Heat Outdoors Reviews 

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TrustScore 5 out of 5

4.8

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Ordered a heater last year through Heat Outdoors. Unfortunately, we had an issue which pointed to an internal failure. We reached out to Heat Outdoors via email and Ruth replied to us. She offered a r... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Swift delivery, really smart design which stands out from other pizza ovens. Concerned about cooking as heard lots of horror stories when doing my research...but delivers really tasty pizzas in less t... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Bought 2 Shadow 1.5 kwinfra red wall heaters earlier this year. Delighted with the purchase. I was unsure of what wattage and quantity I needed. Contacted Heat Outdoors who gave excellent advice based... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Ordered two infra-red heaters two years ago - excellent product that worked really well. Came to test them ready for the summer and one had developed a fault with the Bluetooth unit. Contacted He... See more

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  1. Air conditioning store
  2. Heating service

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Heat Outdoors are experts in outdoor heater, outdoor patio heater and gas patio heater technology. With over a decade of experience to guide us, we’ve curated a highly reliable and staggeringly varied collection of garden heaters and outdoor patio heaters for your garden or outdoor area in the home or commercial setting. We’ve developed the Shadow brand to offer the best performance and versatility when it comes to electric and infrared heaters. And, we also stock some of the world’s finest garden heater and patio heater technology from brands like Tansun and Solamagic. Whatever your needs, we’ve tailored the range to meet your specific requirements.


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Absolutely fantastic customer service!

Absolutely fantastic customer service!
After purchasing the Sherpa outdoor heater I discovered a faulty ignition unit. Contacted customer service and a replacement part was sent and it arrived the following day. Martin in the technical department couldn’t do enough to sort out the problem.
First class company!

15 August 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Omica Pizza Oven

Ordered a Omica Pizza oven and it is fantastic. A really good item and at a reasonable price too. Fast delivery and great communication from Heat Outdoors. Would recommend to others. Thanks!

2 August 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This product is great

This product is great. Came really quick. Easy to use and no mess. Just had to get a gas bottle and connect it. Can't wait to enjoy it more once the weather picks up. Totally recommend this fire pit.

2 August 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

3Kw Shadow XT installed on my pergola

I recently purchased a 3Kw Shadow XT heater to install on my new aluminium pergola. It works really well, with instant heat that can be controlled from my phone. Exactly what I wanted. Thank you.

10 July 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I purchased a heater from Heat Outdoors…

I purchased a heater from Heat Outdoors based on the information they provided, only to find that the power required to "start" the heater was far in excess of the power required to "run" the heater. The power surges 10X according to Heat Outdoors.

It was blowing fuse after fuse, despite us following the installation instructions. I contacted Heat Outdoors, and repeatedly had to chase them for a replacement or solution.

They finally suggested a Type C breaker, but in the end we needed to use a Type D breaker. Their technician had never come across a "HOME ELECTRONICS" fuse board before either.

Before a resolution had even been found, they emailed me to say that as my "28 days are up" and as I had installed the heater prior to establishing it didn't work, I was not entitled to a refund.

What a nonsense. Their instructions were misleading and they have caused us hours and hours of wasted time.

Chasing Ciara Ramsey for responses was also frustrating too. Chasing and chasing for an answer to simple and polite questions.

The bottom line is the product was not as advertised and did not work as advertised. They even admitted it saying:

"We ran some tests in our factory last week and the results showed that the initial short term load can be as high as 10 times the normal load so based on this test result we should be recommending a 20A D type breaker where users are having issues with a C or B type breaker."

Plain English - this will blow a fuse unless you upgrade the capability in your fuse board.

I've spent a lot more money trying to get this sorted and Heat Outdoors staff have not even used the word "sorry".

The bottom line. Buyer beware. In this experience, Heat Outdoors did not accurately explain what was needed to install their product.

And when they give bad or misleading advice, they shrug their shoulders and shirk their responsibilities for giving accurate information.

I have found the experience very poor, the failure to apologise a disgrace, and that is why I think they deserve this one star negative comment.

Following three visits by my electrician, costing hundreds, we have finally managed to install a Type D breaker that Heat Outdoors could simply have advised was required in the first instance.

Worse - they write this: A 3kW heater used for long periods of time may need to be hard wired into a 20A fused spur rather than used in a standard 13A socket.

And then say that because you cut the 13A plug off, they will not accept a return. How on earth do you test that something works, following their advice, only to find it does not work once you follow their instructions, and you've voided your right of return by doing what they said.

They have still not fixed their advice or website.

Stephen Levy, Managing Director, when you come back to me about this, kindly note that your website and installation instructions makes no mention of the 10X surge or the requirement for a Type C breaker. It may now, but it didn't then.

PS: Define "extended period". One hour, two hours? Vague guidance that would make someone wonder what you mean.

PPS: The customer is correct here. The fact is that your product instructions were not adequate and they cost me hundreds in time and energy to get a resolution.

Still, you do not even say sorry. So, one star it is.

24 July 2023
Unprompted review
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Reply from Heat Outdoors

Hi Robin. As much as we always try hard to adopt the principle that 'the customer is always right' with reviews such as this, we are left with little other choice than laying out the facts for others to judge. I can then only hope that our almost perfect 5* reviews speak for themselves about how seriously we take customer satisfaction

It is probably best to initially state that in over 10 years of producing and retailing this product, we have never had a tripping issue that could not be remedied with the website described installation of a 20amp C breaker. 3Kw heaters do not as standard require a hard wired installation, and most products sold are working having been plugged into a standard 13 amp plug socket. For these reason, we ask for all products to be tested prior to installation, simply by plugging into a standard plug socket to capture any, very rare, manufacturing faults or electrical incompatibilities. I am afraid your comments with regards to being unable to test the heater, are therefore incorrect. The issue we highlighted is, a 13a devise in a 13a socket should not be run for extended periods, as this would be at peak load for prolonged periods. Again, something your install electrician should know as standard.

Your heater was delivered in Feb 2023 and you first reported an issue to us in June 2023 – some 4 months later. You advised that the heater was tripping upon hard wired installation, and we advised that you needed to upgrade the breaker to cope with the initial electrical surge when first switched on. Any qualified electrician should already know and understand about switching incandescent loads.

It was though following discussions that you advised that you had a nonstandard (whatever that means) fuse board, with a nonstandard electrical set up. Having never had an instance previously whereby a C breaker had not remedied any initial tripping issues, we took advice from our own independent electrician and retested within our warehouse the initial startup loads. The advice provided at this point, was to try a D breaker as the C had not been successful. You advised you were unable to locate a D breaker, and sent photos of your board and set up. Despite again, detailing that we ourselves are not qualified electricians and, that the board set up and install should only be undertaken by of a qualified electrician, we sent over links to a number of places we found online that supply the D breakers we recommended.

My colleague Ciara advised, upon your request to send back the heater for refund, that should the heater have a manufacturing fault upon return and testing, then we would of course provide a replacement or refund. If however, the heater was returned and had no fault whatsoever, and in fact the problem resided with your own non-standard electrical set up, we could not support the return outside of your 28 day return period. It was at this point that you returned an email to Ciara describing her efforts and comments as ungracious, and a disgrace.

In summary, I believe we have gone above and beyond to assist you. I would like to reiterate the offer for the heater to be returned for a full diagnostic check by our technical team, and any appropriate refunds can and will be made, without hesitation.

I am always happy to chat by phone to resolve issues; however, we cannot refund a perfectly good working product that has been installed for months. No business could.

Warm regards. Stephen Levy Founder & CEO

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Ordered a patio heater full length…

Ordered a patio heater full length cover
Very happy with quality of the product
Ordering process was very easy and notification of delivery very efficient
Great service will order again from Heat Outdoors Ltd

16 June 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great product and great service.

We bought 5 outdoor heaters for our development and were more than happy with the product, the delivery was extremely fast and we were given a follow up email to check everything was okay. All in all great product and great service, I would recommend!

17 May 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

What a great company

What a great company, easy ordering, prompt delivery and excellent customer service, received an email, shortly after delivery, to make sure everything was ok and we were happy with our purchase, which was a gas Firepit, which is excellent quality and has made our garden perfect!

31 May 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Shadow Heater 2.0kW

Bought the Shadow Heater 2.0kW - Silver - Ultra Low Glare with remote for daughters 18th birthday party outdoors and works just as described. Gives off good heat and looks good with the stainless steel stand.

2 May 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Bronze Gas Patio Heater

Ordered this Bronze Gas Patio Heater while it was on sale.

Its a great looking and solid heater. We've been using it in the cooler evenings and it throws out a good amount of heat. I'm very happy with it and I'm sure it will last for years to come.

10 April 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

You get what you pay for....

I bought this heater after being very disappointed with one of bought previously.
This is great. Throws out heat and is low glare unlike some of the other nuclear ones claiming to be so.

10 April 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Hot Hot Hot

I spent a lot of time looking at various outdoor heaters for our garden and when I found the heat outdoors website and saw the Santini eco flame gas patio heater I knew that this was the right one and would suit what we needed
I must say we are sooooo pleased and in no way disappointed it is a fabulous and well thought out heater which is so easy to use it is clean and looks great on our decking
The warmth it gives off is awesome and my wife keeps telling me to turn it down but it changed our lives - we love spending time outside and now we spend our evening in the garden as we always have but instead of going in around 9 pm we are still here at 11-11.30 because we are so cosy
Great product great service great after sales follow up
Well recommend this company and this heater

19 June 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Patio Heater

Purchased a patio heater at a competitive price with as promised and efficient delivery. Couldn't ask for more. Thank you

5 June 2023
Unprompted review

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