Patio Heaters

gsxr1

I was out and about yesterday and had a wee look in B&Q for heater while I was buying plants.

There where 3 types

1#Gas patio heaters which would sit in the middle of my timber picnic table where the parasol goes. 80euro

I liked the look of this type as my garden is tiny and is already full of pots and buckets of Veg and flowers.

How efficient are these? . How many hours would a bottle of gas last?

2# Clay type pot belly fires.

these where the cheapest . a small one is 40 euro and the bigger one was around 50e.

3# Cast iron type pot belly fire.

these looked great but the models in B&Q seemed thin and flimsy.

From 58 from the small type around 3' high to over 100 for the tall ones.


Both the clay and metal type use timber and charcoal. I have loads of logs cut for my house stove so no shortage of fuel.


Could any one advise on the pros and cons. They seem a little pricey for what they are.


are there better deal in the North? Im going there anyways next week.

Sonnenblumen

gsxr1 wrote: »

I was out and about yesterday and had a wee look in B&Q for heater while I was buying plants.

There where 3 types

1#Gas patio heaters which would sit in the middle of my timber picnic table where the parasol goes. 80euro

I liked the look of this type as my garden is tiny and is already full of pots and buckets of Veg and flowers.

How efficient are these? . How many hours would a bottle of gas last?

2# Clay type pot belly fires.

these where the cheapest . a small one is 40 euro and the bigger one was around 50e.

3# Cast iron type pot belly fire.

these looked great but the models in B&Q seemed thin and flimsy.

From 58 from the small type around 3' high to over 100 for the tall ones.


Both the clay and metal type use timber and charcoal. I have loads of logs cut for my house stove so no shortage of fuel.


Could any one advise on the pros and cons. They seem a little pricey for what they are.


are there better deal in the North? Im going there anyways next week.

Option # 1 is due to be subject to an EU wide ban(retail) shortly
Options # 2 and # 3 (chimineas) are nice ornamental types but very limited use as efficient as patio heaters.

Infra red would be a more compact efficient means of heating a patio area.

gsxr1

Sonnenblumen wrote: »

Option # 1 is due to be subject to an EU wide ban(retail) shortly
Options # 2 and # 3 (chimineas) are nice ornamental types but very limited use as efficient as patio heaters.

Infra red would be a more compact efficient means of heating a patio area.

I might just go for the Chimineas option as timber logs cost me nothing and are carbon neutral.

The gas type in b&q looks to be reduced to 80 euro from well over 100,

but I could see it costing an arm and a leg on gas