Patio heaters are for patios, true, but in some respects, a balcony is a small, raised patio area. Since there are many people who live in apartments with balconies and with the change of season they are forced to stay indoors in the same way as normal patio owners, what heating options are there to expand the use of a balcony? Given the size of most balconies that only have room to accommodate a couple of small chairs and no table, a standing patio heater is off. And without a table of some kind, a tabletop patio heater is off, too. So that’s it, there’s nothing, right? Wrong …
One of the best innovations in heating small patios (or even large patios) and small balcony spaces is definitely the wall mounted infrared patio heater. It doesn’t take up any space on the floor or table, so it never gets in the way – it’s mounted on a wall, usually above head height.
If you’ve never seen one before, it looks almost identical to classic security lights and works very similarly – when someone is inside the infrared detector, rather than a blinding reflector, you get a nice warm heat wave.
Since these types of heaters are powered by electricity, they also do not pose any type of fire hazard and there is no need to carry heavy fuel drums up the flights of stairs. That makes them the ideal type of patio heater you can buy to heat up your balcony space and restore the comfort of your time outdoors.
