Esschert Design Medium Terra Heater,black

This thing is great, puts out alot if heat, and best of all IT KEEPS MOSQUITOS AWAY! Don't expect the black paint to survive. When I bought it I assumed it would need to be painted every. No big deal. Don't let the need to repaint stop you from buying one.

This little keeps us warm when we take our dogs to play in the backyard. We bought one for ourselves and one for our friends. They love it so much, too. The only reason I would rate it a 4 star instead of 5 is because the mouth is a bit too small. So we have to cut the wood into smaller piece before we could put it inside. Otherwise, great piece if you want to hang out in backyard in winter time.

We did not realize how small this was when we purchased. The area where you place logs and have a fire will not accept logs that are normal sized, you must cut them in half. If I was to do this again, I'd spend the extra money on bigger fire place. Other than that it seems fairly sturdy. Update 5/29/2020. We've only had this since end of March and its starting to rust. I do not recommend this. It's too small and it's rusting see photos.

Package arrived beatup, but if you expect a 50 lb cast iron package to arrive in perfect condition you are nuts. Its a hair small, But I knew that going into the purchase. The construction seems rigid and thick and this thing could easily last decades getting beat up by the elements with how thick the metal is.

What I dislike about this the most is the chimney is wobbly after you attach it. It just sits on top and is held in place by gravity. I feel like if you ran into it by accident it would tip off. It could use more burning space. You have to cut your logs very small to fit in there. Seems like anything over 8 inches is difficult to stuff inside to burn. The opening is too small. Because of the limited volume it gives off very little heat. You need to be sitting within 3 feet to even feel anything at a full burn. I had a terracotta chiminea from Home Depot that was around 25% more volume and had a bigger opening and it made a huge difference it the amount of heat you could feel and it made loading wood easier. The only reason why I got this was because I wanted to be able to cook hot dogs and marshmallows with it and the terracotta one I had was treated with a chemical to make it water resistant and was not safe to cook on and also was prone to break easier if it were not completely dry before igniting a fire in it. You also need to keep it covered or if it gets rained on it will rust. I'm worried too about the feet rusting which make direct contact with the ground. I've only had it for half the summer and so far no noticeable rust on the feet.

Built strong, nice fire place

I bought the medium size Terra Heater and its perfect for my back porch/deck.Its big enough to enjoy but not so big that it takes over the area.It arrived well packaged,in two boxes at the same time.This heater is very well made.Even the smoke stack is cast iron.Love this heater!!!!.It has a door in the bottom for easy cleaning.I placed ceramic 12" tiles under mine,about six just pushed together to protect my deck from heat and sparks.

So you know the size it isnt a massive one I understand that. maybe 8 inch length sticks are best for it or thin split logs this is a "show stove" put on a show of a fire pit for your city friends The thickness of the cast is far less than my older product that was of similar size.... and at this price margin I expected more quality. the depth of the opening is tough to not have your coals fall out. were the inside grate lays is at the level of the opening and makes it challenging to keep coals in. ****Worst of all its been burning 2 hours nothing but wood inside since I started it and it wont stop producing a plastic burning smell since about 10 minute in. It made my family sick. I thought it was the coating "maybe a wax coating or something from shipping? No it has been way to long for that. I don't know how it is legal to sell a product like this making a household ill by using toxic products to coal a stove. I was going to overlook its cheapness and figure that what I was getting for a no name brand online but the chemical burning smell it creates it criminal and sickening. I will be trying for a refund with amazon. I am not sure how that will go. but this product should not be on the market as a product for being exposed to heat and it not pretty enough to be there just for show