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Heat for a 150SQF walk in closet
What would you resi guys recommend?
Thinking base board would pose too much danger since most people are........ not that conscience of their surroundings.
Builder claims too much involved with heat contractor resizing/engineering the add to the system.
This is above a 3 season barely insulated room.
He wants to go electric, I just have no idea and am leaning on your advice and experience.
Thanx.
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06-25-2012, 07:48 PM
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In floor heat
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06-25-2012, 07:48 PM
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Good at being Evil
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Hydronic electric , mount it up high if necessary.
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06-25-2012, 08:37 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by leland
What would you resi guys recommend?
Thinking base board would pose too much danger since most people are........ not that conscience of their surroundings.
Builder claims too much involved with heat contractor resizing/engineering the add to the system.
This is above a 3 season barely insulated room.
He wants to go electric, I just have no idea and am leaning on your advice and experience.
Thanx.
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06-25-2012, 09:47 PM
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In wall electric heater with blower motor.. I have seen really small units that fit in a standard stud bay..
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06-25-2012, 09:51 PM
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Either the little in wall 1500 watt heater or I probably would go with cove heat above the door and away from the clothes shelving if possible.
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06-25-2012, 10:07 PM
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Two kickspace heaters with wall mounted thermostat if there is built in shelving and wood floors..
Or a wall mounted unit with built in thermostat
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06-25-2012, 10:12 PM
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I would go with cove heat or in-floor. I have seen too many people pile crap in front of baseboard heaters in closets and i think you will have the same problem with a forced air wall heater mounted down low.
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06-25-2012, 11:23 PM
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Radiant heat panels?
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06-25-2012, 11:24 PM
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Wall mount line voltage T-stat and an in-ceiling or high-wall mounted fan-forced heater. A clothes closet is always going to be full of clothes and bags other miscellaneous junk and nobody wants a heater anywhere near that. Floor heat is nice but the floor is going to be covered with stuff, and it won't make people feel warm quickly...I don't think most people spend long enough inside a clothes closet for a floor heat system to come up to temperature especially if it's going to lose radiated heat to the uninsulated room below.
http://www.stelpro.com/web/index.php...=en-CA&prod=SK
http://www.convectair.ca/caen/produit/soprano.html
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06-26-2012, 06:06 AM
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What about lint build up ?
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06-26-2012, 06:22 AM
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Could plug this into a programmable thermostat. 
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06-26-2012, 07:10 AM
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Quote:
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Builder claims too much involved with heat contractor resizing/engineering the add to the system.
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Really, the builder needs engineering involved with a 10X15 closet?
ugh..... 
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06-26-2012, 07:48 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dnkldorf
Really, the builder needs engineering involved with a 10X15 closet?
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Translation. The lowball hack builder got exactly what he paid for and is looking for a way to fix his screwup.
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06-26-2012, 08:59 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by captkirk
Two kickspace heaters with wall mounted thermostat if there is built in shelving and wood floors..
Or a wall mounted unit with built in thermostat
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Capt, why 2? Wouldn't one 1500 watt toekick heater take care of this room? 10 watts per sq ft is what I have always used. I guess 2 -750's would do a great job but isn't that overkill? IDK maybe less concentrated heat might be better.
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06-26-2012, 09:11 AM
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Quote:
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Translation. The lowball hack builder got exactly what he paid for and is looking for a way to fix his screwup.
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I'm surprised he hasn't asked, if leaving the light on, would suffice?
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06-26-2012, 09:24 AM
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How about an bathroom type ceiling-mount heater unit.?
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06-26-2012, 10:23 AM
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Electric heat + closet =
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06-26-2012, 01:10 PM
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pellet stove
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06-26-2012, 01:19 PM
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electric... youre not going to pay the bill, who cares.
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