Most people will want to buy this to heat their patio or deck. It mounts to the wall but also could be used on a stand if desired. To be clear, I did not buy 2 of these to heat a patio or deck but to heat 2 outdoor kennels for my German Shepherd Dogs, which I keep outside until it is time for bed when I bring them in the house.
Regardless of the brand, no heater of this type is going to work that well whether mounted on a wall or self standing in an open area if it is windy. That is just the way it is. If you have a partially enclosed space which blocks the wind, you will do just fine.
Now, the 2 kennels I have are open on all four sides but I have from fall to spring installed wind screens around all four sides of the kennels which are 10 ft x 10ft rectangles and 8 ft high. I have hung the heaters from the ceiling posts of the kennels and they work really well. Very easy to assemble. I have wall mounted heaters (different brand) on my deck and I can tell you that these would mount much easier than the ones I put on my deck. Piece of cake really. The package includes all of the hardware you need. I could mount these on a wall in less than 5 minutes. It took me less than that to hang them from the ceiling of the kennels.
What about the remote? It works flawlessly and for my money it is essential, not just a convenience. I do not want to walk up to the heater and to turn it on or off if I do not have to. You can do it of course, but hitting the remote is far more convenient. It is easy to operate, self intuitive. You do not need instructions to operate it.
As for heat, it has three levels. Level 1 is 900 watts, level 2 is 1200 watts and leverl 3 is 1500 watts. I find level 1 more than sufficient for temps in the 40s. I do not use it if 50 or above. (these are German Shepherd Dogs not people) That said, I am sure level one would be fine for the 50s for people. Level 2 I use for temps int he 30s. And Level 3 for the 20s and below. I have had the dogs out when the temperature was 5 degrees F and they did fine. Remember, these are infrared heaters, they heat objects not the air. So when the dogs stood or slept under the heaters, they were warm, despite the fact that air was quite cold.
I warmly, no pun intended, recommend this product. It is first class in every respect.
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Dr. Infrared Heater 1500W carbon infrared heater indoor outdoor patio garage wall or ceiling Mount with remote
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Weatherproof IPX4Protect from splashing water, no matter the direction. The heater is protected against moisture, condensation, and exposure to elements such as rain. The infrared heater is made with durable and weather proof aluminum. |
Instant HeatThe heater will heat up instantly, providing warmth and comfort immediately. The built-in over temperature protection will safely shut-off the unit to prevent possible fire. |
3 Heating ModesThe heater is equipped with a easily visible LED display to allow visibility from a distance. Select from the 3 heating modes to suite your situation. L1 - 900W, L2 - 1200W, and L3 - 1500W. |
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Timer OperationThe heater is designed with an operation timer. Unburden your brain from the continuously keeping track of what's ON or OFF, simply set the timer and never worry about turning it off when you get sidetracked from your busy life. |
Remote ControlEnjoy the comfort of your couch, or your lounge chair. The remote control and the LED display allow you to conveniently operate the indoor / outdoor infrared heater at ease. |
Easy MountingDR-238 can be easily installed on Wall, on Ceiling, and on Tripod. It offers the flexibilities to be installed in any location. You can install this in the patio, garage, workshop, backyard, gazebo, deck, and more. *Tripod is sold separately. |
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| power source | Corded Electric | Electric | Hand Powered | Corded Electric | Hand Powered | Corded Electric |
| heating method | radiant & infrared, Infrared | Radiant | Radiant | radiant & infrared, Infrared | Radiant | Radiant |
| wattage | 1500 watts | 3000 watts | — | 1500 watts | — | 1500 watts |
| heating coverage | — | — | 160 square feet | — | 18 square meter | 40 Sq Ft |
| heat output | 5200 btu per hour per foot per fahrenheit | 10260 btu per hour per foot per fahrenheit | 1500 watts | 5200 btu per hour per foot per fahrenheit | 1500 watts | 1500 watts |
| weight | 8 pounds | 7.6 pounds | 5.3 pounds | 15 pounds | 6.2 pounds | 7.71 pounds |
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It works quite well.
Installed on our front porch and it really helps on those cold PNW nights. Installed a few blinds and that also helped cut down the wind.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2024
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BALAM54
Muy útil
Reviewed in Mexico on January 10, 2024Color: BlackStyle: Heater Only Wall-MountedVerified Purchase
Emilim
Good build quality and heating level settings
Reviewed in Canada on May 16, 2021Color: BlackStyle: Heater Only Wall-MountedVerified Purchase
Emilim
Reviewed in Canada on May 16, 2021
Installation was straightforward if you're somewhat handy and is comfortable with drilling. The included anchors are adequate but it might help to have your own that matches your wall material.
Performance wise I actually didn't find there to be a huge difference between the settings. Running on max feels only slightly warmer but it likely depends on how far you're sitting from it. If you're more than 7-8 feet away or if it's not angled towards you it's not going to do much. It's no propane heater and the heat output is really just enough to keep a small zone around it tolerable on a chilly morning or evening, so don't be expect a miniature sun or anything.
Overall it's a solid product and the build quality feels rugged. For heating a small patio area where 3-4 people are seated it's perfect. Anything larger would likely be better served by a propane heater.
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Carlo
Muy practico
Reviewed in Mexico on January 22, 2023Color: BlackStyle: Heater Only Wall-MountedVerified Purchase
Joshua Boniface
A solid radiant/IR heater that keeps me warm in the winter
Reviewed in Canada on December 18, 2022Color: BlackStyle: Heater Only Wall-MountedVerified Purchase
Joshua Boniface
Reviewed in Canada on December 18, 2022
First, the obvious things: it's an infrared heater, i.e. it uses light you can't see to heat things. It will heat black things more than white things, will be reflected by shiny things, and if you disperse it too far, it heats less. It will only heat the surfaces the light hits, not the air itself, so if you face it forwards, your back will not be heated. Usual misconceptions abound, however the benefit is that it isn't trying to heat perpetually cold air/concrete and then expect that heat to reach you in a meaningful manner. Thus, you don't need to leave a heater like this on for hours at a time to heat up the air. And the heat is, as advertised, direct and instant. It warms me up plenty while I'm out in a cold night having a smoke or tinkering with something on my workbench. It is quite large, larger than I expected from looking at the pictures, but once it's up in the rafters it's not that bad, and is able to cover a very wide area (where I'm standing to take that picture gets plenty of warmth). So in terms of actual function, it gets a 5/5 from me.
That said, I have a very tricky relationship with the heat level settings. For reasons that might be a "my old house's electrical sucks", a fault in my particular unit, or a design defect in general, L1 and L2 cause my LED T8 fixtures on the same circuit to strobe significantly. L2 is worse than L1, and the problem disappears completely at L3. I suspect there's some PWM shenanigans going on to get it to drop from its maximum power level, and it's "backflowing" onto the rest of the circuit, which is a pain. I'm docking 1/2 star for this as it kinda sketches me out; I would be eager to hear back from the manufacturer about this (I have emailed), but it doesn't *really* affect my usage of the unit since I intend to use it almost exclusively on L3. I did ask Dr Heater support about this but didn't get any meaningful answer either way.
The mounting hardware was simple to put together, and while I had to get creative with the mounting in my particular space to get it to heat where I wanted, it turned out well. I wish it could go a little lower in angle (perhaps 35 degrees), but the manual is extremely adamant - and the brackets constructed such - that this isn't possible, so I'm stuck where it is. Would probably be nicer if I was able to mount it another foot or so back but alas, I can't, and I'm not entirely sure why it can't be mounted facing down if at a sufficient height.
One complaint I have is with control, and relatedly, a question that was answered with faulty information and which influenced my purchase. A "seller" reported that, if the unit was put on a smart switch and disconnected from power, it would remember the last setting - i.e. auto power-on and go back to whatever heat level it was at. This is *NOT* the case! If the unit loses power, such as being shut off via a smart switch, you must use the IR remote to turn it on. This is my other docked 1/2 star.
I get it, IR remotes are cheap, quick and easy. But *forcing* IR remotes is annoying. I get that this is a budget unit, but is a $0.05 4k NVM chip to retain state on power off really too much to ask when you've already built the control logic? I'd even prefer a switch and a knob version myself for "set it and forget it" operation with a smart switch, but alas it is what it is.
All was not lost though, since as a tinkerer at heart who wanted this automated, I was able to achieve a working and safe setup by using both a smart switch (to ensure it is actually off when I tell it to turn off), and then an ESP8266 and an IR LED kit. The included IR remote is barebones and was easy to scan codes from (for reference, the decimal values are POWER_TOGGLE 33446055, UP 33472575, DOWN 33456255, TIMER_MODE 33480735, TEMPERATURE_MODE 33460335), so with just a quick bit of code and I was able to have a "switch" that rapidly fires the IR commands to turn it on and bump to L3 in under a second. Both the smart switch and ESP8266 IR controller are then hooked up to Home Assistant, which automates turning on both behind a single button (or complex presence detection automation, but that's beyond the scope of this review).
Of course, most people would just be happy with the remote and wouldn't go to such crazy lengths for automation, so perhaps I'm being unfair in docking anything for all this, but I'm docking the rating mostly because this isn't clearly communicated anywhere in the description or manual and there is a wrong answer left up in the answered questions potentially influencing buyers like myself, and because implementing state-saving would likely be trivial.
All in all, despite my complaints, it is a good unit and I'm happy with it. I'd definitely recommend this if you want infrared heat in a decently sized space.
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Macarena
Justo lo que buscaba
Reviewed in Mexico on September 16, 2022Color: BlackStyle: Heater Only Wall-MountedVerified Purchase
Macarena
Reviewed in Mexico on September 16, 2022
Este quedó excelente en este lugar del desayunador y otro para mi recámara, la cual es grande y te techo muy alto, y aún así la calienta rapidísimo!
El primero llegó con un faltante de piezas y no tuve problema para devolverlo.
Me encanta comprar en Amazon pues nunca tengo problemas para devolver algo.
Espero funcione muy bien por mucho tiempo, cada invierno.
Calienta de inmediato y con su control remoto es muy fácil manejarlo y tiene temporizador
Tiene 3 temperaturas. Lo recomiendo mucho !!
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