Choosing the Right Size Propane Heater for Temporary Spaces
What to think about when considering a space heater
There are certain situations where a central heating system doesn’t quite cut it and there are other situations where it isn’t even possible to have a central heating system. This is exactly where temporary heating comes into play. So if you are on a construction site that doesn’t allow for the installation of a central heating system or if there is a room in your house that doesn’t seem to get hit with heat from your home’s central heating system there is no need to panic. You can still stay warm and comfortable with some sort of temporary heating.
Using a propane space heater for temporary heating
A propane space heater is a great supplemental or temporary heating solution for a home’s workshop area, studio, garage, guesthouse, sunroom, converted attic or another area of your home that doesn’t get the warmth it needs from your central heating system.
They can also provide temporary and supplemental heat on farms, construction sites and in other commercial worksites.
In addition to the warmth and comfort they provide, propane space heaters are also beneficial in quite a few other ways. Here are a few of them:
- Propane is typically pretty accessible since most of the fuel that is used in the United States is also made here in the United States
- Propane-powered space heaters provide better heat generation than electric models
- Thanks to propane’s efficiency, you can rest assured that nearly every cent of your fuel dollar is going towards warming your home or commercial site when the fuel is powering a temporary heat source
- Using a propane-powered space heater means that you will still have heat even if there is a blackout since propane doesn’t need electricity or power grids to run
Picking the right size propane heater
When you are looking to use a propane space heater for temporary heating there are a few factors to consider that will help determine what size heater you should go with. You want to think about:
- If a vented heater or a vent-free heater is best: A vented heater takes the combustion exhaust from the back of a heater and moves it into either a chimney or a vent before pushing it outside. A vent-free heater can be moved and used in all different locations within a home or worksite since it is freestanding and portable. In addition to being extremely efficient, they are made with oxygen-depletion sensors that automatically shut off the gas supply that travels to their burners if oxygen levels get too low.
- How big the space that you need to heat is: On one hand, you do not want a space heater that doesn’t produce enough British Thermal Units (BTUs) and is ultimately too small for a space and on the other hand you do not want a space heater that produces too many British Thermal Units and is too big for a space. A safe guideline to follow is that an area that is about 400 square feet needs a space heater that produces about 13,600 BTUs.
- What kind of heater you want: There are radiant space heaters as well as circulating space heaters (otherwise sometimes called blue flame heaters). Radiant space heaters heat spaces by heating the objects that are in that specific space instead of heating the air in that space. Circulating space heaters heat the air and then distribute that warm around throughout a room.
Sierra Propane can help with your temporary heating needs
If your New Mexico or Arizona home or worksite needs temporary heating Sierra Propane is here to help. We sell, install and repair high quality propane-powered space heaters.
Contact Sierra Propane today to learn more about your temporary heating options.
