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I purchased this item on Amazon about a year ago, and it has been awesome. The amount of heat given off by this is pretty amazing. We can now use our deck in the spring and fall! Easy to mount and so far has been trouble free.
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I thought this was going to work for the area directly above out hot tub, boy was I wrong. I mounted this 8 foot above the front side of the hot tub and angled it so it would heat the area above everyone's head. While mounting it I was extremely happy from looking at the construction, solid metal, great mounting brackets, along with a long cord.
First off from reading other reviews I kept reading 10 x 10 area, in my test we were hoping for 9 x 7 foot section. I was hoping this would take the edge off from the winds that blow thru in the winter months. The plus would be to provide us with a area directly under the heat light to dry off in the warmth.
That night the temperature dropped to 55 degrees and very little wind. So we were ready to try it out. And i felt this would be a EASY test for this to pass.
Outdoor test minimal wind, covered deck.
After plugging the unit in, I wondered around the hot tub to feel the heat, it was almost nothing more then 6 foot directly in-front of the light. I didn't let that ruin the night so we got in the hot tub, I also started realizing my private area in my own back yard was really under the spot light now. This 1500 watt light produces a lot of visible light.
In comparison, I grabbed a yellow bug light and put it in a shop light. The 100 watt bug light was less to at the most about the same brightness of this heat light. The heat produced was good enough to heat the first 3 feet as if I was a hamburger at a fast food restaurant and nearly non existent 6 foot out. But in comparison, you would be better off buying two satco s4998 heat lights that produce about the same heat and far less visible light for over a $250 savings. Along with saving 1000 watts of electricity.
Garage shop area test.
Final test was to try this out in my garage I mounted this on the ceiling about 9 foot above my shop area, I left this on for 10 mins and came back to find it did an fair-OK job warming a closed area, insulated area. After the 10 min test I was satisfied to say this unit works ok indoors, but is far from the manufactures statements comparing this is a outdoor commercial unit.
In conclusion this unit could work if your goal is to heat and light a small enclosed area. If your goal is to heat the outdoors this is not for you unless you are only looking for a small area outside so one person can smoke in the dead of winter without freezing to death
Recommended product instead, each light can easly take the chill off a 4x4 area, or inside 8x12 x 2 lights
http://www.amazon.com/Satco-Products-S4998-250BR40-Medium/dp/B0037060ZY/ref=pd_cp_hi_1
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Under my gazebo I attached this heater over my patio furniture set Ibis 8 Piece Modern Wicker Outdoor Sectional Furniture Set with Sunbrella Heather Beige (5476-0000) Cushions and it worked out perfect on cold nights.
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I built an outdoor Pergola that is approx. 12 x 18'. I thought that by purchasing two of these space heaters and mounting them across from on another under the Pergola, they would provide sufficient heating for the space. Upon arrival, I decided to mount just one of the Solaira Outdoor Heaters to test the output of the heat. Unfortunately, the heater seemed to barely work at all? In order to feel the heat, you had to be standing up almost directly under the heater to feel anything at all. I of course, decided not to mount the second one and have returned the unused Solaira Cosy Outdoor Commercial/ Residential Heater. I would suggest that you need a unit(s) to provide ample heating in a relative space such as the Pergola I built, then I would go with one of the larger sized units that are available.
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Bought two, one began to smell like something burning, overloaded circuit, fire hazard. My husband and I decided not to use product because we were afraid we'd burn our house down so now we have two of these and the seller will not allow us to return them. Seller is blaming manufacturer. These are expensive to just be sitting in their box, not worth taking a chance our house will catch fire. Very disappointed with the item even more disappointed with the seller.
