I used this heater for awhile and  found it  puts off a good amount of heat  fairly fast. It didn't take to long  for it to take the chill out of my smaller room in the house. I didn't like  that  the floor was a little warmer where it was sitting though.  The heater is very well made and very pretty. It can be left out in the open all year and still look very nice. Works great, looks great, simple to use.  I very highly recommend it.