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For restaurants and hotels, stylish outdoor terrace seating in commercial facilities cannot do without outdoor heaters during the cold season. Recently, due to a greater emphasis on safety and disaster prevention, the use of combustion-type equipment like gas stoves has significantly decreased, leading to a growing focus on replacing them with electric heaters. Regarding initial costs, it depends on installation conditions, environment, and the number of units introduced, but typically, the cost of introducing a gas stove (which is almost the same as the equipment cost) is approximately equal to the equipment cost of an electric heater plus the electrical installation costs. In many cases, the costs are not significantly different. In the related links below, we provide a comparison table of gas stoves and electric heaters. We hope this helps you understand the advantages and disadvantages and assists you in making your selection.

There is an indicator called "IP" that represents waterproof performance. In Japan, a standard based on IEC60529, which is one of the international technical standards set by the IEC, has been established as the "Protection Rating of Electrical Equipment Enclosures (IP Code)." The protection rating standard is a uniform method for verifying how much protective performance the outer enclosure of electrical equipment has to protect the internal components. This protective performance is mainly considered from the following three perspectives: (1) Protection of the human body from approaching dangerous parts inside the enclosure (2) Protection of electrical equipment inside the enclosure from the intrusion of solid objects from the outside (3) Protection of electrical equipment inside the enclosure from harmful effects due to water ingress Additionally, "IP" is represented by a two-digit number, such as "IP65," where the first digit indicates dust protection and the second digit indicates water protection.

In recent years, there has been a rapid increase in scenes where various industries are switching from traditional indoor activities to outdoor implementations. One of the concerns here is how to address winter measures outdoors. What should we be careful about? How much will it cost? The worries are endless. There are many factors to consider, such as budget, cost-effectiveness, and safety, but we recommend breaking it down into three main categories: ■ Cost (initial costs, running costs, cost-effectiveness) ■ Customer perspective (comfort, design, safety) ■ Company environment including employees (company resources, safety, operability) The related links below provide a deeper explanation of these three perspectives. As a "manual for installing heating equipment and heaters outdoors," we have organized our accumulated know-how, covering everything from general considerations to often-overlooked points.

I believe that restaurants and hotels with stylish terrace seating have considered the introduction of outdoor heating equipment at least once. Here, we will organize when the best time for implementation is. Our company suggests that one guideline for the timing of introducing outdoor heating equipment is when "the average daily temperature is below 15°C." (However, this applies to tenants operating lunch and dinner services, and if breakfast is also included, we believe the "minimum temperature" should be the indicator.) We have provided recommendations for the approximate timing of implementation by region in the related links below.