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Circulate air from radiant heat.

overhaulin
overhaulin Member Posts: 2
in Radiant Heating
I have a garage that has radiant heat and an addition that doesn't. Is it possible to heat the addition by circulating air from the heated garage?

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  • Jamie Hall
    Jamie Hall Member Posts: 24,876
    By radiant heat do you mean a heated floor? Of course you can circulate the air -- if they are immediately adjacent, just a fan... the only question would be is there enough heating capacity in the garage to heat the addition as well.
    Br. Jamie, osb
    Building superintendent/caretaker, 7200 sq. ft. historic house museum with dependencies in New England
  • pecmsg
    pecmsg Member Posts: 5,298
    Air moving unless heated feels cool. Get a modene heater. 
    hot_rod
  • HVACNUT
    HVACNUT Member Posts: 6,338
    Like an open loft over the garage or a closed space?
  • Dave Carpentier
    Dave Carpentier Member Posts: 620
    You would need to circulate the air, like a supply air duct and a return duct.

    Possible hazard would be CO gases from garage blowing in to that non-garage room.
    Possible hazard of a fire in the garage quickly blowing smoke in to or even an easy path for the flames to get to that other space. I had to put 3/4" drywall on the ceiling and adjoining wall of my garage to help slow down fire intrusion into the main dwelling.
    30+ yrs in telecom outside plant.
    Currently in building maintenance.

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