| Warming your garage or workshop can be | | | | 1) Suspend the space heater using the mounting |
| conveniently accomplished using an electric garage | | | | bracket or place on a hard surface. Maintain |
| heater. A fan forced electric space heater is | | | | suggested clearances from walls, ceilings, and |
| inexpensive to buy, easy to operate, maintenance | | | | combustible materials. |
| free, and able to heat areas where other heating | | | | 2) Wire power to the heater or plug it in (special |
| solutions might be difficult to install, expensive, or | | | | power receptacle is usually required). |
| impractical. | | | | Commonly Asked Questions: |
| Operating Principle | | | | 1) How efficient is an electric garage heater? |
| An electric heater converts electrical energy into | | | | ANSWER: Electric heat is 100% efficient because |
| heat. The heating element inside every electric | | | | all the electricity used is converted to heat. |
| heater is an electrical resistor which works on the | | | | However, the fossil fuel power plants that |
| principle of Joule heating: electric current flowing | | | | generate most electricity are typically only 30 to |
| through a resistor converts electrical energy into | | | | 40 percent efficient. Thus even with a 100% |
| heat energy. | | | | efficient electric heater, the amount of fuel |
| Air is moved past the heating element by an | | | | needed for a given amount of heat is much more |
| electric fan. This reduces the thermal resistance | | | | than if the fuel was burned in a furnace or boiler |
| between the heating element and the air, allowing | | | | at the building being heated instead of being |
| heat to be transferred more quickly. The hot air | | | | turned into electricity and then turned into heat. |
| leaves the heater and warms the surrounding | | | | 2) How do I calculate the heating load for my |
| area. Heating of a room occurs rapidly, however | | | | garage or workshop? |
| operation may be noisy. | | | | ANSWER: Call us or use our simple heat load |
| Benefits of a fan forced electric heater in garages | | | | calculator. Do NOT fall for equipment that is |
| or workshops:o Simple thermostat control.o Clean | | | | advertised as will heat up to 400 square feet. |
| heat, no odor, no by-products of combustion.o | | | | Heating a 400 square foot insulated garage in |
| Quick heating of enclosed spaces.o No open flame | | | | Florida is a lot different then heating a 400 square |
| to worry about.o High temperature cut-out turns | | | | foot uninsulated metal garage in Maine. We are |
| the heater off if it gets too hot.o No messy fuel | | | | happy to run a detailed engineering calculation that |
| oil or dangerous natural gas to contend with.o | | | | will help you pick the perfect heater for your |
| 100% Efficient.o No maintenance.o Very reliable. | | | | space. |
| The only moving part is the easily replaceable | | | | 3) How do I control an electric space heater? |
| motor and fan assembly.o Louvers direct warm | | | | ANSWER: A thermostat cycles the heater to |
| air where you need it most (available on select | | | | maintain the desired temperature. Most electric |
| models).o Durable. Casing is treated for corrosion | | | | space heaters have built-in thermostats. If not, |
| resistance.o Compact and lightweighto Fast, easy | | | | you will need to install a wall or unit mounted |
| installation.o Versatile mounting bracket allows | | | | thermostat to tell the heater when to run. |
| attachment to wall and/or ceiling (available on | | | | 4) What is the best location in my garage or |
| select models).o Wide range of sizes available to | | | | workshop to install my electric unit heater? |
| match your heating load.o Fan only can run in the | | | | ANSWER: The electric heater in your garage or |
| Summer to help circulate air (available on select | | | | workshop should be located in the coldest area, |
| models). | | | | and it should be angled slightly so it blankets warm |
| Things to consider with a fan forced electric | | | | air across the coldest wall. |
| heater in garages or workshops:o Manufacturers | | | | 5) What clearances must be maintained? |
| recommended clearances from walls, ceilings, and | | | | ANSWER: Requirements vary depending on the |
| combustible materials must be maintained.o Must | | | | heater, call us or check your heater installation |
| never be used when flammable gases or particles | | | | instructions. |
| are present in the air.o Will not operate during a | | | | 6) What is the best location to install a thermostat |
| power failure.o Sound created by fan.o The circuit | | | | in my garage or workshop? |
| feeding the heater must be sufficient to carry the | | | | ANSWER: A well insulated interior wall is the best |
| amperage (electricity flow) the heater requires.o | | | | place for the thermostat. |
| Heater moves air which can kick up dust in your | | | | If it is located in a cold spot, it will run the heater |
| garage or workshop.o Fan speed can not be | | | | more then it should. If it is located in an area that |
| adjusted. | | | | receives warm direct sunlight, it will run the heater |
| Unit Configurations: | | | | less then it should. |
| Electric space heaters are available in hard wired | | | | 7) What kind of sound can I expect from an |
| permanently installed or plug-in portable | | | | electric heater? |
| configurations. A permanently installed heater | | | | ANSWER: While sound is created anytime fans |
| mounts out of the way on a wall or ceiling, while a | | | | and motors are used to move air, unit heaters |
| portable heater is plugged in (special receptacle is | | | | are designed to minimize their sound level through |
| usually required) where heat is needed and placed | | | | the careful selection of motors, fan blades and |
| on a hard, level surface. | | | | the design of the air intake opening. Sound is |
| Installation Overview: | | | | comparable to a box window fan. |