Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I received this little fire pit as a gift. At first I was skeptical because I saw that it used those little green 1 pound LP bottles and thought I’ll be burning through those fast. It also looked like a pain in the butt to change those out. (Which after I read the reviews of the product, was confirmed.) When looking at the numbers this is a 10,000 BTU burner, and 1 lb of propane produces roughly 21,600 BTU’s/hr, so the green bottles will last just over two hours on high. I then noticed that there is an obvious small cut out in the base of the fire pit to run a hose to a bulk tank. I purchased a 4’ adapter hose connected the fire pit to my spare LP tank and now this fire pit works like a charm. Yes, I do have to look a tank by the unit but the savings and convenience is well worth it. If I decide I don’t like looking at a tank on the patio, I’ll invest in 12’ hose. In my opinion, this was a great gift. Currently bulk propane is my area is running at $1.99/gallon or $0.47/lb., while 1 pound green bottles averages about $4.50 a bottle. So it is pretty much 10 times cheaper to run this off a refillable tank, and way more handy. Also there is no electronic ignition. The burner must be lit with a long stemmed lighter.