Patio heating ideas?

[SideShow Bob]

Something like this under a fire pit or chiminea should work fine.
I used one similar to this with a charcoal grill when I lived in a house with a wooden deck.

http://www.bbqguys.com/item_name_The...m_2608316.html

[generalmeow]

My old neighbor used to have a charcoal grill on his deck. One night I was sitting outside with some friends drinking, and I kept thinking I saw something weird out of the corner of my eye. This went on for like an hour. I was drunk, so I wasn't thinking about it too much.

Eventually I saw a big puff of smoke come up from his deck. I immediately ran over there and told him his deck was on fire. It probably would have burned his house down.

What I remember most about it is that the second I said "I think your deck is on....", he didn't even say anything, or think about it for a split second. He just sprinted away to put it out. He came over later to thank me.

Gotta be careful on a wood deck. I'm sure it was just a tiny piece of something that fell on his.

[colorider]

I have had several chimineas. Every one cracked and broke. I had 3 propane heaters like the ones posted from Home Depot. Wind blew them down and trashed them. Real bummer because the work great for heat. Currently have the propane fire pit with the glass in the bottom. Great for looking at but pretty useless for heat purposes.

[ray1970]

Thanks for all of the replies. Guess I'll have to figure out what to do before winter really sets in.

[Irving]

Have your wife figure out what kind of snacks to serve during the party you throw us for helping you out on this.

[ray1970]

Have your wife figure out what kind of snacks to serve during the party you throw us for helping you out on this.

What? You don't think I can figure out the snack situation?

[Skully]

What? You don't think I can figure out the snack situation?

I think people want more than just Cheetos Ray ........... we cant all have that Orange stuff on our hands.


Is your back deck as dried out as your front deck?

I wouldn't even smoke a cigar over it, might ignite like gunpowder. Slow burn as you run and scream for the extinguisher

[tmleadr03]

I have had an idea on a patio heating idea for a while. No idea if it would actually work but I think it would be fun to try.

A large brick firepit/chimney with radiating benches from it. Build it with piping through it, I figure bring on outside, concrete inside type thing. Fill pipes with fluid (antifreeze water mix like your car) and use Stirling engine to pump the water through a radiator in the fire area. Keep a roaring fire, have warm benches to sit on. Also some radiant heat coming off them for people not sitting.

[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.