Now that the weather has changed and the temperatures have dropped, portable heaters for outdoor areas or marquees become necessary. However, heating outdoor areas is not as easy as it seems. There are many factors to consider.
Types of Portable Heaters
Heaters can be split into 3 fuel types
Electric heaters are the safest, quietest, and most reliable but they produce the least amount of heat. The majority cannot be run off an extension cable or generator which limits there use out doors or in marquees.
If you need to produce a lot of heat, quickly, kerosene and propane are the only way of doing this. As they burn fossil fuels, they burn off the oxygen in the air and replace it with carbon monoxide. For this reason, they can only be used in well ventilated areas where a carbon monoxide alarm has been installed.
The blow heaters will force out a strong gust of warm air, the radiant heaters will heat the object they hit.
The 3 kw electric blow heater we have is the most powerful heater you can get to plug into a normal 13 amp domestic socket
If you are looking for a heater for commercial or industrial use, we have a 20 kw electric blow heater for hire. It is only suitable for use where 3 phase power is available
Our medium Blow Heater Kerosene Direct is ideal for large open areas.
Our Blow Heater Kerosene Indirect is for use in areas which do not have ventilation. A duct hose connects to heater and is placed in the area to be heated. Fumes are released from the heater through a ventilation chimney
This propane blow heater is a direct fired space heater with a heating capacity of up to 47kW. It is available in 110V and 240V and will effectively heat up to 500 m³. It is ideal for use in commercial site work.
This gas powered industrial spaceheater for hire has a double skinned top to reduce the temperature of the top when in use.
It produces high convectional heat from a compact unit. All that is needed to power this heater is a Calor Gas propane cylinder.
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