Garage Heat

Floyd_5

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Wayco Wayne

A friend

of mine has a small company that does fire resoration and he and his partner have built a garage to work out of that is 30 x 40. He didn't let me put tubes in the concrete because it didn't fit in his schedule. I was too busy to move on it and he didn't want ot move the concrete pour back. (big mistake) The ceilings are 12 ft high and the heat loss is 27000 btuh. I was thinking of putting a large propane water heater, 73,000 btu's and installing a flat plate heat exchanger to run commercial fin tube baseboard. At 140 degrees I can get 640 btu's per foot. I figure if I put equal amounts of baseboard on 3 walls it would be a decent way of heating for a low cost install. Would another type of heat emmitter be better and give more radiation heating than natural convection heating?

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ScottMP

Do him a favor

And install a munchkin instead.

I would think it would not be to much more. Longer life better effiecency.

Scott

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kevin coppinger_4

another thought.....

would to install some older cast iron rads, a bit more durable. I also opt for a low cost boiler (Laars JVh or JVs) instead of the water heater.The cost of LP and the eff. of the water heater could be costly...I can't believe he didn't plan to do the radiant in the floor...what a shame, his loss...kpc

Tony_8

I like

the cast iron idea. And, I'd forget the water heater, it's only cheap on the front end. It'll cost like crazy for the rest of it's life. I try and install equipment that is "cheap" for it's lifetime costs, not install costs. Hardly ever go together.

Al Letellier

garage heat

I know we wet-heads always look to the boiler for additional heat, but sometimes we've got to open our eyes and minds to other means. For garage heating, short of radiant in the slab, I've installed many of the Modine "Hot Dog" heaters, and they work great. Everyone loves 'em. Direct vent, high on the ceiling, a tremendous amount of quick heat and inexpensive and easy to install. Set a propane tank right outside the wall and in 2-3hours, you're up and running.

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hr

I agree with Al

install a unit heater. Not only is it the quick, easy, and least expensive way out, (quick recovery also) but it will punish him, for as long as he owns the place, for being in such a hurry.

Be sure to put a "enjoy radiant comfort" sticker on the unit heater!

hot rod

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kevin coppinger_4

thats a decent....

thought Al ...However I am not a fan of having a Fan blowing dusty air around a work area. This is especially true if you are doing painting or the like in a work area...kpc

Mike Murray

Ick! Too bad he didn't have the foresight to do the radiant slab thing. Oh well.
With a garage door in the place what about radiant tubes? Stick an LPG "pig" tank outside and you're set! Vent out the wall or spend a couple extra bucks and get sealed combustion!
Next best thing to radiant floor IMHO. *Note: this will limit what he can do for partitions and stuff in the future.

Floyd_5

check this out

http://www.rg-inc.com/vantagehe.htm
I know it ain't "wet" but it's the next best thing.

Wayco Wayne

Al

What is a hot dog heater? WW

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hr

What about

a radiant ceiling and/ or some radiant walls? You can get lots of output from some radiant on the ceiling. Feels like low grade sunshine, never gets covered, or carpeted

Fun to do for a change.

Remember with convectors, even baseboard, you will get some air movement if dust and painting is an issue.

hot rod

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