The 1 thing I'll start with is, make sure you use a heavy grade extension cord!!! For whatever reason, the outdoor cord I used got hot & melted the plug. I had used the same cord for a radiant heater I replaced for this one. This one gets hotter quicker & blows air further. We use it for our outdoor porch that's enclosed with a custom vinyl/canvas tent surround. At cold temps, 30*, the temp. reached 52*. If heats the 4x12 area pretty quickly. At frigid temps, 0* & below, it takes at least 15 min's. Very happy w/it!! The size is small, and very compact, so it takes up very little space. I considered a propane heater, however weighing out the cost of propane vs. electricity, as well as the inconvenience, this made more sense. Read more
ADDENDUM, Nov. 2024: Admittedly, I did not take care of this little heater. I left it out on the porch all through summer and it collected a fair amount of grime. It appears I have to buy a new one to get through another winter -- it is not putting out even half of the heat & fan power as last year. Is it my fault or just the life of the heater? I don't know. But at Black Friday prices, if I have to buy a new one every year, that's not so bad. I will take better care of the new one and let you know! ORIGINAL REVIEW: I couldn't afford much, but needed to find a space heater for my front porch for 3 feral cats I care for. The front porch is mostly enclosed, but not insulated and I have to keep the door open enough to let the cats in and out. I live in Colorado, so it's FREEZING in winter! I was worry so much about them. I searched Amazon for an OUTDOOR space heater, small (and affordable). Finally found this one! It had some decent reviews, and it was for OUTDOORS! Yay. Well, tell you what... this little heater has been FANTASTIC! It has worked like a champ all winter long, no matter how cold it got outside, this heater stayed on! It kept the porch nice enough that the cats loved it and stayed on the porch instead of disappearing to who knows where. And it never overheated or turned itself off! It worked fabulously. Details that might help someone: my porch is 6x13 ft. not insulated at all. We're talking about windows that leak, cracks around the doorframe. AND I have to leave the door open enough for cats to get in and out, but to help hold heat in, I used my staple-gun and tacked a shower curtain over the top of the door to hold in heat, and packing tape on the sides to hold the edges down. This heater worked great all winter!! Every day or two I have to wipe cat hair off the back where air gets sucked through. Never overheated--never turned itself off! I'll let you know if it lasts through next winter too! I highly recommend this little heater. Read more
Small but very efficient because it has a fan,majority of 1500watt heaters have no fan.Only reason I gave it only 4 stars is that I have a similar one that I got a year ago and was hoping it would be even stronger,It was not Read more
Heats up a room. Works great Read more
I bought this for my outdoor patio to warm our feet. It does a great job of that. I have it sitting on the floor alongside the table. If you need localized heat in a small area, say a12'x12' room maximum, this will heat it very nicely. Pros: The fan-forced air is hot on high! The housing is sturdy, mostly metal. The cord is long enough for most situations. It's a good, small area heater. Best used under a workbench, on a table top, in a small storage room, in the bathroom, small plant room or greenhouse, blowing toward your favorite chair to take the chill out of the immediate environs, etc. It throws out mucho heat for that kind of use Cons: There is no tilt capability. The finger bolts only attach it to the frame. The heater is very small, about 6" in the housing. The ceramic element is only a 3"×3" square. This is not a good choice for a large room especially with a high ceiling a garage. It's simply too small. Read more
This turned out to be just perfect in what I needed at my workplace. I check in cars at a valet garage and I sit out in the open air garage and it gets quite cold in the winter time. We've had some pretty cool days so far and I tested it out and it fits just perfect on my little shelf and the heat is great and it makes it much more bearable to be out there sitting and waiting for the next car to come in. Everyone's taking advantage of putting their hands in front of it and warming up their fingers. So I have no complaints at all. It has a fan or a low heat or a higher Heat and a dial range to adjust those. It does not have much of a tilt to it to go forward down lower or to tilt it upward a little bit more so if I want to change it to not be hitting me in the face as much, I do have to add just a little bit of something underneath the back leg so It'll point down right off my face then. But that's easy to do. I have no complaints really about it. It was worth the money. Read more
This thing is actually 6 inches tall. It will heat up a doll house. I thought this was an industrial heater, I was mistaken. It may heat up a small room. I purchased for my basement and it gets so hot that I am afraid to leave it on for more than 20 minutes. Read more
It is a nice little heater, small bedroom or area, however it will not heat a garage or basement. It says 1500 watts. I don't believe it. I have a few space heaters that are actually 1500 watts and they really heat up an area. It's built solid, but definitely not for 250 square feet as stated. Read more
