was easy and straight forward. Step by step instructions were good and it fired right up. In the coming weeks I'm sure we'll get very cool evening and will test to see if it provides the warmth we're looking for.