Recent content by dasto

Natural gas is now to the new building. I will be in the building during winter only occasionally. I read some posts about radiant tube heaters on this site. Based upon needing to quickly bring temps up from 40 degrees to 70 degrees, I understood that unit gas heaters were recommended over...

You are correct in your assumptions. I'm just a guy that wanted some help. The gas line and shut off valve have already been run to the new building by a professional. I just thought that I was capable of hanging a unit from the ceiling with threaded rod.

Thank you. I am not experienced in these matters and had no clue on what size heater to buy. Is there any other information that I could provide that would be helpful to assist with a recommendation from someone more knowledgeable than myself?

Jvitez: Thank you for the very useful information. I need the help as I am not experienced in sizing the unit. After reading your post I started researching 75 Btu units. The technical details state "up to 950 sq ft with 7-8 ft ceiling height." My ceiling height is 12'3" and as you computed I...

OK, I did a search and read a lot of posts. Still confused on size. From what I have read, you can oversize. I am thinking about a 75 BTU or 100 BTU. New post construction with steel interior walls and ceiling. R19 in walls and R30 in ceiling. Building is 28x48 with 12' ceiling. Location...

Already getting some good feedback. Thank you and keep the replies coming. As you can tell, I'm not too experienced. Additional info: I do plan to vent out the side wall. Thanks for the tip on ceiling fans, sounds like a good idea. Can you really just use an eye lag bolt into the 2x4 truss...

New post frame construction building is 28'x48'x12. Walls at R19 and ceiling at R30. Interior walls and ceiling finished in steel. Indiana location. I'm thinking that a 100 BTU natural gas unit heater will do. How far down from the 12' ceiling should I hang the unit?