This is our second patio heater - we had the former one for many years and loved having it.The lamp burned out after some years so we replaced it and got several more years use out of it. The lamp burned out again; we donated that heater to our local recycling center to use in their unheated office as they were interested in replacing the lamp rather than recycling the heater. We just received our new one. We put it together this past weekend and we are glad to have our sunroom warm again!