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Question: Can I use this outside on a covered porch?
Document: Works well but...can't use without flame feature so always using electric. Bought for a porch and it does well keeping warm but wish I could just heat during the day. I don't always need flame so its just wasting electric
I bought this fireplace for my mom for Christmas. It is a perfect size in their 2-bedroom apartment. It seems, though, that her Chihuahuas are getting more use out of it than she is. LOL. They BEG for her to turn on the heat! They lie on a pillow next to the fireplace until they are thoroughly roasted and near comatose! Mom loves it too, when it's cold outside. It keeps the main living area very warm.
I have a man cave garage that is well insulated measuring 14'x24' with a 10' ceiling. It keeps the room about 50 degrees above the outside temperature. I wish it had a thermostat to automatically turn the heat on and off.
We purchased this for our screened in porch and LOVE it. On cool mornings it really takes the edge off. We installed blinds around the porch and just closing those and turning on the &#34;fireplace&#34; makes our outdoor retreat very comfortable.
Problems all around. You won't send to Hawaii, so I had it shipped to my daughter in CA, who took it to post office, shipped and insured it. It arrived broken, but not where you could see. Perfect on the outside, but when you moved it, you could hear the tinkle of material in the bottom and no flames. Post office said it's not their fault and probably would not honor insurance. So I was screwed all around.
I picked up two of these last winter for my kids rooms. We live in very northern Minnesota, where sub-zero winter temperatures are very common. When it gets that cold outside, keeping rooms in the house that are on the outer edges warm can be tricky, without overheating the center of the house. So for years we've used oil heaters, which require little to no babysitting.
This stove meets all my expectations. It heats the entire RV and looks great! The heater is very safe to use and I would recommend this to anyone.
The end result will be we will buy the bulb from the local box store and use the heater which really does warm a 20x20 room but I will not buy another product from this company.
The stove heats my whole 12 by 16 sunroom so that I can use it year round now. It is quiet, and does not interfere with reading or listening to music. I would recommend it to others.
I understand why this is a top-selling product. It adds great ambience, puts out a lot of heat, and yet I don't have to use that feature very often. Still it is nice to have the choice.
Answer: Yes, I think it would be OK provided you protect it from Rain/Snow.