Pros: The heater has 2 setting with and without the halogen light. It was easy to install since the bracket was separate from the heater.

Cons: The power cord is too short. If the outlet is not close, you will need a heavy duty 14 ga. appliance cord to reach further. The pull string feels like it could break easily. The bracket is very flimsy and the screw holes are in odd locations that are not even 16" on center as the majority of houses are built with studs 16" on center. Had to drill mounting holes in order to mount the bracket. Poor quality construction.

Other Thoughts: I used the heater for about a week and a half when the heater started to make a snapping sound. Then, the tube shattered broken glass along with a loud cracking sound. The heating element inside the tube was exposed with the coiled wire hanging out. It also gets hot above the mounting location, so it is not safe to leave it on for an extended period of time. I purchased this heater to replace an existing infrared heater that has been working for years and still is. This heater did not even make it through the month without breaking and shattering glass everywhere. Had to return for a refund.

Pros: THROWS VERY NICE HEAT !!!
FAST TO HEAT-UP !!!
EASY INSTALL !!!
GOOD PRICE ON SALE !!!
NICE PULL SWITCH !!!

Cons: HANGING BRACKET IS A LITTLE WEAK !!!
PULL SWITCH, NICE IF IT WAS A CHAIN & NOT A STRING !!!

Other Thoughts: VERY NICE OVERALL CLOSE TO 5 STARS !!!
COLD OUT OF THE SHOWER - I STAND RIGHT UNDER & LIKE VERY MUCH !!!

Pros: Comes down as fast as it went up.

Cons: After using these heaters another time, I have determined that they are completely useless for my situation, and have initiated an RMA.

While reading the manual, looking for anything to explain the poor performance, I found "Do not use outside" in the list of warnings. So, what is normally referred to as a "patio heater" can't be used outside. OK, maybe that is the problem. So I took them down, and tested one of them on the floor of my garage, angled up at 45 degrees. I then measured the temperature delta of the front side of a thin piece of brown cardboard placed directly in line with the heater at various distances. Here are the results:

(all temperatures in Fahrenheit)
3 feet: 74 -> 95 ( delta: 21 )
4 feet: 74 -> 85 ( delta: 11 )
5 feet: 74 -> 81 ( delta: 7 )
6 feet: 74 -> 78 ( delta: 4 )
7 feet: 74 -> 77 ( delta: 3 )
8 feet: 74 -> 76 ( delta: 2 )
>8 feet: no different measured

Remember that the manual warns you that all items must be at least 3 feet away from the front, back, and sides of the unit.

Given my mounting height of 8 feet, my seating height of about 3 feet, and a mounting angle of about 45 degrees, I am about 7 feet from the heater. This equates to a temperature increase of 3 degrees. And this only applies to the 1 person directly in the path, not even the person sitting next to them. This is certainly not worth the cost of the heater, plus $0.20 per hour to operate it, in my opinion.

Also of note is that the description for this heater on another popular online web site states that this can be wall-mounted. While the bracket will allow this, the manual specifically says not to do it.

Other Thoughts: The measured power consumption of this heater is 1350W. I tested only with the included halogen light turned off. The manual states that this should not be replaced with a bulb larger than 50W, so I assume it will add another 50W to the total load.

I measured the temperature of the unit in many locations after about 30 minutes of use:

Front of unit in black frame area:
top - 222
left - 83
right - 86
bottom - 120

Front of unit in silver frame area:
top - 425
left - 141
right - 165
bottom - 167

Sides:
top - 141
left - 82
right - 81
bottom - (couldn't measure here since it was sitting on the garage floor)

Back of unit was 85, and just for laughs, the elements were 900.

Pros: Compact.
Decent looking.
Works, sort of.
Inexpensive.
Light and easy to install.

Cons: To call this low quality would be the understatement of the century. I would be hard pressed to find a way that they could have further reduced the cost - a shorter power cord is all that comes to mind.

The "Durable metal housing" is very flimsy, and very poorly assembled.

The pull string attached to the switch is made of a material very similar to yarn. When it is pulled, it just stretches, and it feels like it could break at any moment. I pulled from the very top to avoid breaking it. Since I have these plugged into switched outlets, I just leave the pull-switch in position 2 (both heating elements on, light off).

The included halogen light is blinding, and as such, I don't anticipate ever turning it on. It was likely included to overpower the post-apocalyptic orange glow cast from the heating elements.

The heating capability of this unit is very, very limited. If you are within about 4 feet of it, you can feel the heat. Any farther than that, and it diminishes very quickly. I have 2 of them mounted on an outdoor 9 foot ceiling (it is actually about a foot lower than the ceiling), and when sitting in a lounge chair directly in the path, it is barely noticeable. It warms decently if you are standing directly under it, but there is very little noticeable heat when you move even slightly out from under it.

Considering that this is designed for ceiling mounting, I expected that there would be a heat shield of some sort on the top, but there isn't. After about 30 minutes of use, the ceiling was quite warm. I would definitely heed the manual's warning to never leave this heater unattended.

One of the units I received was banged up pretty good, despite the box and the Styrofoam packing showing no damage. So it was either used and perfectly repacked and returned, or damaged before packing (thanks).

Other Thoughts: 5 foot cord may be a pro or a con. In my case, I designed my gazebo to install an infrared heading devices at some point, so I already had 2 switched outlets where they would go. This made the cord too long for my needs, but it was easy enough to bundle up and tie-wrap it. For most retrofit jobs, however, a 5 foot cord would be nowhere near long enough to reach from the ceiling (3 feet from the wall) to an outlet a foot above the floor.

When I saw these heaters for this price, I knew they weren't going to be super high quality, but I took a chance in the hopes that they would be decent. Knowing what I know now, I would not purchase them again, but I don't dislike them enough to pull them down and return them.

If you have a small area to heat, and will be within about 4 feet of the unit (like standing at a workbench, or sitting on a stool), this will likely work well for you, and you really can't beat the price.