Customer Reviews for Sunnydaze - 58" Oxidized Steel Wood-Burning Chiminea Fire Pit with Grill - Rust
Customer Rating
1
Bad product
on November 18, 2022
Posted by: Jim
After one year and less than a dozen uses the whole back of this thing rotted out, at cost of over 400 this is the biggest rip off I have ever experienced, really wish I could attach a pic, I feel totally taken advantage of, yes it looks good but don’t don’t do it total rip off.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Beautiful chiminea! What I was looking for aesthetically. In terms of function and quality, I am not yet certain. The fire started up great. I thought there would be a little better smoke control with the chiminea vent stack, but it still has quit a bit of smoke consume the area around us when we had the fire starting and fully going. For the price I expected a little bit more quality. The piece came with two fairly sizable dents - but going to consider them character flaws. One of the welded bolts for the foot connection started to bust when I screwed in the foot to the base. I’ll be curious how the screwed connections stand up over time.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Sprayed with two cans of clear satin flame proof header costing available from any auto parts store. Prefer the brown rusty look over the bright orange and I’m protecting it from rusting beyond the desired look. Should last a long, long, time. Great addition to the yard. Thank you!
I just love it ! Arrived well packed in perfect shape. As others have said, we drilled a hole in the bottom for rain water to drain out. We also sprayed the whole thing with clear heat resistant paint to keep it from rusting out. (You find it at auto parts shops.). My only negative is that it is really expensive, but so unique that you won't find any fire pit like it, so I'm glad I bought it.
The quality is not good. It’s thinner than 3mm in most places and the patina is rapidly being replaced with real rust which is staining our patio.
The very large opening (which obviously saves steel and therefore money) has two negative consequences. First it allows a huge amount of rain in, and there’s nowhere for it to go. Second, it doesn’t draw well. The smoke would much rather billow out of the opening than go up the too narrow chimney.
This product should be discontinued. The performance and quality is less than a 1. This is not how a chiminea works. Smoke billowing outside of opening and very cheap steel quality. Discontinue this product