Dr Infrared Heater DR-238 Carbon Infrared Outdoor Heater for Restaurant, Patio, Backyard, Garage, and Decks, Standard, Black

Most people will want to buy this to heat their patio or deck. It mounts to the wall but also could be used on a stand if desired. To be clear, I did not buy 2 of these to heat a patio or deck but to heat 2 outdoor kennels for my German Shepherd Dogs, which I keep outside until it is time for bed when I bring them in the house.Regardless of the brand, no heater of this type is going to work that well whether mounted on a wall or self standing in an open area if it is windy. That is just the way it is. If you have a partially enclosed space which blocks the wind, you will do just fine.Now, the 2 kennels I have are open on all four sides but I have from fall to spring installed wind screens around all four sides of the kennels which are 10 ft x 10ft rectangles and 8 ft high. I have hung the heaters from the ceiling posts of the kennels and they work really well. Very easy to assemble. I have wall mounted heaters (different brand) on my deck and I can tell you that these would mount much easier than the ones I put on my deck. Piece of cake really. The package includes all of the hardware you need. I could mount these on a wall in less than 5 minutes. It took me less than that to hang them from the ceiling of the kennels.What about the remote? It works flawlessly and for my money it is essential, not just a convenience. I do not want to walk up to the heater and to turn it on or off if I do not have to. You can do it of course, but hitting the remote is far more convenient. It is easy to operate, self intuitive. You do not need instructions to operate it.As for heat, it has three levels. Level 1 is 900 watts, level 2 is 1200 watts and leverl 3 is 1500 watts. I find level 1 more than sufficient for temps in the 40s. I do not use it if 50 or above. (these are German Shepherd Dogs not people) That said, I am sure level one would be fine for the 50s for people. Level 2 I use for temps int he 30s. And Level 3 for the 20s and below. I have had the dogs out when the temperature was 5 degrees F and they did fine. Remember, these are infrared heaters, they heat objects not the air. So when the dogs stood or slept under the heaters, they were warm, despite the fact that air was quite cold.I warmly, no pun intended, recommend this product. It is first class in every respect.

The media could not be loaded. We live in the PNW, the winds up here and the rain makes it cold. We have 2 of these on our deck. We love coming outside and having dinner in the winter on the deck, these 2 make it easy to sit outside and enjoy it more. Am from California, I do not like the cold. The pros, easy to install, works well. The con is the don't really blow heat around like I hoped it would. Still great buy for the price.

Just installed this on my outdoor patio. Seems good for the price, but a couple things to note: (1) the power cord is not long at all - so you either need to have a power outlet fairly close or use an outdoor extension cord and make sure the connection is safe / weatherproof, (2) the brackets are solidly installed to the house; but the connection to the heater itself could be more sturdy. Manufacturer should consider using a higher quality bracket to ensure stability of the entire bracket (which is two pieces connected by a nut and bolt. All that said, it was not very expensive and takes the edge off colder nights. Hoping it lasts a long time.

I bought this for my son in laws Christmas present. He put it and the others on his back patio and they work great. They are built very well. They put out a lot of heat.

Good heater for the patio. I installed this at my outdoor bar. I sit approximately 5-6' from the heater and it puts out plenty of heat. Good heater and a good price.

I had the best of intentions when purchasing this heater. My thought was that a single or double overhead mounted heaters could warm my 12x16 outdoor gazebo. So, I purchased two of these heaters, and decided to test them out prior to installation.I turned on both heaters to the L1 setting and could feel the radiant heat as long as I was within 5 feet of the unit. So, I bumped up the heat setting to L2, to increase the radiant heat. All worked well for a few minutes. I moved the heaters up to the L3 setting and all electric on the circuit immediately shut off. Well, I found out that my 15 volt 1725 watt circuit could realiably handle both heaters only on the L1 setting. The issue with that is the distance from the heater can only be about 5 feet away. The ceiling of the gazebo where the heaters were mounted is about 8 feet away from the closest seating area. With that realization, I mounted one heater directly above my seat around our fire pit. So, the heater became my personal heater as others seated in the same vicinity cannot feel the radiant heat.I packed up my 2nd heater and sent it back to Amazon. After all of the testing and installation of these electric heaters, I found that there is no substitute for a good propane heater. So, I will continue to use my new personal heater while purchasing another larger and more powerful (30k BTU) heater to warm the whole gazebo area.The alternative is to call in an electrician and swap out the 15 amp circuit up to a 30 amp circuit capable of handling 220 volts to ensure that our circuit will not trip. The cost for the electrician and the labor is approximately $1k in the S.F. Bay Area.I just purchased 2 of the 15k BTU propane tank top heaters. My plan is to add an 8 foot hose onto the tank and mount the burner up above our seating area at the 8 foot level. That should keep others warm under the gazebo during our Nor Cal winter.

Works great