Outside the room there is a tool for fireplaces and stoves

If a few years ago they were only in few terraces, today outdoor stoves are common in the streets and squares of cities. The anti-smoking law has caused many establishments have decided to extend the season of the year in which they open their terraces, but to to bring comfort to smokers customers, they have had to put outdoor stoves. These gadgets are a long time, but this year its sales have skyrocketed due to winter terraces.

However, these stoves and other models with different energies and fuels are not only useful for catering establishments. In many gardens and private patios, it is worth placing a stove (also called “calientapatios” or “mushrooms” because of its shape) to be able to use the afternoons and evenings autumn and spring Gardento enjoy. And not only have available the above-mentioned mushrooms to gas; There are also models that operate by electricity and even fireplaces for exterior, which provide heat and allow to enjoy the beauty of the fire on the terraces, as if we were in a classic winter Hall.

Fireplaces that run on alcohol

External heating systems can operate with gas (propane or butane), electricity, or alcohol. The options are many, and can choose a model of heating design in which the heat is invisible, or you opt for the always beautiful presence of flames. There are precious outdoor fireplaces that run on alcohol (ethanol) in the case of the elegant glass chimney of the photos, which have many advantages: they fire odors or smoke, consume very little fuel, they are very safe, have commands to control the flames and the heat and have a wide warranty. Perhaps more problematic is its price: between 800 and 1200 euros approximately, depending on the model.

Calentapatios or heat mushrooms

They are most common in the terraces and hotel establishments image, but are also gradually beginning to proliferate in private houses. It is precisely in these spring days, in which we begin to take advantage of our gardens, when most us deserve the penalty buy these practices and safer stoves. Its name of “mushroom” is logically related to its shape, which has a raison d ‘ être: the upper umbrella prevents heat from escaping (warm air tends to rise) and returns to the bottom, distributed in space.

These heaters work with gas, propane or butane. The gas is stored in cylinders placed at the bottom of the stoves. Depending on the heat power of the stove in question can be to heat spaces covering a radius of from 5 to 30 square metres. Some of these “mushrooms” are also built-in electric lamps of up to 5 kW of power, what unites the heat to the Enlightenment, forming a practical set.

Security is something that worries many users as it relates to these stoves. To make sure that I won’t have any problem, it is very important to verify that are going to buy carry the seal of approval of the EEC, and also that it incorporates security mechanisms that interrupt the provision of gas when it stove goes off accidentally or swinging. Wherever we place one of these stoves under a tarp, tent or umbrella, is important that the space between these two elements should be of at least one metre. For flammable as curtains or other textile elements, space must be at least two meters. Their price varies between 150 and 300 euros.

Electric stoves for gardens and terraces

The power of the “mushrooms” versions are also available on the market. Perhaps the greatest disadvantage of these stoves is that they need to connect to the network, so it is necessary to have a socket outlet. But on the other hand they are very safe and provide much heat. Electric “mushrooms” work with infrared rays, and must be an index of protection IP44 indicating that they are safe to stay in the cold and rain. Its price is around 200 euros, but depending on the power can reach 400 euros or more. Also there is heaters whose design is similar, but they are smaller and they cost between 50 and 100 euros.

There are other different designs of electric stoves from outside, as e.g. heating radiators under umbrellas and parasols (as image). Formed by radiant panels are placed directly under the parasol, which are to be installed at a height not more than three meters to take advantage of the heat off.

Fire-wood

There are also much more classical and simple outdoor fireplaces, in this case fed with wood. The truth is that they can be considered both fireplaces and barbecues, to produce wood fire it is usual to take your grill for cooking food outdoors. There are models, as these images, which are made of iron, which brings them an undeniable charm and an optimal resistance to fire and weathering. That Yes, they do not both heat and other models of outdoor stoves.