Patio Heaters matchup
Bromic Tungsten Smart-Heat 6000 W Electric Patio Heater (BH0420033) vs Infratech WD-6024 SS 6000 W Dual-Element Electric Patio Heater
Bromic 6000 W or Infratech WD-6024: same wattage, decided by your ceiling and your warranty
The judges have ruled
Bromic Tungsten Smart-Heat 6000 W Electric Patio Heater (BH0420033) took this fight in our Catchweight division showdown.
Ringside notes
Two hard-wired 6,000-watt heaters with dual quartz elements, read signed in on 2026-10-30 alongside each maker's manual and warranty. Both draw 25 amps on the nameplate, so plan on 35 amps on one feed by the 125% math, and your inspector decides; Bromic's technical support told us that, assuming continuous load, it typically sees 35 or 40. Controls are extra on both. No one has tested them side by side, so this page compares paper and owner records.
Measure your ceiling first. On its standard bracket the Bromic needs 109 inches, 96 to the floor plus 13 above. The Infratech needs 102 at the height its chart lists, and its manual allows lower on a UL label, so get Infratech's answer in writing. On an 8-foot lanai neither fits its ceiling bracket at those heights, but the Bromic's wall mount works there and the Infratech's does not at its chart height.
The warranties pull in opposite directions. Bromic gives 2 years on the heater and 7 on the elements, for the original owner, parts only. Infratech gives 3 years, parts only, ending if you sell the house or move the heater. Infratech does print something Bromic does not: an element life of up to 5,000 hours.
Both records are thin. The Bromic holds 4.5★ across 64 ratings and the Infratech 4.4★ across 38 on its deepest listing. Bromic's owners complain about hardware and controls sold separately, coverage at 9 ft, and some shorting, on reviews that mostly predate 2023. Infratech owners report wiring that burned up within a couple of years and elements broken on arrival.
At about $813 against about $966 when we read both on 30 October (the Bromic read $1,161 on 5 November 2026), our showdown took the Bromic on paperwork, not stars: the longest element warranty, a two-supply option in its manual and a wall mount that works under an 8-foot ceiling. Choose the Infratech for stainless, a lower ceiling bracket or a printed element life.
Tale of the tape
| Model | Best for | Owner rating | Warranty | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The outdoor-room pick | 6.8 Very good | 4.5★ / 64 | 2 years heater, 7 years heating elements (Bromic); original owner; a replacement heater or part, and you pay labor and shipping | ~$1,161typical at AmazonCheck price → | |
| The stainless heater that prints its element life | 6.3 Good | 4.4★ / 38 | 3 years (Infratech); parts only, ends on owner transfer or relocation | ~$966typical at AmazonCheck price → |
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What would decide it
- Owner proof: Bromic Tungsten Smart-Heat 6000 W Electric Patio Heater (BH0420033) reads 4.5★ across 64 owners; Infratech WD-6024 SS 6000 W Dual-Element Electric Patio Heater reads 4.4★ across 38. Depth of sample matters as much as the star.
- The money: Bromic Tungsten Smart-Heat 6000 W Electric Patio Heater (BH0420033) streets ~$1,161, Infratech WD-6024 SS 6000 W Dual-Element Electric Patio Heater ~$966 — MSRPs, not sale lows, decide the tier.
- Bromic Tungsten Smart-Heat 6000 W Electric Patio Heater (BH0420033) — your pick if: you are building a permanent covered outdoor room and will pay an electrician to run 240 V — four times the heat of a plug-in at about a dollar an hour, with nothing to refill and nothing to blow out.
- Infratech WD-6024 SS 6000 W Dual-Element Electric Patio Heater — your pick if: you have at least 8 ft 6 in of ceiling, want 6,000 W in a stainless fixture, and would rather plan on Infratech's printed element life of up to 5,000 hours than guess at it.
The full cards
The outdoor-room pick
Very good
Very good is 6.5 to 7.4.
See why it scored 6.8
The hard-wired answer — 6,000 W of dual-element infrared on a 240 V circuit, the heater restaurants and covered outdoor rooms actually install, at 4.5★ across 64 owners on its own listing, the deepest single-listing base of the four heaters in this showdown with a rating of their own; a licensed electrician and a separately sold controller are extra
Your pick if you are building a permanent covered outdoor room and will pay an electrician to run 240 V — four times the heat of a plug-in at about a dollar an hour, with nothing to refill and nothing to blow out.
Sold and shipped by Square Deal Shop · 30-day refund/replacement · read 2026-10-30
Picked before we checked what this link pays us.
Bromic Tungsten Smart-Heat 6000 W Electric Patio Heater (BH0420033)
The outdoor-room pickYour pick if you are building a permanent covered outdoor room and will pay an electrician to run 240 V — four times the heat of a plug-in at about a dollar an hour, with nothing to refill and nothing to blow out.
- The deepest single-listing owner base of the four heaters in this showdown with a rating of their own
- Four times a plug-in's output; a commercial-grade body with a corrosion-resistant finish
- One owner with two units about 16 ft apart at 8 ft says their heat maps 'overlap perfectly'
- Indoor-and-outdoor rated by the maker
- Needs a 240 V circuit and a licensed electrician; the remote/dimmer and any recess or suspension kit are separate purchases owners did not expect
- 'It’s mounted at 9’ and heat coverage is minimal' — the most recent critical card; an earlier owner called it 'the most expensive light bulb'
- Shorting in the critical reviews and a broken element or bulbs on arrival in two 5-star reviews, on a thin base whose reviews mostly predate 2023
- Needs 109 in of ceiling on the standard bracket; on an 8-ft lanai it goes on the wall or in a recess kit
The things it does not come with — 'doesn't come with mounting hardware?', 'make sure you purchase the assembly kit, which is not identified as being necessary', a dimmer/remote sold separately that one owner says 'doesn't work at all'. Second theme: coverage for the money — 'mounted at 9’ and heat coverage is minimal' (Jan 2026), 'Unless you are standing directly underneath it you do not feel a thing' (2017). Third: shorting — two owners with wires shorting inside a few months.
9 critical cards on the listing read 2026-09-05 (2017 → Jan 2026, the whole critical tail): 3 accessories not included, 2 minimal coverage, 2 shorting/failure, 1 burning-rubber smell, 1 Amazon shipping error; 5/9 Verified Purchase, 0 Vine · critical reviews read 2026-10-30
Sold and shipped by Square Deal Shop · 30-day refund/replacement · read 2026-10-30
Infratech WD-6024 SS 6000 W Dual-Element Electric Patio Heater
The stainless heater that prints its element lifeGood, early data
Good is 5.5 to 6.4.
See why it scored 6.3
Your pick if you have at least 8 ft 6 in of ceiling, want 6,000 W in a stainless fixture, and would rather plan on Infratech's printed element life of up to 5,000 hours than guess at it.
“These work great but it will cost you 1500.00 to control the temperature of them in room.”— larry richter, Amazon · Verified owner
- Infratech prints an element life: up to 5,000 hours of use on its FAQ page, 5,000 hours of continuous use in its reference manual
- Two elements, so a duplex switch can run half power
- Maker's coverage chart separates average, cold and protected conditions rather than one best-case number
- Mounting bracket included; flush-mount frames sold separately
- Needs 102 in of ceiling on a bracket at the height its chart lists; on an 8-ft ceiling, get Infratech's word on the lower UL height first
- Owners on the second listing of this model report failures: 'wiring connections simply burned up' within a couple of years, and an owner of ten 6,000 W heaters says 'Infratech denies there is a problem'
- Two of seven critical reviews on these listings describe a broken or bad element out of the box
- The warranty covers parts only and ends if you sell the house
Reliability and arrival. Owners on the two main listings report 'wiring connections simply burned up' within a couple of years, ten heaters where 'Infratech denies there is a problem', a heater with 'bad element' written in marker on its packaging, and 'broken heat elements' on arrival. One owner says 6,000 W gave 'not much more heat' than 3,000 W at 9 ft.
All 7 written critical reviews on B087H3HD9B (2) and B003BMVGJ8 (5), 2018 to December 2023, read 2026-10-30: 3 failures after use, 2 broken or bad elements on arrival, 1 weak heat, 1 wiring instructions. · critical reviews read 2026-10-30
Sold by Bargain Ben, shipped by Amazon · Free 30-day refund/replacement · read 2026-10-30
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FAQ
Bromic or Infratech: which 6,000-watt patio heater is better?
They are close on paper, and no one has tested them side by side. Bromic has the deeper owner base, at 4.5★ across 64 ratings, a seven-year element warranty and a wall mount that works under an 8-foot ceiling. Infratech prints an element life of up to 5,000 hours and needs less ceiling on its bracket, but its three-year warranty ends if you sell the house or move the heater.
What ceiling height do the Bromic 6000 W and Infratech WD-6024 need?
On its standard bracket the Bromic needs 109 inches. The Infratech needs 102 inches at the height its chart lists, and its manual allows lower on a UL label, so ask Infratech in writing. Neither fits an 8-foot ceiling on its bracket at those heights, but the Bromic's wall mount does.
Full fight coverage
Every number on this page derives from the same verified data that renders our showdowns — dated owner-rating reads, MSRP-based tiers, and rulings only where a real fight happened. Data last verified: 2026-11-05. Methodology and monetization disclosure: how we test.