I'm looking to heat a small covered patio. Been looking at this vs. those tower style heaters. Which one would be better in my situation?
888072
Not real familiar with the tower style heaters but I recently used my fire pit at a NASCAR race and 8 people were very happy with the heat this unit provided even on the lower setting. We keep this unit on our motor home and use it constantly. I did make a lid for it and my wife made a bag to carry it in. This unit continues to be GREAT!
888073
Both will provide heat, this one will give you a lovely flame to look at - like a campfire, and it's very soothing. The ambient light from the flames makes our porch feel and look very cozy. The tower will give you heat, but will not (in my opinion) give you that cozy feeling with a lovely firepit feeling. Once you decide what kind of ambience you want for your patio you can go from there. The only other thing I would consider is the efficiency - if you're going to use it a lot, and the tower style is much more efficient (which I don't know if it is or not), then you may want to consider that because propane has gotten quite pricey and a 20lb tank doesn't last that long. We ended up installing a wood burning stove for nice (but still cool) days of fall/winter because we just couldn't afford the propane to burn it as long as we wanted to enjoy the porch, but will use this again come late spring/summer mornings just to knock the chill off.
888074
It depends on how high your ceiling is and what material its made of. Our carport is 10ft and is made of metal roofing. It gets warm, but not hot enough to burn. This heater puts out a good flame but has a control to turn it down.
888075
We use ours on a covered patio and are very happy with it. We've never tried the tower style so I don't know if that would be better
888076
We enjoy sitting around the fire pit, we have turned the ceiling fan on when using it the fire pit and it did seem to warm the whole area too. If you are wanting to "heat" the patio the tower may be a better alternative.
208107
I would recommend you use 2 600W heaters for such a big room that is not insulated at all. These heaters are the safest available ones and this supplier is the only to offer 600W. If I were you I would purchase 3 600W heaters and install them around the room
1990033
I think it kicks out pretty good heat at high. The rocks take sometime to get hot and red, but they do get there. Probalby wouldnt be as hot as the tall heaters, but it would be nicer. Very impressed with unit.
379830
This heater is ul listed. Ive bought several of these heaters and I use them to heat outbuildings. They wodrk great and do the job. Very reliable source of heat and safe.
1825217
I live in a NYC apt so we can only have an electric BBQ. I have tis weber electric for 3 years and it works great. We live on the 14th fl on the Hudson River. As long a its not to cold and windy to stand out on the terrace I've used it in the winter. Just keep the lid closed.
1894012
I too found that the Vornado VH2 Vortex didn't really give out much heat.I'll agree with Ian, the heater really does a better job at evenly raising the temperature in a small room. But, boy, it takes a looooong time to do even that.I returned mine, it wasn't the right heater for how my wife and I use it.
1990034
I bought this for my porch and it does not really heat very well. If you are looking for something that will heat your porch I would go with a different option.
117255
I live in Montana, in a small apartment and just one of these heaters works very well I don't even need to turn on my regular heater. If I were you I would buy one and try it first then if you need more go for it. but trust me it get's the job done. lol
1030728
The top does get hot, I don't think it is recommended to put under a covered patio, however we did and it has not been an issue. We left it on overnight under a canvas with about 2 feet clearance and it did not catch fire...However I don't recommend that practice
1064625
If you're looking for a heater, I can highly recommend the Avitech infrared heat panel that goes outside the cage. Good, steady, low level warmth, and no chance of burning their feet as with a heated perch. You can put a cover over the cage and the heater, and it will barely warm up the cover (so no chance of fire); however, it will be nice and toasty inside the cage, and the birds can move in and away from the heat as needed. They're a bit pricey, but you'll save that on your heating bills because you won't have to keep the entire room overheated to keep the birds at a good temp.
1003977
it all matters , have god windows? , insulation? Iam not impressed with these heaters at all ,A vornado puts out more heat , but they are all like running a hairdryer constantly , they use energy big time ! my suggestion , try to find another way to heat your house , but would guess 300 to 400 square foot if all above is good !
254630
Patio type heaters do come with heat reflector if this helps, those are the tall standing heater's
861209
Our patio roof is about 3 ft above this unit, and we see no problem. The unit is the best one I have owned. 5 prior units all had trouble starting eventually. This one starts quickly and reliably.
1973043
Dandy heater - great for a small area, inside, BUT an outside porch? You would spend a lot of money on electricity and not get a lot of warmth.
1231867
you would be better off looking at a 25 watt heater the hydor theo is a good option for nano tanks
818700
I would look for an infrared "radiant" heat source. If propane works then the previous responder is right. If you need electric then you will want a radiant heat source. The "ProFusion Heat Ceiling-Mounted Workshop Heater with Halogen Light - 5200 BTU, 1500 Watt" is the style I would recommend. Anything with a fan isn't going to be much use unless you can have pointed directly at you, but then you might actually get hot. This 5600W Portable Industrial Heater is a 240volt unit so a place to plug it in can be an issue. The item I mentioned earlier is 110/120 standard wall outlet plug in. If you mounted a couple of those on the ceiling at the end furthest from the house directed toward the house I think you might get what you're after.
1906878
The smaller (shorter) version of this same unit heats our larger (than your) room with taller cathedral ceilings. We use it as supplemental heat but our huge family room has never been so warm. I think your dimensions equate to cubic feet and thus far I have not seen cubic feet coverage for these heaters.