There were a few cool nights and everyone was coming to our house for Christmas Eve. Two days ahead, while shopping at Sam’s I decided to purchase one of these. The fact that there was a $20 discount made the purchase even easier. I bought two propane tanks and rushed home to set it under before the night set in. The assembly was straightforward and the instructions were spot on. They call the finish bronze but it is a powder coated finish in brown. Very nice looking instead of being just a stainless finish. The circular illuminated drink table glows nicely when switched on. He’s output is fantastic! After being turned on I had to lower the temperature to a minimum setting. Very comfortable sitting 8’ away from the unit. I suppose where you may set this up will have an effect on your comfort level. Our location is somewhat protected from wind. Our porch where we have using this is outside the house where two sides of the room are open to the elements.

We spend a lot of time out on our porch and sometimes we go out in quick, short, sprints. So we don't leave the heat lamp on really long but it still does the job. Great immediate heat coverage. Our dogs even give this product the paws up!

The warmth that radiants from this heater is amazing. We love to entertain and somehow even in 40 degree weather our guest find their way outside. This heater makes them warm and comfy. The lit table top is like a cherry on top!

Very chilly winter in Florida this year, have used it quite a few times already. It warms up my lanai, I love the lighted table. Got it on sale, good bang for the buck, highly recommend.

Great item. Easy to assemble. Puts off just enough heat in our covered deck without causing damage concern.

This is a nice-looking heater which took approximately one hour to assemble. It gives off a lot of heat and is easily moved from place to place. The cover included is of no use as it does not fit the heater at all, thus the 4-star rating instead of 5.

I was very happy with the way it looked in my patio, the lighted table gives it a modern touch, and it does work very well…. However, two days after we put it together we had a little wind, nothing serious and it fell to the ground even with the tank in place. The upper part where the burner is located got dislodged. I was able to fix it, but the aluminum lid got destroyed. We tried to straighten it up, but now it looks all crooked. Haven't used it after it fell because the weather got warmer, but I hope it still working.I had to secure it with a wire to one of the posts of my gazebo at the upper portion to prevent this to happen again. I wish it was more stable.

I ordered 2. Both boxed looked fine on delivery, but the bases of both heaters had some scratches out of the box, and one of the poles that connects the base to the burner was bent out of round so that the table wouldn't fit over it and it wouldn't attach to the burner. I've tried calling the support number in the manual several times, but either get put on permahold, or sign up for a call-back that never comes. That said, the one I was able to assemble works well. Would change to 4-5 star review if I could get a part to make the other one work.

Sadly, I am returning this item. It works well (when it works). The ignite switch rarely worked. Very frustrating when it's cold outside and you keep clicking the "ignite" button and nothing happens.

came damaged and have not received an exchange; after contacting sam's twice and waiting 2-4 business days like they said, they still have not sent an email or called to help in the return and/or exchange