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There are times when the outdoor areas of the home are used as working areas. When there is important woodworking that needs to be done or when there is machine equipment that needs to be cleaned out or fine tuned, the covered patio or deck becomes the immediate workplace for the job. But when the cold situation prevails outside, you wouldn't want the essential tasks to be cut short. To allow you to continue working even with the presence of nippy weather, you have to get hold of patio heaters.
Choosing the right heating equipment that will help you complete the work inside is really important. You simply can't burn wood outside to keep you warm when you have wood construction around. Sawdust is highly flammable. Instead of keeping you warm, you may increase the risk of causing a huge fire into your home.
When all work is focused on trying to fix the equipment, you surely wouldn't be able to keep a close eye on your fire pit or outdoor fireplace. When there are lots of tools and devices around, you'd also want something that wouldn't get in the way. What you need is a heating unit that will not only keep you warm and toasty but will be safe and risk-free for you to use.
Patio heaters come in different types. There are propane gas, natural gas and electric heaters. They also come in various styles where they can either be stationary or mobile.
For ordinary relaxation and entertainment activities, you can use any of these types above. But, when there is work that needs to be done, it would be highly recommended that you get stationary models that are often mounted on the walls or on the ceiling. In this way, you wouldn't be knocking them over, as in the case of table-top and standing models, when you've got long poles, lumber or so many tools that you need to move around. In effect, you have eliminated the use of propane gas types which are often available in such desktop and free-standing models.
If your outdoor job doesn't involve any wood dust or fumes, it would be safe to use either the natural gas or electric wall-mounted or ceiling-mounted units. Should it be otherwise, though, you will have to be cautious in operating these things for they can easily suck up the fine saw dust and cause unnecessary fires. To make sure no accidents will happen, try to warm the place up 15-30 minutes prior to doing any fine sawing work and then switch the unit off. If you're carpentry only involves a few nailing and painting then it's safe to use either of the two heaters continuously. With these heating devices around, the cold condition wouldn't keep you from working outside.
