Choosing the right patio heaters for your terrace or pub beer garden SunSwitch infrared quartz halogen patio heaters provide warmth from the moment you switch them on. You don't waste energy or time waiting for them to warm up, so you only turn them on when you actually need to. SunSwitch infrared electric patio heaters run off ordinary mains electricity and costs only a few pence an hour to run. And unlike gas patio heaters, there is no ongoing maintenance to worry about. Heater choice All of the infrared heaters we sell for outdoor use are safe for year round use in all weathers. Please note that not all electric patio heaters advertised on other websites for outdoor use are electrically safe outdoors! You could put your business and customers at risk if you do not use weathersafe patio heaters. To help you choose the right patio heater we have included guideline figures for mounting heights, together with the approximate size of the area they will heat. What about running costs Running costs are extremely low. If you know the unit price of your electricity (shown on your electricity bill) it is very easy to calculate the hourly running costs. Simply add up the total kilowatts of all of the heaters to be installed, and then multiply this by the unit price. For example, at 8 pence per kilowatt hour, a 2kW heater will cost just 16 pence an hour to run. N.B. you can reduce this further by installing SunSwitch Comfort Controllers. Are you by the sea? If you are located on the coast, it is advisable to make sure that the patio heater you select will resist the corrosive effects of salt air. We are pleased to advise on this and can even adapt some heaters with stainless steel fittings to maximise their operating life. Please telephone for advice. Whichever model you choose, though, there is no doubt that SunSwitch quartz halogen infrared heaters are a neat, unobtrusive solution to providing warmth outdoors. > VIEW SUNSWITCH PATIO HEATER PRODUCTS & PRICES Content (images and text) © SunSwitch Limited 2008