Detroit Radiant gas patio heaters in this collection include the compact DSC box heater and the long DSR and DSRF tube heaters. You can match a gas patio heater to one seating area or a longer stretch of patio. Start with the space you want to warm, then check the fuel and mounting options. The choice between vented and unvented tubes depends on where the exhaust will go.


What is a Detroit Radiant gas patio heater?

These overhead heaters run on a piped gas line and belong outdoors only, at restaurants and homes. Each of these is an infrared heater that warms people and surfaces directly, like sunshine, and infrared is the maker's word for radiant heat. Browse the full Detroit Radiant range for gas and electric options. Compare other brands in our gas patio collection.

Box or tube for your patio?

The DSC designer series is a box heater about 48 inches long for one seating area. The smaller size warms roughly 8 by 8 feet, while the larger warms about 9 by 9 feet on natural gas only. Choose single stage DSCS or two stage DSCD. The maker files the DSC under its high intensity heaters and the tubes under its low intensity heaters.

Detroit Radiant tube heaters suit longer patios and driving range lines. The unvented DSR series spans 9 or about 16 feet, warming roughly 16 by 10 or 26 by 12 feet respectively. The vented DSRF series spans about 16 or almost 22 feet, with either length warming about 26 by 12 feet. For restaurant seating and work areas, explore our commercial patio heaters.

Fuel, mounting and venting

Choose natural gas or propane on the page, and there is no tank to refill. See our propane patio heaters for more options. Mount the DSC on a wall or ceiling, or hang the tubes 9 to 16 feet up on a ceiling or canopy. Installation is a job for a licensed gas fitter, who runs the line and hangs the heater. The DSC and DSR need no vent pipe outdoors, while the DSRF can duct exhaust outside from beneath a solid roof. With power but no gas line, consider ELX and ELD electric heaters.

Why buy your Detroit Radiant gas patio heater from My Cozy Outdoors?

My Cozy Outdoors is an authorized dealer for these heaters, built in Warren, Michigan. Every listing carries the full manufacturer warranty. Call us and we will talk it through, including which size and fuel fit your patio.

Your questions answered

Box heater or tube heater: which do I need?

The compact DSC warms roughly 8 by 8 or 9 by 9 feet from a wall or ceiling. Tubes warm about 16 by 10 or 26 by 12 feet along a canopy. Choose a box for one seating area, or tubes for a longer patio.

Do these gas heaters need to be vented?

The DSC and DSR release exhaust into the open air outdoors, so they need no vent pipe. The DSRF can duct exhaust outside through a vent pipe for a covered patio with a solid roof. None belongs in an indoor room at home.

What does two stage mean?

Two stage operation starts high, then drops to low for steady warmth without switching off, cycling less. The DSCD and all tube heaters work this way. The single stage DSCS runs at full output when on. Call us and we will help you pick the right Detroit Radiant gas patio heater.