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Sunfire704

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I'm looking to install a forced air furnace in my 32x80x14 shop. It's very well insulated. I live in northern MN so winters are very cold. Looking for recommendations on what size btu i should go with. Looking at either modine hot dawg or reznor units I figured like 125k btu? Also listed a few pictures as well.
 

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I'm looking to install a forced air furnace in my 32x80x14 shop. It's very well insulated. I live in northern MN so winters are very cold. Looking for recommendations on what size btu i should go with. Looking at either modine hot dawg or reznor units I figured like 125k btu? Also listed a few pictures as well.
Are you looking to maintain temperature, or run at 40 degrees and turn it up when you wanna work?? Takes time to build temperature.
 
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Sunfire704

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It definitely will not be 65 degrees in there all the time it will be set down to 45-50 when im not in there or don't plan to be.
 

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How so you get the stuff so close to the wall? Like the trailers and such. No way you can maneuver a truck in there. And then pull out without hitting the door.
 
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Sunfire704

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Lol I managed to use my f 150 to back the ice castle in there the others are light enough where I can move it by hand.
 

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Do you have access to the space above the flat ceiling? If so is there enough space to run ductwork the length of the building? If so you could install a hot air furnace and have registers along the length of the building. The forced air furnace systems can also be combo with heat and ac in the same unit if desired.
 
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Sunfire704

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I do have an access point in the ceiling although I haven't went up there yet to see what everything looks like. I have I believe 22 inches of "blow in" insulation up there.
 

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If you already have loose blown in insulation above the ceiling, it might be a messy proposition installing ducts. You could run an exposed duct with individual registers, but that interior is sooo nice, Id hate to screw up the look. Another alternative is to hang individual heater units, but again you lose the clean look and ability for combo heat and air.

If you look at my avatar, I created a false soffit (where the clock is) and put all the hvac ducts, water, air, electric, and low voltage lines in it. If you look at the far end, above the flag, you can see the large center hvac return. All the feed and return ductwork connects to a combo oil furnace / AC unit in the next room. Ill see if I can find some pics of the unit.
 
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Sunfire704

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Yeah I figured it would be a mess to deal with the loose insulation up there. My plan as of now is to put a single overhead heater with 3 recirculation fans to keep the heat directed towards the floor. That shop looks really nice man. The floor looks so fancy and polished.
 

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Here are pics of the Furnace (Oil) with air handler and AC unit stacked. You can also see the power vent that goes out the back wall as well as the hot water heater and the piping for the ejector pump below it. The second pic is a better view of the false soffit which contains the HVAC ducting, along with water and air piping, power and low voltage cabling. I was going to use a spiral duct down the center with registers on each side but this turned out to be a better solution for my overall need by also enclosing all the other mechanical and electrical.HVAC Unit.JPG2021 Upgrade.jpg
 

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Only thing I can give advice on is between the Hot Dawg and the Reznor. Reznor UDAT hands down. I had replaced my old Reznor 75k btu gas-fired overhead heater in my last shop (34x34x14) with a newer Modine Hot Dawg 75k btu and hated it. It heated well but not as uniform as the Reznor. Not sure if was fan speed or velocity or louver design but it sounded like a freakin' jet taking off and had somewhat of a narrow and direct path where it blew the heated air in the shop. Put up with it for 3 winters and then we sold the house and moved.

When I built my new shop (50x60x16) I insisted on a Reznor UDAT 150k btu and I love it. Granted my shop is very well insulated but here in northern Utah we routinely see sub-freezing temps and often times when the inversion sets in between January and late February we see single digit temperatures and the heater works amazing to not only maintain a consistent temperature but a nice uniform temperature and the fact that it is barely audible when the fan comes on is a welcomed bonus. I let my temps go down to 49-50 degrees overnight or when I leave and when I get home from work I bump it up to around 63-65 degrees while I am working in the shop at it gets up to temperature in less than 15-minutes making the shop very comfortable to work in each afternoon and evening. Granted I did pay a bit more for the Reznor but I'd buy it again in a heartbeat.
 
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