Hiland Portable Table Top Patio Heater HLDS032-B

We love the heaters so fat have not used them yet but cant wait

Facile à monter,livraison rapide,facile à transporter,fonctionne bien .Par contre, il est vrai qu’il faille prévoir une petite bonbonne de propane pour environ 3 heures d’utilisation.

Unit performed correctly for three evenings.
On day 4 the pilot would light, main burner would light then the unit would shutdown after 3 to 4 minutes of run time.
Contacted the US distributor about a warranty claim, distributor took 7 days to respond.
The distributor suggested tightening the thermocouple “B” nut on the back side of main control valve.
The nut was tight, I loosened and retighten nut, unit still shuts down after 3 to 4 minutes.
Sent another e-mail to the distributor two weeks ago, so far, not response.

I Do Not Recommend this product !!

After 1 year of usage, it stop functioning. I had several similar heathers to this one that also died after 1-2 year of use. i purchased a filter since they suggested it might help to avoid cluthing the system ( not sur hoe to say this in English). I can light the lighter but when I turn the boton to light the heater, it shuts down. Overall, was very good while functioning but unfortunately these heaters never last. If you are lucky 1- 3 years. This one came short. I like these heaters but do not expect them to last….event with a filter. I will probably purchase another one (my forth). In Quebec we hare a provincial warranty and I will probably take legal action agains them.
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A real reviewer

When I was considering buying this heater I noticed the reviews largely fell into very good or very bad. The very bd ones were mostly people who couldn’t get it to work and this is because it IS tricky to get it to work if, as I was, you are not experienced at working with devices powered by propane cannisters. However, once you get the hang of it, it works very well. I gave it fewer stars on “easy to assemble” because that was the closest summary statistic for ease of getting it to work. Assembly of the heater itself is trivial. To get it to work, you need to connect a 1lb propane cannister. First, for complete newbies, the cannisters ship with a black screwed on cap. Take that off and take off the small black cover on the tip of the heater’s connector and you will see that the cannister easily screws onto the connector. Second, perhaps the best advice of all the reviews I read said to light it for the first time IN THE DARK. In daylight it is hard to tell whether the pilot light is lit, making for a very frustrating experience. So wait until dusk to try it. Then, watch the manufacturer’s video here on the amazon page and do Exactly what they say. In particular, hold the knob in and 90 degrees to the left for a FULL MINUTE before pushing the starter button and keep it there while pushing the starter button and then for about 15-20 seconds AFTER the pilot lights. Especially the first time, you may need to push the button 15 times before the pilot lights. Make sure you push the button (each time) to the point where it clicks – you have to push it fairly hard. Resist the temptation to let go of the knob when you see the pilot flame. Hold it for another 15-20 seconds to let things heat up. Then release the knob, push in again and turn to catch the whole circle and adjust the level of heat. Once you have done this a few times, you get the hang of it and the pilot often ignites on a couple of pushes of the red button. It is nice and stable with a heavy bottom and puts out a good amount of heat. The one lb cannisters last about two hours. You can use a hose attachment to a 20 lb of propane tank, but I have not done that yet. Enjoy!

Works great. This table top patio heater was easy to put together and the pilot light ignites on the first or second click of the igniter every time.
Most reviewers that have given this heater low grades is because it does not put out enough heat. A person has to understand that this heater is only 11,000 BTUs, so you must be fairly close to it to stay warm. I for one, placed it on a small table between two patio chairs about 24″ from each chair. It keeps us warm at outside temps down to the low 50’s when there is no wind. Any colder than that, or if it’s windy, I have no desire to sit outside anyway.

I also run the heater off a 20 lb tank and a adapter hose. The 1 lb bottles would last less than 2 hours on high. The only complaint I have is that there is no cutout in the base for the adapter hose as the pictures show. But it looks great and performs well.