Patio Heater News
What's Encouraging with Bromic
Posted by Alfresco Heating on Sep 4th 2017
Bromic is continually improving their products. That is the biggest takeaway I got from a recent meeting with Bromic Heating at Alfresco Heating's Novato main office. Changes include hardware that is more corrosion resistant, upgraded stainless steel grade on some models, improved exhaust air flo
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Hello Calcana - Unique Outdoor Heaters
Posted by Alfresco Heating on Apr 28th 2017
Calcana Patio Heaters - Welcome to Alfresco
It's not just a
tube heater. It's a unique gas patio heater for the changing environment of a patio. Calcana's patented modulating control allows full dimming of the heat output from 100% down to 50%. Their outdoor heaters are clean burning, have re
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The Alfresco Heating Newsletter
Posted by Alfresco Heating on May 1st 2016
Consider When Designing Your Heated Pergola
Posted by Alfresco Heating on Oct 23rd 2014
There is one important thing to consider in the planning phase of your future pergola, gazebo, or covered porch: Combustible Clearances
I have personally taken many calls from customers who have built an outdoor-entertainment area and piped gas in for outdoor heaters. I have disappointed ma
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Mission Rock Resort: Installing Patio Heaters over the San Francisco Bay
Posted by Alfresco Heating on Jul 14th 2014
I met Pete Osborne on the upper deck of Mission Rock Resort and saw a challenge. Add new patio heaters, effectively placed at the outer edge of their upper deck, part of which was 25’ over the salty, corrosive San Francisco Bay. I designed custom posts of marine-grade stainless, which mount to a
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The meaning of "infrared"
Posted by Alfresco Heating on Mar 31st 2014
Almost all patio heaters are infrared. The sun is a great example of an infrared heater. Its rays travel through space and don't heat it, but when it hits a solid object, Earth, heat is created. Infrared patio heaters don't try to heat the air (like a convection heater) but instead heat the furni
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Patio Heaters Run Time per Propane Tank
Posted by Alfresco Heating on Mar 10th 2014
We get one therm (= 100,000 BTU) from every 1.1 gallons of propane. A standard 5 gallon tank holds roughly 4.7 gallons. So a full tank would hold 427,000 BTUs. Therefore, a 40,000 BTU propane heater, such as SunGlo or Patio Comfort on high can get 10 hours and 40 minutes out of a tank. A 46,000 B
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Servicing Nexgrill, All-Pro, Endless Summer, and other brands of patio heaters
Posted by Alfresco Heating on Mar 10th 2014
We would be happy to look at your patio heaters in our shop. We need the entire heater head and the propane regulator with hose assembly, so you do not necessarily have to bring the whole thing in. If you are not close by you can ship these components to us. We charge $50 up front to check your h
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How do I choose what kind of patio heaters I want or need?
Posted by Alfresco Heating on Mar 6th 2014
Like in most things, you get what you pay for. If you choose an economy entry-level consumer patio heater from a big-box store, you are purchasing the patio heating equivalent of a disposable lighter. Such lightweight heaters tend to look crooked and uneven from when first assembled. They often b
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SunPak's New Twin Stage Hardwired Patio Heaters
Posted by Alfresco Heating on Feb 25th 2014
Most issues with remote-controlled patio heaters have occurred when too many heaters and remotes are present. Signals were crossed. One would need reprogramming and the batteries would have to come out of all of the remotes to solve, and then all needed reprogramming. That is why I am thrilled th
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