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A note on heat loss. What I do in the studio (sound / heat, pretty much the same thing), I get used moving blankets from my friend at U-Haul ($5.00 each) repair the tears and hang them inside the garage, I install gromets across the top edge in 6 places to facilitat taking them down, I also use two layers deep and overlap the seams by half the width of the blanket. That should add seriously to prevent heat loss and if you're a singer, it will also keep the neighbors from bitching about the noise. LOL
 
Scot:
I'll drop my dad & e-mail & find out. Great way to go, even if you want to just use it to supplement a dedicated system for the garage.
 
my only concern would be of a serious fire hazard.
 
I've seen a similar setup in back wood cabins; wrapped bendable copper pipe around the flue of the wood stove to heat water in a hot water tank. Water flows through the tubing, gets heated and flows back to the holding tank. No pump needed; natural thermalsyphoning does it for you.
 
Scot:

Here's all I could get from my dad on the heat exchanger, try a search on the web.
The heat exc. is made by Dumont Industries out of Monmouth ME also I think out of buis. I got the one from E-bay, but it is for a 8" flu, mine is 6"
 
Re: Garage Heat Infrared?

anyone have any luck with a 120 volt infrared heater? I know, they only heat up objects, not the air. I still haven't got my propane heater hooked up & inspected (code req), so was looking for a quick temp solution.

My garage is 24x24, all wall insulated as well as ins. garage door, ceiling (loft area) not sealed off at this point.

North of Boston
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Re: Garage Heat Infrared?

Gary -

I used to sell commercial heating systems in my other life. Done properly, infrared is the way to go for shops. Typically, shops don't have proper insulation, and they are open areas, so what happens? The heat escapes, and warm air (not heat) rises. Precisely because infrared heaters warm objects (floors, tables, cars, people) and not the air, they are really very efficient. Next time you're in a modern auto repair facility or warehouse - anywhere that is a large, open area - check out the heaters. You're liable to see quite a few more infrared heaters than you might have imagined.

The best example of the theory is a football stadium on a cold day. When you're sitting in the sun (radiant heat), you feel warm. If the clouds come out, even though the air temperature is the same, you get cold. But the design of the system has to be thorough. As long as the entire perimeter of the building is heated, the inside of the building stays fairly warm, and the result is usually pretty good. Otherwise, you're just dealing with spot heating.

Mickey
 
Re: Garage Heat Infrared? more info??

Thanks Mickey:

Can you suggest a wattage I should use, assuming I've got a 120 Volt 20 amp dedicated breaker, could go to 30 if I run a new line.
 
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