I bought mine about 5 years ago and it still works perfectly! I bought an adapter and hooked it up to a tank. I built a shelf attached to the deck, and it never flares up or quits working, including the auto start clicker. Sometimes I have to use the butane one, but mostly it works. The space on this small one is room enough to cook steaks for six people. I love it. Now I have a Natural Gas hookup, so am looking here to see if I need a new adapter, or can use the same one as for my propane tank.