Hello I am new to here so I may have some strange questions please tollerate them. First I am going to build this year not real large 32x40 I just can't afford bigger it already grew 8' I had a tape measure and 5 min. no more tape measures till build. Here is a question inside the garage I am going to build a 10x12 enclosed work shop to be heated. I was told that a hot water tank and pulmbing in the floor would work not sure about that. Now if this will work would a cast iron radiator work as well since I don't want to heat it all the time or just use a electric radiator?
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workshop heat
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Provincial
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Floor heat only works well if it is left at a constanat temperature, since it takes so long to heat up cold concrete.
I have a room behind my garage that is 10x20. The floor is part of the garage slab and the insulation is R21 in the walls and R30 in the ceiling. If I put a small 120V heater in this room, set on 700W, it stays at 60* with the heater only cycling occasionly. This is with the outside temperatures around 30F and night and 40F during the day. I'm thinking of changing to one of the oil-filled 120V radiators just to eliminate the fan.
It won't take much to heat your small space if you insulate it and seal it up well. No need for a water heater and boiler, just a small baseboard heater or forced-air wall (Cadet) heater, or even a 120V plug-in unit like I'm using, unless you are located in a really cold area.
I have a room behind my garage that is 10x20. The floor is part of the garage slab and the insulation is R21 in the walls and R30 in the ceiling. If I put a small 120V heater in this room, set on 700W, it stays at 60* with the heater only cycling occasionly. This is with the outside temperatures around 30F and night and 40F during the day. I'm thinking of changing to one of the oil-filled 120V radiators just to eliminate the fan.
It won't take much to heat your small space if you insulate it and seal it up well. No need for a water heater and boiler, just a small baseboard heater or forced-air wall (Cadet) heater, or even a 120V plug-in unit like I'm using, unless you are located in a really cold area.
jvitez
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For a small workshop that's really well insulated electricity is the way to go, even you're electric rates are high. You'll be using very little energy. I would use a permanently installed heater. Too many fires from continuously used portable heaters, especially when it's not in a regularly occupied area.
If you only want to heat it intermittently, use a portable electric heater. For continuous heating, wire in a dedicated heater of whatever type you want. Ceiling radiant would be perfect, especially is this is a wood shop.
http://www.ouellet.com/residential-heating-specs.aspx?i=96
http://www.thermaray.com/solutions/radiant_ceiling.html
If you only want to heat it intermittently, use a portable electric heater. For continuous heating, wire in a dedicated heater of whatever type you want. Ceiling radiant would be perfect, especially is this is a wood shop.
http://www.ouellet.com/residential-heating-specs.aspx?i=96
http://www.thermaray.com/solutions/radiant_ceiling.html
ambenz
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With a small workshop, your biggest concern is floorspace.
Get yourself a radiant gas (if available) or electric heater mounded high on the ceiling.
Keep that floor space open and free the wall space whereever you can.
My biggest beef with my heater is it taking up valuable floor space.
Get yourself a radiant gas (if available) or electric heater mounded high on the ceiling.
Keep that floor space open and free the wall space whereever you can.
My biggest beef with my heater is it taking up valuable floor space.
crockett 438
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in floor hot water heat is the only way to go just leave it at one temp all the time. mine is set at 63f and is perfect for working