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Pergolas · Ranked list · Lead storyTen models from eight brands, from a $1,994 entry kit to a dealer-built StruXure. We lined up the wind, snow, alloy and warranty numbers each brand publishes, so you can compare them on one page.
Eight heaters from five makers, propane, natural gas and electric, from a $87 tabletop to a $1,246 wall unit. We lined up the heat output, the coverage, the safety listing and the warranty each maker publishes, so you can compare them on one page.
By Matt Dawson
One is a 23-pound stainless drum you carry to the beach. The other is a 62-pound Corten ring built in Pennsylvania to stay where you put it. Their makers' own published figures, on one page.
By Matt Dawson
Lumens, Kelvin, IP ratings, wet and damp locations, 12-volt systems and solar, explained from the makers' own pages, with seven lights that show the numbers.
By Sarah Chen
Eight heaters from five makers, propane, natural gas and electric, from a $87 tabletop to a $1,246 wall unit. We lined up the heat output, the coverage, the safety listing and the warranty each maker publishes, so you can compare them on one page.
By Matt Dawson10 sources, each read October 22, 2026
Read the full ranking ›One is a 23-pound stainless drum you carry to the beach. The other is a 62-pound Corten ring built in Pennsylvania to stay where you put it. Their makers' own published figures, on one page.
By Matt Dawson5 sources, each read October 22, 2026
Read the full comparison ›Lumens, Kelvin, IP ratings, wet and damp locations, 12-volt systems and solar, explained from the makers' own pages, with seven lights that show the numbers.
By Sarah Chen13 sources, each read October 22, 2026
Read the full guide ›Every number on this site is the maker's own published figure, with its source and the date we read it. We do not run a test lab, and we say so. When a maker does not publish a figure, the table says "not published".
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Eight heaters from five makers, propane, natural gas and electric, from a $87 tabletop to a $1,246 wall unit. We lined up the heat output, the coverage, the safety listing and the warranty each maker publishes, so you can compare them on one page.
Matt Dawson · Updated October 22, 2026One is a 23-pound stainless drum you carry to the beach. The other is a 62-pound Corten ring built in Pennsylvania to stay where you put it. Their makers' own published figures, on one page.
Matt Dawson · Updated October 22, 2026Lumens, Kelvin, IP ratings, wet and damp locations, 12-volt systems and solar, explained from the makers' own pages, with seven lights that show the numbers.
Sarah Chen · Updated October 22, 2026Ten models from eight brands, from a $1,994 entry kit to a dealer-built StruXure. We lined up the wind, snow, alloy and warranty numbers each brand publishes, so you can compare them on one page.
Sarah Chen · Updated October 16, 2026One email when a guide or a ranking changes. No spam.