Radiant Tube Heaters

Brad White_10

If gas fired is your way, I would recommend any of the Roberts Gordon "CO-RAY-VAC" line. They have a number of systems from custom to fixed length/output. Other manufacturers include Detroit Radiant ("Re-Verber-Ray") and Markel (which may be OEM by Detroit I am not sure). There are positive pressure types that push the effluent out and others have a vacuum pump at the outlet end. CO-RAY-VAC falls in that category.

They have a good handful of options including coatings, condensing types and standard efficiency types, economy models, single stage, dual stage and modulating...etc.

If there are any halogens or contaminants around, I would favor porcelain coatings inside and out on the tube. If it is outside as it seems to be, definitely coat the outside of the tube.

Key to these is the distance (mounting height) above finished surfaces. I just finished specifying ten of these for a chassis repair facility in Boston and we had to make sure that they would not be bringing in box containers atop them. My thinking in your case is that, while "low intensity" you do not want to overheat a black painted top of a 1948 Tucker...

They do have reflectors and you can "aim" the heat somewhat. I have used these in aircraft hangers, repair facilities, fire stations and warehouses. You will like them.


Key to control is you probably only want an on-off switch. If a thermostat, it would be in the beam and be satisfied and cycle off. If not in the beam and it is outdoors, it will always turn the heater on anyway... so thinking modulating might be a nice choice if you can index it to outdoor temperature, but that is as fancy as I would get. 75% of these operate by a simple switch.

Hope this helps.

Brad

S Davis

Radiant Tube Heaters

Do any of you guy's have recomondations on a good radiant tube heater, I have a customer that is a car collector and wants one in his car wash station, the space will be covered but have at least two open sides.

Thanks




S Davis

Apex Radiant Heating