Open deck heater

Snowmelt

I Have a deck that’s 22 x 11 x 10 high ……. Has a roof, How many btu and what kind of equipment. I don’t think there will be any bbq when it’s under 45 degree. Want to heat it up to 70 degree. I’m not talking big wind storm but 10 m.p.h. wind if that matters. Deck is off of house so it’s 3 open sides

Larry Weingarten

Hi, Maybe a few of these? https://www.uline.com/Product/Detail/H-5839/Outdoor-Furniture-and-Equipment/Patio-Heater?pricode=WB3334&utm_source=Bing&utm_medium=pla&utm_term=H-5839&utm_campaign=Facilities%2BMaintenance&utm_source=Bing&utm_medium=pla&utm_term=H-5839&utm_campaign=Facilities%2BMaintenance&msclkid=80ffa592090f1dca00c2c36ada8a1de2

Yours, Larry

Mad Dog_2

Infrared..

retiredguy

My neighbor has a deck similar to yours and has 2 heaters that @Larry Weingarten shows. They work great with no wind but less and less with increasing wind speeds.

Jamie Hall

Infrared heaters as @Larry Weingarten mentioned are the only way to do that. Consider: suppose a 10 mph breeze. That's 15 feet per second. That breeze will renew the air in the patio in slightly over one second… of to put it another way, that patio has an air exchange rate of some 3,600 air changes per hour.

Nope.

Warm the occupants, not the patio. Infrared.

hot_rod

Ive enjoyed a comfortable dinner on the sidewalks of Chicago in freezing weather under those heaters

If you are a tall person your head may overheat😯

EdTheHeaterMan

https://forum.heatinghelp.com/discussion/comment/1812331#Comment_1812331

Since I have met you in person, then I know that you are one of the hot heads… hot rod… LOL

More to the point. The three ways to move heat from one place to another are Conduction Convection and radiation. And the first two will not work for you. The Radiation will because that Infrared Radiation heats objects and people in the line of the rays. Think of it like the sun. As long as there is LINE OF SITE from the sun to the object or person, the sun will heat it/them. Radiation heat does not go up (the way warm air does) it goes in all directions.

For some folks it is a difficult concept to grasp, that is why I like the "Think of the Sun" analogy.

hot_rod

What you will notice is your legs and feet, if under the table, will not feel the radiation. But it is still the best heat option for an open space.

Snowmelt

thanks all, I: going to visit my local supply house ….. see what they have to offer

Larry Weingarten

Hi, If you have a restaurant supply nearby , they may have what you need also. 🙂

Yours, Larry