3 car garage and ceiling fans

[notchy12000]

This is my first post and I wanted to get some knowledge or opinions on my current setup.

I have a 3 car garage that is

L = 24 ft
W = 34 ft
H = 13 ft

I have a Mr Heater 55k btu garage heater in there and the walls are insulated with batts.

I will be getting the garage ceiling insulaated with blown in.

What I noticed is in the corners of my garage the temp is much cooler. So I wanted to know if installing 1 fan or 2 fans is the best approach?

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[ratdoggy]

I have one with an attached 2.5 car. Ceiling is insulated but there are definite warm and cold areas....
Need to move the air around and maybe adding another would help

 

[rburke65]

A ceiling fan would definetly help circulate the warm air. Please update your profile with your location.

 

[notchy12000]

A ceiling fan would definetly help circulate the warm air. Please update your profile with your location.

Location updated in my profile.

I agree that a ceiling fan would probably solve the issue but is it worth putting 2 fans in based on the dimension of my garage.

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[Lewisthepilgrim]

I run a refrigeration repair company, from an HVAC stand point, proper air MOVEMENT is almost MORE important that having the correct amount of BTU output

 

[Gear Box]

Wire for TWO before you insulate on one central wall switch.
I run mine 24/7. Helps dry floor in winter mixes air,helps thermostat work better many positives.

 

[old__man]

Do you have a hoist or anything else that would interfere? I suggest two, one in between each bay. Two medium sized one will probably cost you the same as one large one.

This is a gut feeling suggestion, nothing based on real experience.

 

[notchy12000]

Do you have a hoist or anything else that would interfere? I suggest two, one in between each bay. Two medium sized one will probably cost you the same as one large one.

This is a gut feeling suggestion, nothing based on real experience.

No hoist will be installed.

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[marklc]

I would also get the ones you can change direction on from a remote location so you could switch the airflow from summer to winter. IMO

 

[revamped]

Wire for TWO before you insulate on one central wall switch.
I run mine 24/7. Helps dry floor in winter mixes air,helps thermostat work better many positives.

Gear Box is right on! I made the mistake of overlooking the importance of moving air with 17ft ceilings and now that I am finished, rocked and painted I am kicking myself in the *** for not putting in two ceiling fans on a dedicated circuit.

With a 75K BTU Reznor I think my loft is going to become uncomfortably warm just to keep the shop areas warm. I will be looking for a couple of good CFM wall mount fans that I can plug in just to keep air moving.

 

[notchy12000]

I want to thank you all for your responses.

I will go ahead and install 2 fans in my garage.

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[jvitez]

Buy Canadian, fellow Canuck.

http://www.seabreeze.ca/fans/TurboAire/turboaire.html

Ceiling fans are awesome for summer cooling, but they can appear to make your lights flicker if they shine through the blades, be noisy with 2 fans running, or feel drafty and cold in the winter. If you do install ceiling fans make sure they can be reversed. They need to blow upwards in the winter. The cool air gets sucked off the floor and the warm, stratified air gets pushed down across the walls, not directly on you.

Or....... get one or two of the Seabreeze fans in my link. Made in Canada, moves an amazing amount of air for its size (I have one), and can be rotated to a "hassock" position, so it will blow upwards. This would obviate the need for permanently mounted ceiling fans.

 

[yeldogt]

The edges of a building will be cooler vs the interior unless there is permitter heating -- convection currents actually cool the body. If the ceiling is much hotter -- it's often nice to simply pipe the heat to the floor in an industrial building. I use a pipe and fantech fan

On of the main reasons radiant floor is so comfortable is due tot he lack of convective currents.