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Suggestions to heat covered patio
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d110pickup
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Radiant tube infrared heater.
I installed on in my shop and it is fantastic. It's the same type of heater you'll find in the outdoor areas of restaurants.
Mike
I installed on in my shop and it is fantastic. It's the same type of heater you'll find in the outdoor areas of restaurants.
Mike
steaks&anvils
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Block the wind.
bmxdukie
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Why? Im in Canada. Ant the only folks that want to do this are smokers.. i say f it! Smoke em uf you got em
Outside!
Outside!
rburke65
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You need to do a Delta heat work sheet or what ever its Called. Your going to need a train load of BTUs.
LS6 Tommy
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There are plenty of good natgas and electric infrared patio heaters just for your situation. A quick websearch should get you on yor way.
Tommy
Tommy
rustrunner
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The heat will rise, and you will probably have cold feet.
dfiler2
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You want to look at radiant heaters. Heat doesn't rise, hot air does, radiant heat goes out evenly in all directions like the sun or standing under a heat lamp.
nadogail
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Where in Canada? Pretty big place with a varied climate.
Walkers
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get her a down coat. If she is still cold get her an axe and an unspoiled cord of wood.
hi all. She wants to put curtains up for the winter. She has some friends that did that with a propane heater.
I don’t like the idea of heating with a propane heater and enclosing the space, even if a bit was left open for airflow. Just doesn’t seem right, am I the only one thinking this?
I don’t like the idea of heating with a propane heater and enclosing the space, even if a bit was left open for airflow. Just doesn’t seem right, am I the only one thinking this?
CombatNinja
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So you live in Toronto, CANADA and she wants to sit outside under an awning and be ‘comfortable’?
In the pantheon of dumb **** women think is reasonable, I guess this isn’t the WORST thing I’ve heard.
Yeah, don’t burn propane with that enclosed with curtains. Of course, it would take care of your dumb idea generator pretty quickly.
Seriously, either properly enclose that porch or move 600 miles south. Those are the best options. You’re not going to be able to throw enough BTUs at that to make it ‘comfortable’ as determined by the fairer ***.
In the pantheon of dumb **** women think is reasonable, I guess this isn’t the WORST thing I’ve heard.
Yeah, don’t burn propane with that enclosed with curtains. Of course, it would take care of your dumb idea generator pretty quickly.
Seriously, either properly enclose that porch or move 600 miles south. Those are the best options. You’re not going to be able to throw enough BTUs at that to make it ‘comfortable’ as determined by the fairer ***.
bassJAM
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Putting curtains around that and using a propane heater will be safe, especially if you use an indoor propane heater. Put up a CO detector if you're concerned, it's not a bad idea to have one. Either propane or electric, go with radiant. I've stood near many a radiant heater outside at bars in the dead of winter while people I was talking to smoked. Even in a thin shirt and no jacket I survived, if I was dressed properly I'd have been more than comfortable. Just be prepared to run through some propane or have your electric bill go up a little, but this isn't something you're heating 24/7 so it probably isn't a big issue.
jrsavoie
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Floor heat
Stuart in MN
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If Toronto is like Minneapolis, many of your local bars and restaurants have set up heated outdoor areas in the last couple years for their customers. You may want to visit a few of your favorites to see what kinds of heaters they're using, it will give you an idea what is commonly available in your area. Generally, radiant will be your best choice and electric will be the simplest to install (yes, electric is more expensive to run but it the upfront cost will be less and they'll only be sitting out there intermittently, and there's no concern about carbon monoxide.) Another thought is checking out metro bus stop shelters, or the smoking shelters companies put up outside their businesses - around here many of them have electric radiant heaters that are controlled by a timer and a pushbutton.
Overstock.com has a pretty good selection of electric radiant heaters suitable for this sort of thing: https://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Patio-Heaters/21120/subcat.html?featuredproduct=15372134
If your porch is on the south side of the house, simply enclosing it with clear plastic sheeting with all the gaps sealed up with tape will make it surprisingly warm out there on sunny days. We used to do this at my parent's house, and it was pretty comfortable out there in January wearing only a sweater (of course, once the sun went down the solar heating went away.)
Overstock.com has a pretty good selection of electric radiant heaters suitable for this sort of thing: https://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Patio-Heaters/21120/subcat.html?featuredproduct=15372134
If your porch is on the south side of the house, simply enclosing it with clear plastic sheeting with all the gaps sealed up with tape will make it surprisingly warm out there on sunny days. We used to do this at my parent's house, and it was pretty comfortable out there in January wearing only a sweater (of course, once the sun went down the solar heating went away.)
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