I purchased the FirePit after seeing the videos online. I thought about how nice it would be to have a portable fire pit. After I received the product, I was excited to test it. The assembly was pretty straightforward.
After putting in paper and kindling and wood, I tried starting the fan. I pressed the fan and the battery indicator should full bars. Before that, I had installed the BioLite app. I tried searching for the Fir Pit but no luck. So I decided to press the button to turn the fan on. No luck. Pressed it several times. Pressed once, pressed two times, pressed and held for 5 secs. Nothing. Waited for a while, and did the app search. This time it paired. Turned the fan on from the app. No problem. Started the fire. Tried different fan speed.
In terms of wood burning, there is still smoke, but not much. I had the fan on high and that definitely help with the burn and significantly reduced the smoke. But if you are looking for a smokeless fire pit, you will be disappointed. I found the amount of smoke to acceptable. The amount of heat that radiates is OK. The radius of the heat is somewhat limited. I would guest 1 to 2 feet. This would be a good fire bit for two people - one on each side and not at the ends.
After the test burn, I let left the fan on high to burn the wood down to ashes. It did that very well. I turned off the fan with the phone app. Next day, I wanted to test the fan again as I had a heck of a time turning it on or even pairing it with the app. I spen...
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