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All-Purpose OWF Discussions => General Outdoor Furnace Discussion => Topic started by: coolidge on May 31, 2017, 03:10:54 AM

Title: Heaters
Post by: coolidge on May 31, 2017, 03:10:54 AM: Anyone using those infrared tube heaters? a buddy of mine is going to put them in his shop.
Title: Re: Heaters
Post by: Smokeless on June 01, 2017, 03:59:33 AM: You mean the lp or natural gas? They use a tremendous amount of gas. But they are warm.
Title: Re: Heaters
Post by: patvetzal on June 04, 2017, 04:21:15 PM: I would expect that a heater could be designed using 170 degree boiler water.
Just the pipes in my basement which feed the heat exchange for the water heater plus 60' of uninsulated pex makes a big difference in my basement. If I ran 3/4" copper and a reflector I bet I could eliminate the little rad down there....
Title: Re: Heaters
Post by: E Yoder on June 05, 2017, 07:00:36 AM: Maybe this is off the original topic...

We use these a lot to heat a chilly basement. A lot of heat in a small package, uses lower temp return water well.
Title: Re: Heaters
Post by: coolidge on June 05, 2017, 12:26:25 PM: A buddy was talking about using the lp ones for his garage, I thought they might suck the propane down.
Title: Re: Heaters
Post by: mlappin on June 05, 2017, 04:21:50 PM: It’s a nice heat though, but you also must be very careful about keeping them a minimum distance from anything thats flammable.