What is infra-red heat?
Infrared heat warms the object or material in the path of the heater using infrared waves. In other words, the object is heated directly by the infrared waves, rather than by the surrounding air. This means that objects become warm quickly and effeciently. Because infrared heat can travel larger distances that gas or electric heat, it is often used for patio heaters and will provide great heat outdoors.
Infra-red heat is the type of heat that comes from combustion, such as heat emitted from the sun or from a fire. Unlike the sun, your infra-red patio heater will not emit harmful UV rays. Gas-fired patio heaters are considered to use infra-red heat because they ignite gas. Blowing heaters or a heaters using electrical coils are NOT infra-red because they are not using combustibles.
