Canadian Home Workshop Magazine

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March 2014

WINTER WARM UP - by GORD GRAFF

Over the years I've tried various methods of heating my garage workshop, but none of them were cost-effective or produced even heat - until now. Last autumn, I helped a contractor install an EZ-Duzzit residential garage heater (model ED-40-U) from the folks at Easy Radiant Works in Wainfleet, Ont., in my workshop.



This radiant tube heater works as a closed system, getting its outside combustible air via a 4" duct from outside my shop. The exhaust exits through the roof or through the wall, depending on the application.

A radiant tube heater heats the objects in the room, much like the sun heating the Earth's surface and, in turn, these heated object radiate this heat back into the room. Requiring no blower to move air, this heater heats the floor, the walls and objects in my shop with no temperature variations (hot or cold spots) like there is with a conventional hot-air heater.

Throughout the winter, I was meticulous in monitoring the heat in my workshop with an infrared thermometer to test the effectiveness of this heater, and I can honestly say that I was amazed at what I found. I set the heater to 65F and left it there throughout the winter months. The walls, concrete floor, and even items inside my shop cabinets remained at 65F regardless of the temperature outside.

Checking the gas bill, I noticed no appreciable increase in gas consumption over last year's bill. I wish I had done this years ago.

