Garage Heat

TopElimn8r

TopElimn8r

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I've tried to search on here and I can't find it. I know someone heats there garage with a 10 gallon hot water heater. I'm considering doing this and I'm hoping to get some questions answered before I try to reinvent the wheel.

Thanks for any help guys
 
like using it for a boiler and having a small hydronic system with radiation??

what are you asking????
 
Thanks guys.

I was considering a hydronic type system. I'm just not sure how efficient they are compared to just installing a gas furnace. I was told that they are more efficient due to the fact that you dont lose 100% of the thermal energy in the hot water. So I was considering using a 10 gallon electric hot water heater and something similar to this.

http://www.pexsupply.com/Modine-HC-18L-01-HC18L01-Hydronic-Unit-Heater-15900-BTU

My garage is currently only 420 sq. ft. Im hoping to extend the back of the garage depending on the city and the easment. I know I can go up to 520 sq. ft but I would like it to be 620 sq.ft. I believe that unit should be plenty to heat the garage up to about 800 sq.ft. But, I dont have any experience with this stuff and I'm trying to make a decision on what type of heating will be most efficient.

Does anyone have any experience with this type of systems and what it actually costs to heat their garage?
 
I have a 30 X 48 barn with radiant floor heat. I keep it at 55 out there all winter long. It's wicked good. System basically consists of a gas-fired tankless HWH, a pump, and 1400' of pex tubing. The impact on my gas bill is tough to define, because I am heating my house and barn and my bill is averaged to the same amount every month. When I first installed it, I didn't have things adjusted right, and was missing the insulation on one wall. My gas usage was BIG. Once I finished the insulation and dialed things in, my gas usage dropped literally to within $10 of where it was before.

One problem for you is that I put all the tubing in the floor when I poured the concrete. No good way to retrofit an exisiting garage. No idea if the results would be anywhere near as good with baseboard radiators.

Your experience will vary...
 
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