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What To Know When Planning A Large Outdoor or Patio Heating System

The businesses that drive profits by providing an indoor-outdoor experience to patrons often earn less when the chilly weather arrives. Chilling temperatures can make your business less appealing and cause you to unnecessarily lose revenue. The only logical solution is to make that outdoor area comfortably warm all year round. That means installing a commercial-grade patio heating system. Th...

Modern Heaters and Grills Bring Back Ancient Traditions of Halloween Parties

The Halloween tradition of adorning masks and holding theme parties dates back more than 2,000 years to the ancient Celts. They stoked massive bonfires to fend off the cold, fashioned wonderous masks and feasted together in what is now the U.K. and northern France. Over the centuries, the Romans took hold of the area, and their festivals honoring the dead and goddess of food were incorporated...

Upgrade Your Patio Gas Grill and Evolve with the Times

There’s an evolution that everyday people go through that lead them to prepare many flavorful meals outdoors. It might begin with an old charcoal grill, but it doesn’t take long to recognize that the process is smoky and uneven. It doesn’t achieve the succulent meats, chickens, veggies, and other meals you want. Once family chefs try that first portable propane grill, you know you are on to s...

Portable and Stationary Patio Heaters Deliver More Quality Time Outdoors

When it comes to spending time outdoors in the fresh air, everyday people want one thing — more. Whether that means extending the season as winter chills the night air or coming out of human hibernation before spring blesses us with reasonable temperatures, we want more fresh air, more sunshine, and more moonlit skies. If you step back and think about the ways you try to get additional time ...

Grills for Resorts Enhance Luxury Experience, ROI

Decision-makers in the hospitality industry are tasked with delivering an enjoyable experience to guests while improving the business’ bottom line. In many respects, the same holds true for apartment complex and condo association managers. You have to find cost-effective ways to make the facility more attractive to guests in a way that doesn’t add to overhead and labor. Gas grills for resorts...

Patio Heaters Extend Family Leisure Fun

Getting the maximum possible benefit from an outdoor pool often tops the list of businesses, associations, and homeowners and outdoor gas patio heaters can extend your swimming season. Swimming pools represent a substantial investment in improved quality of life. Friends, family, guests, and living association neighbors are limited to use based on the weather. As the fall chill rolls in, ple...

Pros and Cons of Using Electricity for Outdoor Heaters

Technological advancements have been put to work in the patio heating industry, and eco-friendly electric heaters rank among the most efficient and effective ways for home and business owners to extend the season. It wasn’t that long ago that the electric heaters were considered only viable for indoor use. The throw range of yesteryear products was limited to only enclosed spaces. But the ad...

What to Look for in Outdoor Patio Grills

There is a wide range of outdoor patio grills on the market with staggering differences in terms of size, quality, and available accessories. To say doing your due diligence on a new grill is confusing would be a huge understatement. The question homeowners, business decision-makers, and property managers must consider is: What to look for in a gas grill? Answering that question can be more ...

Resist Autumn’s Chill with Residential Outdoor Patio Heaters

British poet Dylan Thomas wrote that we should “not go gentle into that good night,” and homeowners may want to apply that advice about the coming of autumn. After making a substantial investment into creating an outdoor patio, deck, or veranda to enjoy the fresh air, the fall chill will certainly curtail those good nights. But selecting the right natural gas outdoor patio heater can deliver ...

Commercial-Grade Infrared Patio Heaters Drive Restaurant, Hospitality Profits

Creating the perfect outdoor ambiance for customers to enjoy more time on your patio requires strategic planning and design. The walking surface, seating, and décor must meet the expectations of restaurant and hospitality patrons, among others. Those items are easily manageable, whether business owners do it themselves or hire a contractor. But the one thing you have little control over is th...

Tech Advancements, Healthy Food Choices Impact Top Outdoor BBQ Trends

There are unique outdoor grilling trends that take shape each and every year. The shifting trends are often prompted by two things that converge — technological advancements and food choices. The improvements in natural gas grills tend to influence what food options find there way out of the indoor kitchen and on the built-in outdoor gas grills for backyard chefs to prepare. This year has see...

Pros and Cons of Using Natural Gas for Heaters and Grills

Natural Gas (NG) remains the most environmentally friendly non-renewable fuel source that produces zero harmful emissions when used in homes, outdoor heaters, and gas grills. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), approximately 2.4 trillion cubic feet of NG resides under the country’s surface. The EIA estimates that enough untapped reserves exist to serve American nat...