Radiant quartz heaters
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Thats right Kevin, I had a Kerosun heater that after it got fired up (outside), the fumes were non existent. When you turn it off you also need to take it outside. Start up and turn off were the only times it smelled. It worked well and lasted quite a while. Kerosene has skyrocketed in price around here now, I recall HD selling it for about $5/gal
The Reddy heater you show is the style I mentioned to Pete in his first post. I should think that even thought the idea is to keep the warm air in and the cold air out as he mentions and pretty much goes without saying, any fuel fed heater will require an oxygen source since it is the oxygen in the room they consume. In Pete's case, it sounds like there are plenty of sources for that. You can purchase a Reddy heater in Kerosene or Propane. The kerosene ones do tend to emit a bit more smell. The other drawback is they are quite noisy. At any rate, I should think far more cost effective then anything electric resistance heat offer's. The fan forced Reddy heaters are the standad in construction because of the enourmous BTU capabilities available. The homes I built in Maine had these available in the later months of consruction.
The Reddy heater you show is the style I mentioned to Pete in his first post. I should think that even thought the idea is to keep the warm air in and the cold air out as he mentions and pretty much goes without saying, any fuel fed heater will require an oxygen source since it is the oxygen in the room they consume. In Pete's case, it sounds like there are plenty of sources for that. You can purchase a Reddy heater in Kerosene or Propane. The kerosene ones do tend to emit a bit more smell. The other drawback is they are quite noisy. At any rate, I should think far more cost effective then anything electric resistance heat offer's. The fan forced Reddy heaters are the standad in construction because of the enourmous BTU capabilities available. The homes I built in Maine had these available in the later months of consruction.
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Hi Pete,
I have a quartz radiant tube electric heater that works pretty well for what you are doing. This is the vertical style with 2 quartz tubes. The trick is to aim it at yourself and the project you are working on. Ideally you would have 2 of them, one on each side to heat you uniformly, but I have gotten along with just one very nicely. The bad part about a fixed unit is that it will usually be pointed where you aren't. The portable one you can position so it shines just where you want it.
I now have 2 LP radiant tube heaters in my barn, and they work great, so I don't very often use the other unit. But I have even worked outside in the winter (below zero - no wind) with the quartz tube heater, with satisfactory results.
Good Luck!! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
I have a quartz radiant tube electric heater that works pretty well for what you are doing. This is the vertical style with 2 quartz tubes. The trick is to aim it at yourself and the project you are working on. Ideally you would have 2 of them, one on each side to heat you uniformly, but I have gotten along with just one very nicely. The bad part about a fixed unit is that it will usually be pointed where you aren't. The portable one you can position so it shines just where you want it.
I now have 2 LP radiant tube heaters in my barn, and they work great, so I don't very often use the other unit. But I have even worked outside in the winter (below zero - no wind) with the quartz tube heater, with satisfactory results.
Good Luck!! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
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Pete,
Check out Reznor brand radiant heat tubes. We had a 32' set up on natural gas in an old block garage with three uninsulated overhead doors that were opened and closed quite a bit in a service garage situation. The heat tube was shielded to direct the heat and did a nice job. Working in there with long sleeves was no problem. We had the heat tube running along one long wall at the ceiling opposite the OH doors. The Reznors can be set to use natural gas or LP and can be run from maybe 20' up to hundreds of feet. They're real popular around here.
Check out Reznor brand radiant heat tubes. We had a 32' set up on natural gas in an old block garage with three uninsulated overhead doors that were opened and closed quite a bit in a service garage situation. The heat tube was shielded to direct the heat and did a nice job. Working in there with long sleeves was no problem. We had the heat tube running along one long wall at the ceiling opposite the OH doors. The Reznors can be set to use natural gas or LP and can be run from maybe 20' up to hundreds of feet. They're real popular around here.
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Hi Pete, I looked a Modine heaters then went with ADP basically the same unit only a little cheaper. My garage is insulated and the unit is 65000 BTU. Heats it up in a hurry and the cost is'nt that bad. Considering I can work in total comfort and my coffee won't freeze in 10 minutes. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif Installed the heater myself but the gas company had to do the hook up. Ultramar sells Modine around here. Picked up my unit in Burlington.
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Pete:
Have you considered tarping in a smaller area in the garage and then heating that area when working in the winter?
Egon
Have you considered tarping in a smaller area in the garage and then heating that area when working in the winter?
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Yes, that is an option and I actually did it one winter...but with everything on casters to roll around it became more of a pain than my comfort warranted.
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Gary -- Yesterday I walked into our local Costco and felt a huge blast of hot air. It was a Reznor heat tube over the main entrance. Those things really pump out the heat!!!
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Like I said, Pete... Those Reznor heat tubes are a good way to go. They're actually not that much money, either. I think they're a great way to go for a shop where you want heat NOW and don't want to wait for a forced air system to heat all of the air in the room.
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Whtever you guys do, if it is infra-red make sure you have proper clearances to the products your working on. I have seen many products destroyed because of infra-red heaters. Anything plastic will be gone in no time at all. Fiberglass will also be affected by it. You can't find a nice heat (other than in-floor) you just have to be careful.
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