Custom Patio Heater Covers

What This Is A custom patio heater cover is a fitted, waterproof cover shaped to your specific heater: its hood, its base and its height. It covers the whole heater in one piece, hood to paving. A round mushroom heater gets a cover that follows the wide hood, then drops over the pole and the propane tank housing. A pyramid heater gets a tall four-sided cover that tapers with the frame and closes over the top cap. The width of your hood, the width of your base and the height between them set the size of every panel we stitch. The cover belongs on the heater only after the flame is out, the propane tank valve is closed and the steel has cooled. Lifting it off again takes seconds when the next chilly evening arrives. Verified Purchase Ruined My Patio Heater in Less Than 2 Weeks “It caused the entire patio heater to blow off the patio in the wind.” Read the full review Why Does a Universal Patio Heater Cover Never Fit? Because universal patio heater covers come in one or two standard sizes, while patio heaters come in dozens. Shop around for patio heater covers and you’ll find the same handful of sizes from one brand to the next. Heaters vary from make to make, and often from one season’s model to the next. The hood can be wider or narrower, the pole taller or shorter, the base housing bigger or smaller. Any single size suits one heater and merely approximates the rest. On a shorter heater, the spare length piles up in folds around the base and holds water against the steel. On a taller one, it stops short and leaves the bottom of the post out in the rain. Oversized at the top, the fabric has slack to spare. That slack fills with air like a sail, and a heater carrying all its weight seven feet up doesn’t take much pushing. That’s exactly what happened to the buyer in this photo: they bought a one-size cover to protect a heater that had stood in the same spot for five years. Within two weeks, the heater was lying on the ground with the cover still on it. What Does a Patio Heater Cover Protect Against? A patio heater left bare between uses takes the damage in the parts that make it work. So does the furniture around it, which is what our outdoor sofa covers are for. Rain in the Burner Rain runs off the hood into the burner and the igniter. A damp igniter clicks and clicks, and the heater won't light. Rust on the Steel Water sits on the hood, the post and the base. On a painted heater, rust spreads from every chip in the coating; on a shiny stainless or chrome-effect one, it comes up through the finish itself. Spiders in the Gas Tubes Spiders and insects move into an idle burner. Their webs block the gas flow, and the flame comes up weak or uneven. Droppings on the Hood Birds perch on the reflector. Whatever they leave bakes onto the steel the next time the heater is lit. Sun on the Finish UV dulls powder coat and fades a painted heater, so the side facing south ends up a different shade from the rest. Leaves in the Base Fallen leaves and grit gather inside the base housing, around the propane tank, and hold the damp there. Which Patio Heater Do You Have? Which Patio Heater Do You Have? Two shapes. Pick whichever looks like your heater, then take its sizes from the guide for that design. Round Patio Heater The classic mushroom or stand-up heater: a round reflector hood on a pole, over a round base that holds the propane tank. Three measurements take the width of the hood, the width of the base and the full height, so the cover follows the line from the hood down to the ground. Pyramid Patio Heater The tall flame heater, with a glass tube running up a tapering square frame and a cap on top. Five measurements record the base's width and depth, the top cap's width and depth, and the height, so the cover narrows the same way the heater does. What Happens to a Patio Heater Left Uncovered? This is what a few seasons outside does to a patio heater with nothing over it. Flames Spilling Out Rust on the Housing Damaged Controls Chipped Paintwork Nests in the Head Rusted Bolts How Is This Patio Heater Cover Different? 01 Made to Your Heater's Height and Hood Your heater sets every size, so the fabric drops to the ground without spare material to bunch up or balloon. Before anything is made, we send you a scaled design of your cover to check, and manufacturing starts only once you approve it. See how the design service works. 02 Rainproof Seams on Every Panel Rain has no route through the stitching. HydroLok® seam sealing closes each one: the panels are stitched together, then the seam is sealed on its inner face. The fabric is just as waterproof. NylonSafe® is a premium waterproof fabric for home and light commercial use. PVCArmour® is heavy-duty, for exposed sites and commercial use. Compare the two fabrics. 03 Held Down at the Base The standard tie-down is a drawstring hem, cinched beneath the base so the cover hugs a tall heater. Where the heater stands out in the open, eyelets let you lash the cover to a solid post or railing, or snap buckles clip it around the base. A pyramid heater can also take elasticated corners at the foot of its frame. 04 Breathes Out, Lifts Off UV-stabilised fabric takes summer after summer of sun on the hood without breaking down. High vents release damp air, so condensation doesn't sit on the burner. With EZ handles, grab handles built into the vent structure, one person can raise it clear of the heater. Afterwards it packs away in the duffel bag that comes with it. See all the built-in features. When Do You Need a Custom Patio Heater Cover? Not every heater needs a cover sized to it alone. Decide which side of the line yours sits on. Focused on Longevity This cover is right for you if: Your heater stays outside between uses, on a patio, deck or porch Your last cover stopped short of the base or billowed off the hood You run heaters on a restaurant or bar patio and need them to light first time Focused on Immediacy You don't need this if: Your heater spends the warmer months stored in the garage A one-size cover already fits it, and you don't mind buying another every season or two The heater is close to the end of its life and you plan to replace it soon