Propane heaters come in different types: infrared, convection, and radiant.
Often, home propane heater is known is manufactured to heat up rooms or living space.
Typically, they are quite portable and can be moved from one room to another.
Below are different types and their strengths and qualities.
Infrared Propane Heaters The heat produced from infrared types is similar to the heat of the sun.
This means that the comfortable heat of the afternoon sun can be experience inside your house during cold winter days.
It warms the surrounding air of the room using propane as energy source and you will experience the same comfort of resting under the tree during springtime.
Most of these units warm you up immediately in order to save up energy.
Convection Propane Heaters Convector propane units circulate the air throughout the area to warm it up entirely.
It absorbs cooler air and replaces it with hot air.
The smaller convection units can run using 20 lbs of propane cylinders and the largest convection units generally require a 100 lb tank to run efficiently.
The advantage of the convection heaters is that their efficiency does not reduce after hours of being used.
However, the construction grade types are not for home use.
Radiant Home Propane Heaters The radiant heaters mechanism is the same with the infrared heaters mechanism.
These heaters warm objects and people, without needing to warm the surrounding air.
However in a room which is enclosed, the area would still be heated up.
They come in different sizes.
Some of these heaters are high output construction grade heaters, which are not suited as indoor propane heaters.
Hence, it is important that you choose wisely when purchasing a radiant unit.