If your home here in Arizona or New Mexico has a studio or a workshop you may find that your central heating system isn’t able to keep these rooms or areas warm. Or maybe you have a garage, guesthouse, sunroom, converted attic or an addition that always feels cold and drafty. If any of these scenarios sound familiar you may be in need of some temporary heating.
Using a propane space heater is a great way to provide temporary heat to a space within your home that needs some extra warmth. These heaters provide multiple benefits on top of helping you stay warm. Let’s dive into the details on space heaters so that you can get the temporary heating that your home or business needs.
Space heaters are generally either unvented or direct-vent.
Since they don’t require a venting system, unvented propane space heaters usually cost less money to install compared to direct-vent options. However, there are limitations as to where you can install them within a home since their fumes do not get vented. Unvented propane space heaters use either an internal flame or ceramic panels to warm a space.
Direct-vent propane space heaters use a small pipe that runs through a wall to connect to a home. They utilize outdoor air that is drawn into a home through a vented system to warm this home. They then release the exhaust fumes that they produce outside. Direct-vent models are known for providing powerful and precise heat.
There are multiple factors to take into account when you are trying to determine what size propane heater you will need to provide temporary heating to your workshop, studio or sunroom:
First, you need to think about what kind of heater you want. As we mentioned above, there are unvented models and direct-vent models.
Additionally, there are radiant space heaters and circulating space heaters. As opposed to heating the air in an actual room or area, radiant space heaters heat the objects that are in that room in order to provide warmth. Circulating space heaters, on the other hand, do heat the air in a designated space. That air then gets distributed throughout a room or specific area.
You also need to consider how big the space is that you are looking to heat. You do not want a space heater that is too small for a space and you do not want a space heater that is too big for a space either.
No matter what type of propane space heater you go with, you will still receive all the benefits they have to offer. Propane-powered space heaters are efficient, cost-effective, eco-friendly and reliable.
Whether you are looking for temporary heating for a studio, a workshop or an attic, Sierra Propane can help. We sell, install and service top-quality propane space heaters. Our expert heating technicians will partner with you to figure out the best temporary heating fix for your specific needs and we’ll get the equipment you select installed quickly and smoothly.
We also offer temporary heating options for businesses, farms and construction sites.
Contact Sierra Propane today to find out more about all the temporary heating options we offer.