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TJO

02-08-2004 17:17:59




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Iam looking to put up a 24x30 shop/garage.I would like to use my outdoor wood furnace for radiant heat thru the floor.i've had a couple guys tell me that they heard radiant heat is no good for the shop cause,the snow and ice melt and cool the floor,also heard that'if it leaks(the pipes) in the floor,i'm screwd.Possible,but i doubt it.Another one is the worse thing you could do is leave a vehicle in heated garage as it will make it rust faster-seems to me by washing the roadsalt off of it and letting dry is better.Seems it would be better for internal parts to be warm also-Just looking for some experiences from people who have heated garages.Thank you,TJO

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Dave, Sherburne, NY

02-09-2004 15:34:10




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 Re: garage heat in reply to TJO, 02-08-2004 17:17:59  
Thats about the same size as I had when I lived in Wisconsin. I heated it with a 40 gallon water heater. You have got to do the insulating right . Under the concrete, in ground around the perimeter, and walls and ceiling. I got a pamphlet from the University of North or South Dakota for instructions. Can't remember which.



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Jared in VT

02-09-2004 10:57:50




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 Re: garage heat in reply to TJO, 02-08-2004 17:17:59  
TJO, Plenty of ways to skin this cat, and plenty of experience on this site. Radiant heating is a complex and expensive installation. It works best in continous use because of the BTU demands contact with the concrete, (and possiably backfill) create. Done correctly it is a gem. Otherwise it's useless. Lots of changes in this type if installation over the past few years. Bust your butt on your research before you decide, and you'll be statisfied with whatever you ultimatly install. Good luck, Jared

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ScottT

02-09-2004 09:41:07




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 Re: garage heat in reply to TJO, 02-08-2004 17:17:59  
Do you guys run a glycol solution in the floor?
What happens if you don't keep the fire burning?

I like the idea, but I would hate to have problems if I leave town for a week.

Thanks,

Scott



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James in MO

02-09-2004 05:41:06




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 Re: garage heat in reply to TJO, 02-08-2004 17:17:59  
I know a guy that painted the roof of his Quansit black ran ADS pipe through his floor and out then put little muffin fans above his drop ceiling with a thermostat to power them so that when the air above the drop ceiling reaches a certain temp they kick in now it isn't as warm as your florr will be but it does take the bite off the floor and you don't have to think about it.



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Brook

02-08-2004 22:25:21




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 Re: garage heat in reply to TJO, 02-08-2004 17:17:59  
Definitely go with in the floor heat. Floor will radiate heat up to the height of about 8 ft. If your feet stay warm the body will be fine. Also, before I even let a vehicle in the garage, I coated the floor with a epoxy paint mix. I used Rustoleum brand garage floor paint. The stuff is water based and easy to use. It looks great and has a very tough finish. Good luck
Brook



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JMS/MN

02-08-2004 20:46:37




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 Re: garage heat in reply to TJO, 02-08-2004 17:17:59  
My farm shop is a 22 year on-going project heading towards completion. Only regret is not putting in-floor hot water heat. Now work off-farm, boss has hot water pipes in his shop floor. Pull in a dozer, scraper, loader, etc. one day and by the next morning the snow and ice are melted off and the floor is dry. When we pull a machine in during the day, the heat recovers much sooner because of the residual heat in the concrete. No reason to develop leaks in the floor pipes, and the heat certainly will not cause rust in vehicles. I have an outside wood burner with hot water going to my farm shop, but it goes into a radiator/fan setup- also a house furnace for heat. But the floor went in much earlier, before floor heat was available. Do have floor heat in the house basement. When your feet are warm, you are warm. Beats standing on cold concrete.

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Lamchops

02-08-2004 17:50:22




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 Re: garage heat in reply to TJO, 02-08-2004 17:17:59  
My cousin lives in the upper pennisula of Michigan and has an outdoor wood boiler fed to an indoor fan forced unit heater attached to his ceiling. His boiler is a wood fueled unit and he claims it's very effecient. I think his pole building is 85x45. He says at no time at all they're working with their jackets off. The local plumbing store where he bought it sized up his unit for him based on the square footage and insulation and such. I'm planning on installing the same type of system in my pole barn, I still need to research the outdoor boiler system though. Good luck.

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Harrison

02-08-2004 18:03:58




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 Re: Re: garage heat in reply to Lamchops, 02-08-2004 17:50:22  
Best thing since sliced light bread.Not new but very cost effective.My friend has one and we work there often,it is always comfortable.The floor is real warm if you lay down.15 years no problems.



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