Patio heating ideas?

[Irving]

I know somone who has a heated garage floor with the same idea working off a wood stove. No pump required.

[Aloha_Shooter]

I know somone who has a heated garage floor with the same idea working off a wood stove. No pump required.

Yeah, all you need to do is use the fact that warm air rises ... have pipes bringing cold air in from the bottom, heat up the air in the pipes by exposure to the fire, then feed the now hot air out the top.

[Skully]

Yeah, all you need to do is use the fact that warm air rises ... have pipes bringing cold air in from the bottom, heat up the air in the pipes by exposure to the GAS, then feed the now hot air out the top.

............in that case just lay down and fart a lot.

[Irving]

Yeah, all you need to do is use the fact that warm air rises ... have pipes bringing cold air in from the bottom, heat up the air in the pipes by exposure to the fire, then feed the now hot air out the top.

Basically. The pipes are full of fluid. As the stove heats one side, the fluid starts moving. There is enough piping in the garage floor that the returning fluid is always cooler than the feeding end, so the flow keeps going.

[tmleadr03]

Basically. The pipes are full of fluid. As the stove heats one side, the fluid starts moving. There is enough piping in the garage floor that the returning fluid is always cooler than the feeding end, so the flow keeps going.

If I ever build a house it is going to have radiant floor heating based off this principle.

[hghclsswhitetrsh]

Basically. The pipes are full of fluid. As the stove heats one side, the fluid starts moving. There is enough piping in the garage floor that the returning fluid is always cooler than the feeding end, so the flow keeps going.

The "antifreeze" is called glycol FYI.

[Irving]

The "antifreeze" is called glycol FYI.

Thanks.

Tmleadr03: I took this picture at Home Depot the other day because I liked the idea so much. You could very easily hide your pipes using a similar idea.

[ray1970]

If I ever win the lottery, my next house is going to have a heated driveway. No more shoveling snow.

[Wulf202]

If I ever win the lottery, my next house is going to have a heated driveway. No more shoveling snow.

It's actually not that expensive if you do the work yourself

[Dave]

I have a brick patio and have been thinking about making a fire pit from cinder blocks, sand and a large grill grate. Won't look overly pretty, but I think it will work for heat.