Why this patio heater earns its place
Floor-standing heaters eat space you don't have on a packed terrace. The FS397 solves that by going on the wall instead — a slim aluminium unit measuring 627mm across and only 72mm high, projecting a mere 105mm out from the brickwork. Customers get the warmth; you keep the table you'd otherwise have lost to a heater base.
It's a straightforward 2kW electric unit, built in aluminium and finished in silver so it sits quietly against most exterior colour schemes rather than fighting with them. At 1.7kg it's light work for whoever's putting it up, but this is still a mains electrical fitting rather than a plug-and-go accessory — Bolero flags it with an electrical safety notice, so it wants a proper, qualified installation rather than a quick DIY job.
The IP55 rating is the detail that actually matters outdoors: it's sealed against dust ingress and protected against water jetted from any direction, which is the difference between a heater that copes with a rainy Tuesday service and one that doesn't. Combined with the compact wall-mounted format, it's built for exactly the spot most outdoor areas struggle to heat — a covered corner, a doorway, a smoking area — without adding another obstacle underfoot.
