March 20th, 2023 by Shauna Hammond

Whether you're looking to heat up your patio and make it more comfortable or create a warm outdoor seating area for your business. Patio heaters are a great way to bring the warmth of summer into your garden so you can really make the most of your garden. Patio heaters come in a variety of shapes and sizes that can be used for everything from warming up your backyard to cooking meat over open flames with friends and family.

Patio heaters come in two main varieties.

Portable patio heaters are the most popular option. They're easy to move around and can be used in any weather, so they'll come in handy if you like to spend time outdoors during the spring or autumn months when it's not quite warm enough yet for a full-on barbecue but still too cold for just sitting outside on the deck or porch. Portable heaters usually come with wheels attached so that they don't have to be carried by hand--you simply wheel them where you need them! You also have options when it comes time for storage; some brands offer collapsible frames so that they take up less space when not being used (and thus won't clutter up your backyard).

Some people prefer fixed outdoor heaters because they don't have any moving parts that could break down over time; these types tend toward more traditional designs with metal frames rather than plastic ones like many portable models do nowadays due to their weightiness compared with other materials such as wood or plastic which would make them easier than ever before thanks largely due towards advancements made over recent years.

So, once you have decided what style you would prefer it's to consider what kind of heating element is most suitable for you.

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Infrared patio heaters.

Infrared heaters are an excellent choice for outdoor heaters as they use radiant heat to direct their heat into objects such as seats, clothing and even our skin directly as opposed to trying to fruitlessly heat the air to increase the overall ambient temperature through convection heat. The effect of infrared haters is very similar to how we feel much warmer in the sunlight rather than the shade since the light is directly absorbed into our clothes and skin to warm us. Since infrared heaters are radiating heat directly into surrounding objects, warmth isn’t simply absorbed into the air which is what makes them so ideal for combating outside elements and since this process doesn't require any combustion it's much more efficient than using propane or natural gas as your primary source of heat.

Infrared patio heaters are also much more environmentally friendly, unlike many other types of outdoor heaters which require natural gas, propane or burning fossil fuels such as coal or wood pellets in order to generate heat.

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Quartz heating elements

Infrared patio heaters with a quartz heating element are the most expensive and best for large spaces, they're also great for long-term use because they don't require much maintenance, so this makes them an excellent choice for commercial use.

If you want to get the most out of your outdoor space, then a quartz infrared heater is probably your best bet. These units are made up of an external shell and internal components that work together to generate heat through radiation (as opposed to convection). The energy source used by these devices is electricity. These heaters work by heating the element which then gets very hot, and this then heats the quartz tube. Once the tube reaches an appropriate temperature it begins to emit heat, the wavelength produced by this process is often regarded as the most ideal for the human body.

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Golden Tube Heating Element

These patio heaters also run at a higher price than normal infrared heaters, but they are perfect if you need to heat large open areas as they do not lose heat due to things such as the wind. This also makes them another excellent choice for commercial use.

Golden tube heaters use halogen heaters that have a gold layer on the heating element. The purpose of this layer is to increase heat intensity which allows them to give off large amounts of heat. Golden Tube heaters also give off quite a large amount of light while they are heating making them perfect as a source of both heat and light in private gardens and public areas., especially in those more open spaces that tend to catch a lot of wind.

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Here are some things to consider when deciding between different kinds of heaters

So now that you hopefully have a better understanding of what the different kinds of the outdoor heater have to offer you will be better equipped to decide what heater is the most suitable a few things to consider are:

·        Do you need portability from your heater?

·        How large of an area do you need to heat?

·        How much do you want to spend?

·        What are weather conditions like in the area you wish to heat – for example, does it get a lot of wind?

We hope this article has helped you to understand the difference between the various types of patio heaters available on the market today. If you are looking for something that is easy to use, then we would recommend infrared models. On the other hand, if money isn't an issue then quartz or golden tube heaters might be better suited as they provide more coverage area than their counterparts.