Posted by TomIn on January 09, 2022 at 04:14:26 from (23.118.149.246):
In Reply to: How many BTUs posted by 44 massey on January 09, 2022 at 00:13:29:
An engineer neighbor of mine once told me that HVAC was the most over-engineered part of most construction jobs. Your goal should be to deliver enough BTU's to the area of your building you will be occupying to make you happy. A BTU output has always been a BTU output--regardless of how it was created. George is correct in saying that heat rises and that the air temperature will tend to be higher at ceiling level. Air circulation can minimize this problem, but air movement will tend to make you feel colder. George's solution of is one way to keep the strongest part of the draft from blowing on you while you are working. If you use ceiling fans, they are generally used to move the air upward in the winter so that the strongest draft is along the ceiling rather than where you are standing on the floor.
It is impossible to predict the necessary BTU output from the limited information you have provided. My pole barn is insulated to some degree by a layer of dust on the underside of the roof and the walls. Yours is likely better insulated, but you don't say how well. As George said, you didn't indicate how frequently you heated the shop.
You mention that a dealer has recommended a 105,000 BTU input furnace that has an output of 80,000 BTU. I'm a geezer who hasn't paid much attention to energy efficiency standards for the last decade or so, but I recall that 80% efficiency has been the minimum standard for northern states for many years. It sounds like the dealer is trying to sell you the least efficient furnace on the market --hopefully to justify a lower price than his competition. If you want to save money on fuel costs, consider a higher efficiency furnace or perhaps an infrared radiant heating system. A HVAC professional once told me that you can save a lot of money, as long as you don't care how much it costs.
Upload one or more videos to your post. Photo and video filesizes should be less than 5MB. Formats allowed are gif, jpg, png, ogg, mp4, mov, and avi. Be sure to use filenames without spaces or special characters, and filetypes of 3 digits lower case.
We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]
Today's Featured Article - Restoration Story: Fordson Major - by Anthony West. George bought his Fordson Major from a an implement sale about 18 years ago for £200.00 (UK). There is no known history regarding its origins or what service it had done, but the following work was undertaken alone to bring it up to show standard. From the engine number, it was found that this Major was produced late 1946. It was almost complete but had various parts that would definitely need replacing.
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
1964 I-H 140 tractor with cultivators and sidedresser. Starts and runs good. Asking 2650. CALL RON AT 502-319-1952
[More Ads]
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy
TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.
