Adding heat to garage

BILL GARNETT

YOU COULD ADD A HYDRONIC UNIT HTR AND A STRAP ON AQUASTAT TO CONTOL THE FAN SO IT ALLOWS THE FAN TO TURN ON WHEN IT SEES 140 DEGREE WATER

Dave_4

Adding Heat to garage

I have a Oil hot water system and would like to add heat to my garage. What would be the best way to accomplish this? I am in the process of replacing my boiler etc and was wondering what would be best for heating the garage. The garage is about 20 x 20 and I currently have 3 zones in the house. The boiler will be in the basement which piping can easily be run to the garage.

Mitch_6

If there is any chance

of freezing you have to leave it on a low level thermostat to keep the area heated or add anti freeze.

In place of applying the anti freeze to the entire system you can isolate it with a plate to plate heat exchanger but you have to fit it out like a small boiler.

Mitch S.

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Unknown

Bob...............

Bill has a good idea, and Mitch is right too! If the door was left-up, would it freeze? You may want to look at a heat-exchanger for just the garage, or circulate glycol(anti-freeze), in the whole system.

Boston

Garage

I added a modine unit in my garage last year. It is pretty small but it heats the space right up.

We put in a t87 with lower temp capability - i think it goes down to 40. If we leave the door open, we waste a lot of energy, but nothing is going to freeze........

Did not use an aquastat since its 5 feet from the boiler and I didn't care if we blew cold air in the bsmt.

I highly reccomend the system. We were going to put in some really large CI radiators, but the modine really blows the heat around and is small.

I will post a picture if anyone wants to see it.

bob_82

yes please post a picture

MIke_Jonas

I got me a

ductless mini split heat pump. My garage is detached. Keeps me chillin' in da summertime, toasty when there's frost on the punkin'