Infrared Heating & High Intensity Heaters (2 of 5)

[@edspencer7121]

I have a shop, 30'×30'×11.5'. R19 walls r38 ceiling. Pole shed construction, tin interior. Other side of north wall is cold storage. 2 windows on each west and east walls, 1 window on the south wall. 16'×10' insulated roll up door and main entrance door on the south side. Just some advice would be appreciated. Would it be beneficial to have the burner at the south east side of the shop and the thermostat on the northwest corner. Also cement floor. What make of infrared tube set up do you suggest and BTU. I was looking at a Reznor 2 stage until I watched your video on infrared heat and why you should stay away from 2 stage heat boxes. Also subbed your channel. Great information. Also I'm located in mid Minnesota. Also I would mount the unit at an angle to spread across the whole shop.

[@TECTubefilms]

It is difficult to give out project specific advice without doing an engineering analysis of the building. As a general rule, locating the infrared heater nearest to the overhead doors OR to a specific workstation is the norm. The thermostat should be in the zone served by the heater but not in direct line of sight of the heater. One of our distribution companies, National Excelsior, has offices in Minnesota. excelsiorhvac.com/locations/

[@homeprix4054]

Can we use in H-intensity wood working shop, ceiling height is 17 feet area is 1400 sq/ft?

[@whitesheatingairappliancer7101]

Your chart doesn't show the 90+ efficiency furnace.

[@TECTubefilms]

Condensing unit heaters (90%+) are relatively new in the past 2 or 3 years so we have not seen any of these in warehouses ready to be replaced. However, they would work the same as the other forced air example in the chart. Instead of 80%, they would be 90%. So instead of 250,000 BTUh reaching the floor level, it would be more around 281,000. So if we added it to the chart, it would be the 2nd worst way to heat a facility with tall ceilings.

[@ryanhoger1]

And the best way? In-floor radiant tubing supplied with a 98% efficient boiler. Heating the floor up has the least waste because you are supplying the heat directly to the occupant. However, imbedding tubing into concrete is much easier on a new construction building than on a retro-fit. So for a retro-fit, overhead radiant heat is the way to go.

[@TECTubefilms]

Well, luckily at TEC, we design and supply systems with in-floor radiant heat, overhead infrared heaters, high intensity heaters, unit heaters, and condensing unit heaters. There is no one right choice for every project and budget.