Infratech Buying Guide

Today more and more people are entertaining outdoors, restaurants continue to invest in creating comfortable, more elegant spaces for their guests to enjoy. Home owners are installing elaborate outdoor living spaces that include, pizza ovens, outdoor televisions, high end grills and other amenities. In the past when temperatures dropped you were forced to go indoors, bundle up in winter coats or heat your area with large, inefficient gas or propane heaters.

Now with Infratech Electric Heaters - there’s a better option. An Infratech heater uses infrared radiant heat transfer to heat the objects around it. The heated quartz element in an Infratech heater emits a safe, clean wavelength of light to transfer heat directly to a chair, table or person. Rather than heating the air, radiant energy is only absorbed by an object and is not wasted heating the air. Because our source of infrared energy is enclosed in our quartz elements, it is not affected by the wind. For this reason, Infrared heat can be distributed evenly unlike gas or propane heaters and will not blow away in windy or drafty conditions. It’s a great choice for any outdoor living space or areas where spot heat is needed.

Infratech medium wave quartz element heaters are designed to emit a barely discernible, pleasing glow that will not affect the ambiance of your gathering. Unlike short wave or halogen electric heaters that use very bright colored light that can cast a harsh glare. Infrared heat is growing in popularity in part because it is a great fit with sustainability trends in home and landscape design. Eco friendly electric infrared heating system operate silently and produce zero negative emissions and no harsh odors. They are safe for rooms in areas like outdoor rooms, terraces, gazebos and patios. Our UL/CUL listed for both indoor and outdoor use and have minimal clearance requirements. They’re also energy efficient, converting over 90% input energy directly into radiant heat and cost only pennies per hour to operate.

You can often see this listed on your electrical panel or your meter. However, if you are not sure, we recommend you speak with a licensed electrician.

You can determine amperage by taking the wattage of your selected heater and divide by the voltage. This is also known as Ohm’s Law.

Heaters and controls will come with wiring diagrams but need to be installed by a licensed electrician

Minimum clearance: 6" behind, 18" sides, 36" in front.

Each zone can power up to 9000 watts (at 240 volts) and 8000 Watts (at 208 Volts). Heaters sharing a zone must be the same wattage.

Each heater ships with elements included and mounting brackets for ceiling or wall mounting.

Patio Product USA's sole responsibility and obligation in the event of defective merchandise shall be limited to the repair or replacement of the merchandise and Patio Product USA shall not be responsible for any other damage or loss, which may be sustained or claimed.

At their Food Services Testing Center, Pacific Gas & Electric has determined that a good patio heat installation (gas or electric) will provide between 3-7° of perceived heat at 60° F ambient conditions. Test results determined that more than 7° is too warm to sit in for extended periods. Colder or draftier areas may require more heat; protected or warmer areas may require less. Every installation will vary, along with our customers’ expectations.

Infratech's warranty is two years. We are confident in the products we sell so Patio Products USA will offer an extended 3rd year warranty for no extra cost.