Commercial Patio Heaters

How commercial patio heaters help your business

Commercial outdoor heaters help you extend the season for outdoor dining. Their radiant warmth reaches diners directly, like sunshine, and works in a breeze. Mounted outdoor heaters for restaurants stay out of busy walkways. You can compare every heater we carry as you plan.

Electric, natural gas or propane

An electrician installs the electric heaters, which need no venting. A licensed gas fitter connects the mounted gas heaters to natural gas or propane, while the propane options include a portable tank heater. Gas needs fresh air on open or partly open patios, never in an enclosed room. Read how to choose gas or electric before arranging installation.

Where they mount and how many you need

Compare overhead heaters, wall-mounted options and portable heaters on wheels for your layout. Tube heaters hang from a ceiling or canopy along a covered patio or driving range tee line. Size a bank of heaters around seating, with Bromic coverage from about 65 to 215 square feet each. Bromic mounting heights are about 8 to 9 feet, so check the manual for your model. These heaters give the same radiant warmth whether you call one a patio heater or an industrial outdoor heater. When comparing infrared options, match coverage to the seats.

The two makers and the controls

Bromic Heating offers Platinum, Tungsten, Eclipse and Cobalt collections, with Platinum Marine for salt air at a marina or dock. An electrician installs Affinity controllers for app control, timers, schedules and heater groups. Detroit Radiant offers electric bar heaters and gas box and tube heaters. Every heater here is weather resistant rather than waterproof, so a commercial outdoor heater still goes under a roof or cover, out of direct rain, and gets switched off when the patio closes.

Why buy commercial patio heaters from My Cozy Outdoors

We are an authorized dealer for both makers. Every listing carries the full manufacturer warranty. For help choosing restaurant patio heaters by fuel, mount, size and number, call us and we will talk it through.

Your questions answered

Should I buy a freestanding or mounted commercial patio heater?

Choose mounted heaters when you have a suitable wall, roof or canopy. They keep walkways clear and cannot be knocked over by guests. For changing layouts or spaces without mounting points, we carry gas and electric freestanding options, both on wheels.

What power sources are available?

Choose electric, natural gas or propane. An electrician hard wires electric heaters to their own circuits, and the 46 inch single-row bar heater needs commercial power. A licensed gas fitter connects mounted gas heaters to a line. The portable gas heater uses a propane tank.

How much space will a patio heater cover?

Bromic coverage runs from about 65 to 215 square feet per heater. Detroit Radiant tube heaters warm strips about 16 by 10 or 26 by 12 feet. Add up seating areas and aim a bank of heaters at the tables. Wind and mounting height affect coverage.

What major safety requirements are there?

Use an electrician for electric installation and a licensed gas fitter for mounted gas installation. Follow the manual for mounting height and clearance. Keep heaters under cover, outside direct rain, and switch them off after use. Follow local code and fresh-air requirements for commercial patio heaters.