Patio Heater Ban

pa990

Did the patio heater ban ever come into effect ?


http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0131/environment.html

Kristopherus

Well, they're still available. How widely so, I'm not sure.

brian ireland

They have them in Lidl Balbriggan at the moment.

Macha

The article refers to the "phasing out" of them. So it could be a while.

probe

No reason not to have 100+ kW of patio heating providing you use renewable energy (and can pay the bill).....

Impose a "€10,000 tax" on fossil fuelled patio heaters perhaps, on the grounds that there is a limited amount of fossil fuel around, and future generations will need it for various things eg as a raw material for important chemicals. Rather than banning them, as might happen in some fascist country.

Otherwise the country will end up being a communist bureaucratic undemocratic state where one has to "toe the party line" on everything, or else.....

IRL might end up being like the EU dictatorship!

Shiny

Would this type of heater be better overall alternative ?

Usually they have a thick shell which would hold the heat.

brian ireland

Shiny wrote: »

Would this type of heater be better overall alternative ?

Usually they have a thick shell which would hold the heat.

When our patio heater packs it in, we plan to get one of them. Just a bit worried about the fact of having to clean it out next day might put use off using it.

billy3sheets

As I passed by a major hotel on the Grand Canal this evening, I was shocked to see 2 gas burning patio heaters mounted either side of the front door. The patios either side were uncovered and it's a cold wet evening so nobody sitting outside. Yet 2 heaters burning away.
It's this sort of madness we have to put an end to.
I Googled "patio heating ban" and pretty much all of the results, including this thread, were from 2010 or earlier. Whatever happened to the ban?

blanch152

billy3sheets wrote: »

As I passed by a major hotel on the Grand Canal this evening, I was shocked to see 2 gas burning patio heaters mounted either side of the front door. The patios either side were uncovered and it's a cold wet evening so nobody sitting outside. Yet 2 heaters burning away.
It's this sort of madness we have to put an end to.
I Googled "patio heating ban" and pretty much all of the results, including this thread, were from 2010 or earlier. Whatever happened to the ban?

Saw them for sale last summer, so they mustn't be banned.

In anticipation of the ban, electric patio heaters were on sale.

magicbastarder

blanch152 wrote: »

Saw them for sale last summer, so they mustn't be banned.

well, there are a few things that are effectively illegal to operate but not to sell (e.g. electric scooters), so it's not beyond the bounds of possibility that patio heaters could fall into that category.

Capt'n Midnight

magicbastarder wrote: »

well, there are a few things that are effectively illegal to operate but not to sell (e.g. electric scooters), so it's not beyond the bounds of possibility that patio heaters could fall into that category.

Halfords have rows of blue headlight bulbs for "off-road" :mad:

Rigor Mortis

Calor have renewable gas cylinder (BioLPG) for patio heaters.

billy3sheets

Yeah but even if they aren't illegal, wouldn't you think that people would apply some common sense in relation to their usage?
Like if it's pi$$ing rain and windy outside, don't turn them on because no one will benefit from their use?
A major hotel group should show some responsibility if not leadership in reducing environmental impact too.

ted1

billy3sheets wrote: »

As I passed by a major hotel on the Grand Canal this evening, I was shocked to see 2 gas burning patio heaters mounted either side of the front door. The patios either side were uncovered and it's a cold wet evening so nobody sitting outside. Yet 2 heaters burning away.
It's this sort of madness we have to put an end to.
I Googled "patio heating ban" and pretty much all of the results, including this thread, were from 2010 or earlier. Whatever happened to the ban?

Blame the smoking ban. They have to provide some where warm for guests to smoke

billy3sheets

ted1 wrote: »

Blame the smoking ban. They have to provide some where warm for guests to smoke

Not getting into the smoking debate but where the hotel had these gas heaters would not provide any warmth. I think they provide more visual warmth than physical warmth.