ᐅ Garage Heating with Air Heating System

Created on: 2 Sep 2013 23:36
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Vwgolfcabrio
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Vwgolfcabrio
2 Sep 2013 23:36
Hello,

I am currently planning a house with an outbuilding. The house will be heated by a gas condensing boiler. The garage is located 5 m (16 feet) away from the house. How can I quickly heat it at certain times (2-3 times a week)? Can I use an air heater connected to my gas boiler, or is the boiler not suitable for that? The garage space has a volume of approximately 220 m³ (7,770 cubic feet) and should be heated to around 15–18°C (59–64°F). What solution is cost-effective and also inexpensive to maintain?

Regards, Fabian
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Vwgolfcabrio
3 Sep 2013 10:49
Hello,

can nobody help me? I have done further research online. The problem seems to be the flow temperature. What about radiant heaters on the ceiling? Are they effective and do they heat the room quickly?
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Saruss
3 Sep 2013 22:04
I believe the main issue is simply a lack of information. Basically, it depends on the capacity reserves of the gas boiler. If it has enough "power," I can definitely imagine it working. As far as I know, gas boilers can modulate well to avoid frequent cycling, but still deliver sufficient output when needed.

Radiator heating systems usually require a relatively high flow temperature. If it’s a low-temperature system, I can envision using radiators combined with fans or blowers—so the radiators heat up and the fans turn on as needed for quicker warming. However, I don’t think this is ever really cost-effective since heating a space of 220m³ (7,770 ft³) consumes a certain amount of energy.

That said, I am not a heating engineer and don’t have detailed knowledge on how to best combine temperature differential settings with a building’s standard heating system.
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Bauexperte
4 Sep 2013 01:19
Hello,
Vwgolfcabrio schrieb:

can no one help me?
I guess not – because the all-in-one solution hasn’t been invented yet

Regards, Bauexperte
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Saruss
4 Sep 2013 06:30
The radiant heat output increases with the FOURTH power of the temperature but only rises linearly with the surface area. So, what is more effective for quickly heating a room?

Also, I don’t think a garage used as a workshop offers a lot of space and free air (no obstacles for the radiation to reach everywhere). When I think of radiant heat output, I imagine a system like, for example, a thick pipe at the ceiling or something similar.

By the way, marble heaters usually have a surface temperature of 85-100°C (185-212°F). For me, that corresponds to a high supply temperature.

After some research, you can also find that a wall heating system with pipes (thinly plastered) operating at 35°C (95°F) supply temperature delivers about 85 W per square meter. You would need quite a large surface area to warm an uninsulated garage in winter. One requirement was to heat up “quickly.” I don’t think 100 m² (1,076 sq ft) or more of surface area is available.
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Saruss
4 Sep 2013 06:34
Bauexperte schrieb:
Hello,


Incorrect - if they are hydronic (water-based), they require a large surface area – usually an entire wall; if they are electric devices (marble heater), 1 square meter (about 11 square feet) is sufficient with proper building insulation.

Regards, Bauexperte
Incorrect – please read my post carefully again. Hydronic radiant heaters need a high supply temperature. You are talking about something completely different, namely wall heating.

Regards