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 05-22-2005, 22:11 Post: 111378
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  heating the shop-radiant floor vs infrared above

We are building a 30'x50' insulated pole barn. The main area will be concrete. I plan on using it for car storage, a work-shop, and the kids can play basketball there in the winter (vaulted trusses).

I want to keep it about 50-60 degrees in the winter. Should I install a propane infrared overhead tube heater, or insulate the slab and run radiant floor heating? I don't have to heat all 1500 sq ft, and thought about in-floor heat on just half, and use a thermal break to separate heated slab from unheated. But am worried about the long term cost to keep that floor heated all winter. Would it be better to just use infrared as needed when occupied? Would I just buy a hot water heater to hook up to the in-floor heat with a thermostat?






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  heating the shop-radiant floor vs infrared above

I thought about outdoor wood furnaces, but work too many hours to be cutting firewood.

What about the on-demand electric water heater idea? Never heard of these for in-floor heat. Wouldn't a simple gas or electric water heater be better? What is the advantage? I do want to keep my utilities low. I am still leaning towards radiant floor heating in part of the shop's floor. I assume with decent insulation that this radiant heat would help the entire shop stay 50-60 degrees.






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