heating in church

[flameport]

Problem is its a soilid floor with seats attched it would be too exspensive.

If the seating is permanently fixed, there is the option of heating pipes fixed under the seats at/near floor level.

 

[Agile]

Infra red halogen heaters. That way the people feel instantly warm, so you don't waste masses of fuel heating the place while it's unoccupied.

Most churches are used for a couple of hours each week at the most!

IR radiant heaters only need to be on for the duration of the service and are cheap to install compared with any other alternative.

Its very unfortunate that so many people line their pockets fitting other systems which are totally unsuitable and many times more expensive to run.

All at the expense of the religious people!

 

[OwainDIYer]

Problem is its a soilid floor with seats attched it would be too exspensive.

If the seating is permanently fixed, there is the option of heating pipes fixed under the seats at/near floor level.

That can work well with traditional boxy pews, at least for heating feet and knees.

Some radiant heat might be needed as well otherwise people may have cold heads.

If the church or attached rooms/hall are used at various times for group activities, which can change at short notice, consider a press-for-heat button on a fixed 1 or 2 hour timer accessible to groups (possibly linked to the zone valves so the meeting room can be heated separately from the rest of the building) or a programmer that can be updated over the internet or a phone line.

A fixed programmer will often be too inflexible to cope with last minute changes, with the resulting complaints the church is cold or someone fiddling with it and breaking it or leaving it on permanent on and running up the gas bill.

Overdoor hot air curtains over the front door may be useful.

 

[arfurrrr]

Infra red halogen heaters. That way the people feel instantly warm, so you don't waste masses of fuel heating the place while it's unoccupied.

Most churches are used for a couple of hours each week at the most!

IR radiant heaters only need to be on for the duration of the service and are cheap to install compared with any other alternative.

Its very unfortunate that so many people line their pockets fitting other systems which are totally unsuitable and many times more expensive to run.

All at the expense of the religious people!

Tony , going to a church surrounded by red hot , red glowing heaters may make the congregation feel and look like there in hell

 

[Agile]

When I have to go to church I always rate the heating system!

If its not obvious I go and examine the heat source ( as well as the organ and compressor fan. )

Tony

 

[doitall]

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These are from the last Church I did, and works very well, there's 4 fan heaters, 2 at the back and 2 under the stage, the crypt is all rads.

This is a famous church in Bath, not the Abbey.

The insulation was laid on the top of the existing floor.

The the floor plates clip in and the Roth tube clips in the plates.

The Oak floor was secret nailed, with an expansion gap between every 5 board.

 

[Agile]

And how long before the service does heating need to be turned on?

What about the church next door? What does that have for heating?

Tony

 

[Dan Robinson]

Bet that kink was a bar-steward to get out .

 

[doitall]

Bet that kink was a bar-steward to get out .

What kink

There was something like 24 loops all between 100 and 110m each.

The pipe has an aluminium barrier.

 

[doitall]

And how long before the service does heating need to be turned on?

What about the church next door? What does that have for heating?

Tony

Heating is on most of the time, floor temperature is about 20 c can't remember exactly, then the booster fan convectors come on as an when the church is used.

There is no Church next door Tony.

 

[Bodd]

Infra red halogen heaters. That way the people feel instantly warm, so you don't waste masses of fuel heating the place while it's unoccupied.

Most churches are used for a couple of hours each week at the most!

IR radiant heaters only need to be on for the duration of the service and are cheap to install compared with any other alternative.

Its very unfortunate that so many people line their pockets fitting other systems which are totally unsuitable and many times more expensive to run.

All at the expense of the religious people!

This is the point of this post Tony. If I install anything I want it to be value for money with a happy customer at the end of it..

I have no problem earning well out of it just as long as I can do my job to the best of my ablity.

Bod

 

[DeltaT2]

Underfloor works very well in churches, you also need 3-4 fan convector's depending on the size of the church, to boost and circulate, for high ceilings. 1-2 bladed fans pushing the heat down works well.

Been their and have several Tee shirts.

100% agree with DIA, and I've also got several Tee shirts. UFH is ideal for any Church.

 

[mysteryman]

The Church I mentioned had overhead electric heaters, and it was horrible on the head and cold all at once. It now has UFH and it is so much better.

 

[Agile]

There is no Church next door Tony.

I thought you lived next to a church?

I like churches with radiant heating because its so cost efficient that I dont need to put so much into the collection!

 

[sooey]

Like arrrfur said, Rinnai are the ones to talk to. They specialise in space heaters for churches, and told us that they only need to be turned on an hour or so before the church is used. They would also plan the installation for you I think.