Heating a small church need some ideas please....

[imago]

What about ducted heating? The heater can be mounted somewhere out of the way and the ducting only need be connected when the heating is required. Electric In-line Heater 230 VAC AIR SYSTEMS SVF7KW8

There's plenty of other stuff on there to compare/nose through too.

 

[sythai]

Yep quite a few options.... I'll keep looking, price it all up tomorrow and see what works out the best

Reckon the Vac Air may be a bit out of their price range though :nopity:

 

[ayjay]

ok has the church got wooden pews?
i await your reply

 

[Jimsparky]

What about air conditioning ? It would be pretty quick given a large enough spec

 

[Dohnut]

You really need to be heating the objects with infrared heat and not wasting energy heating the air with blown air heaters.

below is a quote taken from Quote taken from - http://www.ehow.com/about_5348342_infrared-versus-quartz-ceramic-heaters.html

Infrared space heaters for the home emit long-wave infrared radiation, which strikes a solid nearby object and converts that radiation into heat. Infrared is not absorbed by the air through which it travels. With infrared heating, the warmth is directed and concentrated where it is really needed, so infrared heaters are better at targeted or focused heating. Infrared heaters are energy efficient, have no moving parts, heat very quickly, are silent, and are unaffected by drafts.
If you are sitting in one spot for a length of time, an infrared heater aimed in your direction will be a good choice.

 

[ian.settle1]

What type of construction is the building, if it is sandstone by the time you have heated the stone services will be over.

 

[ayjay]

ok so no reply as usual
i installed heating in a very old church uesing tubular heaters screwed under the pews with a wire guard on them all in micc
each line of pews had a 4 gang key switch and neon indicator fixed to the side of the pew at the isle
the oak seat heated up

 

[sythai]

ok so no reply as usual

Give us a chance.... Busy trying to watch rubbish TV here with the Mrs sythai

Anyway wooden pews, but not permently fixed

Thankyou for option anyway.

Cermaic/ radiant heating is looking favourable now as I also just remembered they don't want it to be noisy. So that blows my first idea out the water of the Dimplex commercial fan convectors

 

[Knobhead]

You don't go to church for fun!

I only went to church when I was being PAID!

 

[Engineer54]

Whatever electric heating method this church chooses (and for me IR would be my choice) i hope they have deep pockets to be able to actually use these heaters!! Cause it ain't gonna be cheap, to run them!! Let alone the initial cost of the heaters and having them installed!! lol!!

The only time i step into a church is for Baptisms, Weddings and Funerals!! lol!!