Fire Sense 60262 Portable Patio Heater Outdoor Tabletop Lightweight Propane 10,000 BTU Auto-Shutoff Valve CSA Approved - Stainless Steel

This is as described --- a small patio heater - but that means for a small area -- not that it is small. It's short. Works great on my small patio. I live in the Phoenix area where it gerts nippy in the evenings and mornings and this makes it comfortable to sit outside. But if someone has a larger area, they should buy the big one. Not sure why this is called a "table top" because I would never put it on a table. It's bulky and has that large top. But it's light enough to move around. so when I'm through outside, I just move it to the corner out-of-sight. There was a little issue with how to start it because the instructions that came with it were confusing and left out a step. But common-sense on my part prevailed and I got it going. It uses the little propane tanks that you can buy anywhere - usually come in sets of two. It definitely meets my needs.

This is a nice little heater. I live in So Cal, and it never really gets too cold here. I got it for my patio, to put on a table for outdoor events. It was easy to set up, even I could do it. The package arrived un-mangled, and all parts were present. Ii read the directions, and though they were a little confusing because the pics were black and white, i figured it out in about 30 min total time from opening the box to starting the heater. I did have a little trouble starting the heater. When starting the heater, the knob is supposed to be turned to the pilot option, AND pushed in while the ignition button starts the fire. This gave me about 10 min of trouble as I've never turned one of these things on before. Now I am a pro and will be using this heater during the holidays. It does not take up too much space, and can be in the middle of a conversation without disrupting the conversation.

I had to order this item twice; the first one was 'undeliverable', for some reason, then cancelled by the shipper and a refund was issued a few days later. I re-ordered and a second one was delivered in about 4 days, but there was a pie-plate sized hole in the box. Amazon delivery agent wouldn't even make a note of it, and told me I could return it. Once I opened it, there was no damage and I assembled it easily and quickly. No parts missing and everything fit well. It ignited without a problem, BUT it only works on Low setting. I see no noticeable increase in the flame when I open the valve to Hi from Low. That said, it burns evenly and cleanly; my CO detector didn't register any ppm after burning for 4 hours, and it was close to the heater. My garage rose to 65 degrees from 50 in about 2 hours. Not happy with the valve issue, but I'm burning less gas using Low. Customer Service is open M-F, 9-6 pm EST, so I'll be contacting them later. Feb 2 update: Customer service is responding by e/m and we're discussing a resolution. More valve/regulator issues, though; the flame went out and the propane kept flowing until I closed the tank valve. Thermo-coupler shouldn't allow that.

The packaging was acceptable as were the quality of the parts. Took about a half hour to carefully put it together. I like the look of it and it seems to fit our needs for our small 6x10 upper level of the deck, I set it on a small metal outdoor table (like a night stand in wrought iron), as it seemed to dominate our 3X5 foot table.....but I also got one with no gas flowing through the regulator. I contacted the manufacturer and they got back to me promptly and reminded me to hold down the pilot knob longer than is explained in the manual and this did help purge air out of the system and get the pilot light to come one. Unfortunately it did not start up the burner. When I recontacted them, they were again prompt and offered to send me a new one. I will see how it goes, but I upgraded my rating from one to three stars for standing behind their product. I will keep updating as I try to get a working one. UPDATE: The new one arrived and this one works well. As I assembled it I was more impressed than I remembered with the quality of the stainless steel and its weight. It heats a small six foot circle area nicely and, more importantly doesn't take over our deck or pose the fire hazard that a larger one would. So I give them a full five stars now. I added a Mr. Heater 75,000 BTU 12-Foot Propane Hose Assembly #F273702 which connects easily to this unit and allows it to run off the usual large propane tank that I use for my gas grill (and that larger deck heater use) instead of using those small camping propane tanks. The other benefits are that I can then keep the large tank under the deck and out of sight, save money on propane, and not worry about changing the tank very often. The base of the unit has a notch that allows for the line. I ended up using a short table next to my chair about two feet high as it sets the heater right at my head height when sitting, but with the extra propane hose length I can also pull it up onto our dining table for more people.

Worked OK for a while but very difficult to light even with the suggested on/off procedure. Got a pilot light but you might sit for 5 or more minutes to get it to light. Never knew when it was going to work or not. Never did work when connected to 5 lb tank. Latest incident recently where it finally lit but the flame was low and I thought the fuel was running low. Not quite. After a few minutes the thing erupted in a ball of flame until I finally could turn off the fuel supply. This thing is great if you want to remove unwanted facial hair. Will be off to the dump later today.

Bought this for our porch. It's taller than expected but worked well. We put it on a small side table on the low setting and it kept 4 of us in light jackets, warm on a 45F evening. We sat around a table so we were maybe 3-4 ft from it. You won't be sitting next to it in shorts and sandals. If you have a lot of wind, it's probably not going to work well. Decent (not great) built quality. It seems the proper option for a patio like ours is the IR tube heaters wall mounted. They are prohibitively expensive for ones that don't fail constantly. This was a great alternative.

Just got it seems to work fine so far

Hola buenas noches! El calentador que compré con ustedes no contiene en el instructivo qué tipo de tanque de gas lleva no como se conecta en su caso. Agradeceré su amable orientación. Atte, Rodolfo

Worked twice, then after that failed to work again. Bought new cylinders just in case,. Propane not getting through so unable to light.....obviously.. Disappointed to say the least.