Garage Heaters- What's in your garage??
- Thread starter WildYoats
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RockMonkey
Suddenly Enthusiastic
Oh. He still got the fumes after that huh?supergper said:
Brent
another nobody
- Location
- Cold, WINDY, North
we sell one of these made by solaronics, how many do you want?
Brent
another nobody
- Location
- Cold, WINDY, North
they come in 10, 15, 20 foot lengths. btu's from 40m on up. clearances to combustibles 12" 16" wide
for example the 20foot 40 mbtu would be $685, may be able to do a little better but not sure. the 10foot for $570
for example the 20foot 40 mbtu would be $685, may be able to do a little better but not sure. the 10foot for $570
Brent
another nobody
- Location
- Cold, WINDY, North
its a radiant heater, no blower except for the burner blower.Shawn said:
Besides the blow factor, I don’t see the benefit in the radiant vs the gas blower type. When I was in JamesK’s garage, if you stood under his radiant type heater for to long it would fry your head let alone the rig that was under it. Having a regular heater type blowing and circulating the air seems more beneficial.EZRhino said:
Am I missing something?
Yeah.....here are some of the common pros and cons:
With radiant you feel the heat immediately (assuming you are within range). With forced air, it will take some time to get the garage air temp where it is comfortable. Radiant is quieter, does not blow dust around the place like air can. Forced air is probly less smelly. Radiant cannot be run if you are painting or using large amounts of flammable materials. Radiant are easier to install and cheaper(some types, anyway). If your head was burning then why don't you sit down? Just kidding....radiant works better in larger spaces with taller ceilings. I'm sure you've been in a warehouse that has tube heaters; what did you think of them?
EZ
With radiant you feel the heat immediately (assuming you are within range). With forced air, it will take some time to get the garage air temp where it is comfortable. Radiant is quieter, does not blow dust around the place like air can. Forced air is probly less smelly. Radiant cannot be run if you are painting or using large amounts of flammable materials. Radiant are easier to install and cheaper(some types, anyway). If your head was burning then why don't you sit down? Just kidding....radiant works better in larger spaces with taller ceilings. I'm sure you've been in a warehouse that has tube heaters; what did you think of them?
EZ
EZRhino said:
EZ pretty much got it, but I was under the impression that there is no exteranl combustion with radiant heating (which is true) but that made it so you could paint, etc around them?!?!?! That is a killer price and if I had a shop I would for sure get some
Brent
another nobody
- Location
- Cold, WINDY, North
to add to what EZ said, if you have forced air and open the door the hot air goes out, and takes longer to heat up, with radiant, it heats the objects so when you open the door the recovery time is faster. hence the burning of your head
If I had known about that price before I bought mine I may have changed my mind and got one. The extra work of going through the wall to do a flue, etc. (although not difficult) was more than I was willing to deal with considering all the work I've done so far.
OH! One other thing. If the power is out and you have a forced air, you're screwed. If the power is out and you have a radiant like mine, you've got heat! But that tube heater has a combustion gas blower so I doubt it would work if the power is out.
EZ
OH! One other thing. If the power is out and you have a forced air, you're screwed. If the power is out and you have a radiant like mine, you've got heat! But that tube heater has a combustion gas blower so I doubt it would work if the power is out.
EZ
brian
got fro?
- Location
- pagosa springs , colorado
....I use this style....250,000 btu works great...I got a 250 gal propane tank out back so fuel isn't a problem..
James K
NO, I'm always like this
- Location
- Taylorsville, Ut
Shawn said:
you can also get so sort of deflector(or so I was told by the guy I bought mine from), so the heat isn't right over you head.
I have worked with both heaters in shops and would have the radiant over the forced air.
Shawn said:
I've been PM'ing him already!
I've been trying to figure out how much heater I need. Near as I can figure, my garage is about 34 x 27. And about 12' tall. Those measurements are on the large side (ain't it always the way), but pretty close.
I was told one time that a 3 car garage would do well w/ a 60 KBTU heater. But according the EZ's formula, I come up w/ about half of that.
I still think I'll buy one closer to the 60 side, if not larger.
BTW: Sun Tube - I think these are the ones that Brent is talking about.
-Earl
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Shawn said:I would have to say... If the power is out... I don't think I will be in the garage hanging out...
This is not applicable.
Sure it is! You're missing the big picture! Remember the BIG winter of '03 when everyone lost their power for 5 days in a row? You can go live in the warm garage until the power comes back on!
I crack me up
EZ