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[NewToIt]

Here are the pictures... hope they help!  The heating unit is actually hanging about 8 feet off the floor, below a loft and above a smaller shelf.  I keep it at 50-55 degrees all the time, and raise it to 65-70 when I'm out there.  Doesn't take too long to bring up to temp.  I just turned it up when I took these pictures.


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[AirForcePOL]

Awesome set up! Thanks for taking the time and posting the pics! I agree with RSI, it looks like one of those would be very simple to build and probably be much cheaper.  I can imagine that the squirrel cage blower would move a lot more air too.  Is there any type of filter on it?

[gmviso]

Just replied to your other post with a description and photo of my setup.

http://outdoorwoodfurnaceinfo.com/forum/index.php?topic=1867.0

Not going to waste space uploading another copy of the photo.

I know that a typical squirrel cage blower is going to be quieter, however my Dayton fan is noticeable but not objectionably noisy.

[duke]

Thanks for pics NewToIt, so that set up is pretty quite?, do you have to turn fan on and off or does thermostat do that? I just seen you had switches for on off and fan speed. gmviso thanks for reply to other post,looks like a good setup i'm for sure going with a homemade setup looks like a guy can save a lot of money.

[gmviso]

Thanks for the detailed photos NewToIt. Did you make or buy the louvers that you have on the front of your HX? I could not find any and did not want to manufacture them so I just installed mine at the ceiling with about a 10 degree down angle.

[NewToIt]

The thermostat will turn the blower on and off when the room temp. drops below the set point as long as the switch is in the on position.  I put the on/off switch in the circuit in case I want to keep the blower from coming on at all, as the thermostat does not have an on/off switch.

The louvers came with the unit, and I have not needed to put a filter on it..... as it only operates in the winter when there is very little dust windows/doors closed all the time.

It is nice and quiet, unless on high.  On high speed (which I rarely use), the sound of the air simply passing through the HX so fast will be loud with any blower.  She really pushes the air on high speed.

[hddmax66]

this was my temp setup. I tried to keep it real simple intill i get the rest of my ceiling finished

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[NewToIt]

That should do it, hddmax!

[golffanman]

This post is great and has lots of good information in it. I'll be building one of those.