Michigan - Saginaw County | My 40x40x14 shop has a single wimpy burner with a lousy 30 foot of tube, across the center.
It was 12 below here yesterday and the thermometer on the wall showed 50 degrees - exactly what the thermostat is set at 24/7.
Radiant tube heat like radiant floor heat is not good for variable temperature control. Set it where you want it and leave it (even when you leave)
When the burner is on we can count on the cats scratching at the door to be let in. I have seen them outside sitting in the sun on a cold day and when the burner fan comes on they head for the door scratching to get in. Once in they are sprawled directly under the tube on anything handy - sawhorse, chair, hood of a truck. As one poster noted, when you give them a pet as you walk by their fur is shimmering warm. |
radiant tube heater
