Outdoor heaters are devices used in open-air or semi-open areas and are specifically designed to heat outdoor areas during cold weather. These types of heaters can be used on restaurant terraces, gardens, seating areas, verandas or other outdoor events.
There are various types of outdoor heaters. Here are some of the most common types of outdoor heaters:
Gas Heaters: Gas heaters, which run on fuels such as propane or LPG, provide fast and effective heat, but both their combustion efficiency and radiant efficiency are quite low. These are usually portable and handheld devices and can be easily transported.
Electric Heaters: These heaters work by being connected to an electrical outlet or power source. Electric heaters are heat emitters that have a heating element such as a resistance or halogen bulb.
Radiant Heaters: Radiant heaters are devices that work with natural gas and direct heat directly to objects or people via rays coming from a heated surface. These types of heaters are based on the infrared (radiant) heating principle and have the same principle as the sun heating the earth. Radiant heaters, which come in two types: tubular radiant and ceramic plate radiant, are also quite economical with their high efficiency.
Outdoor heaters are devices that require attention to safety issues. When using an outdoor heater in your business or home, it is important to follow the manufacturer’s instructions carefully and take safety precautions. Also, remember that outdoor heaters are intended for use outdoors; using them indoors can pose safety risks.
Advantages and Disadvantages of Tube Heaters
Tube heaters quickly enter the regime and can quickly heat the environment they are in. For this reason, they are preferred to provide instant heating.
Tube heaters are typically portable and moveable, making them easy to move to different outdoor areas.
Most tube heaters have thermostatic controls that allow users to set the desired heat level, allowing them to regulate the heater to achieve the desired temperature.
High Consumption: Apart from the advantages mentioned above, both the combustion efficiency and radiant efficiency of tube heaters are very low. Tube heaters operating with LPG or Propane have very high consumption costs in our country. Apart from this, in places with high customer circulation, since the consumption of the devices is very high, the tubes under them need to be changed every day, which means extra labor.
Outdoor use: Tube heaters are generally used in open areas. However, using the devices in open areas may cause safety concerns. Tube heaters, which have very low wind resistance, may face situations such as extinguishing or catching fire in windy weather.
Electric Heater Advantages and Disadvantages
Easy Installation: Electric heaters generally work on a plug-and-play principle and do not require complicated installation. Simply connect to a socket or power source.
Portability: Although electric heaters are usually fixed to a wall or structure, portable types are also available.
Fast Heating: Electric heaters can produce heat quickly and heat the environment they are in quickly.
Low Maintenance Cost: Electric heaters generally require low maintenance.
Environmentally Friendly: Electric heaters do not require the burning of gas or other fossil fuels, reducing emissions and providing an environmentally friendly heating option.
Safer: Electric heaters are safer than tube heaters as they are not affected by the wind and do not pose a risk of burning or creating flames.
Radiant Heater Advantages and Disadvantages
Fast Heating: Radiant heater systems can heat up very quickly by getting into a regime in a very short time.
Safety: Radiant heaters are designed for use outdoors. Wind shields and flame sensors that provide high wind resistance prevent the devices from going out or catching fire.
Energy Efficiency: Radiant heaters have both high combustion efficiency and radiant (infrared) efficiency. Radiant heaters that work with natural gas, the cheapest fuel in our country, are very economical. In open area applications, they pay for themselves within 1-1.5 years.
Targeted Heating: Reflectors on radiant heaters can focus the rays coming out of the heater in a specific direction or area. This means that a certain area or people are heated more intensely. Radiant heaters that can be operated separately also allow the desired area to be heated locally.
Easy to Use: Radiant heaters work with natural gas installations and do not require daily refilling like tube heaters. The heaters, which are controlled by remote control or thermostatic panels, can be adjusted to the desired temperature and comfort level thanks to the gradual burner.
Low Maintenance Cost: Radiant heaters require low maintenance. They are long-lasting. Thanks to their equipment such as aluminum reflectors, aluminized radiant pipes, stainless steel grills, they do not compromise on their longevity even in open area conditions.
Installation Requirement: While there are liquid fuel mobile types of radiant heaters, natural gas powered types are installed permanently in the heated space.
