Endless Summer 92000 Tabletop Heater

Consumer Reports tests an earlier but similar Endless Summer tabletop patio heater, but this review is more useful for understanding the uses and limitations of patio heaters than for ranking models. This is also true of Jim Dulley's buyer's guide at Dulley.com, though the Endless Summer tabletop patio heater is reviewed here. We found the best assessment of the Endless Summer 92000 at PatioExperts.com. This retail website notes pros and cons better than similar sites. We found about a dozen brief owner reviews at Walmart.com that represent a fairly diverse sampling of opinion, and most like the Endless Summer 92000 in mild conditions.

The budget-priced Endless Summer tabletop heater (also sold under the Uniflame, Blue Rhino and Charmglow brand names) is recommended in more reviews than any other patio heater. The hexagonal stainless-steel base is rustproof, and heat adjusts up to 11,000 BTUs, higher than on some competing tabletop patio heaters. An optional connection hose lets you save fuel costs by using a refillable 20-pound propane tank instead of restricting you to disposable 1-pound cylinders. This little patio heater is designed for use on an outdoor table, warming an area about 10 feet in diameter -- as long as there's no wind and the temperature isn't too low. To warm a larger area, consider a freestanding patio heater such as the Garden Sun Outdoor Propane Patio Heater (*Est. $175).