How to heat small apartments?

James_10

I'm a landlord and have several buildings in which I pay for the heat. In one 14 unit bldg I have an old steam unit in the basement, and in another 12 unit I have 2 forced air units in the basement.

I dont want to pay for the heat anymore and want to purchase seperate heating units for each apartment. Many of the units are small 400sq apartments, what is my best and least expensive option......small forced air units that fit in a closit? Forced air inn the basement? Wall heaters?? How many sq feet would a wall unit heat? What are the least expensive types to have installed?

Thanks

Al Letellier

> I'm a landlord and have several buildings in

> which I pay for the heat. In one 14 unit bldg I

> have an old steam unit in the basement, and in

> another 12 unit I have 2 forced air units in the

> basement.

>

> I dont want to pay for the heat

> anymore and want to purchase seperate heating

> units for each apartment. Many of the units are

> small 400sq apartments, what is my best and least

> expensive option......small forced air units that

> fit in a closit? Forced air inn the basement?

> Wall heaters?? How many sq feet would a wall unit

> heat? What are the least expensive types to have

> installed?

>

> Thanks





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Al Letellier

apartment heaters

Take a good look at Rinnai space heaters. They have three models from 12,000 to 40,000 BTU and are easy to install and maintain. You have to run gas piping to each unit. If natrual is not available you can go propane and meter each unit if necessary.

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Robert O'Connor_3

individual metering

will be expensive to run gas piping or electrical service.
If the apartment is only one room, a wall heater or even a PTAC Heat pump would be a good choice. Giving them the AC with it might be the cheapest solution just running a 208V line to the wall as long as they have enough amps on the apartment pannel. Multiple rooms will need ductwork or multiple wall units. If you want them to supply their own hot water, a combo unit could produce domestic hot water and then run BB tubing around the apartment. A lot will depend on the climate and the service capacity of electric and gas into the building.

Brett O'Connor

Apartment Heating

We have experienced a large growth in the multi family market out in the NorthWest. A good 50 percent are now being heating using some sort of radiant system. Most of the systems that we engineer are being put in as an open combined system off of a hotwater tank or Rinnia that is sized properly to both the heating load and domestic. Becouse of cost the Condo Associations and builders have gone from the closed systems. This allows you to monitor fuel usage from each unit.

Jack_23

I'm with Al

I represent Rinnai and have done tens of thousands of electric conversions with the Rinnai Energysavers. They are reliable, simple to install and due to the modulating technology one unit heats the apt. You may either sub-meter or continue to pay the heat. You may find a psoitive cash flow if you do so, well, as long as the tenant keeps the window clsoed. Check out www.rinnai.us and www.ductless heat.com