The Breeo Base is a stainless steel accessory designed to elevate and protect surfaces from the heat of a Breeo fire pit. Its primary function is to provide a stable platform for the fire pit while mitigating heat transfer to the underlying surface, making it suitable for use on various outdoor settings.
Function Description:
The Breeo Base serves as a protective barrier between a Breeo fire pit and the ground or deck surface. It is designed to lift the fire pit, creating an air gap that helps dissipate heat and prevent damage to the surface below. This is particularly crucial when using the fire pit on combustible materials like wood or composite decks. The base also adds extra height to the fire pit, which can be a desirable aesthetic or functional feature for users.
Important Technical Specifications:
The manual indicates that the Breeo Base is constructed from stainless steel. This material choice is significant as stainless steel is known for its durability, corrosion resistance, and ability to withstand high temperatures. However, the manual explicitly states that the stainless steel base will get hot while the fire is burning, emphasizing the need for caution and advising against touching it during operation.
Usage Features:
- Easy Setup: The Breeo Base is designed for straightforward setup. Users are instructed to remove it from its packaging and position it where they intend to place their fire pit.
- Fire Pit Placement: Once the Base is in place, the fire pit is to be set on top, ensuring that the fire pit's legs align with the corners of the Base for stability.
- Surface Protection:
- Non-combustible Surfaces: The Breeo Base effectively protects non-combustible surfaces such as paver patios, stamped concrete, concrete, blacktop, gravel, and dirt from damage due to excessive heat.
- Combustible Surfaces: When used on combustible surfaces like wood decks, composite decks, and wood chips, the Base provides adequate protection from heat damage. However, due to the inherent flammability of these surfaces, the manual mandates the use of a spark screen at all times and requires that firewood remain below the rim of the fire pit to ensure proper fire safety. This highlights a critical safety feature and limitation of the Base's protective capabilities on such surfaces.
- Grass: While the Breeo Base can be used on grass to increase the fire pit's height, it will not prevent the grass from dying due to heat. This is an important distinction, as the Base's primary heat protection is for solid surfaces, not living vegetation.
- Movement Caution: Users are warned against sliding the Base across any surface once the fire pit is placed on it, as this action could scratch the underlying surface. Similarly, sliding the fire pit on the Base itself should be avoided to prevent scratching the Base.
- Safety Recommendations:
- Heat Warning: As the Base is made of stainless steel, it will become hot during use. Users are advised not to touch the Base while the fire is burning.
- Combustible Surface Precautions: When operating the fire pit on a combustible surface with the Base, it is mandatory to use a spark screen and keep the firewood below the rim of the fire pit to maintain fire safety.
Maintenance Features:
- Cleaning: To clean the Breeo Base, the manual recommends using a stainless steel cleaner. A specific product, "Bar Keepers Friend," is suggested as an example, indicating that common household stainless steel cleaners are suitable. This suggests a relatively simple and accessible cleaning process to maintain the Base's appearance and integrity.
The Breeo Base is covered under Breeo, LLC's warranty policy.
- Lifetime Warranty: Breeo Fire Pits and Accessories (which includes the Base) are warranted against workmanship and material defects for the lifetime of the original purchaser.
- Rust Through/Burn Through Warranty: There is a specific five-year warranty from the date of purchase against rust through or burn through.
- Remedy: If a product is covered by the warranty, Breeo, LLC will, at its option, repair or replace it with a new product free of charge, excluding shipping and handling. If the product is discontinued, a replacement of equal or similar value will be provided.
- Voiding Warranty: Altering any Breeo product or using it in any way other than its intended use will void the Lifetime Warranty.
- Natural Patina: The warranty clarifies that no warranty is offered on rust, paint, or finishes, as steel products will naturally develop an iron oxide patina over time.
- Liability: Breeo, LLC's liability is limited to repair or replacement. Purchasers must provide photos of defects for evaluation.
- Exclusions: The warranty does not cover damage from normal wear and tear, accidents, misuse, negligence, tampering, modifications, acts of war, overloading, improper attachment, improper maintenance, or failure to maintain. It also explicitly states that Breeo, LLC is held harmless for any injury or death caused by misuse.
- Surface Damage Exclusion: The warranty does not cover damage to surrounding surfaces, structures, or furnishings (e.g., discoloration or damage to patios, decks, furniture, houses) caused by proper or improper use of Breeo products.
- Legal Rights: The warranty grants specific legal rights provided the product is used for its designated purpose.
- Disclaimer: The warranty is expressly in lieu of all other warranties, express or implied, including merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. No oral agreements are binding. Breeo, LLC is not liable for special, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages, even if advised of the possibility of such damages. Cumulative damages for breach of warranty are limited to the amount paid for the product. This allocation of risk is reflected in the product's price.
In summary, the Breeo Base is a crucial accessory for Breeo fire pit owners, offering enhanced safety and versatility by protecting various surfaces from heat damage and elevating the fire pit. Its stainless steel construction ensures durability, while clear usage guidelines and maintenance instructions make it a user-friendly addition to the Breeo fire pit system. The comprehensive warranty further supports its quality and reliability, albeit with specific limitations and exclusions that users should be aware of.
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