I figured I'd try one of these instead of buying another crappy mushroom heater this year for my patio. This thing cranks out unbelievable heat! It is as powerful as probably 3 mushroom heaters, which is a good thing. I had to set it a little further back, even on low setting, but it covers a large area. You do not have to sit directly under it. It easily heated a picnic table with 8 of us sitting at it for a whole evening. I've had no trouble with rust, but I do cover it if I think it is going to rain. It's too nice!

Great heat output. This one really works. Heavy use of LP due to high BTU output.

Purchased for our covered patio in Colorado and I am very pleased with construction of the unit and how well it works. We have had mushroom heaters before and they are have very poor heat output and distributing compared to the Bromic design. The construction is very robust and I found the materials used to be quite nice and of high quality. As for other reviewer who commented on poorly tapped screw, I found them all to be perfect but will point out that the side panel screws are not tapped at all and use self tapping screws so you do need to be careful and apply plenty of pressure when installing the side panels. The only weakness I found in the design was that the strap to hold the tank in place is a bit week and does not work well but a simple bungee solves that problem.

Product assembled very easy and completed in less than an hour. Product looks great. Compared to other propane patio heaters it puts out a lot of heat. Unfortunately the heater is very tall and the head cannot be directed downward enough to warm the backs of people sitting under the unit. The design result is that the heat is spread over a large area but the heat gain is pretty limited for everyone. I have a celling mount 6000 watt Bromic that provides a more focused, but much warmer sitting area.

Although it's over $500 and less powerful than most freestanding propane patio heaters, it's stylish, well engineered, efficient and eco friendly, and gives you precise control.