Radiant heat is the same as the Sun or an open fire -- like a fireplace.
Your face is warm and your back is cold.
Don Malling
Steven Trovato wrote:
>
> So, can you use a radiant heater outside? If it's radiant, a breeze
> shouldn't take away the heat, right? Of course, The breeze has a
> cooling effect of its own. I was thinking of using one of those "top of
> propane tank" type heaters when doing work outside. Would that work? I
> know they make radiant "patio heaters" that seem like expensive versions
> of the same thing.
>
> -Steve Trovato
> strovato@optonline.net
>
> At 03:06 PM 12/6/03, Bill Rabel wrote:
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>> This is because it only heats the objects it is aimed at. It doesn't
>> heat the air, and is highly efficient as a result.
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