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Equipment Selection: U-tube heaters, short length high BTU infra-red tube heaters, and DR Series are preferred.  Two-stage heaters will significantly improve recovery time after doors are opened and closed.  The DR Series can be equally effective, provided that ventilation and clearance to combustibles are addressed.  Control is usually by thermostat.  Because of wind, millivolt controls are not recommended on DR Heaters.

 

Installation:  Position tube heaters so that burner boxes are mounted as close to doors as possible. Using "U" tube heaters doubles the amount of heat available within a given area.   Avoid parking vehicles directly under tube heaters by mounting between door columns.  To avoid scorching doors, avoid placing heaters too close to door tracks.   When using DR heaters, try to place 60-90,000 BTU models between the door columns, facing toward the inside at the specified mounting angle.