DR. INFRARED HEATER Portable Infrared Indoor and Outdoor Space Heater for Patio, Garage, Commercial & Residential With Remote Control, Without Thermostat, Black

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.

Great product. Warm my work shop good and would buy again. People come in shop and can’t believe how good it does work. 👍

The product is good and i was able to use it with a 15amps circuit! Heats up fast and if you are directly under it you do feel the heat (highly directional which i knew before buying). The instruction says mount the mounting bracket 10.8 inches apart - really? They must have included a template for easy installation. The youtube videos state flexible mounting but i believe this is a new model and looks like they have "changed" the mounting holes from "flexible" to "fixed" probably for strength. I mounted the unit to a 2x1 - 20 inch wide board and then screwed the 2x1 to studs 16 inches apart. I do recommend this product.

Work great. Feel the heat instantly and easy to install.

I am very impressed with this heater. I originally bought a different brand because Amazon could deliver it before our outdoor Covid-19 Thanksgiving meal. It arrived on time, but was dead on arrival. Could not get it to turn on and customer service never responded to email. Back it went! This heater arrived two days later in a very sturdy and padded box. I wish they had used something other than Styrofoam because that is not recyclable. The heater case is very stout and well put together. the mounting brackets are easy to use and they came with wall fasteners too. I like the three levels of heat, the timer and the display that tells you the heat level. My only gripe is that the remote is very flimsy. I had to hold the battery access door closed with black electrical tape. No batteries were provided either. (2- AAA) Reading reviews it is apparent that many users had unrealistic expectations for this heater. It is not designed to heat the air in the room. It uses infra-red to heat you only it you are standing in front of it. Works great for me in my workshop as I have it pointed at where I stand at my work bench. I am toasty as long as I stand there. Highly recommended!

For an outdoor heater, this doesn’t really work well outdoors. You need to be right on top of it to feel much heat. I was reluctant to buy one of the standup propane heaters because the ceiling is a bit low and the porch is made of wood, but this unit just doesn’t cut it. It’s well made, installs easily and has held up well, but it just doesn’t produce enough heat. Better than nothing, I guess, but I wouldn’t call that a ringing endorsement.

This heater is perfect for our garage gym. You can hang from ceiling or on wall for space spacing! It looks very sleek and does not make any noise. It warms up half of a 2 car garage within 10 or so minutes. The timer function is awesome so you don’t burn the house down! Love this heater!

November 2025 - I purchased 2 of these for my home garage gym. A lot of the reviews stated 1 wasn’t enough for a two car garage which is why i purchased two. They heat up quick and provide a decent radius of heat as well. I sat in the garage and watch Thursday night football comfortably with both on the L2 setting. My only small complaint is the mounting brackets seem a bit flimsy but overall still easy to install. The heaters are very quiet as well.