Briza Infrared Electric Patio Heater – 1500W

I ended up putting a shed roof over my patio. The ceiling height is about 9ft on one side and 11ft on the other (roof slants from top of house towards the back yard). I mounted them on each side of the ceiling. These heaters act like the sun… if you are sitting still anywhere in front of the heat lamp you will feel it. Obviously the closer to it the warmer you are. I’d say it’s good for about a 10ft distance on high power.

One issue: on one lamp the fly nuts did not work properly when hanging. Did not tighten well… they came loose. Had to go to Home Depot to replace the two fly nuts.

I received mine yesterday only two days after ordering it. Assembling it on the tripod ( I didn’t wall mount it) was very quick and easy and it worked perfectly on my first try, quickly generating a generous amount of heat and quickly cooling down when I turned it off. I’m looking forward to enjoying my outdoor terrace this winter, which I haven’t been able to do previously.

I bought this heater for my wife who likes to sit in our screened in enclosed sunroom even when the weather drops. We’re located in Central Jersey. So far it’s been keeping her warm. She’s been using it in the 35+ degree temperature on level 2. She hasn’t used it on level 3 yet.

Three settings of heat and they all work. Fortunately we didn’t get an early summer so it was possible to use the heater for some late night outdoor projection movie times. It doesn’t heat a space as such but it heats your body when in range. Decent spread of heat that was felt by three people sitting in different positions from each other (not huddled together). Not much else to say – good warmth, quite easy to setup. Tripod allows various heights to experiment how the heat will impact each person. Nice touch by the manufacturer would have been supplying a cloth wrap to slip the heater in when storing to keep from getting scratched. Certainly not a deal breaker, just a convenience. Remote control worked as expected. So far, a good purchase for my requirements.

I had great expectations for this style heater. I have a small unheated garage and three seasons of the year I am able to use it as a makeshift exercise room. Winters are tough, though. I live in Southern New England so from December to around the beginning of April the garage can be so cold it makes it uncomfortable to use for an hour-long exercise session. I was hoping this heater would remedy that by heating the garage to at least 55-60F, a temperature that is comfortable when the body is moving and circulation enhanced.

I’ve used it on cold days six times trying to problem-solve a solution that would help raise the ambient temperature. The best I can get is five degrees more, something that is unacceptable when the temperature in the garage starts at 40F. First I tried the highest setting, L3 for two hours. The thermometer hardly budged more than 2 degrees. Next, I raised the tripod setting to its highest and pointed the face of the heater down. Same result. Then I decided to preheat the garage for two hours before using it. Same result. I went back and re-read the instructions thinking I might be missing something and also checked a few YouTube to see if they provided any insight. The only thing I could find different was understanding that the radiant heat has to heat objects in a room and those objects, in turn, heat the air. So I lowered the tripod settings as far down as it would go and pointed the heater at the cement floor hoping it would absorb heat and then that would rise inside the garage. I turned it on and left it for 4 hours. When I came back the heat had risen only 5 degrees, still inadequate to heat the garage to a comfortable 55-60F.

The best I can determine is this heater works only in very small enclosed spaces and when pointed at the user, warms him/her with radiant heat, but if they move from a direct line of sight it suddenly goes cold. So if you are reading a book or tying flies at a bench, this would be great, but then why would I do those things in an unheated garage [rhetorical, the answer is self-evident]. Frankly, I am greatly disappointed.

Maybe good quality but I will never know ..