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Infra-red radiant heaters

Adam_4
Adam_4 Member Posts: 1
in THE MAIN WALL
Anyone have experience with a specific brand of infra-red radiant heater? Have a client looking to install one in a 17x24 garage. Thanks in advance, Adam

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  • Bob Cat_2
    Bob Cat_2 Member Posts: 14


    I installed a infra- red heater in my garage and I hate It! I think the company is Enerco. You have to remember that it is radiant heat so it heats the objects in the room, so you have to leave it on. I find this a down fall because I only want theat when I'm out there working. It takes 5 hours to warm up on a 20F day. Second downfall it has a open flame, yes its at the ceiling but still an open flame in a garage. I would put in a sealed combustion through the wall heater or something to that effect.
  • John Mills_3
    John Mills_3 Member Posts: 221
    I'm sitting at my desk

    looking at one right now.

    http://www.combustionresearch.com/omega.htm

    It's a 60,000 BTU model in our warehouse. So far just had a few cold mornings to test it. It was on for 30 minutes while we had the door open, didn't take long after the door closed that I could turn it off. In bitter weather, will have to leave it set on low & cycling.

    Yes, they do heat objects and do have to be left on in very cold weather if you want it to heat the slab and provide some radiant up at you. Seems to be what most warehouses & repair shops around here are going to as they promise some healthy energy savings over fan forced unit heaters.
  • Don Walsh
    Don Walsh Member Posts: 131
    infra-red heaters

    Open grid infra-red heaters must have adequate clearances above and below the units. To get one large enough to heat the space you described would be a real problem with clearances, unless the ceiling is 12-14' high. I favor the Reznor brand of infra-red grid heaters because they can be installed in a horizontal position without frying the controls! We have 3- 100,000btuh units in our warehouse (3600sqft) and they bring that area from a 30° cold start to shirt sleeve 65° in less than 20 minutes. In a residential garage, I'd go with a conventional fan driven unit heater if I couldn't have radiant in the floor. Clearances are critical with infra-reds!!

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  • Dale
    Dale Member Posts: 1,317
    Hot Dog

    The favorite garage add on heater here in my area of Wisconsin is the wall hung direct vent "hot dog" from modine. Johnstone Supply sells them in this area
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