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Post by 71greengo on Sept 30, 2010 8:52:44 GMT -5
I have been trying to figure out what type of heater to put in my well insulated 625 sq ft garage....and I saw this.....I was wondering at 25,000 BTU if I had a small electric water tank say 5 gallons and a low speed/volume pump that moved water through this heater core......How much heat it would blow out?........three speeds on unit...total cost around $400 lets say.....then just hydro for a closed system heater...shouldnt cost to much to run?.....just wondering if adequate for winter?....... I cannot get gas lines to my garage...and really dont want an electric fan heater running in there all the time...... Thoughts?........... www.princessauto.com/truck/winter/heating/4240028-24700-btu-12v-auxiliary-heater |
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Post by odzking on Sept 30, 2010 9:11:35 GMT -5
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Post by 71greengo on Sept 30, 2010 9:15:00 GMT -5
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Post by odzking on Sept 30, 2010 9:24:47 GMT -5
Well, if I'm reading the numbers right I would think in a home with walls and seperate areas it would struggle a bit. But a garage (one big room) should be fairly efficient I would think.
Now another thought, here in upstate NY, electricity has leveled at or about the same price as gas. We considered running a gas line to our garage but at the same price, why? We're just going to do electric. I only plan to keep the garage at around 45 in the winter unless I'm working in there anyway.
Just a thought.
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Post by canadian74se on Sept 30, 2010 10:01:16 GMT -5
Well to be honest those heaters don't muster enough heat to warm a garage enough to make comfortable unless there is no wind, insulated really good and left on for a couple hours before heading out. You'll suck up your electricity real quick I don't think you'll be happy. I've used one a bit bigger then this and used the portable gas units. The best system if you plan on keeping the garage is a overhead system, turn it on make a coffee & snack then head to garage it will be warm all over the garage and you will not have any cool damp spots. Its more money then that little unit but it actually heats. www.garageheatersdirect.ca/zoom.php?product=heater&productname=&picturecount=7&number=7I had a gas heater in my garage (just over 500sq-ft) it was a 45,000BTU unit. It worked good for stuff with in a 10foot range but never really heated the garage. my Brothers friend has this unit in his garage and its about 600+sq-ft and its fully heated in the winter, no coll spots or anything. |
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Post by 71greengo on Sept 30, 2010 10:13:51 GMT -5
I cannot run gas into my garage at all.........That is the big problem...
My buddy built an infloor water heated system with a 40 gallon elect water heater and a small pump and it heat s his garage amazingly and cheap and it is a closed system as I am thinking of and only heats water when it cools.......doesnt consume any........
I may experiment!
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Post by nukeem on Sept 30, 2010 10:20:51 GMT -5
Heater? I didnt think it got cold in Louisiana.  |
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Post by DynoDave on Sept 30, 2010 10:44:24 GMT -5
Doesn't seem like you have too many alternatives Steve. I think I'd give it a shot. I would seriously consider a split system, like this one. As a heat pump, it will warm and cool. www.acsuperstore.com/store/PRIDIOM03.htmlIf this is an attached garage, you're sheltered on one wall, and that helps. Get a good exterior moulding around the door with a lip seal on it, if you don't already have one. Look for gaps where the gasket at the bottom of the door meets the cement, and fill what you can. If you have a control point that runs under the door, caulk the gap under the door. Stopping all those air leaks will help. If you can leave it on low all the time, so the contents of the shop don't get ice cold, then it will be a lot more effective, especially to bring up to operating temp when you want to go out there. |
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Post by 71greengo on Sept 30, 2010 10:55:15 GMT -5
Doesn't seem like you have too many alternatives Steve. I think I'd give it a shot. I would seriously consider a split system, like this one. As a heat pump, it will warm and cool. www.acsuperstore.com/store/PRIDIOM03.htmlIf this is an attached garage, you're sheltered on one wall, and that helps. Get a good exterior moulding around the door with a lip seal on it, if you don't already have one. Look for gaps where the gasket at the bottom of the door meets the cement, and fill what you can. If you have a control point that runs under the door, caulk the gap under the door. Stopping all those air leaks will help. If you can leave it on low all the time, so the contents of the shop don't get ice cold, then it will be a lot more effective, especially to bring up to operating temp when you want to go out there. All very good points dave and yes it will be left on all the time......It will have a continuous flow of water and thye garage although detached will be very well insulated and drywalled.....I want to maintain above freezing temperatures and be able to boost up temp when I am working out there........I will fill the tank and system with an antifreeze solution for plumbing and maybe even have two of the heater core/fan assemblies pipe to it? then insulate the lines........I think being a closed system it wont be bad on hydro......and work the same as a house radiator system..... I may buy the stuf and give it a go this weekend.........If nothing else it will be a fun project!... |
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