How to understand which Modine Heater to get

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Unit heaters are used as the primary heating source and can be used in nearly any heating type application and facility size
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[@stenny1970]

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Good video - I'd like to get a heater for my garage. I want one that hangs from the ceiling.
My garage is 26' Deep x 40' Wide ( Insulated). What do you recommend ?

[@PEXUniverse]

I'm not a technician so I can't really tell you what heater to get, but I did some research and I can make this suggestion.
Every space has different heat loss so the necessary BTU/sq. ft. needed varies depending on the space. Here's a simple explanation for calculating the BTU necessary for your space, then you can choose a BTU range on our site to pick a heater. I'll try to keep the explanation short.
Based on the numbers you gave me, your square footage is 480' squared. Next you need to multiply the square footage by the height of the ceiling to determine the total cubic footage of the space to be heated. For an average ceiling height of 8 feet and a square footage of 480, the calculation would be 8 x 480 = 3,840 cubic feet.
Then, subtract the lowest seasonal temperature from the temperature you want to keep the garage at during the winter to determine the temperature rise your heater is required to generate. If your seasonal outside low temperature is 10 degrees Fahrenheit and you want to keep your garage at 68 degrees, calculate the temperature difference between the two: 68 - 10 = 58.
Calculate the number of BTUs required to raise the temperature inside the garage to the desired temperature. For this step, you'll need to determine how well the garage is insulated to get the last variable for the equation:
Insulation quality x total cubic feet x desired heat rise) / 1.6 = Btu required.
In this formula, use "5" for no insulation, "1.5" for little insulation, "1" for average insulation and "0.5" for very good insulation. So here's an example of that formula.
Assuming you have average insulation, I'll use 1 for the insulation number, so the formula looks like this: (1 x 3,840 x 58) /1.6 = 139,200 Btu.
This is the BTU range you should search for on our site if the numbers I used are accurate. The number may seem high, but that's only because I used 10 degrees as the season low number, so this is the BTU range you'll need to have in order to keep your garage warm at very low outside temperatures. If 10 degrees is too low, you can re-calculate the BTU range with a higher temperature, and get a lower BTU range.
On our site you can filter through Modine heaters by selecting your BTU range on the left side. There are also steam, electric, and oil heaters to choose from. Here's the link
www.pexuniverse.com/modine-gas-unit-heaters

[@erikb5100]

@@PEXUniverse Don't know if you're still in business but 26 x 40= 1040 not 480! So 1040x 8= 8320 cubic feet. Big difference estimating for folks

[@AmericanFarmerHVAC2024]

I can't believe modine still utilizes the ribbon burners. Inshot is always the most efficient.

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